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six days earlier than any other sort we have ever tried. Daniel 

 O'Eourke is another popular variety, very similar to the above, but, 

 as we have said, five or six days later. A recent introduction is the 

 sort known as American Wonder. It is very dwarf, and can be grown 



in rows about two feet apart, producing a heavy crop of the very 

 finest quality. The profit of the pea crop is very variable. Occa- 

 sionally, when the market is glutted, they will hardly pay the price of 

 picking. Again, when the crop comes in at the proper season, they 



