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A Book About Sweet Peas: History, Culture, Varieties and Uses of Sweet Peas

by Roger Chambers

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A facsimile guide to the history and cultivation of heirloom sweet peas

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A facsimile guide to the history and cultivation of heirloom sweet peas

Originally published in 1910, this facsimile edition gathers historical background, plant breeding, and practical cultivation material around sweet peas. Its chapters move from the flower’s fragrance and rise in popularity to Mendelian inheritance, seed and cutting propagation, soil preparation, planting methods, and supports. Exhibition use also receives attention, placing the flower within the horticultural practices of its period. The book’s many references to named heirloom varieties make it as much a historical gardening document as a growing guide. This reproduction retains the original layout rather than resetting the text in a modern typeface, so minor imperfections in characters and images may be present.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Gardeners interested in sweet pea cultivation
  • Growers researching heirloom flower varieties
  • Readers interested in early 20th-century horticultural writing

Themes

Sweet pea historyHeirloom varietiesFlower breedingPropagation and plantingExhibition flowers

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Book overview

This special re-print edition of Wright's book "A Book About Sweet Peas" is a guide to the History, Culture, Varieties and Uses of Sweet Peas. Written in 1910, this classic text provides insight into numerous varieties of Heirloom Sweet Peas and how to grow them. Chapters include The Beauty and Perfume of the Sweet Pea, The Introduction of the Sweet Pea and Its Rise To Public Favor, The Laws of Mendel and Other Matters Connected With Raising New Sweet Pea Varieties, Raising Sweet Peas From Seeds and Cuttings, Soils and Manures For Sweet Peas, Methods of Planting and Support, Sweet Peas As Exhibition Flowers and much more. One of the best books on Heirloom Sweet Peas in our opinion! Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
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