68 Notes on some Varieties of Peas. 



Doigt de Dame [Ladifs Finger). — Received from M. 

 Vilmorin, of Paris; sown March 21st; fit for use July 4th ; 

 from 5i to 6 feet high ; pods long, cylindrical, containing 6 

 to 7 white peas. A good pea, hut does not bear so abund- 

 antly as some others. 



Shilling'' s Grotto. — Received from Mr. Kernan, Covent 

 Garden ; sown March 21st ; fit for use June 27th ; grows to 

 the height of A\ or 5 feet ; pods short, thick, but badly filled, 

 containing 4 to 6 white peas. A bad bearer this season. 



Grimstone''s Egyptian Pea. — Presented by Mr. Grimstone, 

 Herbary, Highgate, accompanied with a pamphlet, in which 

 it was stated that the peas under the above name, were part 

 of the product of one of three peas that were found among 

 the dust, on opening a vase presented by Sir Gardner Wilkin- 

 son to the British Museum ; the characters on this vase proved 

 it to be 2844 years old, or upw^ards, during which period it 

 had lain buried in a mummy pit. A few of the peas re- 

 ceived at the Garden were sown in 1848 ; but they did not 

 thrive well, owing to the very dry weather in the early part 

 of the season. Their habit of growth so much resembled 

 that of the Dwarf Branching Marrow, that it was this year 

 thought advisable to sow both side by side. With every 

 advantage of comparison thus afforded by the proximity of 

 the plants, no difference could be observed between Grim- 

 stone's Egyptian Pea and the Dwarf Branching Marrow. 

 The growth of the plants, their foliage, flowers, pods, and 

 seeds exhibited precisely the same characteristics. 



Divarf Branching Mari'oio, Syn. New Dwarf Branching 

 Marrow. — Received from Mr. Glendinning ; sown March 

 21st ; fit for use July 2nd ; about 2 feet high ; stems strong, 

 with short joints ; leaflets broad ; flowers large, rather tufted, 

 on short peduncles, cream-colored ; pods nearly straight, 

 flattish, containing about 6 middle-sized white peas. Only 

 a moderate bearer. 



Queeti of Dioarfs. — Received from Mr. Kernan ; sown 

 March 21st;' fit for use July 20th ; about 18 inches high; 

 pods large and flat, containing only 4 to 6 large white peas. 

 A moderate bearer. 



