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often a degenerated stock of Early Frames, or any stock of 

 Frames which cannot be warranted or depended upon, but 

 which are, nevertheless, of such a character as to admit of 

 their being grown as garden varieties. The Early Charlton, 

 if grown at all by seed-growers as a distinct variety, is cer- 

 tainly cultivated to a very limited extent." 



Of the popular American improved early sorts, the Hill's 

 Early, Hovey's Extra Early, Landreth's Extra Early, are 

 hardy, as well as very prolific, and are not only well adapted 

 for private gardens, but may be recommended as the most 

 profitable kinds for cultivating for early marketing. In an 

 experimental trial of these kinds with the Early Daniel 

 O'Rourke, and some of the most approved of the earliest 

 foreign varieties, they proved to be nearly or quite as early, 

 fully as prolific, continued longer in bearing, and were much 

 more stocky and vigorous in habit. 



Champion of Plant of vigorous growth, with a simple 



adise Mar- stem five to six feet high, rarely branched, pro- 

 row. Cot. J 



Gard. ducing from eight to ten pods. These last are 



EXCELSIOR. 



STUART-^ PARA- g enera liy single, but sometimes in pairs, from 

 three inches and a quarter to three inches and three quarters 

 long, and five eighths of an inch wide. They are curved 

 almost as much as those of the Cimeter ; and, when near 

 maturity, become quite fleshy, wrinkled, and thick-backed. 

 They contain from six to seven large peas, which are close 

 together without being compressed. The ripe seed is white, 

 medium-sized, somewhat flattened and pitted. Sown May 1, 

 the plants blossomed June 28, and pods were ready for 

 plucking July 16. 



This is a very excellent pea, an abundant cropper, and con- 

 siderably earlier than the Auvergne and Shillings Grotto, to 

 both of which it is also greatly superior. 



