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dark green; pods single, 5 inches long, containing 7-10 large peas; a 

 good cropper. 



Edible Podded Pea (Solomon). — The seeds of this were obtained 

 from China, and it appears to be the Giant Sugar Pea. Height 

 5| 'feet; leaves large, broad, light green with crimson markings where 

 they join the stems, which are tinged with purple. Flowers mostly 

 solitary; wings deep carmine-violet; standards bright violet, suffused 

 with violet-ros€. Pods soft and tender, 4^ inches long, pale green, 

 very much twisted, broad, containing 6-8 peas of large size. Crop 

 fairly good. 



Eadish. 



' White Icicle ' (E. Veitch). — A long, tapering, white root of good 

 shape; crisp and of excellent mild flavour; amount of top growth 

 medium. 



Salsify. 



* Sandwich Island. ' (E. Yeitch). — An excellent variety of this 

 useful vegetable. 



Savoy. 



* All Head ' (Heinemann). — A compact-growing variety producing 

 long, firm, conical hearts of much crinkled leaves. It is of the ' Sugar- 

 loaf Drumhead ' type. 



' Best of All ' (Sydenham). — See vol. xxxvii. p. 576. 

 ' Ne Plus Ultra ' (Heinemann). — A variety of the ' Drumhead ' 

 type, with good medium-sized hearts and large glaucous outer leaves. 

 ' Ormskirk Late Green ' (Sydenham). — See vol. xxxvii. p. 578. 



* Sixty Days ' (Heinemann). — A good Savoy of the ' Drumhead ' 

 type, with pale green, large, firm hearts and coarsely crinkled outer 

 leaves. The stock requires a little more selection. 



' Vertus * (Heinemann). — A useful ' Drumhead ' variety of large 

 size ; hearts firm ; outer leaves large and much crinkled. 



Shallot. 



' New Golden ' (J. Veitch). — A good variety having roundish bulbs 

 of large size and of a reddish-brown colour. 



' Yeitch's Exhibition ' (J. Veitch). — A good-sized variety of a 

 chestnut-brown colour. Crop excellent. ' 



Tomato. 



' Ailsa Craig ' (Emptage), A.M. August 30, 19,10. — See vol. xxxvi. 

 p. 743. 



' Autumn Dainty ' (Chapman). — A prolific bearer of medium 

 growth, with slightly corrugated, bright red fruit, borne in trusses of 

 8 or 9. 



' Ayrshire ' (Emptage), A.M. August 30, 1910. — See vol. xxxvi. 

 p. 743. 



* Carrick ' (Emptage), A.M. August 30, 1910. — See vol. xxxvi. 

 p. 743. 



