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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



( laudit Refs. 90, 102 > was introduced in 1900 by 

 J. M. Squier of Canada but a recent letter from C. M. 

 Squier says the original stock came from France. It 

 is very similar to, but not identical with. Ameer, bitter. 

 closer bred and much easier to keep true to type. The 

 pods are plumper, due to thick, meaty shells which 

 promote good keeping in market, more curved at the 

 end; and tho decidedly lighter in color, have a very 

 marked dark green stripe along the dorsal suture which 

 makes them attractive. Ameer does not show this 

 stripe noticeably, but has on the dorsum, near the tip, 

 a characteristic depression of the suture which Claudit 

 does not show. 



Claudit. as grown here, is also decidedly taller in 

 \ ine than Ameer. It is practically the same in season 

 and in productivity, the slightly longer pods and greater 

 number of peas being counterbalanced by the smaller 

 size of the peas. It is very doubtful if the two varieties 

 could be distinguished by the seeds, although those of 

 Claudit were slightly smaller as received here; and both 

 are very similar to those of Bountiful. 



Old <rl<>r\ Ref. 105 appears to have been intro- 

 duced by Breck in 1903: and it is an excellent, early. 

 almost dwarf pea. with somewhat variant, but generally 

 well compressed, dimpled or almost wrinkled, grayish 

 green seeds. As grown here recently: 



Height 1 3 4 to 2 feet: stem rather slender: few or no branches: 

 foliage moderately abundant, dark to medium green, slightly 

 whitened: flowers begin at the 11th node, both single and paired, 

 on long, slender stalks: pods about 3 inches or slightly more in 

 length, broad to medium in width and very plump, straight, and 

 pointed to rounded at the end, usually very well filled: peas 5 to 

 7. large, round, almost globular, medium green, ready fcr use earlier 

 than most dimpled peas, and so numerous as to give a good to very 

 good crop. 



It seems a very worthy variety for this group, but 

 is not widely known. 



1 ssei s l;ir Ref. 113 is of English origin, said to 

 have been introduced by Cullen, probably about 1904. 

 It has been listed in this country, and seed of it was 

 sent to the Station for testing in 1924. It does not 

 differ noticeably from several other recent English peas 

 of this group; but was one of the best pod producers 

 and fairly early, tho the pods fill slowly and not very well; 

 so that the actual yield of peas is not above the average. 

 The peas are very large and of better quality than many 

 other dimpled peas. The seeds are rather large, pitted, 

 but not wrinkled; and vary much in color. 



Acquisition. Refs. 119. 120; Sutton Car. 1914. 

 An Acquisition was introduced by Baker in 1909, 

 and said to be a sport found in a field of Stratagem ; 

 but enough of description is not given to prove this the 

 same or different from the Acquisition announced as 

 new by Sutton in 1914 and described as a larger, darker- 

 podded Bountiful. They are at least exceedingly similar; 

 but American introductions are evidently of the Sutton 

 stock, so the question of identity must remain unsettled. 

 This is the more true since two lots of seed of Acquisition, 

 obtained from the same seedsman in different years, were 

 themselves different and gave quite different plants, 

 pods and crops. It is possible that one of these strains 



was really Early Bird, as Acquisition is by some given as 

 a synonym of that variety. 



Characters of the strain which seem to correspond K 

 English descriptions: Height 2 ' _• feet, with a few basal branches: 

 foliage medium in amount and in greenness, with large, broad 

 leaflets and slightly larger stipules, blunt to rounded at the tip; 

 flowers at the 11th node: pods single on long stalks, very long. 

 4 to 4'_> inches, occasionally almost 5, broad, fairly plump, straight, 

 with pointed ends, late in filling and rarely perfectly filled; peas 

 5-6, very large, oblong, whitish green or light green; seeds large 

 <94 to the ounce I semi-smooth to pitted, round oval, bluish or 

 grayish cream. 



The other strain had much smaller seeds, was shorter in vim, 

 without branches, with foliage more whitened, small not broad 

 leaflets, and sharp-tipped stipules; flowered at the 8th or 9th node 

 and bore shorter pods, rarely 3 inches long, somewhat broader, 

 with one-third more peas, which were decidedly smaller. 



The season of the two strains differed but little, 

 both early midseason; but the small-seeded strain gave 

 distinctly better crops. 



Neither strain warranted the praise given Acquisi- 

 tion in England, and by some growers in America; but 

 the pods of the large-seeded strain are very attractive; 

 and if well filled and more abundant would make Acquisi- 

 tion a fine variety. It is evidently quite sensitive to 

 variations in soil and seasonal conditions. 



Superb. Refs. 124. 125. Laxton sent Superb to 

 the Royal Horticultural Society tests in 1911, and it 

 was again tested in 1913, 1917, and 1920, receiving the 

 award Highly Commended in the latter year It has 

 been listed by several American seedsmen, first in 1919, 

 and was grown in our tests from two different seed stocks, 

 one from England. The strains differed but little. 



Very dwarf, 1 ' 4 to 1 ' '> feet, with '°ng pods, 3'j to 4 inches, 

 slightly curved, with pointed or rounded ends. The foliage from 

 the English seed was lighter in color, with larger leaflets and stipules, 

 blossoms higher on the vine, pods lighter colored, with more and 

 smaller peas, and ready about 5 days earlier. The seeds of both 

 were large, oval, or cblong, flattened and mixed cream and green. 

 Both gave good crops, that from the acclimated American seed 

 the better. 



Carter's Early Superb is apparently a first early pea, 

 developed from Superb, and very similar to it. This 

 is probably not yet known in the United States. 



Wonderful Ref. 141 was introduced in 1921 by 

 Schell; and as grown here seems an improvement on 

 practically all the dimpled peas tested, as the crops 

 were good to very good, pods large, dark green and 

 attractive, and the peas large and remarkably sweet for 

 the type. 



Height 1 3 4 feet' stem stout, almost erect, occasionally branched 

 at the base, dense, medium to dark green foliage, of 4-5 exceedingly 

 large leaflets and larger stipules rounded and slightly waved at the 

 tip, distinctly glaucous and resistant to disease; pods single and 

 paired, begin at the 10th node on long, stout stalks. 4 1 ( 4 , inches 

 long, broad, moderately plump, straight, with pointed to long rounded 

 ends, not quite perfectly filled: peas averaging 8, large, round oval, 

 indented, with peculiar, almost conical tips: seeds very large, com- 

 pressed, nearly wrinkled and of a distinct bluish cream to bluish 

 green or light green color. The pods are ready in early midseason. 



World Beater fRef. 148 1. cataloged by Williams 

 in 1923, seems to vary as much or more in seeds than any 

 other dimpled pea. Those received here in 1924 were 

 hardly more than smooth peas with one-third or one- 



