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Blue Peter, or Blue Tom Thumb. 



grows about one foot high, and is really a very valuable 

 acquisition. 



Premium Gem. — A new and valuable variety, grow 

 ing about fifteen inches high, and among the earliest 

 dwarf, green, wrinkled sorts. The quality is unsur- 

 passed, but the most remarkable characteristic is its 

 wonderful prolificness ; as many as twelve podsoften 

 appearing on a single stem. 



Caractacus.— Nearly identical with Carter's First 

 Crop, though perhaps not quite so early ; it is a first- 

 early variety, and gives general satisfaction. 



EAULY SORTS. 



Extra Early Kent.— This is a very early variety, 

 growing about two and a half feet high. Pods well 

 filled with good sized peas ; productive, ripening nearly 

 all at once. An early market variety, when trtie^ but 

 has greatly degenerated of late years. Otir stock is 

 true. 



Extra Early Philadelphia.^ — A variety somewhat 

 in demand in the vicinity of Philadelphia. We have 

 failed to discover any merit in it over earlier and more 

 prolific varieties. 



Early Daniel O'Rourke. — This was at one time 

 considered the earliest sort, but has now been super- 

 seded by much better new varieties, and we cannot rec- 

 ommend it. Since the introduction of our Extra Early, 

 it must rank as second early, and quite inferior. 



Tom Thumb.— Plants of remarkably low growth, 

 seldom exceeding one foot in height ; stout and branch- 

 ing ; pods about two and a half inches in length, con- 

 taining five or six peas, which are of a creamy-yellow 

 color ; fine flavor ; very productive. It may be culti- 

 vated in rows ten inches apart. No sticks required. 



Bishop's Early Dwarf. — A very prolific, and re- 

 markably dwarf variety, growing only about one foot 

 high. Pods short and broad, mostly containing four or 

 five peas ; seed yellow ; about one week later than the 

 Extra Early Kent. It continues longer in bearing than 

 most others. Plant early, in drills two feet apart, and 

 lay them over by hilling up higher on one side, in the 

 course of cultivation. 



Bishop's Long Pod Dwarf. — This is the most pro- 

 ductive English dwarf pea grov/n, producing a great 

 many pods to the stem, containing a great many white 

 peas, of excellent qualitj' ; grows one and a half feet 

 high ; very early, and an abundant bearer. 



Dwarf Champion. — This pea we grew the past fotir 

 seasons in limited quantities, and is an entirely new and 

 distinct variety, never having appeared in the cata- 

 logues f English or American seedsmen. It is in qual- 

 ity and flavor equal to the Champion of England, and 

 is quite dwarf, growing only one foot high. Color 

 white; much shrivelled and indented, and of exceed- 

 ingly rich, sugary flavor. We think it quite equal to 

 McLean's Little Gem in all respects, except in point of 

 earliness, it being some ten days later. 



McLean's Advancer.— A green, wrinkled variety, 

 about two and a half feet high, with long pods, which 

 are abundantly produced and well filled to the end. 

 Nearly as early as the Extra Early Kent, and of most 

 excellent flavor. An English variety, and highly rec- 

 ommended. 



LATE SORTS. 



Yorkshire Hero.— A fine, white, wrinkled pea, very 

 prolific, quite early, and of delicous flavor; grows about 

 two and a half feet high, and keeps a long time in sea- 

 son, in fact, never becomes hard. The seed, when ripe, 

 is of a creamy-white color, much shrivelled and indent- 

 ed, and in its green state, is unsurpassed in sweetness 

 and delicate flavor. 



Eugenie. — A most excellent late variety, of delicious 

 flavor. About three feet high ; pods single or in pairs^ 

 about three inches long, containing five or six peas. 

 When ripe, the peas are of medium size, cream-colored, 

 and much shrivelled or indented. 



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- 



Champion of England. 



green and much shrivelled. We consider this equal m 

 quality to any in cultivation, either for the amateur or 

 market gardener, and will always sell, green, better 

 than any other variety. 



Large Blue Imperial.— Abotit 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 

 they will be apt to mildew. 



Dwarf White Marrowfat. — Similar in general 

 character and appearance to the Large White RIarrow- 



