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quite ripe on the plants, and be pulled when in a 

 dry condition ; the seeds can then be removed and 

 spread out to dry thoroughly, after which they may 

 be stored away for future use. Dried peas only re- 

 quire to be soaked in water for several hours previous 

 to being cooked. 



Intercropping. In connection with peas, double 

 cropping can be practised from April onwards, pro- 

 vided the rows run north and south, or nearly so. 

 Immediately a row is sown, mark ofi the distance to 

 the next row to be sown a few weeks later, and mid- 

 way between sow another crop, such as early carrots, 

 early turnips, radish, lettuce, spinach, and turnip- 

 rooted beet for early use. 



The following is a selection of hardy, prolific varie- 

 ties of peas : 



Dwarf varieties, up to 24 inches : Peter Pan, Sher- 

 wood, Little Marvel, Pioneer, English Wonder. 



Medium height varieties, up to 3J feet : The Pilot, 

 British Lion, Peerless, Stratagem, Discovery. 



Taller varieties : Royal Salute, The Gladstone, 

 Buck's Royalty, Senator, Eureka. 



Sugar Peas. This is an edible-podded class of 

 peas which deserves to be more generally cultivated 

 in this country. The pods are cooked and eaten 

 entire when the seeds are hardly formed in them, in 

 a similar way to kidney beans. A dwarf-growing 

 variety is best. They should be sown in April and 

 cultivated on the same lines as ordinary peas. 



The Bean. 



The Broad Bean (Vitia Faba). This plant would 

 appear to have been originally a native of the East, 



