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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Horticultural Society. It is said to be an Early Morn I Duke of 

 Albany cross. When introduced its pods were considered largest 

 of the curved " Marrowfat *' type. In America it is not sufficiently 

 wrinkled nor good enough in quality to place it in the class of such 

 peas as Alderman or Duke of Albany. 



. wrinkled seeded parents, its seeds are pitted and indented 

 only, oval in shape, medium in si.'c. and usually light bluish cream in 

 Height medium. 3 ' .. to 4 feet, without branches; foliage 

 moderately abundant, green, somewhat whitened and with little 

 14th to loth node; pods single, on long, thick, 

 stalks, good deep green in color, from 3 1 i to 4 inches long, generally 

 shghtk curved, quite broad, moderately plump, usually not filled 

 to the edge, but filled to the end. which is long-rounded to rounded 

 without a distinct tip; peas 5 to 8, large, round or indented in cross 

 section and oval or oblong longitudinally. The crops at the Station 

 have been produced in midseason, and poor, but in England it is 

 said to bear heavily. 



This differs from Hurst International, which was given an 

 Award of Merit at Wialey in lQ'ri Rov. Hort. Soc. Jour. .">2:Uix 

 1927 . and is not yet known in the United States 



Kr«i«l kin:: Kit IIS was introduced by Livingston as a 

 hardy selection from Gradus, earlier because it can be sown earlier, 

 and with more and larger pods. It was apparently a dimpled, 

 cream-seeded pea. 



I .ili-in. in Ref. 121 was introduced in 1910 by Sharpe as an 

 earlier and much improved Pilot. 



As grown here it was not earlier than Pilot, but the pods were 

 decidedly darker in color, rather smaller but more uniform in size, 

 and much better filled, with much better colored peas. Like so 

 many English peas, it was disappointing in yield, but may improve 

 in this respect. In England the pods are generally paired; but were 

 not in our tests; nor were the peas often more than 5 in number, 

 tho one American introducer speaks of 8 or 9. 



Benefactor. Ref. 128. Holmes raised Benefactor and Hurst 

 introduced it prior to 1913. It greatly resembles Welcome, a green- 

 seeded dimpled pea. It was tested here for two years; and found 

 a very early, very good variety of this class. 



Plants almost dwarf, 1 ! 4 to 2 feet i3'j feet in England . 

 rather slender and drooping with the very good crop it produced; 

 pods from 6th or 7th node, single, on moderately long, rather slender 

 stalks, about 3 inches long, broad, moderately plump, straight or 

 slightly curved, and well filled both to the edge and the pointed, 

 tipless end; peas usually 5. large, compressed to an almost square 

 cross section, oblong longitudinally, and medium green in color; 

 seeds very large, oval or angular, truly " dimpled." cream to rather 

 dark green in color over dark yellow under-color. 



(•hi I ogland Ref. 129 1 originated with Kelway and was 

 introduced in 1913. 



As grown here, tall-vined, 4 feet, with some branches; foliage 

 moderately abundant, dark green; crops good to very good; pods 

 long, moderately broad and plump, straight, rather light -colored, 

 with long-rounded ends and small straight tips; peas 5 to 7, large, 

 round or oblong, green to dark-green: seeds medium sized, round 

 to oval, dimpled, indented or somewhat wrinkled and bright cream 

 in color. It was late, requiring for filled pods nearly ten weeks from 

 near the middle of May. 



Earij Record. Ref. 130. Simon & Son listed this pea in 

 1915 as " a selection of the rounder seeds from Gradus," that can 

 be sown before Gradus, retains its earliness, and gives more and 

 larger pods. It was listed by the firm for a few years; but dropped 

 later, so was not tested here. 



Earlieal Springtime Refs. 131, 132 1 was introduced about 

 1915. by F. W. Bolgiano as a round-seeded variety, with very long 

 pods and peas as large as those of Gradus. As grown here from seed 

 twice obtained from the originator it proved a variant type, the 



■ts showing differences in size, color and amount of dimpling 

 of seeds, similar to those noted on our grounds between dealers' seeds 

 and crop seeds of other dimpled varieties. 



Height 3 to 3' 2 feet, stem decidedly enlarged above, 

 unbranched: foliage medium green, sometimes whitened, of from 



4 large leaflets and very large stipules, rounded at the tip and 



with few large teeth near the base; flowers single on long, thick stalks. 



14th node; pods 3 inches long, broad, moderately plump, 



straight, filled to the rounded end, but not to the edge; peas 5 or 



6, large, medium-green; seeds of the two strains weighed 90 and 105 



■ ounce, the larger size being accompanied, as in Station expe- 

 rience with other varieties, with increased green color and roughened 

 seed coat. The pods were ready before midseason; but the crops 

 were not good. 



