272 TEAS GROWN IN THE SOCIETyS CAKDEN IN 1849. 



Victoria Marrow. — Received from Mr. Kernan ; sown Marcli 

 21st ; fit for use Jul}' 24th ; height 6 iodh feet ; pods nearly 4 

 inches in leng'th, generally in pairs, straight, roundish, contain- 

 ing 6, 7, or 8 large peas of good quality ; olive-green when dry, 

 and slightly indented. This variety bears some resemblance to 

 Knight's Tall Marrow j but the pods are larger and remarkably 

 long and well filled ; like all others it is less sugary than 

 Knight's ; still the quality is very good. It is a most abundant 

 bearer; and wlien we take into consideration the length of pods, 

 the number and size of the peas they contain, it must be admitted 

 that this is a remarkable sort, higlily deserving of cultivation. 



Flack's Neio Large Victo7'ta. — Presented by Mr. Glen- 

 dinning ; sown March 21st ; fit for use July 2nd ; height 2^ to 

 3 feet ; pods middle-sized, flattish, nearly straight ; peas gene- 

 rally 6 in a pod, large, compressed, blue when dry and some 

 partly white. A very good prolific dwarf variety. 



JBedman's Imperial. — Received from Mr. Glendinning and 

 from Mr. Kernan ; sown March 21st ; fit for use July 14th ; 

 from 2:^ to 3 feet high ; pods somewhat curved, roundish, con- 

 taining generally 6 to 7 large blue peas of good quality. An ex- 

 cellent bearer : a variety well deserving of recommendation. 



jVew Impel ial.- — Sown March 21st; fit for use June 30th; 

 height St feet ; pods small, cylindrical ; peas blue. On the 

 whole, this variety is inferior to many others. 



3Iaclean's Spedling. — Presented by Dr. Maclean, of Col- 

 chester; sown March 21st ; fit for use July 3rd ; height 2 feet ; 

 pods large, nearly straight, a little flattened ; i^eas very large, 

 compressed, of excellent quality, indented when dry, and of a 

 bluish colour. A valuable prolific dwarf variety. 



British Queen. — Received from Mi*. Kernan ; sown March 

 21st; fit for use July 23rd; about 5 feet high; pods large, 

 straight, nearly round, containing generally 7 very large peas, 

 nearly the size of small beans, indented when dry, and of a light 

 olive-green colour. A good bearer. This bears considerable 

 resemblance to Knight's Marrow ; but differs in the peas being 

 larger, somewhat thicker in the skin, and scarcely so sugary ; 

 it is, however, a valuable sort for those who prefer large peas. 



Gros Vert Normand. — Received from M. Vilmorin, of Paris; 

 sown March 21st; fit for use July 20th • height about 6 feet; 

 pods slightly curved, rather flat, containing 5 to 7 large peas, of 

 a bluish-green colour when dry. A tolerably good bearer, and 

 miglit prove useful as a late pea. 



FairbearcVs Champio7i of England. — Received from Mr. 

 Glendinning; sown March 21st; fit for use June 30th; about 



