302 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



Planted the 1st of May, it blossomed the 28th of June, 

 and the pods were suitable for plucking the middle of 

 July. 



It bears abundantly, but not in succession, and, for this 

 reason, is much prized by market-gardeners. The most of 

 the pods being fit to pluck at the same time, the crop is 

 harvested at once, and the land immediately occupied with 

 other vegetables. 



Blue Imperial. Plant strong and vigorous, four feet in 

 BLUB IMPERIAL. height ; pods single and in pairs, containing 

 six or seven large peas. 



The ripe seed is somewhat indented and irregularly com- 

 pressed, three-eighths of an inch in diameter, and of a 

 greenish-blue Color. 



Sown the 1st of May, the plants were in blossom the 

 26th of June, and pods were plucked for use the 12th of 

 July. 



It is very hardy ; yields abundantly ; thrives well in al- 

 most any description of soil or situation ; and, though not 

 so sweet and tender as some of the more recent sorts, is of 

 good quality. It vegetates with much greater certainty, and 

 its crops are more reliable, than the higher-flavored varie- 

 ties ; and these qualities will still secure its cultivation by 

 those who prefer a certain and plentiful supply, of fair quali- 

 ty, to a precarious and limited yield of extraordinary sweet- 

 ness and excellence. It has long been grown in this coun- 

 try, and is considered a standard variety. 



Blue Prussian. Stem three feet high. The pods are gen- 

 Cot. Gard. erally produced in pairs, and vary from 



twelve to sixteen on each plant. They contain about seven 



peas. The ripe seed is blue. * 



Sown the 1st of May, the plants blossomed June 28, and 



yielded peas for use the middle of July. 



It produces abundantly, and is a valuable sort for late 



