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large, rather closely set, and of a dark, somewhat glaucous, green ; 

 flowers largish, always in pairs, of a greenish white colour ; pods 

 very broad, between 2 and 3 in. long, very slightly curved, and 

 narrowed from the middle to both ends. They do not commence 

 to appear lower than at about the eighteenth to twentieth joint of 

 the stem. Each branch seldom carries more than five or six tiers 

 of pods, but, as the plant usually has three or four branches, the 

 produce is considerable. Each pod generally contains from four to 

 six peas, which are large, very much flattened at the sides, some- 

 what wrinkled, and of a grayish 2;reen colour when ripe. 



Bishop's Early Dwarf Pea {Pois Nam Hdtif, Pois Leveque), — 

 A dwarf, yet not very dwarf, variety, 20 in. to 2 ft. high. Stem 



Bishop s Early Dwarf Pea. Pod (natural size), branches which are often 



Bishop's Long-pod Pea.— This variety seldom grows higher 

 than from 20 in. to 2 ft., the stem having one or two branches 

 immediately below the twelfth joint, at which place the flow^ers 

 usually commence to appear. Flowers white, medium-sized, open- 

 ing not very freely, and as often solitary as in pairs ; pods rather 

 long — 3 in. or more— straight, somewhat pointed, each containing 



B. Half-Dwarf Varieties 



Smooth or Round White-seeded Peas 



rather thick-set, thin at the 

 base, and somewhat zigzag in 

 growth ; leaves medium-sized, 

 and rather dark green ; stipules 

 rather small than large, and 

 very much toothed at the base ; 

 flowers white, medium-sized, 

 sometimes solitary and some- 

 times in pairs, commencing 

 to open at about the tenth 

 or eleventh joint of the stem ; 

 pods comparatively large and 

 broad, from about 2 to over 

 3 in. long, slightly curved, each 

 usually containing from five 

 to seven peas, which are white, 

 sometimes green, large, and 

 slightly square in shape. The 

 stem usually carries seven or 

 eight tiers of pods, and 

 occasionally has one or two 



sterile. 



