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Duchess of York.—About 4 feet high. Pods usually 
single, large, straight, containing seven to nine seeds, 
which are very large, compressed, wrinkled, of the finest 
quality and flavour. Sown March 7, fit for use June 18. 
Heavy cropper. 
Ideal (Sutton’s).—About 3 feet high. Pods usually 
single, large, straight, containing six to nine seeds, which 
are large, compressed, wrinkled, of the highest quality 
and flavour. Sown March 7, fit for use June 9. Extra- 
ordinary heavy cropper. 
May Queen.—About 3 feet high. Pods usually single, 
large, broad, and straight, containing five to eight seeds, 
which are large, very compressed, wrinkled, of first-rate 
quality and flavour. 
Heavy cropper. 
Second Early and Early Main Crop. 
Centenary (Sutton’s) (fig. 1250)—About 5 feet high. 
Pods usually in pairs, very large, straight, containing six 
to nine seeds, which are 
large, moderately com- 
pressed, wrinkled, of high 
quality and excellent fla- 
vour. Sown March 20, fit 
for use June 29. Heavy 
cropper. 
Daisy.—About 2 feet 
high. Pods usually in 
pairs, large, straight, con- 
taining five to nine seeds, 
which 
pressed, wrinkled, of fine 
quality and flavour. Sown 
March 20, fit for use July 2. 
Heavy cropper. 
Duke of Albany.— About 
5 feet high. Pods usually 
in long, 
are large, com- 
pairs, large, 
straight, containing eight 
to are 
large,compressed, wrinkled, 
of first-class quality and 
flavour. Sown March 20, 
fit for use June 27, Very 
heavy cropper. 
Nonpareil (Sutton’s).— 
About 18 inches high. 
Pods in pairs, long, broad, 
straight, containing five to 
six seeds, which are very 
large,compressed, wrinkled, 
of fine colour and sweet 
ten seeds, which 
flavour. Sown March 20, 
fit for use June 27. Heavy 
cropper. 
Prize Winner.— About Fig, 1250.—Pea—Centenary. 
3 feet high. Pods usually 
in pairs, long, broad, straight, containing eight to eleven 
seeds, which are large, compressed, wrinkled, of the finest 
quality and flavour. Sown March 20, fit for use July 2. 
Very heavy cropper. 
Stratagem.—About 23 feet high. Pods usually in pairs, | 
large, straight, containing seven to ten seeds, which are 
large, very compressed, wrinkled, of excellent quality and 
flavour. Sown March 20, fit for use June 30. Very 
heavy cropper. 
Sown March 7, fit for use June 9. | 
THE GARDENER’S ASSISTANT. 
Main Crop and Late. 
Alderman.—About 5 feet high. Pods usually in pairs, 
large, long, straight, containing eight to ten seeds, which 
are large, compressed, wrinkled, of very fine quality and 
flavour. Sown April 5, fit for use July 7. Very heavy 
cropper. 
Autocrat (Veitch’s).—About 4 feet high. Pods usually 
single, moderate length, containing five to seven seeds, 
which are large, very compressed, wrinkled, of the finest 
quality and flavour. Sown May 1, fit for use August 9. 
Very heavy cropper. 
Captain Cuttle—About 4 feet high. Pods in pairs, 
long, slightly curved, containing eight to ten seeds, 
which are large, compressed, wrinkled, of the finest 
quality and flavour. Sown April 5, fit for use July 12. 
_ Very heavy cropper. 
Continuity.—About 4 feet high. Pods usually in 
pairs, long, straight, pointed, containing five to seven 
seeds, which are large, very compressed, wrinkled, of fine 
quality and flavour. Sown May 1, fit for use August 10. 
Very heavy cropper. 
Edward VII. (Carter’s)—About 3 feet high. Pods 
usually in pairs, long, straight, containing five to eight 
seeds, which are large, very compressed, wrinkled, of first- . 
class quality and flavour. Sown April 20, fit for use July 
30. Very heavy cropper. 
Edwin Beckett.—About 4 feet high. Pods usually in 
pairs, large, straight, containing seven to nine seeds, 
which are very large, of fine quality and delicious flavour. 
Sown April 5, fit for use July 4. Very heavy cropper. ~ 
Goldfinder. — About 6 feet high. Pods in pairs, 
moderate length, containing five to seven seeds, which 
are very large, compressed, wrinkled, of the highest 
excellence in quality and flavour. This is a splendid 
selection of the well-known Ne Plus Ultra. Sown May 
1, fit for use August 15. Heavy cropper. 
Late Queen.—About 4 feet high. Pods in pairs, moderate 
length, straight, containing five to seven large seeds, 
which are compressed, wrinkled, of very good quality 
and flavour. Sown May 8, fit for use September 1. Heavy 
cropper. 
Michaelmas (Carter’s).—About 4 feet high. Pods in 
pairs, moderately short, containing five to seven seeds, 
which are large, compressed, wrinkled, of fine quality and 
flavour. Seeds sown May 8, fit for use September 5. 
Heavy cropper. 
Ne Plus Ultra.—From 6 to 7 feet high, with a strong 
robust branching stem. Pods from twelve to eighteen 
on a stem, almost always in pairs, olive-green, very plump 
and full, containing from seven to nine very large seeds 
of first-rate quality. Sown May 1, fit for use August 15, 
One of the very best and most productive. 
Peerless — About 3 feet high. Pods usually in pairs, 
long, straight, containing six to nine seeds, which are 
large, moderately compressed, wrinkled, of good quality 
and fine flavour. Sown April 20, fit for use July 29. 
Heavy cropper. 
Perfection (fig. 1251).—Height 34 feet; a robust grower 
and a grand cropper. Pods in pairs, long, straight, con- 
taining nine or ten large compressed seeds of .excellent 
flavour, and a dark-green colour when cooked. Sown 
May 1, fit for use August 25. 
Sharpe’s Queen.—About 3 feet high. Pods usually in 
pairs, large, straight, containing six to eight seeds, which 
are very large, compressed, wrinkled, of excellent quality 
and remarkably sweet. Sown April 20, fit for use July 
27. Very heavy cropper. 
