246 OF ESCULENTS. SECT. XT. 



arising from the size, time of coming in, colour of 

 flower and fruit, and somewhat in taste. The prin- 

 cipal distinction is made, as to early and late peas, 

 so that if the earliest pea is sown at the same time 

 with one of the latest, there will be three weeks dif- 

 ference in their bearing, and a fortnight is usually 

 reckoned between the" common hotspur and mar- 

 rowfat. 



-The early frame pea (which is that forced, in hot 

 beds, c.) may be sown under a warm wall at the 

 middle, or rather at the latter end of October, or be- 

 ginning of November, and being kept regularly 

 earthed up, will commonly survive the winter, .and 

 produce peas by the end of May : Do it in short 

 rows, a yard asunder, at right angles with the wall, 

 or rather inclining a point to the east, for the first 

 sun. 



The frame pea is not a good bearer, either in the 

 size, or number ojf its pods, and therefore the hot- 

 spurs being hardier and more prolific, are sown by 

 many gardeners for their earliest crop, and the dif- 

 ference of coming in is often but a few days. The 

 frame pea, however, takes up less room than the 

 hotspurs, and in this respect best suits a fruit border, 

 which should not be encumbered with tall crops. 

 Fancy will rule in the choice of peas, but the esta- 

 blished sorts of the Reading, or Charlton hotspur, 

 and dwarf marrowfats, are excellent for the sum- 

 mer crops. 



The frame pea may be sown a quarter of an inch 

 asunder, and the hotspur half; it is common indeed 

 to sow thicker, but not advisable in a good soil. 



Earthing up peas, and particularly the early 

 crops, should be done frequently, a little at a time, 

 in dry weather, beginning when only half an inch 

 high. The early peas should have some haulm, or 

 dry straw laid lightly against, or over them (or short 



