500 THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Early Clamart Pea.— Stem 4 to 5 ft. high, generally branching 

 above the first pods, which are produced at the tenth or twelfth 

 joint. The pods are usually in pairs, and are preceded by very 

 white medium-sized flowers. They are distinguished from the 

 pods of the ordinary Clamart Pea by being somewhat longer, 

 paler, and considerably curved. There are, on an average, ten 



tiers of them on a stem. They 

 are very well filled, each containing 

 from seven to nine peas, which 

 very soon swell so large as to 

 touch and mutually flatten one 

 another on two sides. They retain 

 this shape when ripe, at which 

 time they become almost wrinkled, 

 and white with a faint green tinge. 

 This variety comes in almost at 

 the same time as the Early Frame 

 Pea, and continues to yield nearly 

 as long. The two kinds are very 

 easily distinguished from each 

 other by the difference in the shape 

 of the pods and in the shape and 

 colour of the peas. 



Etampes Wonder Pea. — Stem 

 usually single, long jointed ; leaves 

 inclined to be broad, and very 

 light green ; stipules exceedingly 

 large and broad. In general ap- 

 pearance it resembles the Laxton's 

 Supreme Pea, but is not quite so 

 tall. Flowers generally in pairs, 

 commencing to bloom at the tenth 

 joint of the stem, large, white, 

 often having the standard scalloped 

 or toothed on the margin. The 

 pods grow very rapidly, and in a 

 few days become long, broad, and 

 slightly curved towards the end. 

 They swell considerably before the 

 peas are fully grown, in which respect the plant very much 

 resembles Laxton's Supreme ; but the two varieties differ entirely 

 in the seed or peas, these being large and green in Laxton's 

 Supreme, while in the fitampes Wonder they are medium-sized 

 and white. The pods of the latter variety are well filled, each 

 generally containing from ten to twelve peas, which become very 

 round and white when ripe. The plant usually carries from seven 



Early Clamart Pea. 



