New. Principles of Gardening. P29 
(1.) The marrow Peafe, vulgarly called marrow fat Peafe. 
(2.) The fugar Peafe, yulgarly called fugar Polands. 
(3.) The grey or blew Roncivals, or Dutch Admiral, and 
(4.) The Spanifa Marratta., >. «> cw bee ehiw 
And befides all thefe,there are many other Kinds, which are very 
difficult to diftinguifh from the abovenam’d, fome few excepted, 
whofe Names I fhall forbear to mention, knowing that thefe 
Sorts are. not, only the very beft Kinds, but will faffice. for 
any. Garden , and plentifully furnifh the grandeft Table re- 
quisedas fad biov10 tor rodiisn om vod fit noiniqO sidminnt 
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2. Their Defcription. 
_. To defcribe the Forms of the Leaves, Shoots, Cods, and 
Seed would be very unneceflary, they being fo well known; 
therefore I:fhall.only take: notice of the difference ‘of their 
Growth. 
Firft then, all Sorts of Hotfpurs and Readings are of a mid- 
ling Growth, rifing (when fticked) about two Feet and half 
in height, producing their Blofloms at their feveral Joints, 
from the bottom to their. Tops, which are of a white Co- 
lour, with a purple fpot in their middle. The firft Bloffoms 
are from the firft or fecond Joints, which at firft appearing 
before they are in Bloffom, are then faid to be in Be// (a term 
ufed by Gardiners only.) The Bloffoms of all other Peafe 
that are white, are of the fame Colour, but the Blofloms of 
thofe Peafe as are grey, or any other Colour, are of a tran- 
{parent blew on the outer Parts, and a very fine purple mix’d 
with crimfon within. ' 
The Rofe Peafe, fo called in regard to their Blofloms, which 
are produced at the extreme part of the Haulm (growing 
about the fame height as the Hotfpur) in a cet Tato 3 
Clufter, i tride deggie . osweagsQe tdjon 
The Dwarf Peafe, fo named from the fmalinefs of their 
Growth, their Haulm being feldom above one Foot in height ; 
‘tis. a great Bearer, and a very fweet kind of Pea. ‘There are 
avery fhort kind of Dwarf Peafe, that I have-raifed very carly 
on gentle Hot-Beds, which have. produced great Quantities 
during the Months of Feéruary, March and April, that feldom 
rife higher’ than fix or eight Inches, and altho’ fo very fmall, 
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