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Early IVoodside, (H. N. Smith): — Of rather dwarf habit; 6 

 peas to the pod; quality good; from 60 to 70 days required to 

 reach edible maturity. 



Climax, (Northrup, Braslan & Goodwin Co.): — A very tall 

 variety with rather small vines; one of the most prolific; quality 

 not of the best; matures in about 70 days. 



Echo, (Burpee): — A moderately vigorous grower; 7 peas to 

 the pod; matures in from 65 to 75 days. 



Renown, (Burpee): — Of rather dwarf habit; prolific; season 

 medium to late. 



A'ott's Excelsior, (Maule): — A dwarf sort about 1 foot in 

 height; 5 or 6 peas to the pod; matures in 50 to 55 days. Has 

 received many favorable comments during the past 4 or 5 years. 



The above are only a few of the many sorts which might be 

 mentioned in the connection of "new varieties" but to increase 

 the list would be doubtless to increase the indecision if on© were 

 selecting varieties for planting. 



In our comparison of varieties such well known sorts as 

 American Wonder, Heroine, Stratagem, Telephone, Abund- 

 ance, and several others of like reputation have been taken as 

 the standard of excellence. 



Of the smooth peas, we will simply make mention of the fol- 

 lowing varieties : Maud S., Sunol, Summit, Rural New Yorker, 

 Alaska, Daniel O'Rourke Improved. These varieties have no 

 marked distinctive characteristics aside from the type and their 

 chief value lies in the earliness of maturity. 



It will be observed that in the foregoing descriptions consider- 

 able latitude is given for the time required by the different varie- 

 ties to reach edible maturity. This wide variation is given from 

 the fact the season has considerable influence upon the time 

 required to reach edible maturity, the number of days being less 

 in a warm than in a cold season. The same difference is notice- 

 able in the time required for the maturity of early and late sowed 

 peas of the same variety. 



