512 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



Ii^rge Plant nearly six feet in height, and branch- 



Crooked Su- . 

 gar. Thomp. ing when grown in good soil ; the leaves are 



BROADSWORD. 



P-MHHPOD su- large, yellowish-green ; flowers white ; the pods 

 are very large, measuring from four to five 

 inches in length and an inch in width, broad, flat, and 

 crooked. When young, they are tender, and easily snap or 

 break in pieces, like the young pods of kidney-beans ; and 

 are then fit for use. The sides of the pods exhibit prominent 

 marks where pushed out by the seeds, even at an early stage 

 of growth. The ripe peas are somewhat indented or irregu- 

 larly compressed, and of a yellowish- white color. 



It is one of the best of the Eatable-podded sorts, and is 

 hardy and productive. It is, however, quite late. Sown 

 May 1, it blossomed the last of June, and produced pods for 

 use in the green state the 20th of July. 



Purple-pod- Plant five feet high, generally without 

 ded or Aus- 

 tralian. Law. branches ; pods usually in pairs, flattened, with 



BLUE-PODDED. , . i i 



BOTANY-BAY PKA. thick, fleshy skins, and commonly ot a dark 

 purple color ; but this characteristic is not permanent, as 

 they are sometimes found with green pods ; in which case, 

 they are, however, easily distinguished from those of other 

 peas by their thick and fleshy nature. When ripe, the peas 

 are of medium size, often much indented and irregularly 

 compressed, and of a light, dunnish, or brown color. Season 

 intermediate. 



It is very productive, and seems possessed of properties 

 which entitle it to cultivation. 



Ked-flowered Stem four or five feet in height, generally 

 Sugar. Vil. 

 cnocoLATE. simple, but branching when grown in rich soil ; 



leaves long, yellowish-green, tinged with red where they 

 connect with the stalk of the plant ; flowers pale red ; pods 

 three inches long, seven tenths of an inch broad, more or 



