SHELLING PEAS 



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somewhat blunt, glaucous and gray-green ; flowers both solitary 

 and in pairs, large, white, usually only commencing to bloom at 

 the twelfth or fourteenth joint of the stem. The plant comes 

 into flower at the same time as the White Scimitar. Pods broad, 

 pale green, curved back- 

 wards in an opposite 

 direction to that of the 

 White Scimitar Pea — that 

 is, having the peas attached 

 along the inside of the 

 convex line formed by the 

 front of the pod, the back 

 of the pod in this variety 

 being concave. This Pea 

 does not continue bearing 

 so long as the White 

 Scimitar, its period being 

 about three weeks. The 

 stem carries ten or more 

 tiers of pods. The peas 

 are white, large, and some- 

 what oblong in shape. 

 This variety was some 

 years ago in great request 

 in the Central Market at 

 Paris, but it does not 

 appear to be so much in 

 favour there at the present 

 day. 



Marly Pea.— A vigor- 

 ous, often branching plant, 

 and in its general appear- 

 ance rather like the Ruelle 

 Michaux Pea, but almost 

 always producing the 

 flowers in pairs, and only 

 commencing to bloom at 

 about the twelfth joint of 

 the stem. Pods straight, 

 about 3 in. long, each con- 

 taining seven or eight large 

 round white peas, of a slightly oblong shape, rather like those of 

 the preceding variety. The variety is moderately productive and 

 early, but is chiefly distinguished for the large size of the peas, as 

 are also several other varieties which are closely allied to it, but are 

 seldom found in cultivation at the present day. Of these varieties 



Giant Saumur Pea. 



