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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



through similarity of name to Veitch Victor, which follows; but it is 

 described with Victor in the second section of this group. 



Veitch \ i< lor. Refs. 30; Barnard Cat. 1921. Victor origi- 

 nated with Veitch (.1) and received an Award of Merit from the 

 Royal Horticultural Society in 1910. It was apparently first listed 

 in America in 1921. 



As grown in our recent tests, nearly a foot shorter than Dwarf 

 Telephone, stout-stemmed and erect, with branches almost entirely 

 medial, darker and larger foliage, decidedly whitened, having round- 

 tipped stipules with heavier teeth near base; pods dark green. 3 1 _. 

 to 4 ] 4 inches, broader, hardly as plump, rather more pointed at the 

 ends and not quite so well filled, tho normally with two or three more, 

 lighter colored peas. These were large, oblong, and flattened almost 

 to disk-shape in well-filled pods. The seeds were much larger than 

 those of Dwarf Telephone, oblong, very much indented and flattened, 

 fully and deeply wrinkled, but rather coarsely, and from light green 

 to deep green in color. Good to very good crops of pods were ready 

 in early midseason, and the peas were of high quality. 



Record. Refs. 31: Breck Car. 1914; letter from Breck, 

 Mar. 14, 1927. Record came to America from W. W. Johnson 

 in 1913. As grown at the Station, the Record, in plant at least, 

 seemed like World Record, and a recent letter from the Amer- 

 ican introducer says Johnson's name for it was World Record. 

 Johnson's stock probably came from Sutton. 



Commander Ref. 53 was listed as new by Eckford in 1908, 

 but apparently has never reached America except for tests. 



It is very similar to World Record but with glaucous, heavier 

 foliage, the leaflets as well as the round-tipped stipules showing 

 serrations, on the former as notches near the tip; flowers much higher 

 on the stem, 13th node, and occasionally, like the pods, in pairs; 

 pods very' much larger than those of World Record, 4 to 4 '■'■ * inches 

 for the general run, but often 3} 2 inches only; broad, not plump, 

 straight but sometimes distorted thru poor filling, with long-rounded 

 ends; peas 7 to 8 in well-filled pods, of medium size, not compressed, 

 oval, medium green in color and of only fair quality; seeds much like 

 those of World Record, but lighter, more bluish green in color. 



Commander is a second early or early midseason variety of 

 better than good productivity, hardly very good. 



Peacemaker iRef. 34 distinct from the Telephone-like pea 

 later named by Kelway, was introduced by Ebbert about 1906. It 

 was a dwarf (2 feet tall , second early variety, bearing paired pods, 

 slightly curved at tip, with long-rounded ends and small tips, and 

 containing 10 peas. It has been found only in the catalogs of this 

 company, but carried by them until 1925. 



Oatawa Ref. 35 was brought from the Pacific coast by 

 Leonard, some time before 1907. The name, of Chinook Indian 

 origin, means " get up and get." It is said to be earlier and more 

 dwarf than Potlatch ; and the latter is a midseason pea about 2 ' . 

 feet tall. Clatawa has " pods like Telephone." 



Dainty Duchess (Ref. 36 is an English pea, brought to the 

 United States in 1907 by Johnson Seed Co. 



The variety was grown here from British Columbia seed. 

 Similar to World Record, but not quite as tall, 1 3 4 feet, with much 

 more abundant and darker green foliage, and larger, rounded stipules; 



flowers much higher, 14th node; pods 3'£ to 3}^ inches long, not 

 quite as broad nor as plump, heavy walled and smoother, and rather 

 better filled; peas indented, oval to oblong, very well colored; seeds 

 light bluish green, and bluish white rather than cream. It was ready 

 with Dwarf Telephone, late midseason, and gave a better crop. 



Laxtonian Hybrid. Seed of this pea, of unknown origin, 

 was received at the Station from the University of British Columbia 

 and by them from the Dominion Experimental Farm at Sydney. 

 It was half the height of Laxtonian; with pods of almost the same 

 size but more uneven. For the size of the plants it bore as well as 

 Laxtonian and was the same in season. 



Mount Rainier. Ref. 38. In 1907 the Mount Rainier 

 pea was already well known and said to be yearly increasing in favor 

 in the State of Washington; but seems never to have been known in 

 the East, and was discarded commercially some time after 1913. 



It was a robust, heavy-stemmed variety, 2 to 3 feet tall, and 

 needing support, with rich green foliage; pods, from the illustration 

 given, often paired, on long stalks, straight, somewhat slender but 

 plump, with long-rounded or pointed ends without tips: peas 6 to 10, 

 large, succulent. It was a late midseason or maincrop pea. 



