27 8 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 



Observations Drawn from a Study of Fifty-seven Varieties. 



regarding the whole plant. 

 Height increases with length of maturity period. 

 True standards are associated with large seed. 

 True standards are associated with the absence of "drum" seed. 

 Earliness is associated with straight pods. 

 Earliness is associated with blunt apex of pod. 

 Lateness is associated with the absence of "drum" seed. 



CONCERNING THE POD. 



Number increases with that of maturity period of plant. 



Number increases with that of height of plant. 



Size increases with the height of plant. 



Size increases with number of pods. 



Size increases with the maturity period of plant. 



Small number is associated with the straight form. 



Large size is associated with large seed. 



Large size is associated with the absence of "drum" seed. 



Large size is associated with the absence of round seed. 



OF THE SEED ONLY. 



"Drum" form is associated with early maturing plants. 



"Drum" form is associated with dwarf plants. 



"Drum" form is associated with small seeds. 



Imbibition capacity is associated with size but not with weight. 



Good imbibition is associated with the absence of round form. 



ASSOCIATIONS OBSERVED WITHOUT THE AID OF THE TABLE. 



Imbibition capacity of seed is associated with wrinkles. 



Brown seed is associated with purple flowers and axils. 



Vigorous growth of seeding during the first few days is asso- 

 ciated with edible pods. 



Dark color of pods in alcohol indicate edible quality. 



The existence of distinct green and cream-colored seed, as 

 varietal characters, requires further study. The main obstacle to 

 the decision is the existence of a large number of established 

 varieties with mixed distinct green and cream seeds. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON PEAS. 



In the same variety, branching plants have longer internodes. 

 The oldest branch is not necessarily at the base of the plant. 

 The more plants there are to a hill, the less they branch. 

 Late varieties mature pods more gradually than early varieties. 

 The first pods do not necessarily appear lowest upon the plant. 

 In branching plants the main stem bears the first pods. 



