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Third. The " Daniel O'Kourke." This is an excellent 

 early pea, and is very popular with Northern growers. 

 Its height is about three feet. 



Of the later kinds, the " Black-eyed " and "White- 

 marrowfat " take equal rank, and grow about four and a 

 half feet high. 



SOIL AND SOWING. 



The large, later and more hardy marrowfat varieties 

 may be planted in the vicinity of Savannah as early as 

 November 20th, following with the earlier kinds; but in 

 usual seasons December 1st is early enough for the first 

 sowings. In the case of a plant so hardy as the pea, it is 

 possible to grow it, in middle to south Florida, to mature 

 at any time during the winter. It is well, if a large crop 

 is to be planted, to make separate sowings at intervals of 

 a few days, in order not to have the whole planting subject 

 to unfavorable contingencies at the same stage of growth. 

 No usual degree of cold in this latitude will hurt the pea, 

 unless it be in bloom or pod. 



A dry, rich, warm, sandy loam is the best soil for this 

 crop. For the wrinkled varieties, it is especially neces- 

 sary that the soil should be warm and dry. These do 

 not seem to be so well matured as the round sorts, and in 

 moist, or wet and cool soils they may fail to germinate, 

 and may rot in the ground. Good stable manure is the 

 best. The field being in proper condition, it is manured 

 in the furrow at the rate of twenty-five or thirty loads, of 

 thirty bushels each, to the acre, the rows being five or six 

 feet apart, according to the variety. The seed is sown 

 in double drills, about ten inches apart, on flat beds or 

 ridges over the manure. The quantity of seed required 

 for an acre is about two bushels. As regards the distance in 

 the row, the peas are distributed according to size, about 

 half an inch to an inch and a half, by hand, or by means 

 of a drill, which sows both parallel drills at the same time. 



