SWEET PEA

annual climbing plant (Lathyrus odoratus) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), a legume native to S Europe but, since its introduction to horticulture c.1700, widely cultivated for its fragrant flowers. There are three main types: dwarf, summer flowering (garden sweet peas), and winter flowering (florists' sweet peas). As cut flowers, sweet peas are one of the more important of florists' plants and are available in a wide range of shades. The vines climb by tendrils and require support. The sweet pea is also a honey plant and the source of an essential oil used in perfumery, although today this oil is more often made synthetically. The green pea and chickpea are related but of separate genera. The term pea is sometimes used generally for a seed in the pod of any leguminous plant. Sweet peas are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.

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books on: Sweet Pea  - 512 results

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Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West
Book by William L. Shea, Earl J. Hess; University of North Carolina Press, 1992
Subjects: Pea Ridge, Battle Of, 1862
...communications to speed the parcels to Pea Ridge "with all reasonable dispatch...civilian doctors. He reached Pea Ridge on March 21 and was assigned...Fithian urged his wife to forward sweet wines and brandies, dried and...the rebel wounded remained at Pea Ridge, while others were dispersed...
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The Autobiography of Geraldine Farrar: Such Sweet Compulsion
Book by Geraldine Farrar; Greystone Press, 1938
Subjects: Musicians--Correspondence, Reminiscences, Etc
...had taken, by way of introduction to the waves, a fifteen minute boatride on the Seine. He became so violently ill that, pea-green, he set foot on terra firma never to leave it again. He cabled his regrets. In this precursor to the "movies...
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A Short Historical English Grammar
Book by Henry Sweet; Clarendon Press, 1892
Subjects: English Language, English Language--Grammar, Historical
...ory 940. -ose 976. other 446. ought 722. our 391. -our 914, 938. -ous 976. owe 722. Par- 891. para- 890. pea se 311. pence 313. per- 891. -ple 949. por- 895. post- 892. pre- 893. preter- 894. pro- 895, 896. pros- 897...
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
Book by Robert A. Palmatier; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Food--Dictionaries
navy bean. The pea that this bean is compared to is prob. the English pea the garden or green pea rather than the French pea le petit pois , which...pea but a garbonzo bean MWCD: 1944 ; and a sweet pea MWCD: 1646 is not a pea either, although...
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Botany for Young People and Common Schools: How Plants Grow, a Simple Introduction to Structural Botany: with a Popular Flora, or an Arrangement and Description of Common Plants, Both Wild and Cultivated
Book by Asa Gray; Ivison, Blakeman, 1858
Subjects: Botany
...Annuals or biennials, with sweet-scented foliage; leaflets...scutellaa . Everlasting-Pea or Vetchling. Lathyrus. Lobes...only one pair of leaflets. 1. SWEET PEA. Root annual; flowers 2 or 3 on a long peduncle, sweet-scented L. odoratus . 2...
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Nikki Giovanni. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems
Journal article by Ethel Morgan Smith; African American Review, Vol. 38, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems (Book)--Book reviews
...Giovanni. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems...Giovanni. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems...book Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea. She gives us a history of the...lingered in the air, laced with the sweet scent of Dixie Peach hairdressing...
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The Philosopher Gives Himself Up
Journal article by James Stephens; New England Review, Vol. 21, 2000
Subjects: Fiction
...sun nor wind. In one corner a clump of rusty-looking sweet-pea was climbing up the wall--every leaf of this plant...Philosopher marched up and down. At one moment he examined the sweet-pea and mourned with it on a wretched existence. Again he...
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Earlier Versions of Eliot's Early Verse: The Newly-Published Drafts in the Berg Collection
Journal article by Chris Buttram Trombold; Journal of Modern Literature, Vol. 21, 1997
Subjects: Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism
...precursor stanza focuses instead on the plants that the bees fertilize: salmonberry and sweet pea, the former described as red and stretching, the latter as sweet and inviting. The vaguely sexual imagery of the plants makes the hairy bellies of the...
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Chapter 11: Papilio Dardanus: the Natural Animal from the Experimentalist's Point of View
Journal article by Frederick R. Davis; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 99, 2009
Subjects: Genetics, Life sciences, Organisms, Scientists, Studies, Theory
...mimetic forms of P polytes and studies of primulas and sweet peas convinced Punnett that gradual natural selection did...polytes female behave in breeding like the various forms of sweet pea and primula there is every reason to suppose that they...
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The Last Frontier: The Last True Wilderness Is Increasingly at Risk in the Current Political Climate, with Calls for Less Dependency on Foreign Oil Focusing Attention on the Alaskan Preserves
Journal article by Mark Herndon; Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 16, 2002
Subjects: Alaska--Energy policy, Alaska--Environmental policy, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska--Protection, Natural areas, Petroleum industry--Political activity
...just a few square meters. The big flowers like the arctic lupine, arctic poppy, dwarf fireweed, and some kind of wild sweet pea covered acres at a stretch. And there were many others I couldnt identify. As I hiked up the valley, I saw numerous...
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Scent-sational Sweet Peas
Magazine article by Lauren Bonar Swezey; Sunset, Vol. 205, September 2000
Subjects: Flowers & plants, Gardens & gardening, Planting
Scent-sational Sweet Peas by Lauren Bonar...and Spencer sweet peas. The best varieties...disappointed. Sweet pea history At the end...the darkest blue sweet peas available. `Mollie...popular show sweet pea in England. `Percy...best white sweet pea. How to plant In...California, sow sweet peas directly in the ground...
