PEA 



440 



PEA 



Fig. 118.— (P. 436.) 



as both the English and French concur in 

 its praise, it may be safely assumed to be 

 worthy of culture. It was raised by the 

 Abbe Deschamps, in the garden of the 

 Hospice des Orphelius, and has been 

 distributed under several names, as 

 Beurre Deschamps, Due D'Areraburg, 

 &c. The fruit is large, narrowing to- 

 wards the crown. Skin pale, or yellow- ! 

 ish green, dotted with russet, which ! 



grows brighter at maturity. Calyx com- 

 paratively small, deeply planted. Flesh 

 white, very juicy, and unusually high 

 flavoured. In season from mid-winter 

 to spring. 



Petre. (Fig. 123.) " One of the many 

 good fruits of American origin, compa- 

 ratively unknown ; whilst foreign varie- 

 ties of less worth have been lauded and 

 disseminated. The parent still exists, in 



