EXTRACTS FEOM PROCEEDINGS. 
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An excellent, somewhat earlier and hardier pea than Veitch's 
Perfection of the same class. 
17. Lincolnshire Defiance. 
Is very similar to Premier. 
18. Best of All 
Resembling Premier, but with smaller pods, and not so strong 
a plant. Inferior. Comes into use at the same time. 
19. Cowle^s Wrinkled Marrow, 
Plant robust, resembling Premier in general characters. Pods 
iong, curved, rounded in form, of a light green colour, containing 
from six to seven large peas. 
Sown March 1. First flower opened June 5 ; was in full 
flower June 11. First slats appeared June 19. Fit for use 
July 2. 
20, Lynn's Wrinkled Marrow. 
Sown February 23. First flower opened June 17 ; was in full 
flower June 19. First slats appeared June 21. Fit for use 
July 1. 
21. Knight's Tall White Marrow. 
Sown February 23. First flower opened June 1 1 ; was in full 
flower June 15. First slats appeared June 10. Fit for use 
July 3. 
22. James's Prolific (James). 
A selection from Wonderful. Plant robust. Height 3 feet. 
Stem strong and succulent, occasionally branched, producing 
from eight to ten pods on each, generally in pairs. Foliage 
large, pale green, and much blotched. Pods very large, broad, 
nearly straight and bluntly ended, of a very light green colour, 
similar in that respect to Excelsior Marrow. They contain from 
six to eight very large peas, of a pale green or whitish colour, of 
excellent quality, Eipe seed large, white and pale green, 
wrinkled. 
Sown March 1. Fii'st flower opened June 13 ; was in full 