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Sweet Pea
Magazine article by Ian Zack; Acoustic Guitar, Vol. 16, April 2006
Sweet Pea by Ian Zack CATFISH KEITH Sweet Pea No country bluesman this side of Bob Brozman paints from a...losing sight of the groove that is so vital to this music. On Sweet Pea, his tenth solo CD, he adds a 12-string National Tricone...
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Sweetest Sweet Pea
Magazine article; Sunset, Vol. 219, September 2007
Sweetest Sweet Pea A heady fragrance and ruffled, creamy blooms with lilac edges make...perfume a room for several days. Developed by renowned New Zealand sweet-pea breeder Keith Hammett, April in Paris forms exceptionally long, sturdy...
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Heirloom Sweet Peas: from Monks to Painted Ladies
Magazine article by Lauren Bonar Swezey; Sunset, Vol. 199, September 1997
Subjects: Flowers & plants, Gardens & gardening
Heirloom Sweet Peas: from Monks to Painted Ladies...Bonar Swezey * Although sweet peas have been an American favorite...who discovered wild sweet peas growing in Sicily. This first...stippled red-and-white sweet pea called America. These dainty...
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Sweet Peas Twine on a Cypress Arch
Magazine article; Sunset, Vol. 197, September 1996
Subjects: Flowers & plants, Landscaping
Sweet Peas Twine on a Cypress Arch As fanciful as it may appear, the...looking neat. The arch also provides a platform for sweet pea vines. "I needed a sunny area to grow sweet peas, and I thought an arch could do double duty supporting...
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Growing Is Easy, Peasy; AS Sweet Pea Week Approaches, Lady Ursula Cholmeley, Owner of Easton Walled Gardens in Lincolnshire - Home to a Wealth of Sweet Pea Varieties - Offers Tips on How to Grow and Make the Most of These Climbing Beauties
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), July 2, 2011
Subjects: Pea--Methods, Peas--Methods
...Growing Is Easy, Peasy; AS Sweet Pea Week Approaches, Lady Ursula...crop. "The key to every sweet pea is the size of its root. The...which raises hundreds of sweet pea plants from seed in the greenhouses...seen in full bloom during Sweet Pea Week, July 3-10. Gardeners whose sweet peas are looking weak and wishy...
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The Sweet Smell of Success; When the Mail Launched a Sweet Pea Contest 100 Years Ago, Entries Flooded in by the Thousand. and These Fragrant Beauties Still Get the Competitive Juices Flowing in Gardeners Today, Says Monty Don
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 19, 2011
Subjects: Fruit juices, Juice industry, Juices (Beverages), Pea, Peas
...cross between Unwins wavy sweet pea Gladys Unwin and Countess...produced the Spencer sweet peas. These have long stems...have dominated the sweet pea market ever since. But...details about the National Sweet Pea Society and its events...good time to sow sweet peas. If youre sowing them...
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The Sweet Smell of Success; as Sweet Pea Week Approaches, Lady Ursula Cholmeley, Owner of Easton Walled Gardens in Lincolnshire, Home to a Wealth of Sweet Pea Varieties, Offers Tips on How to Grow and Make the Most of These Climbing Beauties
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 2, 2011
Subjects: Gardens--Methods, Pea--Methods, Peas--Methods
The Sweet Smell of Success; as Sweet...crop. "The key to every sweet pea is the size of its root. The...which raises hundreds of sweet pea plants from seed in the greenhouses...seen in full bloom during Sweet Pea Week, July 3-10. Gardeners whose sweet peas are looking weak and wishy...
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Cut above the Rest, Sweet Pea Is the Scent of Summer
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 21, 2010
Subjects: Flowers, Pea, Peas
Cut above the Rest, Sweet Pea Is the Scent of Summer...promote rapid growth, sweet pea plants need sun and rich soil...away. When firsts sown, sweet pea should be watered and fed with...supports with strings for the sweet pea plant to train up. All the...A beautiful plant, sweet peas are filled with nostalgia...
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If You Forgot to Plant Your Sweet Pea Seeds on St Patrick's Day, Fear Not - You Have 'Til Anzac Day to Get Them in the Pot; Sweet Peas: A Glorious Garden Display with Beautiful Scent
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), March 20, 2010
Subjects: ANZAC Day, Flowers, Pea, Peas
...You Forgot to Plant Your Sweet Pea Seeds on St Patricks Day...Them in the Pot; Sweet Peas: A Glorious Garden Display...traditional day for sowing sweet pea seeds. According to Irish tradition, sweet pea seeds planted by lamplight...works for us, too, as peas are a cool climate crop...
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encyclopedia articles on: Sweet Pea  - 6 results

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Sweet Pea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SWEET PEA annual climbing plant ( Lathyrus...flowering (garden sweet peas), and winter flowering (florists sweet peas). As cut flowers, sweet peas are one of the more important...require support. The sweet pea is also a honey plant and...
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Pea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...dried peas, or forage. Using peas as a green table vegetable began...developed subsequently. The garden pea is renowned as the plant with...genetics. The chickpea and the sweet pea belong to different genera. Peas are classified in the division...
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Pulse , in Botany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering...in the seed (e.g., the pea) is rich in protein. In many...expensive, legumes notably peas, beans, lentils, peanuts...black locust, broom, and sweet pea), vegetable oils (e.g...
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Locust , in Botany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...pulse family) native to the United States and Mexico. The locusts have pendent clusters of flowers similar to the sweet pea; these are very fragrant in the black, or yellow, locust ( R. pseudoacacia ), which is the common locust, sometimes...
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Essential Oils
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...spearmint, thyme), myrtle (clove and eucalyptus), olive (jasmine and lilac), orchid (vanilla), pulse (acacia and sweet pea), rose (attar of roses and almond), and rue (lemon and other citrus plants...
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