DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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the pods being much more rounded at the tip than as shown in the 

 catalogs. Except for this slight pod difference Enormous would be 

 called a finer type of improved Telephone, with better colored peas, 

 much more productive, but possibly a little later. 



Monarch Refs. 50, 51) appears to have been introduced, or 

 improved, by Sharpe about 1900, when given an Award of Merit by 

 the Royal Horticultural Society, and was grown in South Dakota 

 in 1904. Of Duke of Albany type, about 4 feet tall, and " one of the 

 best yielding peas in existence." 



Sutton Perpetual Ref. 52 '. introduced in 1889, is entirely 

 distinct from Walker's Perpetual Bearer, a much older pea of the 

 Ne Plus Ultra group, and does not appear to have come to America. 



Pods paired, of Telephone size and shape, but broadening 

 gradually from neck to tip, which is usually slanted dorsally as well 

 as ventrally; handsome in appearance, good green in color, but 

 wrinkle early. Height 2 ' 2 to 4 feet, branched at base and above: 

 flowers from 12th to 14th node: it begins maturing a little later than 

 Telephone and bears for a long time, being quite resistant to mildew. 



Kouuh Kider Ref. 53 was a selected Telephone introduced 

 by Salzer in 1902: and, according to a letter from that firm dated 

 Nov. 20. 1926, was discarded in favor of Alderman. Its height was 

 given as 2 ' 2 feet. 



Centenary Marrowfat tRefs. 54, 55) was listed in Sutton's 

 1900 catalog but in some later ones the name was shortened to 

 Centenary. Seed of the variety under this name came to us from 

 British Columbia, but Centenary Marrowfat was the name on the 

 packet of seeds from this source that later produced a pea quite 

 similar in many respects to Eckford Centenary, yet hardly indenti- 

 fiable as that variety. 



As grown here Sutton's Centenary Marrowfat was of very good 

 Telephone type, branched both at ground and above; pods begin- 

 ning at 16th node, occasionally paired, 4 to 4" s inches long, broad, 

 oval or flat in cross section, with heavy, wrinkled walls, not plump, 

 fairly well colored; peas 6—7, large, dark green. It was nearly a week 

 later than Telephone and more productive. The variety from the 

 other packet of British Columbia seeds resembled the one just 

 described in vine characters though not as tall and with broader 

 leaflets and much larger stipules; but the pods were more than half 

 an inch shorter, of similar shape but appearing broader because of 

 the diminished length, and contained fewer and smaller peas. It 

 did not give as good crops as Telephone. 



Eckford Centenary, listed as new in 1906 by Eckford, was called 

 an excellent maincrop variety, 3 feet tall, and illustrations showed 

 long pods, smoother and more curved than those of Telephone. 



Sharpe Standard (Ref. 56) originated with Sharpe before 

 1900, when it received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society. Rarely listed in America. Said to have been of 

 Alderman type, but superior in every way to that variety. 



As grown at McMillan, Mich., in U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture tests: Height 4 to 4 J 2 feet; stem very smooth, light colored, 

 almost round below, with few branches; leaflets and stipules very 

 large, medium green, but much whitened and with wide white veins; 

 flowers begain at the 14th or 15th node, very large with faint pinkish 

 flush; pods on long rigid stalks, 3 3 4 to 4 inches long, broad, straight 

 with long-rounded ends and usually a dorsal slant, bringing the 

 small tip near the center; peas about 9, large. Ready for picking in 

 midseason and crop good to very good. 



Sutton Masterpiece. Refs. 57; S. Dak. Sta. Bui. 91:7. 

 1905; Farquhar Car. 1911. This Masterpiece, originated by Sutton 

 in 1901. was grown in a test at the South Dakota Station in 1904 

 and listed commercially in the United States in 1911. 



It is a robust, maincrop pea, 2}/% to 3J/2 feet tall, with dark 

 green foliage and pods; latter usually paired, long, broad, straight, 

 with long rounded or pointed, tipless ends, rather coarsely wrinkled 

 at picking time; peas 7 or more, large, dark green. In the South 

 Dakota test the peas cooked quickly, were soft, of good color and 

 flavor, and moderately juicy and sweet. 



Teddy Roosevelt Refs. 60, 61. 621, introduced or renamed 

 by Northrup, is Duke of Albany, or a selection from it. 



As grown here, only the slightest, unimportant differences 

 could be seen. No evidence was found to support the introducer's 

 claim that it " shells out almost twice as many peas as Telephone " 

 to a bushel of pods. It bloomed and podded somewhat more freely 

 than Telephone, and the pods were darker in color. 



Summer Queen (Ref. 63 1 was listed by Wood, Stubbs & Co. 

 as early as 1901, and was still carried by them in 1926, tho not listed 

 by others. 



