154 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



BULLETIN No. 27. 



PEAS— SWEET CORN. 



H. P. Gould. 



PEAS. 



It is a well known fact that nearly all of the earliest varieties 

 of peas are what are commonly known as "smooth" or "hard" 

 peas; the poor quality of this type is equally well known. One 

 of the aims of the introducer has been to secure a sort which 

 should possess the qualities of the later or "wrinkled" varieties 

 and at the same time be as early as the smooth varieties. Efforts 

 in this direction have been at least partially rewarded with suc- 

 cess. There have been put upon the market during the past 

 few years several varieties of the wrinkled type which are of 

 excellent quality and also very early. 



The purpose of this article is to call attention to a few of the 

 newer varieties of peas which have given good satisfaction as 

 grown in the station gardens. 



Our usual rate of seeding has been one quart of seeds to 100 

 feet of drill, though it is probable that one quart to 75 or 80 feet 

 of drill may be a more profitable rate. 



The following descriptions are of "wrinkled" varieties of 

 recent introduction which can be recommended for general 

 cultivation. 



Station, (Gregory): — Of moderately vigorous growth; 5 to 6 

 peas to the pod; quality good; maturing in from 45 to 55 days. 



Morning Star, (Childs): — Growth somewhat less vigorous 

 than Station; 5 to 6 peas to the pod; quality excellent; reaches 

 edible maturity in 45 to 55 days. 



Exonian, (Thorburn & Co.) : — Vines medium height but very 

 small; foliage noticeably light colored; about 6 peas to the pod; 

 maturing in from 50 to 60 days. 



