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" IV. Tall Marroiv Peas. Like the last, but with stems requiring sticks. 



" V, Sugar Peas. With pods destitute of the usual tough lining, and eaten like 



kidneybean pods ; the peas white. 

 " VI. Imperial Peas. With the strong growth of the marrows and the small 



round pods of the Prussians. 

 " VII. Prussian Peas. With the stems branching very much, and roundish not 



very large pods; the latest of any class. 

 " VIII. Grey Sugar Peas. With pods like those of the fifth class, but with 



flowers of a purplish colour, and peas spotted, or any colour but white. 

 " IX. Grey Common Peas. With purple or white flowers, and peas any colour 



but white. 



" Group I. Common Dwarf Peas. 



" 1. Bishop's Dwarf. — ■ About 2 ft. high, and of strong growth. Pods short 

 and broad, mostly containing 4 or 5 peas. Onl}- a moderate bearer, a week 

 later than the early frame, and hardly worth growing. 



"2. Early Dwarf. French Synonyme : Nain hatif. — Height about 1 J ft., 

 and somewhat resembling the preceding variety, but is more prolific ; broad, 

 mostly containing 5 peas. It is the best of the dwarfs, as it is very prolific, and 

 of good quality. 



" 3. Dwarf Brittany. French Synonymes : Tres-nain de Bretagne, tres- 

 nain de Brest. — About 6 in. or 8 in. high, of a dark green colour, and of 

 slender growth. Pods small, and nearl}' round, mostly containing 5 peas. It 

 is a few days later than the preceding, and is very fit for late sowing, as it is a 

 good bearer. 



"4. Common Spanish Dwarf. French Synonyme : Pois en eventail. Eng- 

 lish Synonymes : New early Spanish dwarf, Spanish dwarf or fan, dwarf 

 bog, Knox's dwarf. — About 2 ft. high, and of strong growth. Pods 

 rather broad, flat, and not very long, mostly containing 4 or 5 peas. A mo- 

 derate bearer, and a few days later than Bishop's, which it somewhat resembles. 

 Mr. Bishop selected his pea from this variety. (See Gard. Mag., vol. i. 

 p. 127.) 



" 5. Large Spanish Divarf. — About 3 ft. high, and very strong. Pods longer 

 than the common Spanish dwarf, and nearly round, mostly containing 5 or 6 

 peas. Like the preceding, only a moderate bearer. 



" Group II. Common Tall Peas. 



" 6. Early Frame. French Synonyme : Pois le plus hatif. Vert a rames 

 de mont Julienne, Michaux de Hollande, Pois Baron, Pois Laurent. Eng- 

 lish Synonymes: Best early, early single-blossomed, early double-blossomed 

 frame, early one-eyed, double dwarf frame, single frame, early dwarf frame, 

 superfine early, Batt's early dwarf nimble, early Wilson, Young's very early, 

 early Nicholas, Perkins's early frame, early Nana, Mason's double-blossomed, 

 Russell's fine early, early French, dwarf Albany. — About 4 ft. high, and rather 

 slender. Pods small and round, mostly containing 5 or 6 peas. Very prolific, 

 of excellent quality, and the earliest pea in the whole collection. The number 

 of blossoms on this pea entirely depends on the soil and situation it is grown 

 in. It must not be confounded with the early Charlton. 



" 7. Early Charlton. French Synonyme : Domine, Michaux ordinaire, 

 Michaux de Ruelle, Michaux precoce. English Synonymes : Golden Charl- 

 ton, early sugar frame, late dwarf, Twesly dwarf. Hotspur, Wrench's Hotspur, 

 double dwarf Hotspur, early Hotspur, golden Hotspur, common Hotspur, 

 early Nicholas Hotspur, Nimble Taylor, very fine late garden, Paddington, Essex 

 Reading, Russell's early-blossomed. — About 5 ft. high, and of strong growth. 

 Pods large, broad, and rather flattened, mostly containing 6 or 7 peas. A 

 very prolific bearer, of excellent quality, and the best pea for standing the 

 winter in the collection. It is about a week or ten days later than the early 

 frame, but will continue much longer in bearing, and, like, the preceding, varies 

 in appearance according to soil, situation, &c. 



