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D. M, FERRY & Go's Descriptive Catalogue. 



planted "in rows ten inches apart. Peas small, round, 

 but not of the best quality. 



Blue Peter. — Sometimes called Blue Tom Thumb. 

 A btuepea of fine quality; asdwarf asthe Tom Thumb, 

 and a great producer. An excellent pea in all respects, 

 and one of the best of the dwarf varieties. Peas large, 

 round, semi-wrinkled. 



McLean's Little Gem. 



EARLY SORTS. 



McLean's Little Gem. — A very desirable early, 

 dwarf, green, wrinkled variety, growing about fifteen 

 inches high. When in a green state, it is very large, 

 sweet, and of delicious flavor. 



Premium Gem. — Somewhat like the last, but with 

 a little heavier, more prolific vines and larger pods. 

 This and the last fully equal the later sorts in quality, 

 which with their earliness, dwarf habit and producti\-e- 

 ness, make them the most desirable for private gardens, 

 of any on the list. 



Carter's First Crop. — This English variety has 

 been grown in this country several years, and ranks 

 among the earliest peas, but we fail to discover any su- 

 periority over our Extra Early. It grows from two to 

 three and a half feet high, is very prolific, and of good 

 flavor. 



Caractacus. — Nearly identical with the preceding, 

 though perhaps not quite so early. 



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

 growing about three feet high. Pods well filled with 

 good sized peas ; productive, ripening nearly all at once. 

 An early market variety when true^ but has greatly 

 degenerated of late years. Ou7- stock is ti-ue. 



Improved Daniel O'Rourke. — By careful selection 

 we have secured a stock of this old and popular variety, 

 which has all the good qualities it originally pos- 

 sessed. 



Extra Early Phila4elphia. — 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. 



Carter's Little Wonder.— A new variety from Eng- 

 land, well entitled to its name, Little Wonder. It is a 

 sweet, wrinkled pea. very early and of delicious flavor. 

 Cannot fail to become a favorite where introduced. 

 Height twenty to twenty-four inches. 



Dwarf Champion.— In quality and flavor equal 

 to the Champion of England, while the vine is much 

 more prolific. Peas white, much shriveled and indented. 



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

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

 which are abundantly produced and well filled to the 

 end. Considered by some the best of its season, being 

 of most excellent flavor. 



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, and it will always sell, green, better 

 than any other variety. 



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. 



Dwarf White Marrowfat. — Similar in general 

 character and appearance to the Large White Marrow- 

 fat, but of stiffer habit and dwarfer growth, being only 

 three or four feet high. It will do very well without 

 bushing, and is much earlier than the Tall Marrowfat. 



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, 

 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 new;er sorts, although 

 undoubtedly the greatest bearer in the field or garden. 



Large Black Eyed Marrowfat. — An excellent va- 

 riety, growing about five feet high ; pods large and full; 

 a prolific bearer, and can be recommended as one of the 

 very best IMarrowfat 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, flat and crooked, and contain five or six peas. 



Tall Sugar, Edible Pods. — About five feet in height; 

 very sweet and tender. Designed only to be eaten with 

 pods. 



FIELD SORTS, 



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

 haps, the best varieties on the. list for general cultiv^a- 

 tion, though large quanties 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 pos- 



