The Sweet Pea Book

An inspiring and comprehensive guide, The Sweet Pea Book is for anyone interested in growing these most exquisite of fragrant flowers and using them in the garden. It covers the colorful history of the sweet pea, provides detailed practical advice on seed raising and cultivation, offers ideas for using the plants effectively in the garden, and discusses dwarf sweet peas for small gardens and patios. A comprehensive descriptive list of species and varieties will prove useful to all sweet pea enthusiasts.

Introduction and notes to readers

4

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From the wild to our gardens

5

(9)

Fragrance

14

(2)

In the garden

16

(11)

Dwarf sweet peas

27

(3)

Sweet peas in containers

30

(3)

Classification of sweet peas

33

(5)

The sweet peas: descriptions

38

(56)

Wild annual Lathyrus

94

(4)

Raising sweet peas from seed

98

(7)

Care and culture of sweet peas

105

(6)

Creating new sweet peas

111

(6)

Solving sweet pea problems

117

(6)

In the house

123

(3)

The basics of exhibiting

126

(3)

Sweet peas in the United States

129

(3)

Appendix I Awards to sweet peas

132

(5)

Appendix II Where to buy sweet pea seeds

137

(1)

Appendix III Further information

138

(2)

Glossary

140

(1)

Index of varieties

141

(3)

Acknowledgements

144

(1)

Picture credits

144

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