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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



It was characterized by the uniform, shining, deep golden 

 yellow color of the pods, each with a distinct band of green marking 

 the dorsal suture. Otherwise it was of Telephone type, 4 to 4 Hi 

 feet tall, with vigorous vines, covered with bright green foliage, 

 and bearing, at the same season, a good crop of pods fully as long, 

 broad and plump as those of Telephone. Except as a novelty in the 

 home garden, the yellow of the pods was a defect; and the variety 

 was not long grown. 



Top Notcher (Ref. 74) was announced by Schultz in 1910 as 

 " comparatively new " and " one of the best of the Telephone type." 

 It was probably Alderman. 



It was 5 feet high, vigorous, with dark green foliage and long, 

 dark green, well-filled pods which retained their color long after 

 shipping. 



Up-To-Date (Ref. 75) was another exhibition pea, introduced 

 by Sutton in 1912; and never, so far as known, brought to America 

 in a commercial way. 



It has been grown at the Station from seed from the originator 

 and from the University of British Columbia, the two strains showing 

 no characteristic differences. 



Pods slightly broader and smoother than those of Telephone, 

 often poorly filled, sometimes decidedly " puffy," of about the same 

 color; peas rather smaller, medium green. Later than Telephone 

 and no better as a bearer. 



Gregory's catalog of 1897 has been misread to make Up-to- 

 Date a synonym of Carter's Daisy; but the seedsman's intention 

 was only to characterize Daisy as an " up-to-date " pea. 



Itt'll (Ref. 76) has been grown experimentally at McMillan, 

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

 but probably not introduced into America commercially. It was 

 listed in 1912, perhaps earlier, by Dobbie, as a recently introduced, 

 maincrop pea which they could recommend highly. 



In our tests, too dwarf for a typical Telephone, 2pi feet tall; 

 leaflets large, quite often in 6s rather than in 4s, they and the stip- 

 ules being distinctly bluish medium green in color, very glaucous but 

 not whitened; flowers cream tinted, from the 10th node; pods often 

 paired, on long, heavy stalks; slightly shorter and not quite as plump 

 as those of Telephone, otherwise similar and of the same medium 

 green color; peas averaged more than 6, smooth, round oval, 

 quite large, not well colored; seeds mixed cream and green, well 

 wrinkled. 



In spite of the pairing of the pods the yield was no better than 

 that of Telephone, and somewhat later. 



Clipper (Ref. 77) probably originated with Sydenham about 

 1913. As there is also an Alaska type Clipper, it is difficult to say 

 which, if any, American listings of the name refer to this pea. 



Seed of it received at this Station in 1922 from the Idaho 

 Station gave a short-stemmed pea of the Alderman type; pods 

 decidedly longer, narrower; peas more numerous, smaller, rounder, 

 dark green; seeds sown almost wholly cream colored, but those 

 harvested nearly all good light green, larger and more wrinkled. 

 It was in season with Telephone and gave similar yields. Clipper 

 as grown here in 1926 from seed raised at McMillan, Mich., on the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture plats was not as tall and produced 

 shorter, broader, pods, but was otherwise very similar to the strain 

 previously grown. 



Dark Green Pixl (Ref. 78), under which name Haskell listed 

 this pea in 1913, is probably Alderman, or a selection from it, as 

 Alderman is not listed with other peas of the Telephone group 

 offered, including Admiral Dewey, and the description corresponds 

 very closely to that of Alderman in America. 



Market Gardener (Ref. 79) resulted from a cross between 

 Early Morn and Duke of Albany, both Telephone-type peas, so is 

 included here; altho its characteristics are not quite those of Tele- 

 phone, differing mainly in the comparatively shorter, slenderer, 

 and more curved Market Gardener pods. It was listed in England 

 in 1913 by Carter who at that time also maintained an American 

 branch and probably introduced the pea here about the same time. 

 It apparently never gained a foothold with commercial growers. 



It was grown at the Station from two lots of seed, one from the 

 introducer and one from the Idaho Station. These were alike, 

 except that the Idaho Strain was four days earlier. 



The plants, 3j^ to 4 x /2 feet tall; pods from the 13th node; 

 peas as many in pod as Telephone, smaller. American conditions 

 did not favor Market Gardener; for it did not produce as heavily as 

 Telephone in our tests. 



Full Crop (Ref. 80), listed by F. W. Bolgiano in 1913, was 

 said to be like Telephone but more prolific and with larger, greener 

 pods. This also may have been Alderman. 



