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Sweet Peas Up To Date: Including a Complete Description of Heirloom Sweet Peas Up To 1917

by Roger Chambers

A 1917 sweet-pea growing manual and variety record

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A 1917 sweet-pea growing manual and variety record

Originally published in 1917, this facsimile preserves G. W. Kerr’s practical guide to cultivating sweet peas alongside an extensive period catalogue of named varieties, running from ‘A.B. Bantock’ to ‘Zoe.’ Chapters address soil preparation, sowing indoors and outdoors, planting, supports, cultivation, manuring, watering, and the pests and blights discussed in the original text. Its value lies both in its focused crop-specific instruction and in its record of heirloom sweet peas known at the time. As an unmodernized reprint, it retains the original typography and may include age-related visual imperfections; its historical gardening methods should be approached as period material.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Gardeners interested in sweet-pea cultivation
  • Readers researching heirloom flower varieties and gardening history
  • Collectors of facsimile horticultural manuals

Themes

Sweet-pea growingHeirloom varietiesHistoric horticultureSoil and plant careGarden pests and blights

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Book overview

This special edition of "Sweet Peas Up To Date - Including a Complete Description of Heirloom Sweet Peas Up To 1917" was written by G.W. Kerr, and first published in 1917. The book features chapters on topics including Soil and Preparation, Sowing and Planting, Sowing Out of Doors, Staking and Trellising, Cultivating, Manuring, and Watering, Insect Pests and Blights, and more. The book contains a comprehensive list of all the known varieties of Sweet Peas up to 1917, from 'A.B. Bantock' to 'Zoe.' A great old book to start with for all those interested in growing Sweet Peas. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying! THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally enhanced. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed. DISCLAIMER: Due to the age of this book, some methods or practices may have been deemed unsafe or unacceptable in the interim years. In utilizing the information herein, you do so at your own risk. We republish antiquarian books without judgment, solely for their historical and cultural importance, and for educational purposes. If purchasing a book more than 50 years old, especially for a minor, please use due diligence and vet the text before gifting.
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