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TRIAL OF GARDEN PEAS AT WISLEY. 



FoBTY-SIX stocks of Peas were received for trial in 1908. The seeds 

 were sown on the following dates : Early varieties, March 10 ; Second 

 early, March 17 ; Midseason or late, on March 24. It is essential that 

 peas should be sown fairly early at Wisley, otherwise, when dry or hot 

 weather sets in, the crops would be a failure on the dry sandy soil there. 

 The land had been well prepared by trenching and moderately heavy 

 manuring, and all the stocks made excellent growth, were clean, and 

 bore good crops. The hot, dry weather caused the first and second 

 early varieties to come in nearly together, with only a few days between 

 them. When ready the collection was examined by the Fruit and 

 Vegetable Committee. 



F.C.C. = First-class Certificate. 

 A.M. = Award of Merit. 



First Eaely Varieties. 



*1. Advancement (Carter). — Height 15 inches ; haulm strong and very 

 dark green ; pods usually in pairs, 3| inches long, averaging five to 

 seven large sweet peas in a pod. Heavy crop. Seeds wrinkled. Raised 

 from 'American Wonder' x 'Daisy.' 



2. Daffodil, A.M. June 30, 1908 (Carter).— Height 2 feet; haulm 

 sturdy and moderately dark in colour ; pods usually in pairs, 3^ inches 

 long, averaging six or seven peas of excellent flavour in a pod. Heavy 

 crop. Seeds wrinkled. 



3. Dawn, A.M. June 30, 1908 (Carter). — Height 5 feet ; haulm and 

 pods dark green ; pods in pairs, 3J inches long, averaging eight very 

 large delicious peas in a pod. Very heavy crop. Seeds wrinkled. Raised 

 from ' Lightning ' x ' Duke of York.' 



3a. Daisy, F.C.C. July 11, 1902 (Carter). — For description, see 

 vol. xx vi. p. 227. 



4. Early Morn (Carter). Height 3| feet ; haulm strong, pale in 

 colour ; pods in pairs, 4 inches long, averaging eight very sweet peas in 

 a pod. Good crop. Seeds wrinkled. 



•">. Eclipse (Carter). — Height 4 feet ; haulm rather thin and pale ; 

 pods single, 2), inches long, well filled, and averaging seven peas in a 

 pod. Good crop. Seeds round. 



0. Eclipse x 'Early Morn' (Carter). Height 5 feet; haulm and 

 foliage Btrong, pale green; pods usually in pairs, 4 inches long, 

 averaging eight i > nine peas in a pod. Good crop. Seeds round. 



* All trials in tin Wisley Garden are carried out under numbers only until judging 

 i- Completed. The number prefixed to the name of the variety in the Report 



correal u ' f ' 1 that under which the variety was grown. Fellows visiting the 



" and noticing any plant under a number can easily ascertain its name by 

 reference to the Report in the Journal. 



