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wet weather ; but the green peas are not much esteemed, 

 as they possess a strong and rather unpleasant flavor. The 

 green pods are tender and good ; and for these the variety 

 may be worthy of cultivation. 



Plant similar to the Common Dwarf Tamarind 



Sugar; flowers white; pods six to eight iJwJ 



seeded, very large and broad, often meas- 

 uring four inches in length and an inch in breadth, suc- 

 culent, and generally contorted and irregular in form. A 

 few days later than the. Common Dwarf Sugar. 



Hardy, prolific, and deserves more general cultiva- 

 tion. 



Stem four to five feet high ; flowers pur- "White-podded 

 pie ; the pods are nearly three inches long, 

 five-eighths of an inch wide, of a yellowish-white color, and 

 contain five or six peas. The ripe seeds are irregularly 

 flattened and indented, of a greenish-yellow color, marbled 

 or spotted with brown or black. 



The variety is quite late. Sown May 1, the pods were 

 not fit for use till July 24. 



The pods are crisp and succulent, though inferior in 

 flavor to most of the Eatable-jpodded varieties. 



Stem three to four feet high ; flowers Yellow- 



white, tinted with yellow ; pods four inches podded^Sugar. 

 long, greenish-yellow, thick and fleshy, con-* 

 tainiug six or seven peas widely separated. The ripe 

 seeds are oblong, rather regular in form, and of a creamy- 

 white color. 



It is one of the earliest of the Eatable-podded sorts, 

 coming to the table, if planted May 1, about the middle of 

 July. It is of good quality, but not hardy or productive ; 

 and seems to have little to recommend it, aside from the 

 singular color of its pods. 



