7'^6 Grasses and Leguminous Crops in New York 



object for which the crop is being grown, but local prejudice and 

 the availability of seed peas also affect the choice. The best gen- 

 eral-purpose pea and the most widely known is the Golden 

 Vine. Short descriptions of the principal varieties follow: 



Golden Vine. — The Golden Vine is a mediuni-early variety 

 having a white blossom and a small, round, cream-colored seed. 

 It has become popular in the United States on account of its 

 uniformly good yields of both forage and seed and the fact that 

 it is usually easy to obtain. The small seeds also make the cost 

 of seeding less. 



French June. — This is one of the best early varieties. It has 

 white blossomis and is almost identical in seed characters with 

 the Golden Vine, but it matures nearly tu^o weeks earlier and the 

 vine is not so large. In spite of these differences considerable 

 confusion exists in respect to these two varieties, and the Golden 

 Vine is often sold as French June. 



Marroivfat. — This group of varieties is known to the seed trade 

 under the names Marrowfat, White Marrowfat, and Large White 

 Marrowfat, besides many other more distinctive varietal names, 

 such as Canadian Beauty, Arthur, and Potter, The Marrowfat 

 varieties have white blossoms, large, round, cream-colored seeds 

 and large vines. All are rather late in maturing. 



Blackeye Marrowfat. — This group of varieties has seeds very 

 similar to those of the regular White Marro\\^at except that they 

 have a black hilum, or " eye." As a nile, the peas of this group 

 mature a little earlier than those of the Marrowfat and the vine 

 growth is less. Among the named varieties which belong to this 

 group are the Paragon and the Mackay, two varieties which are 

 among the best yielders in Canada. 



Prussian Blue. — This is also a well-known variety. It has 

 white blossoms and medium-sized, round, bluish-gTeen seed. The 

 vines are large and it is rather late, maturing about the same time 

 as the Marrowfat. The Prussian Blue is quite popular, as it makes 

 good yields of both hay and seed. 



Wisconsin Blue. — This variety is very similar to the Prussian 

 Blue in seed characters and also has white blossoms, but it is a little 



