514 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



more reliable, than the higher-flavored varieties ; and these 

 qualities will still secure its cultivation by those who prefer 

 a certain and plentiful supply, of fair quality, to a precarious 

 and limited yield of extraordinary sweetness and excellence. 

 It has long been grown in this country, and is considered a 

 standard variety. 



Blue Prus- Plant of a vigorous, but not robust, habit of 

 sian. Cot. 



Gard. growth, with a single stem about three feet high, 



DWARF BLUE 



pBnHiAKBLiTi wnicn 1S sometimes branching. Ihe pods are 

 generally produced in pairs, but are also some- 

 times single, and vary from twelve to sixteen on each plant. 

 They are from two and three fourths of an inch to three 

 inches long, three fourths of an inch wide, somewhat curved, 

 and rather broader towards the point, where they terminate 

 abruptly. They contain about seven peas, which are four 

 tenths of an inch long, seven twentieths of an inch wide, 

 about the same in thickness, and compressed on the sides, 

 from being so close together. The ripe seed is blue. 



Sown the 1st of May, the plants blossomed June 28, and 

 yielded peas for use the middle of July. 



It produces abundantly, and is a valuable sort for late 

 summer use. "It is unquestionably the parent of the Blue 

 Imperial and all like varieties." 



Blue Spanish Plant from a foot and a half to three feet 

 Dwarf. Cot. 



Gard. high. The pods are single and in pairs, in 



GROOM'S SUPERB. 



BLUE FAN. about equal proportion, two inches and a half 

 long, containing from six to seven peas each. The ripe seed 

 is pale blue. 



Plants from sowings made the first of May blossomed the 

 last of June, and yielded peas for use the middle of July. 



It is a good variety for small gardens, as it is a low grower 

 and a fair bearer ; but it is now much surpassed by Bishop's 



