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The Philippine Journal of Science 

 Table XII.— Data for project S. 



Variety. 



Champion of England | Nov. 19 



Senator ■ do 



Alderman I do 



Prosperity Nov. 8 



Stratagem do 



American Wonder __ | do 



__do -_. 

 Dec. 19 

 _.do.... 



Thomas La.xton 



Larg-e White Marrowfat 



Horsford's Market Garden ._ 



Alaska Nov. 



Extra Early ._ _.. do 



Laxtonian. do 



Jan. 22 

 Jan. 26 

 ...do .... 

 Dec. 16 

 Dec. 15 

 Dec. 13 

 -.do.... 

 Feb. 26 

 Feb. 22 

 Feb. 4 

 ...do..-. 

 ...do.... 



Aver- Maxi- 

 age mum 



pods. pods. 



1.6 

 1.6 

 1.3 



Average 



peas per 



pods. 



3.4 



4 



1.4 



2 



1.8 



1.5 



4.3 



All of the tall, late varieties gave a fair yield. If the plants 

 had not stood so close together in the row (the distance between 

 plants being about 6 centimeters), no doubt the average produc- 

 tion for each plant would have been materially greater. The Sen- 

 ator, the Alderman, the Marrowfat, and the Horsford's Market 

 Garden produced very strong, vigorous vines that left little doubt 

 as to their being able to adapt themselves to tropical conditions. 

 The results of the first plantings were such as to leave no doubt 

 that the tall late varieties are the ones to be developed for the 

 tropical garden. 



PEAS: PROJECT 4, COOL SEASON 



Project 4 consisted of the plantings of F, seed secured from 

 several varieties, mostly early, run in project 2. All of these 

 plantings were made in January ; they consisted of the following 

 varieties: Alaska, Extra Early, Laxtonian, Prosperity, Strata- 

 gem, American Wonder, and Thomas Laxton. 



It was possible to notice a slight difference in the hardiness 

 of all of these varieties at the second planting, but this was 

 probably due to the favorable weather conditions more than to 

 any other one thing. However, there was one variety, the Strata- 

 gem, which in vigorous growth and general hardiness stood so 

 far superior to all neighboring varieties that it was easily notice- 

 able at some distance. The leaves and the stems remained dark 

 green for some time after the weaker varieties had succumbed. 

 The Stratagem did not continue to blossom and produce pods 

 longer than those in the neighboring plats, but its ability to re- 

 sist the heat and to grow vigorously for some time after the first 



