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V as stated that the peas under the above name were part of the 

 product of one of three peas that were found amongst the dust 

 on opening a vase presented by Sir Gardner Wilkinson to the 

 British Museum ; the cliaracters on tliis vase proved it to be 

 2844 years ohi, or upwards, during which period it had lain 

 buried in a mummy pit. A few of the peas received at the 

 Garden were sown in 1848 ; but they did not thrive well, owing 

 to the very dry weather in the early part of tlie season. Their 

 habit of growth so much resembled that of the Dwarf Branching 

 Marrow, that it was this year thought advisable to sow both side 

 by side. With every advantage of comparison thus afforded by 

 the proximity of the plants, no difference could be observed be- 

 tween Grimstone's Egyptian Pea and the Dwarf Brandling 

 Marrow. The growth of the plants, their foliage, flowers, pods, 

 and seeds exhibited precisely the same characteristics. 



Dwarf Branching Marroxv, Syn. New Dioarf Branching 

 Marrow. — Received from Mr. Glendinning ; sown March 21st; 

 fit for use July 2nd; about 2 feet high; stems strong, with 

 short joints ; leaflets broad ; flowers large, rather tufted, on 

 short peduncles, cream-coloured ; pods nearly straight, flattish, 

 containing about 6 middle-sized white peas. Only a moderate 

 bearer. 



Queen of Dwarfs. — Received from Mr. Kernan ; sown March 

 21st; fit for use July 20th; about 18 inches high ; pods large 

 and flat, containing only 4 to 6 large white peas. A moderate 

 bearer. 



BeUamifs Early Green Marrow. — Received from Messrs. 

 Sutton and Sons ; sown March 21st ; fit for use June 30th ; from 

 4J to 5 feet high ; pods long, straight, cylindrical, containing 

 6 to 7 peas, some of which when ripe and dry are white ; others 

 are olive-green. A good bearer, and on the whole an excellent 

 early pea. 



Sutton's Superb Green 3Iarrow. — From Messrs. Sutton and 

 Sons; sown March 21st; fit for use July 14th; from 5^ to 6 

 feet high ; pods flattish, nearly straight, containing about 6 large 

 peas : olive-green when dry ; bears tolerably ; but the peas, in 

 a young state, are not sufficiently sugary ; on the contrary, they 

 have a little of the harshness peculiar to the wild or grey pea. 

 It is therefore not to be recommended. 



Neiv Indented Green Marrouu — Presented by Mr. Glen- 

 dinning; sown March 21st ; fit for use July 18th; about 5 feet 

 high. A good pea, resembling Knight's Green Marrow ; but 

 the peas, when green, are not so sugary, and when dry they are 

 less indented. 



