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Show Farms of Sweet Peat. Sweet peas havo 86 divisions and come 800 subdivisions, in California, where almost all tho flower seeds are grown, ono farm of' 600 acres Is given up to tho production ot sweet peas alone. The total production yearly is about 350',000 pounds, and even when this amount is augmented by tho yield from smaller farms it Is almost impossible im-possible to meet the demand. Sweet peas are the most popular flowers in America for homo gardens, except the nasturtiums, and even these cannot always compete with the sweet peas. Where country air and sunshine abound sweet peas hold unrivaled supremacy, su-premacy, and nasturtiums are in uso for window boxes and scant little city gardens, where a small back yard must do duty for a flower lover. Los Angeles Times. New Master of Finance. -A young Wall street, broker has been spoken of as "tho new wizard ot finance." Otto II. Kahn, recently hns received tins credit of placing n $50,-000,000 $50,-000,000 issue of Pennsylvania railroad bonds on tho Paris bourse. In financial finan-cial clrcleB this is considered a great achievement, many having tried and failed to accomplish It. A few days ago ho was called before the interstate commerco commission and surprised Its members with his knowledge of railroad and financial affairs. Mr. Kahn ts 39 years old. |