48 Z>. M. FERRY & CO' 'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



LATE SORTS. 



Yorkshire Hero.— Vines stout, about two feet high, 

 bearing at the top a number of broad pods filled with 

 large peas, which keep a long time in season, and never 

 become as hard as most sorts. They are of fine quality 

 and will be preferred to any other by those who like 

 a rich, marrow-like pea. 



Champion of England. — Universally admitted to 

 be one of the richest and best flavored peas grown, and 

 very productive. Height four or five feet; seed whitish- 

 green and much shriveled. We consider this equal in 

 quality to any in cultivation, either for the amateur or 

 market gardener, as it is always more salable than other 

 sorts. 



Stratagem. — An English variety which has become 

 very popular in this country. Vine medium height, but 

 very stout, r with very large light green leaves, and hav- 

 ing near the top a good number of very large, long pods, 

 well filled with large peas of good quality. The pods 

 are the most showy of any of the varieties we offer. 



Pride of the Market. — Vines medium height, stiff, 

 with large dark green leaves and bearing at the top, 

 generally in pairs, a fair crop of very large, dark green 



Yorkshire Hero. 



pods well filled -with large peas of good flavor. This 

 has become very popular on account of its handsome 

 pods and is one of the few English peas which do well 

 in this country. 



Large Blue Imperial. — About three feet high, and 

 very strong. Pods large, long, pointed, rather flat, con- 

 taining eight or nine peas. Seed large, blue and a little 

 flattened. A good bearer, and one of the best varieties 

 for summer use, but requires to be planted early, or it 

 will be apt to mildew. 



Large White Marrowfat. — Cultivated more ex- 



tensively for the summer crop than any of the others. 

 About five feet high, of strong growth. Pods large, 



Stratagem. 



round, rough, light colored and well filled; seed large, 

 round and yellow or white, according to the soil in which 

 they are grown. It is excellent for summer use, but 

 inferior in quality to the newer sorts, although undoubt- 

 edly the most productive of the garden varieties. 



Large Black Eyed Marrowfat.— An excellent 

 variety, growing about five feet high; pods large and 

 full; a prolific bearer, and can be recommended as one 

 of the very best Marrowfat sorts. 



EDIBLE PODDED SORTS. 



Dwarf Gray Sugar, Edible Pods. — Grows about 

 two feet high and is remarkable for its earliness as well 

 as its prolific character. The seeds are large, shriveled 

 and indented, of a dark brown color. The pods are 

 broad, fiat and crooked, and contain five or six peas. 



Tall Gray Sugar, Edible Pods.— About five feet 

 in height ; very sweet and tender. Intended to be 

 eaten only with the pods. 



FIELD SORTS. 



The Golden Vine, Crown and Blue Prussian are, per- 

 haps, the best varieties on the list for general cultiva- 

 tion, though large quantities of Creepers, Common 

 White and Common Blue are used annually. The 

 Golden Vine can be sown later than any other variety, 

 and on lower land, as they are not liable to mildew. 

 These varieties are used for field culture only. In their 

 dry state they are used extensively for feeding stock, for 

 making soups, and in the manufacture of coffee. It is 

 highly essential to have them as free from bugs as possi- 

 ble, and for soups and coffee, absolutely necessary. We 

 keep constantly on hand a large stock of all these vari- 

 eties, obtained from the North, where the bugs do not 

 infest them. Our customers may rely on having the 

 seed pure and free from bugs. 



