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badly filled. Ripe seed green and wrinkled. 

 Bloomed May 26tli, slatted June -3tli, 

 gatliered July 12tli. Once uselul for its 

 earliness, may now be dispeused ■with on 

 account of Its 'fiUinir so badly. 



Essex Rival resembles Advancer, but 

 IS ten diiys later. As a dwarf second early 

 green wrinkled pea, it is an acquisition, and 

 ougbt to be retained in cultivation. It is 

 One of Dr. Maclean's seedlings. 



Lord E \glan. Plant robust, tbree feet, 

 not brandling. Foli;ige dark green and 

 blotched. Pods in pairs, twelve to sixteen 

 on a plant, five to seven peas in eacb. Ripe 

 seed green and wrinkled. Bloomed June 

 lOtli, slatted June 21st, gathered July 12tb. 

 Of tiie same race as Hairs' D waif Mammotli, 

 but two or three days later. A useful pea 

 but does not till over-well. 



Veitch's Perfi-.ction. Succulent and 

 robust; stem three feet; foliage dark green, 

 slightly blotched. Pods in pairs, ten to 

 fourteen on a plant, same shape and size as 

 General Wyndham and British Queen, 

 seven to eittbt lar^ge paas in eacli, which 

 are very closely compressed. Ripe seed 



large, green, wrinkled. Bloomed .June 

 13ch, slatted June 26th, gathered July 16th. 

 An improved Hairs' Mamnmtli, which it 

 surpa-ses, in pi'oducing larger pods, but 

 is six to eight days later. The finest 

 pea of its class, and deserving general 

 cultivation. ' 



Tall Gbeen Mammoth (synonymes, 

 Comp.titur, Monarch, Ipp's Monarch, 

 Straihmore Heio, King of Marrows, Waite's 

 King of Marrows). Vigorous growth, six 

 to ei'iht feet, branched. Foliage dark green 

 and blotched. Puds i:i pairs, twelve to six- 

 teen on a plant. Ripe seed large, {irfcn, 

 and wrinkled. Bloomed June 13th, slatted 

 July 1st, gathered July 20th. 



Knight's Dwarf Green. Free grower, 

 three feer, branching; dark green blotched 

 foliage. Pods in pairs, ten to twelve on a 

 plant, seven good-sized peas in eacli. Ripe 

 seed green and wrinkkd. Llooraed June 

 22nd, slatted July 2nd, gathered July 

 28th. The latest of all tlie varieties; was 

 in full bearing on the 6th of August, 

 when every other sort was ripened off or 

 ripening. 



The Varieties of Garden Peas, arranged in the Order in lohich they come into Use, 

 showing their comparative Eurliness. . 



DilHstone's Early . . June 22ud 



Sangster's No. 1 . . „ 29th 



Early Emperor . . ") 



Danecroft Rival . . | 



Tom Thumb . . . !- July 3rd 



Advancer . . . 1 



Mignon . . . .J 



Telegraph 



Champion of Paris . 



Early Ringwood . 



Prizetaker 



Fairbeard's Nonpai-eil . 



Early Frame 



Dickson's Favourite 



Harrison's Perfection 



Bishop's Long-podded . 



Fairbeard's Surprise . 



Auvergne . . . ] 



Thurston's Reliance . 



Shilling's Grotto . 



Queen of Dwarfs 



Early Green Marrow . [■ July 10th 



Monsieur Sover . . | 



Hairs' Dwarf Mammoth | 



Champion of England . | 



Jle j^.us Ultra . i ' . J ,. . 



November- Prolific . . JillyiltU 



£Kg . : '.• ... '• ) '.; 



Harrison's Glory . . > July I2th 

 ^iourt^au ...... . .... J _ , \.. 



July 5th 

 July 6th 



Jul}' 7tli 

 July 9 th 



Sea Green 

 Climax . ■ . 



Lord Raglan , 

 Koyal Dwarf . , 



Victoria Marrow 

 Matchless Marrow 

 Burbidge's Eclipse 

 Essex Rival . 

 Woodford Marrow 

 Groom's Superb 

 Flack's Imperial 

 Banksian Marrow . 

 Tall White Mammoth 

 Maclean's Prolific . 

 Victoria Bi'anching . 

 Eatt's Wonder 

 Scimitar . . . . 

 Alliance 



British Queen . , 

 Veitch's Perfection 

 DMn( croft Prolific . 

 Princess Royal '. ' » 

 Garbutt's Amazon 

 Genera! Wyndham. ■ . 

 Sutton's Berkshire Hero . 

 Tall Gre^n Mamniotii . 

 Lynn's Wrinkkd Marrow . 

 Knight's Dwarf Wi.fto . 

 Kiiiglit's TaiVAV'liite . 

 i^pig^tit's P wajf Green . . 



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