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Class III.— Plants half dwarf, two to four feet liigli; seeds smooth or slightly 

 indented; seeds white or cream-color; pods straight or nearly so. Type, Daniel 

 O'Ronrlve. 



Daniel O'Ronrlve. — Vines two to three feet high, branching at base; slender; fol- 

 iage dark green; pods lighter green than foliage, two to three inches long, borne 

 in pairs, rather blunt at apex; peas five to eight in pod, somewhat compressed, 

 small; seed very round and smooth, sometimes shaded with green; extra early; not 

 very productive; quality fair. The progenitor of this type of pea originated about 

 1850 in England. Now superseded by newer sorts. 



First and Best.— Most of the peas called First and Best and Earliest of All are 

 improved strains of the old Daniel O'Rourke. They differ but little, though some 

 strains are far superior to others, and care should be taken to get seed from a care- 

 fully selected stock. 



Kent. —An old variety of this class, not much grown now. It matures its crop too 

 slowly, and is not prolific. Introduced by Sibley in 1883. 



Hancock.— An improved strain of Daniel O'Rourke; old, but still groAvn by some 

 gardeners; hardly so good as the newer sorts of this last. Introduced liy Gregoiy. 



Morning Star.— A variety obtained by the Station from Buist in 1890. The pea is 

 a poor strain and not worthy much attention. 



Maud S. — Another pea from Buist, introduced a year later. Seemingly the same 

 as Morning Star. 



Bergen Fleetwing. — A good strain of the early smooth varieties, introduced by 

 Gregory in 1889. It is enormously productive, with peas and pody of good size; 

 said to be a great favorite with Long Island market gardeners. 



Sunol. — A carefully selected strain of this class, in which earliness has been 

 obtained at the expense of productiveness. To be recommended for the very 

 earliest. 



Class IV. — Vines half dwarf, seeds blue, or bluish white; pods straight; type, 

 Kentish Invicta. 



Kentish Invicta. — Vines two or three feet high, stem much blanched at base; 

 foliage glaucous; pods pale green, usually single, two to three inches long, blunt at 

 the apex; peas four to six in a pod, light green, round, small; seeds round, dull 

 bluish white, smooth and small; season extra early; quality rather poor; crop 

 matures slowly. Introduced from England in 1870; not grown much now. 



Alaska. — An improved strain of Laxton's Earliest of All, which, in its turn, was 

 a selection from Kentish Invicta. Alaska is a little earlier and ripens its crop more 

 promptly than either of the former. The crop can generally be gathered at one 

 picking. One of the best of the early blue peas. 



Sitka. — The same as Alaska. 



Clipper.— Introduced by Rawson several years ago; now almost out of date. 



Lightning.— Superseded by new varieties. 



Sapphire.— A blue pea introduced by Northrop, Braslan, Goodwin Co., in 1892. 

 It is a few days later than others of the early blue sorts, but is a little better in 

 quality. A good feature of the pea is that most of the peas may be gathered in one 

 picking. 



Blue Imperial.— Differs from others of this class in being taller; foliage deeper 

 green; pods borne in pairs, long, tapering to apex; peas few in the pod, oblong; 

 seeds bluish green, shading to cream-coloi', somewhat flattened; season late, crop 

 maturing at one time; quality good; very productive. A very old variety, said to 

 have been introduced in 1828; still grown by some gardeners. 



Blue Beauty.— Vines very stocky, the distinctive feature of the variety being its 

 regular habit of growth; a second-early variety, following American Wonder; 

 quality is not so good as that of the wrinkled sorts, and because of this, since it 

 follows them, its value is impaired. Introduced by Henderson in 1890. 



Class v.— Vines half dwarf; seeds green, bluisli green, or green or blue and white, 

 and cream-color; seeds shrivelled. Type, Alpha. 



Alpha.— Vines two and a half feet high; foliage light green, scanty; pods usually 

 single, two or three inches long, plump, blunt at apex; peas four to six in a pod, 

 compressed, large; seeds greenish white, much shrivelled; very early, crop matur- 

 ing at one time: prolific; quality good. 



Originated by Laxton in 1867. often called Laxton's Alpha, said to be a cross 

 between Laxton's Long-Pod and Advancer. Introduced by Thorburn in 1882. 



Bliss' Everbearing. — A A^ariety of this class introduced by Bliss in 1884, at one 

 time largely grown; season medium; quite prolific; crop matures slowly; quality 

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