GARDEW PEA 



BUTTERFLY PEA 



Centrosema virginianum var. grandifldrum. 



Centrosema, Greek, with spurred standard. 



Stem. — Twining, two to six feet high. 

 Leaves. — Pinnately compound; leaflets three to seven. 

 Flowers. — Papilionaceous, one to four in the axils of the leaves, showy, 

 violet-purple. 



Standard. — Spurred on the back; keel broad; style bearded at the 

 apex. 



Pod. — Straight, four to five inches long. 



The Butterfly Pea naturally grows in sandy woods, southward, 

 and was introduced to cultivation many years ago, but, neglected, 

 dropped out of sight. It now reappears in the variety grandi- 

 florum, and is highly recommended as a hardy and desirable 

 perennial vine, blooming the first season from seed. There is a 

 white variety. 



GARDEN PEA 



Pisum sativum. 



Pisum, derived from piso, to beat; referring to the manner of 

 separating the seeds from the pods or grinding them into flour. 



The common Pea of our markets, glabrous and glaucous, tendril- 

 climbing. Annual. Native of Asia. 



Stem. — ^Weak, climbing by leaf -tendrils. 



Leaves. — Compound, of one to three pairs of leaflets, the leaf ending 

 in a tendril or point; stipules large and leafy; leaflets oval or ovate. 

 Flowers. — Papilionaceous, white, few, on axillary peduncles. 

 Calyx. — Oblique at base; the lobes more or less leafy. 

 Standard. — Obovate or orbicular; wings adhering to the keel. 

 Style. — Mostly rigid, widened above, bearded down the inner margin. 

 Pods. — Oblong; seeds globular, five to ten in a pod. 



The Garden Pea has been modified by cultivation into several 

 well-marked races and many varieties. With one exception all 



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