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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



In England the name of Marrow Peas is applied to all the 

 varieties which have very large tender Peas, including the 

 Wrinkled as well as the Smooth or Round-seeded kinds. 



Tall Round or Smooth Green-seeded Peas. 



Express Pea. — Stems slender, 23 to about 28 in. in height, 

 with light, rounded, glaucous green foliage, and white, solitary 



flowers appearing usually 

 from the fifth or sixth joint. 

 The pods are straight, 

 square at the ends, and 

 contain from five to eight 

 small, round peas of an 

 intense blue-green colour 

 when ripe. The Express 

 Pea closely resembles the 

 Prince Albert Pea, except 

 that the colour is more 

 glaucous and rather darker, 

 and the seed decidedly 

 more glaucous. It is also 

 three or four days later, 

 and more productive. 

 Though of recent introduc- 

 tion, it is now a favourite 

 with growers. 



Blue Alaska Pea.— A 

 very early Pea, about 2J ft. 

 high, rather taller and 

 lighter green than Express, 

 but otherwise differing little 

 from it. The stems carry 

 eight tiers of long-stalked 

 solitary flowers. The pods 

 are ^ 2\ to i\ in. long, 

 straight, rather swollen, 

 blunt at the ends, and 

 contain usually six green, 

 round, or slightly flattened 

 peas, a little larger and 

 more coloured than those of Express Pea. This variety is better 

 suited for dry, warm climates than Express. 



William the First Pea. — A rather slender climbing Pea, 

 with slight yellow-green leaves. Stems thin, rather long jointed, 

 almost always single, commencing to flower at the seventh or 



Express Pea. 



