REPORT ON THE VARIETIES OF GARDEN PEAS. 375 



later than Epicurean, and is a superior variety to Climax, which 

 ripens at the same time. As a dwarf second early green 

 wrinkled pea it is an acquisition, and ought to be retained in 

 cultivation. It is one of Dr. Maclean's seedlings. 



60. Lord Raglan . . . Noble Coopek & Bolton. 

 Plant with a robust habit of growth, 3 feet high, and not 



branching. Foliage dark green and blotched. The pods are 

 produced^in pairs, from 13 to 16 on a plant, and contain from 5 

 to T peas in each. The ripe seed is green and wrinkled. 



Sown Feb. 19th; bloomed June 10th; slatted June 21st; 

 and ready to gather July 12th. 



This is of the same race as Hairs' Dwarf Mammoth and 

 Veitch's Perfection, but is later by 2 or 3 days than the former, 

 and 3 or 4 days earlier than the latter. It does not fill so well as 

 either of these varieties. 



61. Veitch's Perfection . . James Veitch, Jun. 

 The plant is very robust in its habit, and produces a succulent 



stem 3 feet high; foliage dark green, and only shghtly blotched. 

 The pods are generally in pairs, of a large size, and from 10 to 

 3 4 on a plant. They contain from 7 to 8 very large peas, which 

 are closely compressed. The ripe seed is large, green, and 

 wrinkled. , ^ ^„ , 



Sown Feb. 19th; bloomed June 13th; slatted June 26th; 

 and ready to gather July 16th. 



This is an improved form of Hairs' Dwarf Mammoth, than 

 which it produces much larger pods, and comes into use about 

 or 8 days later. It is decidedly the finest pea of its class, 

 and one deserving of general cultivation. During the past 

 season it suffered like many other varieties from the unusually 

 cold wet weather, and dropped many of its blooms ; but in the 

 previous summer it set every bloom, and matured a profusion 

 of its large well-filled pods. 



6S. Tall Green Mammoth. . Nutting & Sons. 



Stn: Competitor . . . Chablwoob & Cummins. 

 Monarch . . • Noble Coopek & Bolton. 



Epps' Monarch . . Hurst & M'Mullek. 

 Strathmore Hero . . Cakter & Co. 



King of the Marroivs Noble Cooper & Bolton . 

 Waiters King of the \ _ Sutton & Sons. 

 Marrotcs ) 



The plant is a strong and vigorous grower, with a thick succu- 



