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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



resembles First and Best in size and color. Pods usually borne 

 in pairs and in great abundance; length about two and 

 one-half inches, thick, curved, bright green, carrying six to 

 nine closely crowded peas of the very best quality and color. 

 We know of no pea which refeiains palatable longer after it 

 becomes large enough to use. Dry pea much wrinkled and 

 flattened, medium size, cream color. This variety ripens with 

 Telephone, and is admirably adapted to canners' use, owing 

 to its great vigor, productiveness, fine color and quality of 

 the green peas, and their suitable size when in best condition. 



The Admiral. 



TELEPHONE.— This pea has proved to be a valuable 



acquisition. Vines large, with large, coarse leaves. Pods 

 very large, filled with immense peas, which are the largest of 

 any, tender, sweet, and of excellent flavor. Notwithstanding 

 the large amount of inferior and spurious stock which has 

 been sold, no pea of recent introduction has gained more 

 rapidly in popularity than this, thus showing that it has 

 sterling merit which gardeners appreciate. The stock we 

 offer is prolific and has been carefully selected. 



TELEGRAPH.— Stronger growing and hardier than Tele- 

 phone, and has darker colored foliage. Pods fully as large, 

 and darker green. Green peas less sweet; when dry they are 

 large, almost smooth and dull green. 



FRENCH CANNER.— An enormously productive variety 

 and by far the best sort for the production of the very small 

 dark green peas, known as French peas. This variety 

 retains its bright color after canning. Vine tall, pro- 

 ducing many short round pods, always filled with small dark 

 green peas, which are tender and of delicate flavor when 

 young, but become hard and tasteless when mature. Dry 

 peas small, smooth, hard and nearly white. 



DUKE OF ALBANY.— This is not a new variety, but is 

 certainly one of the best of its season. Vines about four feet 

 high, but little branched, having stout stems and coarse, 

 light green foliage. Pods large, straight, thick and bladdery 

 and, when fit to pick, very dark green, and borne in great 

 profusion. Green peas large, dark green, when ripe large, 

 much wrinkled, light green. It ripens with Telephone, is not 

 a continuous bearer, but furnishes all its pods well together, 

 and on this account Is particularly well adapted to market 

 gardeners' use. 



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 pre- 

 ferred 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, and very produc- 



tive. Height four or five feet; seed whitish-green and much 

 shriveled. We consider this equal in quality to any in culti- 

 vation and the best of its season either for the amateur or 

 market gardener. 



STRATAGEM.— Vine of medium height, but stout, with 

 large, light green leaves, and having near the top a good 

 number of 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 of medium height, stiff, 

 with large, dark green leaves and bearing at the top. gene- 

 rally in pairs, a fair crop of very large, dark green pods well 

 filled with large peas of good flavor. This has become popu- 

 lar on account of its handsome pods. 



■ SHROPSHIRE HERO.— Many people think that this vari- 

 ety will ultimately take the place of the last two because of 

 its superior hardiness of vine and purity of type. The vines 

 are twenty to thirty inches high, very productive of large 

 pods, which are more uniformly well filled and average fully 

 as many peas to the pod as the last. The peas are of the largest 

 size and of fine quality. We have tested the "Heroine," 

 "Stanley," and a number of other new varieties of the Strata- 

 gem type and think this the best of them all. 



LARGE BLUE IMPERIAL.— About three feet high, and 

 very stocky. Pods large, long, pointed, rather flat, contain- 

 ing eight or nine peas that are large, blue and a little flat- 

 tened A good bearer, but requires to be planted early, or it 

 will be apt to mildew. 



LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT.— Cultivated very exten- 

 sively for the summer crop. About five feet high, of strong 

 growth. Pods large, cylindi'ical, rough, Mght colored and 



