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we may mention the following: — Gouvigny Pea. — The pods of 

 this variety are longer and narrower than those of the Marly Pea. 

 Lady's-finger Pea. — ^^In this variety the outside of the pods is 

 swollen over each of the peas. Lastly, the Square White Pea.— 



The peas in this variety, 

 being closely pressed to- 

 gether in the pod, are 

 usually flattened on two 

 sides, like those of the 

 Clamart Pea. In their 

 habit of growth the three 

 varieties just mentioned 

 very much resemble the 

 Marly Pea. They have 

 thick stout stems and very 

 large leaves and stipules. 

 They come in about the 

 same time as the White 

 Scimitar — that is, half- 

 late. Of the four kinds 

 mentioned in this article, 

 the Marly Pea is the 

 earliest. 



Giant Saumur Pea. — 

 A tall late variety, 5 or 

 6 ft. in height, resembling 

 somewhat the Giant 

 Marrow Pea. The stems 

 are stout, close-jointed, 

 and bear seven or eight 

 tiers of flowers produced 

 in pairs. The pods are 3 

 to 4 in. long, curved, and 

 contain from six to nine 

 very large, square, salmon- 

 coloured or milky white 

 seeds. Ripens at about 

 the same time as the Late 

 Clamart Pea. 



Late Clamart Pea.— 



ite Clamart Pea (natural size). 



Stem tall, tufty, branching, 5 to 6 ft. high ; leaves medium-sized, 

 light green, not so glaucous as those of most other varieties ; 

 flowers white, medium-sized, almost always in pairs ; pods straight, 

 or very slightly curved, of uniform width, and abruptly narrowed 

 at both ends. The stem is single up to the fourteenth or fifteenth 

 joint, after which it divides into two or three, rarely four, branches. 



