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hardy, productive; pods long, well shaped, well filled 

 with peas of the true marrow flavor; seed small, white, 

 slightly pitted or dented. 



Telegraph, or Giant-podded Marrowfat, Long Island 

 Marrowfat. Height three and a half to four feet; 

 strongly resembles the Telephone as to vine and pod; 

 deeper shade of green and more hardy and productive; 

 in quality not so good as Telephone; seed dark green, 

 round, dented. 



Telephone, or Victoria. Height three and a half to 

 four feet, vigorous, productive; pods light green, three 

 and three-quarter inches long, broad, straight, well 

 filled, six to ten large peas each; seed large, light green, 

 very much wrinkled; quality fine. 



White Marrowfat. Height three and a half to four 

 feet, hardy, vigorous, productive; pods three to three 

 and a half inches long, broad, thick, leathery, borne 

 near the top of the vine, containing four to five large 

 peas of good quality, but not so sweet as the wrinkled 

 sorts; seed large, round, cream-colored. 



Sugar or Edible-pod Varieties. Dwarf Purple 

 Blossom. Height twenty inches; pods about three in- 

 ches long, broad, tender; seed gray. 



Melting Sugar. Height five feet, productive; pods 

 three and a half to four inches long, three quarters of 

 an inch broad, somewhat bloated and twisted, seed 

 brown. 



Tall Sugar. Height five feet, productive; pods three 

 and a half to four inches long, broad, tender; seed 

 white. 



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Large Fruited Varieties. Chinese Giant. Stocky 

 habit; fruit four to five inches long, four to five in 



