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productive. Folias'o dark green. Pods very iininermis. ciiiuie shaped, bhint at apex, 

 medium size (3>C'?4 in.), well filled, thin skin. J'eas very sweet. Vines seriously 

 afi'ected with rust. 



Alaska, from Ferry. Vines two to two and one-lialf feet liijih. vigorous, fairly pro- 

 ductive. Foliage light green. Pods few. long and narrow (2%x% in.), well filled. 

 Peas fairly sweet. This variety was the first to mature. 



American C'liampion, from Henderson. Vines very rank growing, three to three and 

 one-half feet high; foliage light green. Pods few, long and broad (3%x% in.), apex 

 pointed, well filled, thick skin. Peas very sweet. This variety is of the Telephone type. 



American Wonder, from Ferry. Vines dwarf growing, nine to fifteen inches high, 

 vigorous: foliage daik green. Pods very numerous, light green, long and narrow 

 (2%x% in.), thin, well filled, apex somewhat pointed. Peas large and fairly sweet. 

 This variety was badly affected with rust and anthracnose. 



Burpee's Best, from Burpee. Vines vigorous, three feet high : foliage light green. 

 Pods short and narrow (2yoxV2 in.), quite numerous, well filled, stem end pointed. 

 apex somewliat blunt, thin skin. Peas not very sweet. This variety was affected witli 

 rust and anthracnose. 



(I'hampion of England, from Ferry. Vines very rank growing, three feet high : 

 foliage light green. Pods long, narrow and thick (Sx^ in.), verj^ numeroais, well 

 filled, apex blunt. Peas very sweet. 



Dwarf Telephone, from Gregory. Vines very Aigorous, eighteen inches high; foliage 

 light green. Pods few, very large (4i/4x% in.), not well filled, apex pointed. Peas 

 verj' sweet. 



Early [Marrowfat, from Oregory. Vines rank growing, forty-two inches high: 

 foliage light green. Pods short, broad and flat (2"''sx% in.), few, poorly filled, apex 

 blunt. Peas not very sAveet. 



Electric, from Dreer. Vines two feet high, very vigorous: foliage dark green. 

 Pods short and narrow (2yoX% in.), numerous, well filled, pointed at both ends, skin 

 thick. Peas very sweet. 



Empire State, from (iregory. Vines fifteen inches high, very vigorous: foliage, dark 

 green. Pods long and narrow (3%x% in.), stem end pointed, apex blunt, thick 

 skin. Peas sweet. 



TABLH (<F VARIETIES OF PEAS. 1000. 



Varieties. 



A-1 



Advancer 



Alaska 



American fhainpion. 

 American 'NVonder 



Burpee's Best 



Champion of Knglanil 



Dwarf Telephone 



Early Marrowfat 



Electrir 



Kmpire State 



Kxcelaior 



(iradiis 



Heroine 



May (^iieen 



New Vork Market 



Stratagem 



Seedsmen. 



Gregory 



F'erry . * — 



Ferry 



Henderson. 

 Ferry 



Burpee.. 

 Ferry . . . 

 Oregory. 

 (iregory. 



Dreer 



Gregory. 

 Ciregory. 

 Ferry . ! . 



Henderson 



Gregory 



Weeher & l»on. 

 I'crrv 



u 

 ho 



a 



o 



P4 



75 

 SO 

 78 

 00 

 80 



90 

 •15 

 80 



85 



95 

 88 

 85 

 78 



75 

 80 

 75 

 75 



Date. 



First 

 blossom. 



June 4 



" 10 



12 

 10 



10 

 15 

 14 

 10 



4 



12 



8 

 8 



13 



8 



4 



13 



Edible 



ma- 

 turity. 



June 15 



•' 23 



" 14 



July 1 



June 18 



" 18 



July 1 



4 



5 



June 15 

 " 24 



" 18 

 " 20 



July i; 



.lune 10 



" 15 



July 3 



go 

 •- C 



30 

 24 

 30 

 40 

 15 



36 

 36 

 18 

 42 



24 

 16 

 15 

 36 



24 

 30 

 36 

 18 



