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III. Method: After preparing the soil with fertiHzer, seven 

 trenches were dug which were one foot deep. The peas were 

 placed about one inch apart at the bottom of the trenches. One 

 inch of earth was placed over the peas. As the peas grew the 

 trenches were filled in with soil until the garden was level. 



IV. Observations: 



Growth on 

 Mav 18 



I inch 

 2-3 inches 

 2—3 inches 

 I- 1 '2 inches 



2-3 inches 



3—3 '2 inches 



3 inch 



Date of 

 full growth 



About June i 5 



14 



19 



" " 20 



18 



18 



Date of 



Maturity 



June 26, 1909 

 June 24, 1909 

 June 29, 1909 

 June 27, 1909 



July I, 1909 



June 25, 1909 



V. Results atid remarks: The foliage of the American Won- 

 der vines is closely set and compact. The color of the leaves is 

 dark green. Very few matured, and the ones which did were at 

 one end of the row. A definite conclusion, therefore, cannot be 

 recorded ; The prosperity peas are early and of fine gro\\1:h. The 

 plants are healthy, upheld by thick stems. The pods are large 

 and filled with peas ; The Excelsior pea is a small plant containing 

 many leaves. The stem is large and tough. In comparison with 

 Vick's selected the quantity of Excelsior peas for the same space 

 was smaller; The Little Gem, a dwarf pea yields a small pod but 

 well filled. The plants are rugged and of a dark green color. 

 The New Surprise is a late pea yielding plentifully but slowly. 

 The foliage on the vines is scattered and light green. The vines 

 are awkward, requiring aid to stand even by the brushes. They 

 seem to prefer the ground; The Vick's Selected, another early 

 pea, with easy climbing vines, is a kind which yields more peas for 

 the same plot of ground than either the Thomas Lawson or Excel- 

 sior. Contrary to the statements in the catalogue, I found the 

 pods large, but the peas comparatively small for such a sized pod. 

 The vines grow rank and healthy, and were easy climbers. The 

 foliage is closely set and the stem slender. 



