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Carter's Stratagem. 



Carter's Telephone. Another wrin- 

 kled English late variety; grows about from 

 4% to 5 feet high. The pods are very long, 

 containing from 8 to 12 fine flavored peas. 

 It is productive; will bear twice as much as 

 the Champion of England, which is about 

 of the same season. 



Paragon. Recently introduced by W. 

 H. Grenell. It is a white wrinkled pea, sec- 

 ond early, long straight pods containing six 

 to nine peas. Short stocky vine with luxu- 

 riant foliage, pods light green ; quality un- 

 surpassed, the largest producer known. It 

 will stand more heat than any other variety, 

 not affected by mildew. 



Dwarf Blue Imperial. A very good 

 bearer if planted earlv, pods are large and 

 well filled. 



Extra Early or First and Best. 



Royal Dwarf Marrow. Similar to the. 

 large Marrowfat, but of dwarf habit. 



Black-Byed Marrowfat. This kind is 

 planted more for the market than any 

 other. It is very productive, and when 

 young, quite tender. Grows about four feet 

 high. 



I,arge White Marrowfat, Similar to 

 the last variety, except that it grows about 

 two feet taller and is less productive. 



Dwarf Sugar. A variety of which the 

 whole pod can be used after the string is 

 drawn off from the back of the pod. Three 

 feet high. 



Tall Sugar. Has the same qualities as 

 the foregoing kind, only grows taller, and 

 the pods are somewhat larger. Neither of 

 these two varieties are very popular here. 



THE PEA BUG. 



All peas gtown near Philadelphia have small holes in them, caused by the sting of the 

 Pea Bug. while the pod is forming, when it deposits its egg in it. I,ater the insect perfects 

 itself and comes out of the dry pea, leaving the hole. 



