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For the Southern States. 



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SECOND CEOP. 



Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod, 1| feet. McLean's Little Gem, Ik feet. 



Champion of England, 

 McLean's Advancer, 



5 " Laxton's Prolific Long Pod, 3 ft. 

 3 " Eugenie, 3 feet. 

 GENEEAL CEOP. 

 Dwarf Blue Imperial, 3 feet. Large White Marrowfat, 4 feet. 



Dwarf Sugar, 2| feet. 

 Tall Sugar, 6 feet. 



Eoyal Dwarf Marrow, 3 feet. 

 Black Eyed Marrowfat, 4 feet. 



Peas are a fine vegetable, and therefore are very generally culti- 

 vated. It is best to plant in ground manured the previous year, else 

 they will make more vines than peas. As a general thing the dwarf 

 kinds require richer ground than the tall growing varieties. Marrow- 

 fat Peas planted in rich ground will not bear well, but they produce 

 finely in sandy light soil. 



The Extra Early, Tom Thumb, or Laxton's Alpha will not produce 

 a large crop without being in rich ground. Peas have to be planted in 

 drills two inches deep and from two to three feet apart, according to 

 the height they may grow. ' Tom Thumb can be planted one foot apart 

 whereas White Marrowfat or Cham- 

 pion of England require three feet. 

 The Extra Early, Alpha, and Tom 

 Thumb can be planted during 

 August' and September for fall. 

 During ISTovem ber and December we 

 plant the Marrowfats ; January and 

 February, as late as March, all kinds 

 can be planted, but for the latter 

 .month only the earliest varieties 

 should be used, as the late varieties 

 will get millclewed before they bring 

 a crop. Peas will bear much better 

 if some brush or rods are stuck in 

 the drills to support them, except 

 the very dwarf kinds. 



Extra Early. This is the ear- 

 liest Pea cultivated; very popular 

 with the small market gardeners 

 here, who have rich grounds. It is 

 very productive and good flavored. 



Early WasSiiaigtora, Early 

 May or FraaBse, which are all 

 nearly the same thing ; is about ten 

 days later than the Extra Early. It 

 is very productive and keeps longer 

 in bearing than the foregoing kind. 

 Pods a little smaller. Very popular 

 about New Orleans, 



Tom Timinfo. Very dwarf 

 and quite productive. Can be cul- 

 tivated in rows a foot apart ; requires 

 no branches or sticks. Extra Early Peas. 



