DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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and Duke of Albany and a later one that it was a selection from 

 Sharpe Queen. There is very little difference between Longfellow, 

 Duke of Albany. Admiral Dewey, and Alderman, but Longfellow 

 was thought to have a trifle larger pods. 



As grown here, the average length of Longfellow pods was 

 second to Duke of Albany, and greater than that of Admiral Dewey 

 and Alderman grown the same seasons. The differences were 

 minute, however, and might easily have been changed in direction 

 by slight soil variations or by using larger or smaller numbers of 

 pods for measurement. In another season and from a different lot 

 of seed. Longfellow was shorter both in vine and in pod. 



About all that can be said for the four varieties named is that 

 under similar conditions, they are all somewhat better peas than 

 the original Telephone. 



Plentiful. Ref. 72. Seed of a Sutton's Plentiful pea from 

 the University- of British Columbia was received at the Station in 

 1922. Sutton's catalogs from 1896 to date do not list any Plenti- 

 ful, but Hurst sent a pea so named to the Royal Horticultural Society 

 in 1918. This, however, bore paired, curved pods of Senator type, 

 while the British Columbia pea grown here is plainly of Telephone 

 type, differing only in minor characters from that variety, later and 

 less productive. The pods were of only medium length, very tough 

 and leathery to the touch, not well filled, but of good color. 



Amateur Pride iRef. 92) was introduced by Sutton in 1919, 

 and has been tested at this Station and by the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, but probably not yet introduced in the United States. 



It is a Telephone-type pea, moderately tall, quite late; pods 

 finely colored, medium sized; peas good dark green. A rather 

 characteristic feature is the very frequent presence of leaves on the 

 long, thick pod-stalks. The pods do not contain as many peas as 

 Telephone nor are these are large. It is said to bear paired pods 

 very profusely in England but it was only a fair cropper in our tests. 



Prizetaker (Ref. 93) was introduced into America by Moore 

 & Simon as a " fine new English sort." This would seem to sepa- 

 rate it from the Prizetaker listed by Sutton & Son in their catalogs 

 of 1896 i our earliest! as " a well known variety " and found very 

 similar to Hundredfold in the Royal Horticultural Society tests of 

 1901. We have been unable to find any other wrinkled-seeded 



MINOR VARIETIES 

 Dr. Hogg. Refs. 1 ; Thorburn Car. 1890. Laxton obtained 

 Dr. Hogg, sometime before 1872, from a Prolific Long-pod x Little 

 Gem cross. It was noticed immediately in an American periodical; 

 but apparently was not introduced here until 1890; nor has it ever 

 been widely grown. 



The plants were said to be of Sangster No. 1 type, 3 ! 4 to 3% 

 feet tall, not branched, and podding somewhat lower than Senator, 

 which it apparently resembled closely in pods, tho these were lighter 

 in color. It was much earlier than Senator, early midseason, and 

 not a heavy bearer. 



Hogg (Yr. Bk. 14:101. 1873) says this is a fine, dwarf, early 

 Ne Plus Ultra, but shows curved pods in figure. 



I nique i Refs. 2; Portland Seed Co. Car. 1914) seems to have 

 been from the same originator and of the same time of origin and 

 parentage as Dr. Hogg, described above, but was very dwarf in 

 habit and podded very near the ground. The pods were often paired, 

 were broader than those of Dr. Hogg, better green and with larger 

 peas. It was very early and matured very promptly. 



We find no record of any pea of the name in America except 

 in the catalog of a western seedsman 40 years after the pea originated. 

 From the description it may be the same variety. 



Supplanter (Refs. 2a; N. Y. Sta. Rpt. :5:267. 1885) origi- 

 nated about 1872, with Laxton, from a Veitch Perfection x Little 

 Gem cross. The pea tested at this Station in 1884 could not have 

 been this Supplanter, tho received and grown under that name; 

 and it is rather doubtful that the real variety was ever grown in 

 America. 



From English descriptions, the pea was considered " a great 

 improvement on Scimitar," with long, broad, slightly curved, 

 pointed or long-rounded pods; very large, pale bluish green peas, 

 turning to much indented or wrinkled seeds. The pods were too 

 broad for true Senator type, but too long pointed to be included 

 with Veitch Perfection, so their curved shape places the variety here. 

 It was very late, subject to mildew because of heavy foliage, and 

 not very productive. 



Prizetaker in a fairly representative collection of English seedsmen's 

 catalogs. 



