REPORT OF MR. 8. A. BEDFORD 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



VEGETABLE GAEDEN. 



PEASE — A TEST OF VARIETIES. 



349 



Forty-eight varieties of pease were sown in the open on May 9. Germination was 

 excellent except with the following varieties: Admiral, Extra Early Leviathan, Dwf. 

 Telephone, and Sharpe's Queen. 



All of the following varieties ripened their seeds. The accompanying tables are 

 arranged in order of earliness : — 



Pease — Test of Varieties. 





1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Varieties. 



E. E. Philadelphia. . , 

 Gregory's Surprise. . . 



First of All 



Extra Early Market. 

 American Wonder. . . 



Nott's EScelsior 



Alaska 



Best Extra Early 



Prosperity. . 



Duke of York 



Ill Duke of Albany 



12 Thomas Laxton 



13 Sutton's Excelsior 



14 Rivenhall Wonder. . . . 



15 Sutton's Satisfaction . . 



16 Fill Basket 



17 Telephone 



18 Premium Gem 



19 Dwarf Champion 



20 Prince of Wales 



21 McLean's Blue Peter . 



22 Extra Early Exonian., 



23 William Hurst 



24 Petit Pois 



25 S. B. Everbearing 



26] McLean's Little Gem . 



27 Shropshire Hero 



28 1 British Empire 



29 Hor. Market Garden. . 



3C 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 



Pride of the Market . . 



Imp. Stratagem 



Heroine 



Yorkshire Hero 



Queen Pea 



Abundance. 



Burpee's Profusion . . . 



Juno Pea 



Telegraph 



Laxton 's Alpha 



Reliance 



Champion of England 



Sown. 



May 



9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 9 



Blossom 



June 



July 



Jnne 



July 



?i 

 June 

 July 

 June 

 July 



June 

 July 



June 

 July 



16 



23 



20 



16 



23 



23 



23 



16 



20 



23 



23 



23 



23 



5 



5 



5 



5 



25 



5 



5 



30 



30 



23 



5 



5 



30 



5 



30 



5 



5 



5 



5 



5 



25 



5 



5 



5 



5 



30 



G 



5 



-a 

 o 



-*^ O 



a 



ID 



In. 



2| 

 3 



2| 



3 

 3 

 3 



2 



H 

 4 



4^ 



3 



3 



4 



3 



3i 



4^ 

 3 



3i 

 2| 



2i 

 2^ 

 3 



3i 

 3 

 3 

 3 



^ 



3 



4 



3^ 

 4 



34 

 44 

 2i 

 3i 



H 



4 



2i^ 



3" 



34 



(D 



a 



tiOo 



n 



t-5 



In. 



42 



36 

 30 

 36 

 24 

 24 

 42 

 24 

 48 

 48 

 72 

 36 

 24 

 24 

 36 

 30 

 54 

 30 

 30 

 36 

 24 

 36 

 24 

 36 

 36 

 48 

 48 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 48 

 30 

 48 

 30 

 48 

 36 

 48 

 48 

 60 

 72 



-a 



o 



c3 

 <D 



7- 8 



6- 8 

 7 



7- 8 

 7 



6- 8 

 6 



6 



8- 9 



7- 9 



8- 9 

 6 



6- 7 

 4- 6 

 4- 6 



7- 9 

 8-10 

 4- 6 

 6 



4- 7 



6 



6 

 i 8 

 10 



4- 6 



6 



8 

 10 



9 



9 



&- 8 



8 



5 



9 



6 



5 



8 



7 



7 



5 



6 



Flavour. 



Sweet. 



ti 

 Poor . , 



Good.... 

 Very sweet 

 Poor 



Very sweet 



Sweet 



Very sweet 



Good 



Very good . 

 Very sweet 



Very good . 

 Poor ..... 



Sweet 



Very sweet 

 Sweet 



Very sweet 



Poor 



Fairly sweet 



II 

 Very sweet.. 

 Sweet.. . . . 

 Fairly sweet 



II 

 Very sweet 



Sweet 



Very sweet 



II 

 Fairly sweet 



Sweet 



Poor, dry 



Dry 



Poor 



Sweet 



Fairly sweet 



Ready 

 for use. 



July 



Aug. 



15 



10 



12 



15 



15 



15 



15 



15 



18 



20 



20 



20 



20 



22 



22 



22 



22 



22 



24 



24 



24 



22 



20 



24 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



12 



1 



1 



1 



5 



Produc- 

 tiveness. 



Fairly. 



Very. 



Not. 

 Very. 

 Not. 

 Very. 



II 

 Fairly. 



Very. 



Not. 

 Fairly. 



Very. 



Fairly. 



Very. 

 Fairly. 

 Very. 

 Fairly. 



Very. 



II 



II 

 Fairly. 



II 

 Very. 



