308 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



Planted the 1st of May, the variety blossomed the last of 

 June, and afforded peas for the table the 15th of July. 



The Dwarf Marrow is hardy and productive. Though 

 not so sweet or well flavored as some of the more recent 

 sorts, its yield is abundant and long-continued ; and for 

 these qualities it is extensively cultivated. The variety, 

 however, is rarely found in an unmixed state ; much of the 

 seed sown under this name producing plants of stronger 

 habit of growth than those of the true Dwarf Marrow, 

 and more resembling the Tall White variety. 



Early Dan Plant from three and a half to four feet 



Cot?^Gard'. high, in general habit not unlike the Early 



Frame, of which it is probably an improved 



variety ; pods usually single, two inches and three-fourths 



long, containing five or six peas. 



"When fully ripe, the pea is round, cream-colored, and 

 measures nearly a fourth of an inch in diameter. 



Plants from seed sown May 1 were in bloom June 7, 

 and pods were gathered for use from the 25th of the month. 



The Dan O'Rourke is remarkable for its precocity, and, 

 with the exception of one or two American varieties, is the 

 earliest of all the sorts now in cultivation. It is hardy, pro- 

 lific, seldom fails to produce a good crop, appears to be well 

 adapted to our soil and climate, is excellent for small pri- 

 vate gardens, and one of the best for extensive culture for 

 market. 



Its character as an early pea can be sustained only by 

 careful culture, and judicious selection of seeds for propa- 

 gation. If grown in cold soil, from late-ripened seeds, the 

 variety will rapidly degenerate ; and, if from the past any 

 thing can be judged of the future, the Dan O'Rourke, under 

 the ordinary forms of propagation and culture, will shortly 

 follow its numerous and once equally popular predecessors 

 to quiet retirement as a synonyme of the Early Frame, or 

 Charlton. 



