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gray ; stem stout, of zigzag growth, with very close joints, be- 

 ginning to branch at the fourth or fifth joint, and showing the first 

 flowers at about the tenth joint ; flowers white, medium-sized, 

 sometimes soHtary, but most usually in pairs ; pods broad, between 

 2 and 3 in. long, slightly pointed at the end, and seldom very well 

 filled, each usually containing not more than five or six peas, which 

 are large, very much flattened, slightly irregular in shape, and of 

 a pale green, bluish when ripe. The stem generally carries seven 

 or eight tiers of pods, and the principal branches have four or five 

 tiers. This is a very hardy and productive variety, but rather late 

 than early. It is grown on a large scale for the dried peas, which 

 are usually met with in commerce under the name of Green 

 No)' on Pea. 



Blue Beauty Pea. — Quite dwarf, very branching, not much 

 over 1 5 in. in height, and inclined to lie down. The pods are 

 rather short, broad, with rounded, slightly oblong peas, of a 

 glaucous almost blue colour when ripe. It is remarkable for the 

 beauty and size of its peas. 



C. Dwarf Varieties 

 Smooth or Round White Peas 



Early Dwarf Frame Pea. — Stem exceedingly short, seldom 

 more than from 8 to lo in. high ; joints very close ; leaflets and 



stipules rounded, dark green, finely 

 marbled with a gray tinge ; flowers 

 white, very small, usually solitary, 

 commencing to bloom at the seventh 

 joint, seldom opening fully, and often 

 not extending outside of the leaves ; 

 pods about 2 in. long, straight, rather 

 slender, nearly square at the end, and 

 ver>^ like those of the Prince Albert 

 Pea, each containing seven or eight 

 white, round, medium-sized peas. 

 Though dwarf, it is rather productive, 

 excellent for frame culture, and only two or three days later than 

 Sangster's No. i. 



Dwarf Very Early Annonay Pea. — Stems very short, the 

 joints pretty close, less, however, than in the preceding. The 

 flowers are small, white, and short stalked, making their appearance 

 at the sixth or seventh joint. The pods and seeds are like those 

 of the Early Dwarf Frame Pea. It may be grown under glass, but 

 is well suited for open ground cultivation. 



Early Dwarf Frame Pea 

 (^ijj natural size). 



