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P. Vert Nain du Cap. This is rather a half-dwarf than a really 

 dwarf variety, with stiff branching stems, and flowers in pairs, 

 exhibiting a considerable resemblance to the Blue Prussian Pea, 

 but with peas of smaller size and not so blue in tint. It is not a 

 very productive kind. 



B. Edible-podded, or Sugar, Peas 



Pois de Commenchon Sans Parchemin. A climbing variety, 

 not more than from $J to 4 ft. high, almost as early as the 

 Early Emperor. Flowers white, large ; pods medium-sized, 

 whitish. 



P. Friolet Sans Parchemin. A climbing kind, very much like 

 the Ruelle Michaux Pea, but entirely free from membrane. Pods 

 straight, somewhat swollen, and pale in colour. 



P. Mange-tout Demi-nain a (Eil Noir. A half-dwarf early 

 variety, coming in a few days earlier than the Early Dwarf Brittany 

 Sugar Pea. Flowers violet-coloured ; pods small, slightly twisted ; 

 peas gray, not spotted, and with a black hilum. 



P. Sans Parchemin a Cosse Jaune. A half-early climbing 

 variety, with large light green leaves. Flowers white, tinged with 

 yellow, in pairs ; pods long, rather broad, entirely free from 

 membrane, and green-yellow ; peas somewhat long in shape, and 

 light yellow. 



P. Sans Parchemin a Fleur Rouge (Tall Red-flowered Sugar 

 Pea). A tall late -Pea, with the stem usually branching. Flowers 

 pale red, not violet-coloured, in pairs ; pods medium-sized, narrow, 

 somewhat curved, sometimes slightly twisted ; peas pale brown, 

 marbled with red. 



P. Sans Parchemin Tres Hdtif a Fleur Rouge. A climbing 

 variety, almost as early as Sangster's No. I. Stem thin and 

 slender, seldom exceeding about 3 ft. in height ; flowers violet- 

 coloured, with a red keel, commencing to bloom very low 

 down on the stem ; pods small, whitish, and very free from 

 membrane. 



P. Sans Parchemin Nain Capucin. This variety is very much 

 grown in the north of France, where it is highly esteemed. It 

 somewhat resembles the Early Dwarf Brittany Pea, and is hardy, 

 exceedingly productive, very free from membrane, and comes in 

 half-early. The plant grows from 20 in. to 2 ft. high, and the peas 

 are round, white, and very smooth. 



P. Sans Parchemin Nain Gris (Dwarf Gray Sugar Pea). A 

 distinct, half-dwarf, branching variety, with violet-coloured flowers 

 and small and very numerous pods. It has been generally 

 superseded by the early white-flowered varieties. 



