^43 REPORT ON THE VARIETIES OF GARDEN PEAS. 



and growing ; but the pods ai 

 gangster's No. I. 



2. Sangster's No. 1 

 Syn. Carters Earliest 



Isherwood's Railway . . Hurst & M'Mullen. 



Sutton's Champion . Sutton & Sons. 



Early Washingtoyi . . Charlwood & Cummins. 



Daniel O'Rourke. . Waite. 



The habit of this variety is similar to that of the preceding, 

 but it grows somewhat taller, being about 2^ feet high. Each 

 plant bears from 8 to 10 pods, which are af inches long, and 

 upwards of ^ an ii 

 frequently 8 peas : 

 but occasionally in pairs. 



Sown on 19th February, the plants began blooming May 22d. 

 On the 5th of June the slats appeared, and on June 29th the 

 pods were ready for gathering. It will thus appear that in 

 all its stages Sangster s No. 1 is less rapid than Dillistone's 

 Early. It was slower in blooming; came into use seven days 

 later, and remained considerably longer on the ground before its 

 crop was fully matured. 



It appears that Isherwood's Railway has of late years advanced 

 in earliness and become a synonyme of Sangster's No. I. Seven 

 years ago it was the same as Early Emperor. 



3. Early Kent . . . Noble Cooper & Bolton. 

 Syn. Prince Albert ; Early May. 



The Early Kent grown in the garden this season was quite a 

 mistake, and proved to be the same as Early Emperor. The true 

 Early Kent is now almost if not quite out of cultivation and 

 deservedly so, its place having been occupied by Sangster's 

 No. 1, a more prolific and an equally early pea. It is of a very 

 slender habit of growth, and rarely more than 2 feet high, 

 producing a scanty crop of small ill-filled pods. Its only 

 recommendation, even in its best days, was its earliness. 



4. Early Emperor . Noble Cooper & Bolton. 

 Syn. Early Sebastopol . Charlwood & Cummens. 



Morning Star. 

 Rising Sun. 

 Plant of a slender habit of growth, always with a single stem, 



