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The height of all is probably greater than they would average on most 

 soils. The time of first ])ickiiig is quite accurate with early and dwai-T 

 kinds, but less so with the tall and late ones, as they ripen more slowly and 

 fewer at a time. 



Landreth's Extra Early, INIiggett's Extra Early and Philadelphia Extra 

 Early are different stock of the same pea. The two former are not 

 distinguisliable, being nearly pure, differing in this respect from the latter. 

 The quality is excellent ; productive, and best early pea for the market 

 gardener. 



Carter's First Crop is much like the former, but has smaller pods. 



Alpha and Advancer being wrinkled peas are among the finest in 

 quality, to my taste far excelling the smooth varieties, particularly the 

 Marrowfats, which are rank and strong. For a pea to stick, 1 should choose- 

 tlie Advancer before all others. 



Little Gem and Premium Gem are almost if not quite identical, the- 

 advantage in earliuess and productiveness, inclining towards the latter. 

 They do not usually grow more than twelve inches high, and foi" '<^ ps'i not 

 requii'ing sticking, on account of its early maturing, productiveness, quality 

 ■md size of pea, I would choose one of these two. A little sticking however- 

 wiil do thorn good. 



Of Blue Peter almost the same can be said as ot the former, and some 

 gardenei-s take it in preference, but I think it does not fill into its pods so 

 well and is therefore not so productive to the consumer, but it is three days 

 earlier. 



Telephone is a new Etiglish pea and grows extraordinarily large pods of 

 fine quality. My tests of this and other late tall kinds were not satisfac- 

 tory, on account of their growing much higher than their sticks and being; 

 thrown over by the winds and rains. It should not fail to be tried by all 

 who have an iriterest in the subject. 



Challenger did not stiake me as presenting any gain over the other- 

 better known varieties. 



Champion of England still liolds its own as one of the very best late tall 

 peas. Productiveness and quality entitle it to this high rank. 



Forty Fold is vei-y similar to the Champion; it probably produces larger- 

 peas, but as remarked before, an exact comi)arison of these late peas could 

 not be made. 



American Wonder, which I have left to the' last, is a little wonder. It 

 was loaded with pods, so much so that thoy were more conspicuous than the 

 > mes, they being the dwarfest of all. As might be expected it i-ipens up- 

 all at once — all its ]iods could be picked in four or five days, certainly in 

 less than a week. It can, of course, be planted vciy close, and will please- 

 those who want a very dwarf pea. The quality like all wrinkled peas is 

 fine. I notice an Eastern seed establishment advertising this to the trade- 

 -and s[)eaking of it as growing twelve to eighteen inches high. The true 

 American Wonder in a moderate soil will not grow over six to eight inches. 

 There is a pea of English origin called the Little Wonder, growing taller,, 

 vhich will, I fear, be sold for the American Wonder. — Indiana Farmer. 



