EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS 357 



Class I. — Plants tall, exceeding four feet; seeds white or cream colored; 

 pods curved. 



Black-eyed Marrowfat. Plants four to five feet high, branching at base 

 but very slender. Foliage dark green, stipules large; pods light green, 

 strictly canoe shaped, and blunt at apex, containing six to seven spherical 

 moderately sweet peas; very similar to the old White Marrowfat, but differ- 

 ing in having a curved pod, and a round, dark brown spot on that part of 

 the seed called the hilum ; a little later coming to maturity. 



900 to 1. A new variety put out by Landreth, with vines four to five 

 feet high; foliage light green; stipules large; pods slightly curved and 

 very pointed at apex; small in size but containing seven to eight very 

 plump, round peas, with a sweet, rich flavor. It promises to be a valuable 

 variety. 



Class II. — Plants tall, exceeding four feet; white or cream-colored 

 seeds, curved pods. 



Champion of England, a true type of this class, is one of the oldest 

 varieties, and is extensively grown for late commercial and domestic pur- 

 poses. 



Giant-podded Marrowfat. A new variety sent out by Johnson & 

 Stokes this season. Plants three and one-half to six feet high, branching 

 at base, with stout stems; foliage dark green; pods dark green, large, 

 broad, straight, blunt at apex, and three to four inches in length; peas 

 large, round, flattened a little when old; sweet; generally six to eight in 

 each pod; season late; quality fine. It mildewed badly or would be con- 

 sidered equal to Champion of England. 



Telegraph and Telephone are two varieties that belong to this class. 

 They are very similar, and differ from Champion of England in being 

 shorter and several days earlier. 



The pods are large and plump, containing five to eleven sweet, highly 

 flavored peas. They are excellent medium late, wrinkled sorts. 



Class III. — Half dwarf varieties, two to four feet high. Peas smooth 

 or slightly indented ; white or cream colored; pods straight, or nearly so. 

 • Ferry's Extra Early is a good type of this class, and is nearly iden- 

 tical with the old variety Daniel O'Kourke. 



The vines are two to three feet high, and are quite vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Foliage dark; pods dark, good size, broad, blunt at apex, usually 

 five to six plump, round, sweet peas in each. 



In quality this variety equaled Daniel O'Rourke, but did not show 

 quite as large a per cent of peas. 



Eugenie. Introduced by Landreth. Vines three to four feet high; 

 foliage dark; very prolific; pods medium size, light colored and canoe 

 shaped; peas four to eight in each pod, sweet and tender. Would not 

 recommend it as a commercial variety, fearing that it would not endure a 

 drouth, as the vines are very spindling. 



Horsford^s Market Garden, from Ferry, and Market Gardener's Second 

 Early, from Johnson & Stokes, are almost identical with Bliss Everbear- 

 ing, differing only in having larger and darker-colored vines. The vines 

 are two and one-half to three feet high and very productive. Foliage very 

 dark. Pods straight, plump, smooth, blunt at apex. Peas, round, sweet, 

 tender, and four to seven per pod. A good variety for second early. 



Neiv Life. — A new variety from Gregory. Vines two and one-half feet 

 high, strong growers; foliage, dark green; very prolific. Pods long, straight 

 and broad, containing from five to eight sweet-flavored peas. This variety 



