88 BARR & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, 



the rows, giving a liberal supply of water when necessary, to keep the plants vigorous and to prevent 

 mildew; indeed, the growing crops should never be allowed to feel the want of water. 



By attention to these simple directions, and a judicious selection of sorts, in which our Catalogue 

 will greatly aid amateurs, a plentiful supply of this favourite legume may be had throughout the season. 



Division I.-THE EARLIEST PEAS. 



If sown from November to February will be ready to gather in May and June. 



The Height is given in Feet. PtrQt. 

 Daniel O'Zlourke (Syns. Sangster's No. 1 and Sutton's Champion), the best of the 



very ewly section, very prolific, 2^ ft 1 0 



Dunnett's First Early, a few days later than Daniel O'Rourke, is a stronger grower, 



and nioro ]irolific, 3 ft 0 9 



Emperor or Morning Star, very prolific, 3 ft 0 9 



Tom Thumb, an excellent pea for forcing or sowing under shelter of a wall, very prolific 



and exceedingly valuable for small gardens, 1 ft 1 3 



Division II.-SECOND EARLY PEAS. 



If sown from January to March icill be ready to gather in June and early in July. 



Auvergne, pods scimitar-shaped, well filled, and produced in great abundance, 4 ft 1 0 



Bisbop's New long'-podded dwarf, a fine branching prolific variety, with long 



well-filled pods, very productive, 2 ft Qj 9 



Champion of Paris (Syns. Paradise and Excelsior Marrows), an excellent variety, 



both as regards flavour and cropping ; as early as the frame, 4 ft 1 0 



Fairbeard's Sur])rise, fine flavoured and a good cropper, 4ft 1 0 



Dickson's Favourite, a very prolific variety, with long, well-filled pods, 4 ft 1 0 



Harrison's Perfection, fine flavoured and productive, 3 ft 1 0 



Bellamy's Green Marrow, fine flavoured and productive, 4 ft 1 0 



Prlzetaker Green SCarrow, very superior variety, with dark green pods, which are 



produced in great profusion, 4 ft 1 0 



Division III.-VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR MAIN CROP. 



If sown from February to April, trill be icady to gather from the middle of July to the middle of 



August. 



Burbridge's Eclipse, a dwarf robust growing variety, with well-filled pods, 2 ft 1 0 



Flack's Imperial Victory, a fine branching variety, very productive, and fine 



flavoured, 3 ft 1 0 



Harrison's Glory, fine flavoured and productive, 3 ft ^J^ ^^' 



Scimitar, a well-known and esteemed variety, very jiroductive, 2 J ft . . . ^^jj-.tTTrTTl 0 9 



Victoria XMCarrow, large pods, fine flavoured, and very productive, 6~ft. 0 0 



Division IV.-THE EARLIEST WRINKLED MARROW PEAS. 



If sown in March or April will be ready to gather about the middle of August. 

 Champion of Sng-land, for general purposes the best pea in cultivation ; an abun- 

 dant cmppcr nnd fine flavourcil, 4 ft 1 0 



Fairbeard's Nonpareil, very early and productive, 4 ft 1 6 



Hair's Dwarf Mammoth, an improved variety of Knight's Dwarf Green Marrow, 



but with larger and finer pods. A most abundant cropper, 3 ft 2 0 



Napoleon or Climax, very productive and fine flavoured, 3 ft 1 6 



Ke plus Ultra, a first rate variety, abundant bearer ; peas dark green, and of very 



sui)crior flavour, 6 ft 1 6 



Division V.-WRINKLED MARROW VARIETIES, the best for Main Crop. 



If sown in April and J\fiiy trill be ready to gather in August, September, S\C. 



Srltlsh Queen, a well-known favourite of very superior flavour, and a fine cropper ; 

 during mild seasons it continues blooming and podding sometimes as late as Christmas, 

 6ft 1 C 



Champion of Scotlandf a strong growing and branching variety, with largo well- 

 filled iiods, of fine flavour ; the plant continues growing, blooming, and podding, and 

 it is not unusual in mild seasons to find it supplying an excellent disli of green peas at 

 Christmas, 6ft , 1 C 



Kins' of the IMCarrows, a strong vigorous grower, of branching habit, with long well- 

 filled |iods, which arc produced in great abundance ; very fine flavour, 6 ft 1 6 



Knight's Dwarf Green Marrow, an exceedingly useful variety, of branching habit, bearing 



freely and coming in late, 3 ft 1 6 



Eugenie or Alliance, fine flavoured and productive, 3 ft i 6 



Veitch's Perfection, a robust-growing, branching variety, with dark gi-een foliage, 



and large well-filled pods ; very productive, and of a superior flavour, 4 ft _2 _.6 



