SHELLING PEAS 



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The flowers first appear 

 at about the sixteenth or 

 eighteenth joint. The pods 

 are seldom more than about 

 2 in. in length; they are 

 generally well filled, and 

 the peas are pressed so 

 closely together that they 

 are quite flat on two sides. 

 They retain this shape when 

 ripe, and are then white 

 or slightly greenish. There 

 are usually from five to 

 eight peas in each pod. 

 The main stem carries from 

 seven to nine tiers of pods, 

 and the branches have 

 seldom more than four tiers. 

 Giant Marrow, or 

 Royal Victoria, Pea. A 

 very tall variety, 5 to 6J ft. 

 high. Stems thick and 

 stout; leaves large, nume- 

 rous, light green ; flowers 

 white, large, almost always 

 in pairs; pods usually com- 

 mencing to appear at about 

 the fifteenth joint of the 

 stem, rather large, broad, 

 square at the end, and very 

 slightly curved. The stem 

 carries about ten tiers of 

 pods, and does not usually 

 branch. Each pod contains 

 from five to seven peas. 

 These are somewhat elon- 

 gated in shape, white, and, 

 when ripe, are flattened or 

 more or less hollowed, as 

 if they had a tendency 

 towards the shape of the 

 Wrinkled Peas. This variety 

 is one of the latest. It 

 comes into flower at the 

 same time as the Late 

 Clamart Pea. 



Victoria Marrow Pea. 