Early Duke Ref. 41 \ originated with Carter as a Blue 

 Express x Duke of Albany cross, and was introduced, after several 

 years' testing, in 1913. 



Except as included by Carter in his American catalogs and as 

 grown at this Station and by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Early Duke appears unknown in America. It may be called a 

 slightly taller, earlier Discovery, with shorter, plumper, slightly 

 curved pods, and rather fewer, smaller, and lighter colored peas 

 i3'4 to 3 3 4 inches': branches few: foliage less abundant, lighter in 

 fundamental color and more whitened, but the stipules are notice- 

 ably darker in color than the leaflets. Season same as Laxtonian, 

 but the yield is poor. 



Lancashire Lad (Ref. 43 is an English pea, sent to the Royal 

 Horticultural Society for testing in 1911, by Yates, and later listed 

 by at least two seedsmen. Except in tests at this Station and by 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture, probably unknown in the 

 United States. One of the dwarfest of the group, less than a foot 

 tall as grown here, tho 2 J 2 feet tall in England, in season with Dwarf 

 Telephone, with shorter and plumper pods, and a better cropper. 

 Dc6ance (Ref. 48 1 was listed by Darling before 1913; but did 

 not originate with them. It seems to differ from any English pea 

 of the name, and is not Laxton's Dwarf Defiance, a Stratagem type 

 pea, tho similar to it in some ways. 



Grown in our tests from Idaho Station seed; about 2 feet tall, 

 with a few fairly well-developed medial branches; foliage rather 

 scanty, medium to dark green, with very large leaflets and stipules; 

 flowers large, white, distinctly shaded green, borne from the 13th 

 node up; pods 3 '4 to 4 inches long, sometimes much smaller, rather 

 narrow for the group, not very plump, long rounded or pointed 

 with dorsal slant, medium green in color, usually well filled, but 

 noticeably hard to shell; peas 4 to 8, large, more or less indented, oval 

 to oblong, yellowish dark green. The seeds were medium green 

 in color. One of the latest varieties in the group, requiring 10 weeks 

 from mid-May sowing; not productive, either with us or at McMil- 

 lan, Mich., where it was also studied. 



MINOR VARIETIES IN ADVANCER GROUP 



Princess of Wales (Refs 4. 5; U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. (Agr.) 

 1865 was introduced by Sutton about 1864, and listed in the report 

 on Agriculture of the U. S. Patent Office in 1865, but apparently 

 did not find favor in America. It was grown in England for half a 

 century at least, and was also long known in France. In trials by 

 the Royal Horticultural Society, Princess of Wales, Turner's Won- 

 derful, Carter's not Sutton's 1 Prince of Wales and Yorkshire Hero 

 were all considered identical with McLean Favorite. 



It was very prolific, like Advancer, but later, with shorter, 

 somewhat broader pods, clustered near top of plant, and very light- 

 colored peas. 



Dr. McLean. Refs 8, 9 Gregory Car. 1879; S. Dak. Sta. 

 Bui 91:5. 1905. The Dr. McLean pea was raised and introduced 

 by Turner, about 1875. and named for one of England's most famous 

 pea breeders. It is said to be a seedling of Advancer, resembling it 

 in many ways, but in England considered superior. It was brought 

 to the United States in 1878 but never found such favor here as did 

 Advancer. 



Height 2}-£ to 3J^ feet; stems stout, branched; pods often 

 paired from 12th node, bringing them well toward tops of plants, 



rather like those of Stratagem, arched but little curved, 3 to 4 inches 

 long, with long-rounded or pointed, tipless ends, whitish green in 

 color, wrinkling early. Season that of Advancer, but pods ripen 

 more slowly. 



An Improved Dr. McLean, from entirely different breeding, 

 was introduced by Sutton about 1896, and reached the United 

 States for trial about 10 years later, but, like the older form, has 

 been little grown. It has better pods, larger, with more blunt ends, 

 and more and smaller peas. Both forms were grown here in recent 

 tests and the older one in 1884 also. 



Edinburg Beauty. Refs. 10; Rural N. Y., 41:562. 1882; 

 Kans. Sta. Rpt. 2:163. 1890. Edinburg Beauty was advertised 

 in 1881 by two leading English seedsmen; but it seems to have been 

 noticed more frequently in America than in England. It was 

 introduced here, apparently by Cleveland, about 1882. The notices 

 are mainly those of tests at stations, including this one, and on other 

 trial grounds. 



An improved Advancer, slightly earlier, prolific: height 1 J^ 

 feet, stocky, very short internodes: foliage green, leaflets 2-4, 

 rather small, narrow; rather uneven, 1 Yz to 3 inches long (usually 



