VARIETIES OF PEAS. 309 



American Wonder: dwarf, wrinkled, very compact 

 growth, productive and early, fine quality, very sweet ; the 

 leading early pea in California. 



McLean 's Little Gem : dwarf, wrinkled, very early, pro- 

 ductive, rich and sweet. 



Nott's Excelsior: resembles American Wonder; larger 

 growing and more productive; fine quality, long bearing 

 period, excellent home garden pea. 



Premium Gem : an improved Little Gem with larger 

 pods. 



Yorkshire Hero (also called Alameda Sweet) : later than 

 dwarf varieties ; most popular in all parts of the State for 

 main crop ; strong grower, with branching habit ; large 

 pods well filled with large, wrinkled peas ; keeps in con- 

 dition on vine longer than other varieties. 



Pride of Cahuenga (renamed in southern California, 

 where it has been grown for 20 years) : branches freely 

 and very productive and pods large ; peas large and finely 

 flavored. 



Stratagem: strong grower, semi dwarf, with large, 

 showy pods ; peas large and of good flavor ; very popular 

 with growers and the trade ; a late variety. 



Champion of England : well-known late variety, largely 

 used by canners; rich, high quality. 



Telephone : late, very productive, large pods ; peas 

 sugary ; largely grown both for market and home use. 



Edible Pod or Sugar Peas. Although California inter- 

 est is almost wholly centered in the shelling varieties of 

 peas, there has recently been some attention paid in home 

 gardens to the edible pod varieties which are used in the 

 kitchen as are string or snap beans. They are available 

 because of their hardiness at times of the year when string 

 beans can only be had from frostless regions if at all. 

 Their culture is the same as for other kinds of peas. 



LENTILS AND CHICK PEAS. 



Though of another botanical genus, lentils are best 

 classed with peas. They are quite hardy and make a good 



