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O'Rourke : First and Best, Maud S , Early Dexter, 

 Carter's First Crop, and many others which are named 

 according to the fancy of the dealer offering them. 

 The Kentish Invicta is almost as early, and a heavy 

 yielder. 



Among the early wrinkled varieties the American 

 Wonder stands at the head of the list. It is very 

 dwarf, averaging eight to ten inches in height, accord- 

 ing to the nature of the soil, of the ver}- best quality, 

 and for the home garden at least has no superior for 

 an extra early table pea. Until the introduction of the 

 Wonder, the " Little Gem "' was the leading dwarf 

 wrinkled variety, and even now is quite popular. It 

 grows a trifle taller than the American Wonder. Mc- 

 Lean's Advancer is one of the leading varieties grown 

 for market and home use, and i:s great productiveness 

 makes it a favorite with market gardeners. It grows 

 to a height of two feet. 



Champion of England is the standard late variety. 

 It is a ver\^ heavy cropper, and of best quality. Grows 

 about four feet high. The Black-Eyed Marrowfat is the 

 well known old variety, and grows about the same 

 he'ght and ripens about the same time as the Cham- 

 pion of England. The "Stratagem"' is a new medium- 

 late variety, which is rapidly gaining in favor. It yields 

 abundantly, and in quality is excellent. It seems des- 

 tined to take a front rank as a market sort, being of 

 large size, a heavy yielder, and having the advantage 

 over other varieties of being much easier to pick. The 

 number of bushels of pods raised from a bushel of seed 

 varies from one hundred to one hundred and fifty, and 

 the price usually averages about one dollar per bushel. 



