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contained 1,090 seeds weighing 14 

 ounces. 



American Wonder. — ^The vines grow 

 from six to eighteen inches high, de- 

 pending upon the soil and situation. 

 The stems are strong, needing no sup- 

 port and generally branch near the sur- 

 face of the soil, the branch bearing 

 from two to four pods — the entire 

 plant from ten to fifteen. 



On June 2Gth, picked 200 pods, 

 which contained 954 seeds which weigh- 

 ed 10 ounces. 



The Wonder, besides being of the first 

 quality, is within two or three days 

 as early as any of the smooth kinds. 

 This, to the vigilant gardener is of the 

 fii-st importance, and may determine a 

 loss or profit upon his main crop. But 

 for home use, sow sparingly of the 

 smooth kinds and trust to the Wonder 

 for the bulk of earliest peas. There 

 is all the difierence in sweetness be- 

 tween smooth and wrinkled peas that 

 there is between sweet and field corn. 



McLean's Little Gem. — This is scarce 

 ly less prolific than the Wonder, and 

 the quality is much the same. But 

 the vines grow taller under the same 

 conditions and it seems to be about one 

 week later. The pods average fewer 

 seeds, while the seeds average larger. 



July 1st, picked 200 pods which con- 

 tained 720 seeds, weighing 10 J ounces. 



Telephone. — Vines very strong, grow- 

 ing four feet high, averaging 18 to 20 

 pods to a plant. It branches consider- 

 ably, the branches bearing from three 

 to five pods. The pods average six to 

 seven large wrinkled seeds of the fii-st 

 quality. First picking July 4th. 



July 9th, picked 200 pods which 

 weighed 66 ounces, contained 1,320 

 seeds weighing 28J ounces. 



Telegraph. — Vines very strong,gi*ow- 

 ing four feet high, averaging 16 to 18 

 pods to a vine. The vines branch, 

 each branch bearing three to five pods. 



The pods average six to seven large, 

 wrinkled seeds of the first quality. 

 First picking July 4. 



July 9th, 200 pods weighed 65 ounces, 

 contained 1,332 seeds which weighed 

 28 ounces. 



Edinburgh Beauty. — Vines strong, 

 two to two and a half feet high. Each 

 seed usually sends up two main stalks, 

 each of which branches freely. There 

 are often 50 pods from a single s.eed. 

 Almost invariably two pods to every 

 fruit stem — i.e., the pods are borne in 

 pairs. Peas (seeds) of large size. They 

 are darker when cooked and not quite 

 as sweet as the next — inferior to the 

 Telephone or Telegraph in quality. 



July 10th, 200 pods weighed 30^ 

 ounces, contained 870 seeds which 

 weighed 18 J ounces. Considering the 

 height of the vines, their wonderful 

 fruitfulness, and the large size of the 

 peas, (seeds), this is a remarkable 

 variety. 



Dean's Dwarf Marrow. — Vines very 

 strong, two to two and a half feet high 

 — 15 to 20 pods to a vine. Small pods 

 for marrows, though lar^'er than those 

 of the Edinburgh Beauty. Much 

 branching ; uniformly large seed ; often 

 two pods to each peduncle. When 

 cooked they are of a very light green 

 color, sweet, but not quite so tender as 

 Telephone. 



July 10th, 200 pods weighed 40 

 ounces, contained 1,108 seeds which 

 weighed 24 ounces. 



Carter's Stratagem. — A remarkable 

 variety. Vines very strong and need- 

 ing but a little support. Twenty pods 

 to a vine. The vine branches just 

 under the surface of the soil, two stems 

 generally of equal vigor growing to a 

 height of 2 to 2J feet. The pods are 

 generally borne singly. 



July 11th, 200 pods weighed 80 

 ounces, contained 1,420 seeds which 

 weighed 42 ounces. The quality is 



