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quisition, but is now ftir surpassed by some 

 of Dr. Maclean's seedlings. 

 . Peitish Queen (synonymes. Carter's 

 Victori.i, Great Britain, Thorn's Royal 

 Britain, R lilison's Victoria, Shanley M:ir- 

 fow). A robust grower, six to seven f. et 

 liip;]) ; stem generally single, but sometimes 

 branched wljen thinly sown. Pods gene- 

 rally single, bnt sometimes in pairs, thir- 

 teen to eighteen on a plant, each containing 

 five to seven peas, some of which are more 

 than half an inch in diameter. Ripe seed 

 ■white and wrinkled. Bloome 1 June 20th, 

 slatted June 30th, gathered July 16; h. One 

 of the best and most productive of the tall 

 wrinkled marrows. It will sometimes con- 

 tinue blooming and podding till Chri:^tnias. 

 The only difference of importance between 

 this and Tall White Mammoth is, that 

 British Queen is two days latfr. 



Lynns Wrinkled Markow. Three 

 feet, simple stem; twelve to fourteen pods; 

 ripe seed white, with a black hilum like the 

 Egg pea. Bloomed June 28tb, slatted July 

 6th, gathered July 22nd. Much grown in 

 the north, is very hardy, but not otherwise 

 desirable. 



Knight's Dwarf "White. Two and a- 

 halt to three feet; stem much branched; 

 foliage deep green, blotched. Pods in pairs, 

 twelve to sixteen on a plant, six to seven 

 peas in each. Ripe seed white and wrinkled. 

 Gathered July 24th. 



Knight's Tall White. A robust 

 grower, six to seven feet; stem branched; 



S reductive till late in the season. Foliage 

 ark green and much blotched. Pods in 

 pairs, twelve to eighteen on a plant, seven 

 to eigiit peas in each. Ripe seed white and 

 wrinl^led. Bloomed July 1st, slatted July 

 9th, gathered July 24th. 



Gbeen Marrow Knighi's. 



Ne Plus Ultra (synonymes, Jeyes' 

 Con^iueror, Payne's Conqueror). Robust 

 giovCli, seven ftet, branching; stem dark 

 giein blotched foliage. Pods twelve to 

 eighteen, seven very large peas in each, like 

 those of the Green Marrow. Ripe seed 

 mixed wliite and olive. Bloomed June 

 16tli, slatted June 26th, gathered July 

 10th. One of the best in cultivation, an 

 abundant bearer, and as early as Early 

 Green Marrow. 



General Wtndham (synon vmes. Buck- 

 land's General Wyndiiam). Plant r.obust,- 

 six to seven feet, frequently branched.- 

 Foliage dark green, blotched. Pods single 

 and in-pairs", ten to fourteen, eight very 

 large peas in each, same colour as Early 

 Green Mnrrow. Ripe seed white and olive 

 mixed. Bloomed Jnne ^rd, slatted July 

 3nd,-gathered ^uly 20tb. -A Valuable ac-' 



quisition, more robust and larger pods than 

 Ne Plus Ultra; continues bearing till very 

 late in the season. When cooked, of a fine 

 bright green colour, ixnlike those of any 

 other variety. 



Green Knight's. 



Advancer. Free robust growth, two 

 feet, dark green and blotched foliage; stem 

 succulent, and sometimes branching; twelve 

 to eighteen pods, generally in pairs, eight 

 large peas in each. Bloomed May 30th, 

 slatted June 8th, gathered July 3rd. Hero 

 is a green wrinkled marrow as early as 

 Early Emperor, remarkably productive, and 

 even in such a season as the last well-filled 

 and true to character. Most delicious wlien 

 cooked. Raised by Dr. Maclean of Col- 

 chester. 



Mignon. Very dwarf, fifteen to eigbteeu 

 inches; dark green blotched f diage. Pods 

 in pairs at every joint, ten to twelve on a 

 plant, six to seven peas in each. Ripe seed 

 green and wrinkled. Bloomed Mav 2Sth, 

 slatted June 12th, gathered July 3rd. The 

 pods are small, and soon become too old for 

 use, so that the season of this pea is very 

 short; but it merits attention as a marrow 

 pea that comes into use earlier than Early 

 Emperor, and will probably prove to be the 

 first marrow pea suitable for forcing. 



Champion of Engi and. Luxuriant in 

 habit, six to seven feet high, occasionally 

 branched; light green foliage, very slightly 

 blotched. Pods twelve to eighteen on a 

 plant, generally single, seven to nine very 

 large conqiretsed peas in each. Bloomed 

 June 6lh, slatted June 23rd, gathered July 

 lOtli. A valuable pea, well established in 

 reputation ; it originally came from the same 

 pud as Fairbeard's Surprise. 



Hairs' Dwarf Mammoth. Robust 

 habit, succulent stem, two and a-half to 

 three feet. Foliage dark green and blotched. 

 Pods in pairs, twelve to sixteen on a plant, 

 seven large compressed peas in each. Ripe 

 seed green and wrinkled. Bloomed May 

 28th, slatted June 13th, gathered July 

 10th. An excellent dwarf green marrow, 

 has a larger pod, and is a fortnight earlier 

 than Dwarf Green Knight's. Very hardy 

 and prol ric. 



l.picuREAN— Sea Green. These are 

 two ot Di'. Maclean's seedlings, M'hich need 

 to be fhrther tried to determine their re- 

 spective merits. In 1860 their growth was 

 not 'Satisfactory. We name them here in 

 justice to Dr. iVaclean and Mr. Turner. ' ' 

 Climajl (synonymes," Fairbeard's Ex- 

 celsior, Napoleon). Robust habit, three to 

 three and a-luilf fefet, ttnbranched. Foliage 

 light green and blStchcd. Pods thirteen 

 to- nineteen pa a "plant, generally in pa;ir6> 