A Pacific Coast firm say Prizetaker came from England and is 

 Alderman. As we grew it, it was rather short-stemmed, branched, 

 3 1 ■> to4 feet; pods 4 1 s to4' ■> inches long, narrower and plumper than 

 those of Telephone, rather better colored, with about one less pea to 

 the pod, but these are very large and dark green. Its season is 

 somewhat earlier than that of Telephone, but the crop no better. 

 These data would make Prizetaker a very good strain of Alderman. 



Maincrop. Ref. 95. There have been many Maincrops in 

 pea literature but the latest one to appear and among the best 

 tested here is this one, of Telephone type, which was introduced by 

 Clibrans before 1924, and tested by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture at McMillan, Mich., and by this Station. 



It differs from Telephone in having scanty foliage, with large, 

 broad leaflets in 3s and 4s, " notched " or almost serrated toward the 

 tips and very large, round-tipped stipules; in the distinct greenish 

 shade of the very large flowers and in the noticeable bluish bloom on 

 the pods. These are not quite as long as those of Telephone, but 

 fill better and show a high ratio (1:1.3) of pea weight to shelled-pod 

 weight. The pods are about like those of Telephone in color, but 

 the peas are dull, rather than bright, medium green. Tho tested 

 in different years, the season seems to be that of Telephone and the 

 crop about the same. In England Maincrop often bears paired 

 pods and is very productive. It seemed very resistant to disease, 

 showing no sign of root injury from the leaf-spot fungus that damaged 

 many varieties tested with it. 



Imperator (Ref. 96' was listed by Buist in 1921, or earlier. 

 It was grown here from the introducer's seed, and appeared to be a 

 good type of Telephone with broad, dark pods; but from seed from 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture plats at McMillan, Mich., 

 presumably from the same source originally, a decidedly different 

 pea appeared, the variations extending to plant, foliage, pods and 

 pea, but not excluding the variety from the Telephone group. 



Peacemaker (Ref. 97 ) was listed by Kelway as an improve- 

 ment of Alderman, which an award from the Royal Horticultural 

 Society helps to confirm. It is mentioned here only to say it is 

 entirely distinct from the Peacemaker listed by Ebbert in 1906, 

 which is of Laxtonian type. 



IN SENATOR GROUP 



Seedling Market (Ref. 3) was sent to this Station for testing 

 in 1885, by Bennett. 



It was a dwarf, midseason, prompt-maturing variety with 

 long, paired pods of Senator type, light in color and with heavy 

 bloom; peas 5 to 7, large, slightly compressed, pale in color. 



Charmer (Refs. 5, 6; N. Y. Sta. Rpt. 7:136. 1889) origi- 

 nated with Laxton. He sold the stock to Harrison (2), who intro- 

 duced it in 1886. It was tested at this Station in 1888, from seed 

 sent by Henderson, but he probably did not introduce it commercially 

 as it is not listed in his early catalogs. Apparently the same pea 

 was introduced by Vick, tho Laxton's name is not mentioned. It 

 was considered promising in tests here, but has not been much grown. 



Charmer was from 3j^ to 4J-4 feet tall, with more sparse, 

 smaller foliage than Senator, pods of deep green color, often paired, 

 more slender and often with more, smaller and more compressed 

 peas. It was a much earlier pea than Senator and very prolific. 



St. Dutlius (Refs. 6; Thorburn Car. 1889) was raised by 



Holmes before 1887, when it received a First Class Certificate from 

 the Royal Horticultural Society. It was offered for the first time 

 in America in 1899, but has been little grown and is unknown here 

 now, tho still obtainable in England. 



Usually less than 3 feet tall in America and only 2 l + in our 

 tests from seed grown at McMillan, Mich., much darker in foliage 

 than Senator, pods paired, from 14th-15th node; very like those of 

 Senator; peas average 7, medium-sized, of good color, which they 

 hold in cooking, fairly sweet, but rather tough skinned. Ready in 

 late midseason, the one crop was good. 



Stanley. Refs. 13: Gard. Chron. 3rd ser. 18:423. 1895; 

 Denaiffe L. P. P. 52. 1906. Horsford crossed American Wonder 

 and Telephone to secure Stanley, which he introduced in America 

 in 1891 and later sent to England where it was highly recommended, 

 and to France. It never gained a foothold as did his older pea, 

 Market Garden. 



Height variously given as 1 ' I to 3 feet ; stem rigid ; foliage 

 ' dense, consisting of very large leaflets and stipules, " fresh " green 



