REPORT ON THE VARIETIES OF GARDEN PEAS, 339 



LI.— KEPORT ON THE GARDEN PEAS 



By Robert Hogg, LL.D., F.H.S., Secretary to the Fruit Committee. 



The vast number of varieties of the Garden Pea that are met witl 

 in seedsmens' catalogues, induced the Fruit Committee to mak 

 this one of the first subjects to which they would direct thei 

 attention ; their desire being to ascertain what were the merits c 

 these numerous varieties, and wherein they differed one from th 

 other. With these objects in view, 7 

 the Committee to procure all the va 

 be obtained, and through uumerou 

 purchases, I succeeded in collecting no less than 116 varieties. 

 The presentations were as follows : 



Messrs. Batt Rutley & Silverlock, Strand • 3 varieties. 



Messrs. Carter & Co., Holbom . • . . 8 „ 

 Messrs. Charlwood & Cummtns, Covent Garden .11 

 Messrs. DiLLTSTONE & Co., Sturmer. • . • 1 



Messrs. Hurst & M'Muixen, Leadenhall Street . 7 

 Messrs. Lawson & Son% Great George Street . . 8 

 Messrs. Nutting & Sons, Barbican . . . 6 „ 



Messrs. Sutton & Son, Reading . • • • 13 



Mr. Charles Turner, Slough ■ • ■ ■ 15 .- 

 Messrs. Veitch & Son, Chelsea . • - • ^ " 

 Messrs. Vjlmorin & Cie., Paris . . • . ^ .. 



The purchases were made chiefly of Messrs. Noble Cooper 

 and Bolton, and a few from Messrs. Minier Nash & INash, 

 and Messrs. Flanagan & Son. 



The whole of these varieties were sown on the 19th of 

 February, and occupied two large quarters in the kitchen garden 

 which had been prepared expressly for them. The ground 

 received a liberal supply of manure, and the seed ^^s^^own under 



tinued to maTnTa'in throughout the whole of the ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ 

 progress of the pea crop was so slow that ' '^"'^ '' """"* 

 appear till the 19tb of May, and the first 



t gathered 



