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PEA. To the list of varieties on pp. 39-40, Vol. IIL, 
the following shonld be added: 
Earliest Sorts. 
Al (Sutton’s).* Wrinkled green marrow. Pods long, straight, 
usually containing seven to nine large peas of sugary flavour. 
h. 3ft. to 4ft. A heavy bearer, very hardy, and very early. 
Early Giant (Sutton’s)* Wrinkled green marrow. — Pods 
straight, very long, with seven to ten large peas of fine 
quality. h. 3sft. A valuable early variety and great cropper. 
Empress of India.* Wrinkled marrow. Pods nearly straight, 
long, and well filled with eight large and sweet peas. A. 4ft. 
Very early and good bearer. 
Harbinger (Dickson’s).* Wrinkled marrow. Pods straight, 
closely filled with six medium peas of excellent quality. An 
early variety that should prove a valuable market sort, being 
an enormous bearer. 
Improved Gem (Hurst and Sons’).* Wrinkled marrow. Pods 
straight, well filled with five peas of very good quality. 
h. 13ft. An improved form of the well-known CHELSEA GEM, 
and equally as early, hardy, and productive as that variety. 
Productive Marrowfat (Sutton’s)." Wrinkled marrow. Pods 
nearly straight; peas very large and of splendid quality. 
h. 2ft. A great bearer and valuable early variety. - 
Second Early and Main Crop. 
Captain Cuttle.* Wrinkled marrow. Pods very long and 
slightly curved, very dark green, in pairs, and producing 
seven to eleven very large peas in a pod, of a fine deep green 
colour and superior flavour. A. 3sft. A robust and very 
prolific yariety. Excellent for exhibition, and one of the 
best for main crop. 
Eureka.* Wrinkled marrow. Pods nearly straight, large and 
handsome, containing seven to ten very large peas of fine 
colour and excellent flavour. kh. 3ft. A sturdy, productive 
variety, standing hot weather well. 
Magnum Bonum.* Wrinkled marrow. Pods straight, hand- 
some, with eight very large peas in each, of excellent flavour. 
h. 3ft. A splendid variety and a great cropper. 
Majestic.* Wrinkled marrow. Pods in pairs, straight, and 
well filled with seven to nine large, deep green peas of 
splendid quality. h. 25ft. An excellent cropper. 
Saccharine (Sim’s).* | Wrinkled marrow. Pods in pairs, 
straight, and averaging eight very large sweet peas in each. 
h. 5ft. A moderate cropper. Fine for exhibition. 
The Gladstone.* Wrinkled marrow, pods slightly curved, in 
pairs, well filled with eleven large, dark green peas of 
excellent quality. A. 4ft. A new variety of great promise. 
Late Crop. 
Alderman.* Wrinkled marrow. Pods in pairs, nearly 
straight, broad, closely filled with about nine large, deeply- 
coloured peas of superior quality. . 5ft. A splendid mid- 
season or late variety. 
Autocrat.* Wrinkled marrow. Pods in pairs, straight, each 
containing about seven large peas of high quality. h. 3ft. 
A very robust variety, resisting mildew, and most valuable 
for late supplies. 
Late Queen (Sutton’s).* Wrinkled marrow. Pods in pairs, 
straight, very closely packed with about nine large, dark 
green peas of superior quality. h. 3ft. A very late variety, 
of robust habit, and a great bearer. 
Michaelmas (Carter’s).* Wrinkled marrow. Pods in pairs, 
nearly straight, containing seven to nine large peas closely 
compressed in each pod, of delicious quality. h. Sift. One of 
the finest late varieties, and very prolitic bearer. 
EDIBLE-PODDED OR SvuGAR Pras. If prepared and 
eooked whole when young, these form an _ excellent 
dish, and are of really delicious flavour. The pods shonld 
not be cut, as with French Beans or Scarlet Runners, but 
simply the stalk removed and the pods boiled for about 
thirty minutes, and served whole. In most varieties it 
will be found that the pods are of better flavour than 
the Peas therein. Edible-podded Peas are not cultivated 
in Britain so much as their merits deserve. The largest 
and best variety of this class, and a very free bearer, is 
Sans Parchemin Hatif 4 Large Cosse (Vilmorin). Pods 
in pairs, nearly straight, long, thick, and very fleshy, 
containing seven large Peas in each. Height 4ft. 
PEA MILDEW. See Pea—Fungi, Vol. III. 
PEA RUST. See Pea—Fungiy, Vol. III. 
PEA, SWEET. See Lathyrus odoratus. 
PEA, TANGIER. See Lathyrus tingitanus. 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
PEACH. Sorts. Noteworthy additions to the varieties 
on pp. 42-3, Vol. III., are: 
Dagmar. Flowers small. Fruit large, roundish-oval ; skin very 
deep crimson, oe greenish-yellow on the shaded side, and 
very downy; flesh white, melting, and of delicious flavour. 