Yankee Prince (Ref. 81), introduced by Simon in 1911, is 

 probably Alderman. As grown at this Station, it differed only in 

 very minor points from that variety; and both podded higher up on 

 the stem than most peas of the group. 



William Richardson (Ref. 84) was sent by Nutting to the 

 Royal Horticultural Society for testing in 1916 where it was highly 

 commended, and it received a similar award in 1922. It has not, 

 apparently, been in the United States commercially, but seed was 

 received here from the Idaho Station. 



A good, short-stemmed pea of Telephone type, more uniform 

 in size of pods tho these were slightly shorter, about 4 1 ± inches. 

 The curving of the pods noted in English descriptions was not 

 evident tho the tips were long-rounded, giving a somewhat curved 

 appearance. Foliage, pods and peas were of decidedly better color 

 than those of Telephone. It was several days later than Telephone, 

 and no better cropper. 



It might probably, be better placed in the pointed pod section 

 of the Large podded Dwarf group. 



Good Indeed (Ref. 82) was introduced by Kelway in 1915, 

 and has been tested by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and at 

 this Station from Idaho Station seed, but has not been listed in the 

 United States by any well-known seedsman. 



In our tests it proved a moderately tall-stemmed, branched 

 pea of Telephone type, with quite uniform, medium green pods, 

 3' s to 3 5 s inches long, slightly curved, quite well filled with large, 

 round-oval, dark green peas. Season and crop were like those of 

 Telephone. 



Late Gradus (Ref. 83) probably originated with Keeney, 

 but was introduced in 1915 by Vaughan. It was said to be a special 

 Gradus bred to fill a particular place and time, coming between the 

 last of Gradus and the first of Telephone. 



With us, from Keeney seed, it seemed much like Telephone, 

 slightly shorter, more branched, with larger, round tipped stipules; 

 pods began higher on the stem, occasionally paired, a trifle longer 

 and not as plump, or as well filled; seeds larger, and with more of 

 green in the coat color. Almost as late as Telephone and similar 

 in crop production, — good only. 



Lord Kitchener (Ref. 85) was introduced in 1916 by Sutton 

 and said to be of Duchess of York type. It was grown here from 

 British Columbia seed; but is apparently otherwise unknown in 

 America. 



Much shorter than Telephone, but hardly dwarf enough to be 

 classed with Laxtonian; pods of Telephone type and fully as large, 

 with fewer peas, and not usually well filled. It is decidedly earlier 

 than Telephone, but crops poorly under our conditions. 



Lord Leicester (Refs. 87; Jung Car. 1919 1 from a cross between 

 Gradus and Stratagem, made by Laxton, was introduced by Harri- 

 son (2), before 1917; and listed in America in 1919. It is of 

 Alderman type, tho of quite different parentage. 



As grown at this Station: Much more dwarf than in English 

 descriptions, 2 l i to 3 feet; stem stout, much branched; foliage 

 abundant, dark green, of large, square-tipped leaflets and slightly 

 larger, round-tipped stipules, both somewhat whitened; flowers 

 from about the 10th node; pods only moderately long, 3 :i 4 to 4 '4 

 inches, but broad, plump and better filled to the rounded ends than 

 most of the type; peas 6 or 7, very large, of fine dark green color. 

 It was about as early as any of the group and yielded very well, 

 much better than Telephone. 



Aristocrat (Refs. 88, 89) was announced as his in 1919 by 

 Jung, and said to be only 1 ' 3 to 1?2 feet tall; but as grown in our 

 tests it was 3 to 3 ' 2 feet tall. This is only such difference in height 

 as might be expected here, from that given in descriptions of an 

 English Aristocrat, which seems otherwise similar to Jung's Aristo- 

 crat. This English pea was introduced by Jas. Veitch in 1901. 



In our tests it was a rather short-stemmed, unbranched Tele- 

 phone with long, very broad pods, slightly curved, well filled to 

 the tip but not to the edge and rather light in color. It was late, 

 even for Telephone, but bore much better crops. 



Longfellow. Refs. 90; letters from J. T. Moreland, Pres., 

 Geo. Tait & Sons Co., Dec. 14, 1922, and from same company Jan. 

 26, 1927. Longfellow was listed by Tait in 1918 under a descrip- 

 tion previously used for Admiral Dewey. However, an early letter 

 from the firm says Longfellow was from a cross between Alderman 



