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King of the Garden is far superior to the old sort, 

 having pods twice as large, containing more and 

 better beans. Another magnificent sort is Ford's 

 Mammoth-Podded. It is rightly named, and 

 yields immense crops. There are also two or 

 three very early sorts; among these Henderson's 

 Improved Early Leviathan is one of the best. The 

 dwarf Limas do not suit my taste, but in many 

 cases they ought to be grown by preference ^ es- 

 pecially where it is an object to avoid the labor of 

 setting poles. 



For a thoroughly good list of peas, for succession, 

 select for very early, Alaska, and Gradus or Pros- 

 perity; for later, plant Hero or Heroine, with Im- 

 proved Pride of the Market. The Improved Tele- 

 phone is another excellent improvement, and in 

 growth is stouter than the old Telephone. This 

 list is simply given you as a good one, although you 

 may make one nearly or quite as good without in- 

 cluding any of these. As a rule, avoid both the 

 quite dwarf and the very tall ; the first because they 

 will give very few pods, without peculiarly good 

 culture, and the latter because they will require 

 the expense and labor of brushing. Select those 

 that grow about two or two and a half feet high, 



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