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P. Vej't Nain du Cap. — This is rather a half-dwarf than a really 

 dwarf variety, with stiff branching stems, and flowers in pairs, 

 exhibiting a considerable resemblance to the Blue Prussian Pea. 

 but with peas of smaller size and not so blue in tint. It is net a 

 very productive kind. 



B. Edible-podded^ or Suga?-, Peas 



Pais de Commencho7i Sa?is Parc/iemz7i. — A climbing variety, 

 not more than from 2>h 4 ft. high, almost as early as the 

 Early Emperor. Flowers white, large ; pods medium-sized, 

 whitish. 



P. Friolet Sans Parchemin. — A climbing kind, very much like 

 the Ruelle Michaux Pea, but entirely free from membrane. Pods 

 straight, somewhat swollen, and pale in colour. 



P. Mange-tout Demi-Jiain d CEil Noir. — A half-dwarf early 

 variety, coming in a few days earlier than the Early Dwarf Brittany 

 Sugar Pea. Flowers violet-coloured ; pods small, slight!}' twisted ; 

 peas gray, not spotted, and with a black hilum. 



P. Sans Parc/ie?nzn d Cosse Jaune. — A half-earh* climbing 

 variety, with large light green leaves. Flowers white, tinged with 

 yellow, in pairs ; pods long, rather broad, entirely free from 

 membrane, and green-yellow ; peas somewhat long in shape, and 

 light yellow. 



P. Sans Parchemi7i a Fleur Rouge {Tall Red-flowered Sugar 

 Pea). — A tall late Pea, with the stem usually branching. Flowers 

 pale red, not violet-coloured, in pairs ; pods medium-sized, narrov.-, 

 somewhat cur\^ed, sometimes slightly twisted ; peas pale brown, 

 marbled with red. 



P. Sans ParcJiemin Tres Hdtif d Fleur Rouge. — A climbing 

 variety, almost as early as Sangster's No. i. Stem thin and 

 slender, seldom exceeding about 3 ft. in height ; flowers violet- 

 coloured, with a red keel, commencing to bloom very lovr 

 down on the stem ; pods small, whitish, and ver}' free from 

 membrane. 



P. Sans Pa?'che7?ii?i Kai7i Capucin. — This variety is very much 

 grow^n in the north of France, where it is highly esteemed. It 

 somewhat resembles the Early Dwarf Brittany Pea, and is hardy, 

 exceedingly productive, very free from membrane, and comes in 

 half-early. The plant grows from 20 in. to 2 ft. high, and the peas 

 are round, white, and very smooth. 



P. Sans Pa.rche77iin Nam Gfis (Dwarf Gray Sugar Pea^. — A 

 distinct, half-dwarf, branching variety, w^ith violet-coloured flowers 

 and small and very numerous pods. It has been generally 

 superseded by the early white-flowered varieties. 



