THE PEA. 515 



Long-podded and Burbridge's Eclipse, both of which are 

 considered more prolific and better flavored. 



The plant is of a showy and robust habit of British 



Queen. Cot. 

 growth, from six to seven feet high, sometimes Gard. 



HAIR'S DEFIANCE. 



with a single stem, but generally branching T MAM!O? 

 within nine inches or a foot of the ground, and 

 frequently furnished with two and even three laterals, which 

 are of the same height as the whole plant. The pods begin 

 to be produced at the first joint above the first lateral shoot, 

 and are in number from thirteen to eighteen on each plant. 

 They are generally single, but frequently in pairs, from three 

 inches and a quarter to three inches and three quarters long, 

 rather flattened and broad when first fit to gather, but be- 

 coming round and plump when more advanced. They are 

 quite smooth, of a bright green color, slightly curved, wavy 

 on the upper edge, and contain from five to seven exceedingly 

 large peas, which are not so close together as to compress 

 each other. The ripe seed is white, large, and wrinkled. 



Sown May 1st, the plants blossomed the 30th of June, 

 pods were plucked for use the 15th of July, and the crop 

 ripened off the 1st of August. 



This is one of the best late peas in cultivation, and be- 

 longs to the class known as Wrinkled, or Knight's Marrows, 

 but is much superior in every respect to all the old varieties 

 usually called Knight's Marrows, being much more prolific 

 and richly flavored. As an intermediate variety, it deserves 

 a place in every garden. 



Plant a robust grower, always with a simple Burbridge's 



Eclipse, 

 stem, attaining the height of a foot and a half Cot. Gard. 



STUBBS' DWABP. 



to about two feet ; pods in pairs, rarely single, 



and from three inches to three inches and a quarter long, 



seven tenths of an inch broad, perfectly straight, and of 