Early in August. Glands usually kidney-shaped. The tree is 
a free grower, hardy, and very prolific. A very handsome 
Peach, and forces well. 
Early Alfred. Flowers sea ee Fruit large, round ; skin crimson, 
and pale yellow on the shaded side; flesh white, rich, and 
melting. End of July or early in Say er No glands. A hardy 
and vigorous variety, and an abundant bearer when true to 
name. A spurious form is frequently grown under this name. 
Early Grosse Mignonne. This is an early form of GROSSE 
MIGNONNE, possessing all the splendid qualities of that 
excellent variety, but nearly a month earlier. A fine sort for 
forcing. Syn. Large Early Mignonne. 
Gladstone. Flowers large. Fruit very large; skin red, and 
greenish-white on the shaded side; flesh white, melting, full 
of juice, and a good flavour. Middle to end of August. Gland- 
less. A handsome Peach. Tree hardy and a good bearer. 
Lady Palmerston. Flowers small. Fruit large; skin marbled 
with deep red, and straw colour on the shaded side; flesh 
white, melting, and of very good flavour. Middle of Sep- 
tember. Glands kidney-shaped. An excellent variety in warm 
positions. It should not be confounded with the worthless 
Lorp PALMERSTON. 
Late Devonian. Flowers small. Fruit large, somewhat 
oval, with a prominent aiaple and deep suture; skin deep 
crimson, and heavily marked with red on the shaded side; 
flesh pale yellow, stained with red near the ston2, melting, 
and of fine flavour. End of September. A very handsome, 
new variety raised from a cross between BELLE DE VITRY 
and Late ADMIRABLE. 
Marquis of Downshire. Flowers small. Fruit large and 
highly coloured; flesh white, stained with red near the stone, 
very juicy, and of delicious flavour. End of September. 
Glands kidney-shaped. One of the hardiest and best late 
Peaches. SYN. Royal Ascot. 
Merlin. Flowers large. Fruit large; skin crimson and pale 
yellow; flesh white, melting, and very luscious. Middle of 
August. A very good variety raised from EARLY GROSSE 
MIGNONNE. 
Osprey. Flowers small. Fruit large; skin pale, flushed with 
red; flesh white, melting, luscious, and of good flavour 
Early in October. Glands round. One of the latest Peaches. 
Raymaekers. Flowers large. Fruit very large, resembling 
NOBLESSE, but hardier, and an abundant bearer. End of Sep- 
tember. Glands round. A handsome, highly-flavoured variety. 
Salway. Flowers small. Fruit large, round; skin a deep 
Apricot-yellow ; flesh yellow, and, like all the yellow Peaches, 
not of high quality. Early in October. Glands kidney-shaped. 
Violette HAtive. Flowers small. Fruit large, round; skin 
marbled with dark red, pale green in the shade; flesh 
white, juicy, and of the richest flavour. End of August. 
Glands round. This variety is one of the hardiest and best 
eae succeeding equally well in the forcing-house or out- 
side. 
Waterloo. Flowers large. Fruit large, round; skin light green, 
with bright red on the exposed side; flesh whitish, firm, juicy, 
and of good flavour. ° Middle of July. Glands round. This is 
an American variety, and valuable for forcing from its earli- 
ness, and is not so prone to cast its buds as EARLY ALEXANDER, 
pene ripens at the same time. It is also a good Peach to 
travel. 
Funai. Silver-Leaf is a most puzzling disease, donbt- 
less of fungoid origin, found upon Plums, Greengagés, 
Peaches, Sloes, Birdcherries, and Portugal Lanrels. It 
is most destructive. The foliage of the affected trees 
turn silvery on their upper surface, and somewhat sickly- 
looking, yellowish, on the under-surface. Very frequently 
the upper cuticle separates from the other leaf portions. 
The fruits become brown, and are shed in large quantities, 
and the disease seems to spread rather rapidly. The 
specific fungus responsible for the mischief has yet to 
be discovered, but it is believed to be a near relative of 
Exoascus deformans, responsible for Peach Curl. The 
treatment found of most avail is to lift the trees at the 
proper season—when inactive—and dress the soil with 
sulphate of iron; or the affected portions may be cut 
out. Root-pruning has also in certain cases proved 
beneficial. In this latter case the ‘‘ wood” must be the 
guide to the gardener. 
PEACH CURL (Evxoascus deformans). As _ the 
specific name implies, it deforms the parts affected. 
The leaves are curled, blackened, and frequently distorted, 
but the branches also participate, and the trees generally 
are much injured. Apart from the characteristics above’ 
