THE VARIETIES OP PEAS. 



XIII.— REPORT ON THE VARIETIES OF PEAS. 

 The following are the results of a series of Examinations under- 

 taken by a Sub-Committee of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee, 

 for the purpose of ascertaining the correct names and the quality 

 of the varieties of Peas ; a considerable collection of kinds, 

 obtained from various seedsmen, having been grown, under the 

 same circumstances for this purpose, in the G-arden of the Society, 

 at Chiswick, in the past summer. 



Class I. Seeds smooth ob ind 



ENTED ON THE SuRFACE. 



§ 1. Seeds White. 



Sangster's No. 1 



. Lee. 



Stn : Daniel O'Rourke . 



. Lee 





r Carter & Co. 



Dunnet's First Early 



. \ Sutton & Sons. 





tMlNIER & Co. 



Carter's Earliest 



. Caeter & Co. 



Veitch's First Early 



. Veitch & Son (Exeter). 



Early Pea B . . 



. Wrekch. 



Early Pea C . . 



. Wrench. 



The above were all so>Yn March 24th ; they came in flower 



June 1st; and were fit for use June 16th. Height, 3^ to 4 feet. 

 Pods, averaging 6 to 8 on a stem, short, straight, round when full, 

 containing 5 — 6 peas. The best very early Pea. 



Dillistone's First Early . . Hurst & McMullen. 

 Sown, March 24th; in flower, June 1st; fit for use, June 16th. 

 Height, about 3 feet; habit slender. Pods, 6—7 on a stem, 

 straight, cylindrical, scarcely so large as in Sangsters No. 1 , con- 

 taining 5 — 6 small peas. It was considered to be the same as 

 Prince Albert, or Early Kent. 



Early Pea A Wrench. 



Sown, March 24th ; in flower, June 1st ; fit for use, June 18th. 

 Height, 4 feet. The Committee decided that this was the same 

 as the Early Emperor. The dried peas of this and the preceding 

 sorts are very similar. 



Tom Thumb Paul & Sojj. 



Sown, March 24th ; in flower, June 4th ; fit for use, June 20th. 



