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rather short, and broad ; peas large, pale in colour. A half-early 

 and, notwithstanding its dwarfness, a rather productive variety. 



Bedman's Imperial. — A climbing variety, about 4 ft. high, 

 with flowers sometimes solitary, and sometimes in pairs. Pods 

 long, and very slightly curved, but blunt at the end ; peas large, 

 somewhat oblong in shape, green. Ripens half-early. 



Blue Dwarf English. — This variety differs from the Common 

 Early Dwarf Pea in having leaves of a more yellow tint, stem a 

 little taller, flowers almost always in pairs, 

 and pods not quite so long, but more pointed. 

 This kind is suitable for growing in the same 

 way as the Common Early Dwarf Pea. 



Blue Prussian. — A half-dwarf kind, 

 growing from about 2|- to over 3 ft. high. 

 Pods generally in pairs, seldom solitary, 

 almost straight, and square at the end ; peas 

 large, round, very green ; bluish when ripe. 

 This is one of the kinds which are most 

 extensively grown by market-gardeners. 



Blue Scimitar. — A half-dwarf kind, 

 seldom exceeding about 2J ft. in height, and 

 of a very vigorous growth. Pods pretty 

 often solitary, long, slender, very much curved, 

 and pointed at the end ; they are very well 

 filled, each containing from eight to ten 

 rather large and very green peas. This 

 variety also is very much grown b}- market- 

 gardeners. 



Charlton. — At the present day this 

 variety is almost lost to cultivation, but 

 Blue Dwarf English Pea. formerly it was very much grown and 

 highly valued. In England it seems to 

 have been the equivalent of the French Pois Michaux de Hollaride 

 or Early Emperor. It was a climbing variety, with white round 

 peas, grown for an early crop. 



Claudit (Am). — A half-dwarf variety, ripening mid-season, 

 fairly productive ; the stems rather slender ; the pods long and 

 numerous ; the seed round and light green. 



Dickson's Favourite. — A climbing Shelling Pea, very closely 

 allied to the White Scimitar Pea in its habit of growth, its earliness, 

 and the appearance of its pods and peas. In fact, the two varieties 

 might almost be considered identical. 



Earliest of All (Laxton). — A tall, very early, not very produc- 

 tive variety, with slender stems. 



Early Emperor. — A climbing variety, with round white Peas, 

 almost exactly like those of the Michaux de Hollande, or Double- 



