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and the seed sown at the same time. The seed 

 should be sown in a deep, rich, mellow soil, which 

 is all the better for being prepared in autumn. 

 Plant, as early in April as possible, in the same 

 manner as described for beets, thin out to four 

 inches apart, and keep the soil clean and mellow 

 throughout the entire season ; for this vegetable 

 grows until the ground freezes. There is only one 

 variety. 



The pea is another crop which may be put into 

 the ground as soon as the frost is out, the earlier 

 the better, if the smooth, hardy varieties are sown. 

 There are so many varieties that the novice to-day 

 may well be excused for perplexity in choice. 

 Thompson, the English authority, gives forty kinds, 

 and one hundred and forty-eight synonyms. Mr. 

 Gregory recommends the American Wonder, 

 Bliss's Abundance, Bliss's Ever-bearing, McLean's 

 Advancer, Yorkshire Hero, Stratagem, and Cham- 

 pion of England. Mr. Henderson's list includes 

 Henderson's First of All, American Wonder, 

 Bliss's Abundance, Champion of England, and 

 Pride of the Market. Mr. Harris in his catalogue 

 marks first and best, American Wonder, and also 

 says, " For the main crop there is nothing better 

 than the Champion of England." My own ex- 

 perience would lead me to plant the Tom Thumb 

 either just before the ground froze in the fall, or 



