THE PEAS. 175 
Leguminous Plants. 
Of the Pra (Piswm sativum) there are two piincipal 
varieties cultivated in England, the Field or Gray Hog 
Pea, and the Garden Pea. The latter alone requires our 
attention here. Its chief subvarieties are— 
Early Frame, Richardson’s Eclipse 
Early Charlton, Tall Marrowfat, 
Early White Warwick, Knight's Tall Marrowfet, 
Early Emperor _ ; Knight’s Dwarf Marrowfat, 
Champion of England, _ Green or Blue Prussian, 
Hair’s Mammoth Dwarf Marrow, White Prussian, 
Bishop’s Early Dwarf, — Sugar, Dwarf and Tall. 
The first three are suitable for early crops, and the others 
for successional supplies. The Karly Emperor, Champion 
of England, and Hair’s Mammoth Dwarf Marrow, have of 
late risen into repute, as being very prolific. In the Sugar 
Pea, of which there are twe sorts, the tall and dwarf, the 
inner tough, filmy lining of the pod is absent: the young 
legumes of these may therefore be used like kidney-beans, 
and form an agreeable dish. Richardson’s Eclipse is 
early, very prolific, and remarkable for the great length of 
the -pods. 
The first crop of peas is sown in England about the be- 
ginning of November, in front of a south wall; and these, 
after they have appeared above ground, are defended by 
*spruce-fir branches, or other spray, throughout the winter. 
In January and February other sowings are made, and 
sometimes the seed is put up into flower-pots and boxes, 
and the young. plants afterwards plunged out in spring, 
either singly or two or three together, taking care to keep 
a portion of earth adhering. From the end of February 
moderate sowing should be made twice a month till the 
