THE PEA. 519 



Plant six feet high, branching, and of strong, Champion of 



Scotland. 

 vigorous habit. Pods single and in pairs, large 



and well filled. 



Sown May 1, the variety blossomed July 1, and pods were 

 gathered for use the 20th of the month. 



In its general character, the Champion of Scotland some- 

 what resembles the Competitor, often remaining fresh and 

 green till the middle of September. From the time of the 

 first plucking, the plants continued to grow, blossom, and 

 pod for nearly five weeks. 



It is of excellent quality, and, as a late sort, one of the 

 best for cultivation. 



Stalk remarkably strong and vigorous, attain- Competitor, 

 ing a height of six feet and upwards ; pods 

 single, sometimes in pairs, of large size, and well filled, 

 generally yielding from six to eight large peas. 



The seeds, when ripe, are cream-yellow, above medium 

 size, and much shrivelled and indented. 



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

 pods were plucked for use the 20th of July. 



The Competitor Pea is of recent origin, and is described 

 as the latest of all the sorts now in cultivation. Aside from 

 its large size and excellence, it is one of the most valuable 

 of all varieties for the length of time the plants continue in 

 bearing. In an experimental growth of this pea, the pods 

 were first plucked, as stated above, about the 20th of July, 

 and from this time the plants continued to yield abundantly 

 until the last of August, or for a period of nearly six weeks. 



Plant six to seven feet high, branching ; pods Dantzic. Law, 

 in pairs, two and a half inches long, half an inch 

 broad, compact, and slightly bent. When ripe, the seed is the 

 smallest of all the light peas, quite round or spherical, of a 



