THE PEA. 523 



Sown the 1st of May, the variety blossomed June 20, and 

 the pods were ready for plucking the 6th of July. 



This well-known pea, for a long period, was the most 

 popular of all the early varieties. At present it is less ex- 

 tensively cultivated, having been superseded by much earlier 

 and equally hardy and prolific sorts. " The flowers some- 

 times come single, and sometimes double ; the stalk from the 

 same axil dividing into two branches, each terminating in a 

 flower : hence the name of ' Single-blossomed' and ' Double- 

 blossomed ' have both been occasionally applied to this va- 

 riety." 



Similar to the Early Frame. Mr. Thompson Early Hot- 

 spur, 

 represents it as identical. The Messrs. Law- EARLY GOLDEN 



HOTSPUR. GOLD- 



son describe it as follows : " Pods generally ^E^^EARI^." 

 in pairs, three inches long, half an inch broad, SPUR. 

 nearly straight, and well filled ; pea similar to the Double- 

 blossomed Early Frame, but rather larger." 



Once at the head of early peas ; now consid- Early War- 

 ered by the most experienced cultivators to be RACE-HORSE. 

 identical with the Early Frame. 



A sub-variety of the Early Frame, differing Early Wash- 



ington. 

 slightly, if at all, either in the size or form of CEDO NULH. 



the pod, color and size of the seed, or in productiveness. 



Once popular, and almost universally cultivated ; now 

 rarely found on seedsmen's catalogues. 



Plant about three feet in height, with pale- Eugenie. 



r ,. ALLIANCE. 



green tohage ; pods single or in pairs, three 

 inches long, containing five or six peas. When ripe, the 

 peas are of medium size, cream-colored, and much shrivelled 

 and indented. 