Johnson Victor (Refs. 133. 134 1 originated with W. W. 

 Johnson, before 1916, when tested by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. As grown here for two seasons: 



Height 2 ' ■> to 3 feet ; pods 3 ' ■_• to 4 inches long, slightly curved, 

 with long-rounded or pointed ends, of rather poor color and not 

 well filled; peas large, quite irregular in shape, medium green; late 

 midseason: crops only fair, not good. English descriptions make 

 the seeds grayish green, but those sown here were distinctly cream, 

 changing to green in the harvested seeds. 



Britisher. Ref. 137. In 1918 Kelway sent this pea for 

 testing by the Royal Horticultural Society, but neither in this year 

 nor in two subsequent tests did it receive special commendation. 



In our tests it was slightly shorter and more slender in vine 

 than Old England, two or three days earlier, with slightly shorter 

 but plumper pods, rounder ends and larger, greener peas. The 

 seeds also were distinctly larger, with a very decided tendency to 

 become green and more wrinkled. The crop was about the same 

 as that of Old England, possibly fewer pods, but better filled. The 

 pods were rarely or never paired, tho so described in English 

 references. 



Morning <.l«>r\. Ref. 139. This dwarf and very early pea 

 was introduced in 1920 by J. Bolgiano. As grown here: 



Height 2 feet or less: stem slender and drooping, unbranched; 

 foliage moderate in amount, light green, often decidedly whitened, 

 but with little bloom, with large leaflets in 2s or 4s, and very large 

 round-tipped stipules; flowers single, from the 8th node; pods 2 ' j to 

 3 inches long, broad, moderately plump, straight, long-pointed, 

 light colored and poorly filled; peas 3 to 5, very large, round to oval, 

 medium to dark green in color. When sown May 22, in a hot, dry 

 season, pods were ready to pick in 6 weeks, but the crop was poor. 



Under moister and cooler conditions when the pods could 

 lengthen and fill, this should be a good, early, market pea. 



\\ arrior. Warrior came originally from Kelway who intro- 

 duced it before 1920. It is much like Telegraph, but with cream- 

 colored seeds. It was grown here for two seasons, from seed sent 

 by the Idaho Station in 1922: 



Stems tall, 5 feet, slender, unbranched; foliage abundant, 

 light green, slightly whitened, with small leaflets in 6s and somewhat 

 larger stipules; pods single, from 13th node, extra long, broad to 

 medium, moderately plump, straight or slightly curved, with pointed 

 or long-rounded ends, not well filled; but when good, they contained 

 6 to 8 or more large, oval peas of medium green color; seeds of medium 

 size, mostly bright cream in color, round, but much indented, 

 dimpled and wrinkled. 



Klondike Refs. 144; letter Buist, Dec. 15, 1926> was 

 introduced by Buist about 1916, the stock coming from a farmer 

 who had grown it for many years. It many respects it resembles 

 the old variety, William the First, and may be derived from it. It 

 is unlike the more recently introduced dimpled peas, seeming to be 

 fixed in seed-type without the tendency to vary which marks so 

 many others of the group. It was grown here for three seasons. 



More dwarf than William the First, 2 l 2 feet; stems slender, 

 sometimes branched; foliage medium in density and medium green 

 in color, with small leaflets in 4s and very large stipules rounded at 

 the tip, both leaflets and stipules decidedly whitened and somewhat 

 glaucous; pods usually under 3'j inches in length, sometimes quite 

 short, moderately broad and plump giving a round-oval cross-sec- 

 tion, straight or slightly curved, pointed at the end, usually filled 

 to the edge but not to the tip; peas 5 or 6, very large, round or 

 indented, oblong, dark green: seeds medium to large, cream, much 

 indented, sometimes almost square and widely pitted or almost 

 wrinkled. The pods were ready in early midseason and the crops 

 good. 



Johnson Glory Ref. 1 34 1 was sent to Wisley for trial in 1922 

 and said to have been introduced by W. W. Johnson. 



It has been grown at the Station for three seasons, from seed 

 sent by the Idaho Station. 



It seems very similar to the old Glory 'Gilson's!, rather shorter 

 in vine, darker of foliage, slightly longer podded, with larger peas 

 and slightly larger seeds. Though sown at different dates it appears 

 to be of the same season as the older variety, a second or third early. 

 It gave fair to good crops. 



SEEDS GREEN 

 Tall Green Marrow Refs. 1 5 is distinct from the Tall 

 Green Wrinkled Marrow bred and segregated by Knight. Knight's 

 Marrows were all truly wrinkled peas, but this had only compressed 

 and very slightly wrinkled seeds, probably close to our dimpled peas. 

 It was described, with numerous synonyms, in 1834, and again at 



