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"8. jy Auvergne — About 5 ft. high, and rather slender. Pods very long, 

 nearly round, much curved and tapering a good deal to the extremities, mostly 

 containing 11 or 12 peas (if well grown). A very abundant bearer, of excel- 

 lent quality, and later than the early Charlton in coming into use. It is the 

 best pea for produce, and deserves to be generally cultivated in all gardens. 



"9. Eastern Shore. — About 5^ ft. high, and rather slender. Pods small, 

 short, and round, mostly containing 4 or 5 peas. A very abundant bearer, 

 coming in after the Charlton. 



"10. Tall Frame. — About 5ift. high, and rather slender. Pods small, 

 round, and rather long, mostly containing 6 peas. Very productive, coming 

 into use about the same time as the Charlton, to which it bears some resem- 

 blance, but is taller, and of slenderer growth. 



" Group III. Dwarf Marrow Peas. 



"11. Dwarf White Marroio, French Synonymes : Hatif a la moelle d'Angle- 

 terre, hatif a la moelle d'Espagne, pois sanspareil. English Synonymes: Glory 

 of England, wabash. — About 3| ft. high, and very strong. Pods broad, and 

 not very long, of a dark green colour, containing 6 or 7 peas. Of excellent 

 quality, but only a moderate bearer. 



" 12. Knighfs Dwarf Marroiu. English Synonymes: Dwarf Knight's, 

 Knight's new dwarf. — About 3^ ft. or 4 ft. high, very much resembling the 

 dwarf white marrow, but of stronger growth. Pods broad, and rather flat, con- 

 taining 5 or 6 peas. Of excellent quality, and very prolific. The seed wrinkled 

 when ripe. 



"13. Dwarf Green Marrow. French Synonyme : Vert hatif a la moelle. 

 English Synonyme : New green, early dwarf green, early green, new early green, 

 royal dwarf marrow, new green nonpareil, Holloway marrowfat, new extra 

 green marrow, Wellington, green Kouncival. — About 4 ft. high, and of strong 

 growth. Pods dark green, large, broad, and flat, containing 7 or 8 peas. Of 

 excellent quality, very prolific, and rather late. Peas a light green colour, and 

 sometimes half green and half white when ripe. 



" Group IV. Tall Marrow Peas. 



" 14. Tall White Marrow. French Synonymes : Princesse, vert gros Nor- 

 mand, De Marly, Suisse. English Synonymes: Tall Carolina, large imperial 

 marrow, new tall Temple, Clive, Wootten, large Carolina, white Rouncival. — 

 About 7 ft. high, and of strong growth. .Pods large, and very broad, containing 

 8 or 9 peas. Of excellent quality, very prolific, and late. This is a very good 

 pea for summer, but will not do without stakes. 



" 15. Knight's Tall Marrow. French Synonymes : Ride hatif, ride tardif, 

 ride. English Synonymes : Knight's late. — About 6^ ft. high, and of very 

 strong growth. Pods large and broad, containing 8 or 9 peas. Of excellent 

 quality, and later than the preceding by a week. Peas, when ripe, shrivel very 

 much, and are remarkably sweet. This pea is the best of all the tall ones for 

 late sowing in summer. 



"16. Branching Marrow. English Synonymes : Donn's new, prolific Isle of 

 France.-: — About 5ift. high, and of very strong growth. Pods large, and 

 nearly round, containing 8 or 9 peas. Of good quality, and very late. 



" 17. Tall Green Marrow. English Synonymes : Green tall, new large 

 green, imperial green. — About 7 ft. high, and of very strong growth. Pods 

 large, broad, and rather flat, containing 8 or 9 peas. Of excellent quality, late, 

 and very prolific. Peas, when ripe, of a yellowish-green colour. 



"18. Egg. English Synonymes : Large egg or bean, Patagonian. — About 

 7|ft. high, and of strong growth. It greatly resembles the tall white marrow, 

 but the peas are much larger and not so round ; in other respects nearly the 

 same. 



"19. Waterloo. English Synonyme : Nonpareil.' — About 6 ft. high, and very 

 strong. It has a great resemblance to the tall green marrow, but it does not 

 grow so tall nor so strong. Peas green, and rather wrinkled. 



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