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feet high, and produces rather small clusters of bluish- 

 purple flowers early in the summer. It is a bog- plant, and 

 when planted in the garden, therefore, a damp situation 

 will suit it best. 



The large-flowered pea (L. grandtflorus) is a fine plant, 

 with hairy herbage and large rosy flowers, produced in 

 clusters of two or three. It runs about four feet, and 

 requires a warm sandy or light loamy soil. It is a capital 

 plant for the front of a rockery. 



The Californian pea (L. Californicu.s) runs about four 

 feet; the flowers are light purple and white, extremely 

 pleasing. This also is a good rockery plant, being allowed 

 to fall over and make festoons in its own way. 



The tuberous pea (L. tuberosa) is of low growth, rarely 

 running more than three feet, and generally less. The 

 flowers appear early, and are of a pleasing rose colour. It 

 is a good rock and border plant. The tuberous root is 

 edible, and has been sometimes spoken of as a likely substi- 

 tute for the potato. But there is no substitute for the 

 potato, unless it be bread which is like saying the best 

 substitute for silver is gold. 