They give the height, at various times, 2 '2 and 3'o feet; but 

 in our tests, from the firm's seed, it was 5 feet; more branched than 

 Telephone; foliage scantier, lighter colored, very coarse, with round- 

 tipped, lightly clasping stipules; tendrils slender; flowers rather few, 

 began high on the stem; pods Telephone-like, not broad nor as well 

 filled; peas rather smaller than those of Telephone and less uniform 

 in shape, occasionally quite irregular. Decidedly earlier in season 

 than Telephone, but not a good cropper. 



Exhibition Refs. 64, 65 1 was sent to the Royal Horticultural 

 Society for testing in 1908 by Carter; and in 1908, Vaughan listed as 

 new Vaughan's Best Exhibition, which by comparison of descrip- 

 tions seems to be very similar to Carter's pea, if not identical with 

 it. Carter received an Award of Merit for Exhibition in 1910, but 

 such commendation was denied in 1918. 



The variety was as late, if not later than Telephone, taller, 

 with darker, 5-inch pods, sometimes paired, of Telephone shape. 

 Vaughan says " unusually productive " and " pods really giants." 



Premier. Ref. 68. Among various Premier peas, none was 

 listed in American catalogs when our tests began in 1922, but seed 

 of one variety came to us from the Idaho Station of whose identity 

 we are not quite certain, as it differs in one or more characteristic 

 points from McLean's, Eckford's, or Nellis' Premier. It corre- 

 sponds, to some extent, to a Premier sent to the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society for testing in 1911, by Bell & Bieberstedt, but not 

 enough details are given in the descriptions of that pea to say whether 

 or not the two are identical. 



As grown here it was a Telephone pea of very good type, much 

 like Prince Edward. Height 3 ' 2 to 4) 2 feet, considerably branched; 

 foliage delicate dark green; pods large, dark green; peas large, long- 

 oval, of fine color; seeds sown were smaller than any of the Telephone 

 type except Empress of India, perhaps due to their growth in a dry 

 season in Idaho, as the peas and crop seeds were large. It ranked 

 with Telephone in productivity. 



Sutton Superlative (Ref. 69) was introduced by Sutton in 

 1906, and probably not grown commercially in America. The 

 stock we tested came from the trial plats of the Idaho Station. 



Quite dwarf and bushy for a Telephone pea, 2 3 4-3^ feet 

 tall; branches many, at base and middle of the stem; stem slender, 

 enlarging toward the top; foliage like that of Telephone; pods excel- 

 lent examples of the type, of medium size, 3Jg to 4 3 s inches long, 

 broad, moderately plump, quite uniform, of good color; peas 7 to 9, 

 fair sized, dark green. It is distinctly later than Telephone and not 

 a heavy bearer. 



Petoskey (Ref. 70) was listed in 1908 by Darling and consid- 

 ered distinct from Telephone, Duke of Albany and Alderman, as 

 all four varieties are listed together in some of this firm's catalogs. 

 It seems to have been a selection from one of these : 



Productive, but late, with short (3j£-4 feet I, strong, " stocky " 

 stems; abundant, coarse, light green foliage; and " immense," dark, 

 rich-colored pods, filled to the ends. 



Harvestman (Ref. 71), an Express x Duke of Albany cross, 

 was introduced by Carter before 1912. It is unknown in this 

 country except thru non-commercial trials. It was grown here in 

 1926, and seems a fine late Telephone, with large, medium green 

 foliage and pods, and rather lighter colored peas. In England it 

 was held superior to Duke of Albany but here hardly separable from 

 it by description. Actual comparison was not made, since the two 

 peas were not grown in the same season. 



Home Garden (Ref. 72) was cataloged in 1909 by Moore, 

 and was dwarf. As grown here in recent years, from seed obtained 

 from the introducers, it was a Telephone-type pea. 



Stems 4 to 5 feet long, very stout; branches few, medial; 

 foliage very coarse, dark green but much whitened; pods hardly as 

 large as those of the better peas of the group, but dark green in 

 color, plump, very well filled; peas about 7, very large, compressed 

 and indented, finely colored. It was later than Telephone, but 

 giving a better total crop. 



A letter from the Moore Seed Co., Jan. 25, 1927, says the true 

 Home Garden is dwarf, but that other peas vary greatly in height 

 on different soils in the vicinity of Philadelphia, so Home Garden 

 may be taller on heavy soils. Home Garden, as cataloged, would 

 belong in the pointed pod section of Large-podded Dwarf peas. 



Golden King (Ref. 73) originated in Germany and was intro- 

 duced into America in 1909 by Livingston. It reached England at 

 about the same time. 



