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27. The King (Watkins & Simpson). — Height 3| feet ; haulm and 

 pods very dark green ; pods in pairs, of moderate length, broad, straight, 

 averaging six large deep green sweet Peas in a pod ; heavy crop. Ready 

 July 5. Seeds wrinkled. 



28. The Major, A.M. June 28, 1900 (Hurst).— See Vol. XXIII., Part 2, 

 page 165. Ready June 28. 



29. The Sherwood, A.M. July 5, 1901 (Hurst, Sutton).— Height 

 3 feet ; haulm and pods deep green ; pods in pairs, of moderate length, 

 straight, blunt, averaging six large and sweet Peas in a pod ; very heavy 

 crop. Ready June 29. Seeds wrinkled. 



30. Telegraph (Sharpe). — Height 5^ feet; haulm and pods light 

 green ; pods usually in pairs, long, broad, straight, averaging nine large 

 deep green Peas in a pod; heavy crop. Ready June 27. Seeds 

 wrinkled. 



31. Telephone, F.C.C. June 27, 1878 (Sharpe).- See Vol. XXV., 

 Parts 1 and 2, page 166. 



32. Utility (Watkins & Simpson).— See Vol. XXIIL, Part 2, 

 page 165. 



33. Veitch's Seedling (J. Veitch). — Height 2 feet ; haulm and pods 

 deep green ; pods in pairs, short, straight, averaging six large sw^eet 

 green Peas in a pod ; heavy crop. Ready June 29. Seeds only slightly 

 wrinkled. 



34. Weston Early (J. Veitch). — The Committee decided that this 

 variety too closely resembled ' Prince of Wales ' to be distinct. Ready 

 July 1. Seeds wrinkled. 



35. Weston Maincrop (J. Veitch).— Same as ' Ne Plus Ultra.' Ready 

 July 1. 



Messrs. Sutton, Reading, sent the following collection of Peas, which 

 are divided into sections, to show how the old standard varieties would 

 compare with those of recent introduction. The trial and comparison 

 proved both valuable and interesting, and was an excellent object lesson. 

 All the stocks were remarkably true. 



First Earl?/ Divarf Section. 

 Standard variety : — 



36. American Wonder. — Height 1^ foot ; haulm and pods dark green ; 

 pods* single, medium size, straight, and rather pointed, averaging six 

 moderately large sweet green Peas in a pod ; moderate crop. Ready 

 June 19. Seeds wrinkled. 



Varieties for comparison : — 



37. Little j\Iarvel. — Height 15 inches ; haulm and pods dark green ; 

 pods in pairs, medium length, broad, straight, pointed, averaging seven 

 large and sweet green Peas in a pod ; heavy crop. Ready June 19. 

 Seeds wrinkled. 



38. Green Gem. — Height 15 inches ; haulm and pods very dark green ; 

 pods single, long, broad, and straight, averaging eight large and very 

 sweet deep green Peas in a pod ; heavy crop. Ready June 19. Seeds 

 wrinkled. 



39. Sutton's SeedHng.— Height 15 inches; haulm and pods deep 



