EEPOET ON THE VARIETIES OF GARDEN PEAS. 373 



55. Hairs' Dwarf Mammoth . ^'oble Cooper & Bolton. 



The plant is of a stout and robust habit, with a succulent stem 

 2| to 3 feet high, which is sometimes branching. The foli- 

 age is dark green and blotched. The pods are produced in 

 pairs, and are from 12 to 16 on a plant. They contain 7 large 

 closely compressed peas. The ripe seed is green and wrinkled. 



Sown Feb. 19th; bloomed May ^8th; slatted June 13th; 

 and fit for use July lOth. 



This is an excellent dwarf greeu marrow, an improvement on 

 Dwarf Green Knight's, than which it has a much larger pod, and 

 is about a fortnight earlier. It is an abundant bearer, and 

 seems of a hardier constitution than others of the same race. 



56, Epicurean Tubneb. 



The plant is a free grower, with a succulent stem 2 feet high, 

 and dark green and blotched foliage. The stem is occasionally 

 branched and produces from 12 to IG pods, which are generally 

 in pairs, and contain 7 peas, of which about 5 come to maturity. 

 The ripe seed is green and wrinkled. 



Sown Feb. 19th; bloomed May 30th; slatted June 13th; 

 and fit for use July 12th. 



This is a tender variety, and seemed to suifer from the past 

 cold season, for it filled slowly and unequally, and the generality 

 of the pods were much distorted. Although it bloomed on the 

 same day as Advancer, it took 9 days longer than that variety to 

 fully develope its pods. This was raised by Dr. Maclean. 



57. Sea Green Tubnek. 



The habit of this variety is similar to that of Advancer and 



Epicurean, but the foliage is of a light green colour ; except 

 in this respect, it does not differ materially from Epicurean, 

 and it comes into use at the same time. It is another of Dr. 

 Maclean's seedlings, but may readily be dispensed with. 



58. Climax . . . Noble Cooper & Bolton. 

 Sys : FairheacVs Excelsior . • Sutton & Sons. 



Napoleon 

 The plant is of strong and robust habit, 3 to 3i feet high, 

 unbranched. Foliage rather light green and blotched. The poils, 

 v?hich are from 13 to 19 on a plant, generally in pairs, fill very 

 badly, rarely containing more than 4 or 6 fully developed peas, 

 the others being abortive. Kipe seed green and wrinkled. 



