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haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground level ; internodes 
short ; pods borne singly and in pairs, curved, pointed, 3J to 5 inches 
long, inflated, dark ; peas large, tightly packed, and of good flavour. 
Crop good. No. 44 had some straight-podded rogues. 
23. Perpetual Bearer (Barr), XXX Aug. 17, 1917. — Height, 4 feet 
to 4 feet 6 inches ; haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground 
level ; internodes short ; pods borne mostly in pairs, curved, blunt, 
3 to 3 J inches long, pale ; peas large, 6 or 7 in pod, tightly packed, 
and of fair flavour. Crop good. 
2. Reliable (Harrison), XXX Aug. 17, 1917. — Height, 4 feet to 
4 feet 6 inches ; haulm fairly sturdy, variable, dark, branching at and 
above ground level; internodes rather long; pods borne singly, 
straight, pointed, 3 to 4 inches long, dark ; peas of medium size, 7 
to 9 in pod, tightly packed, and of fair flavour ; seed green, a few 
yellow. 
29. Victory (Hurst). — Heigth, 3 feet 6 inches to 4 feet 6 inches ; 
haulm rather delicate, light, branching at and above ground level ; 
internodes of medium length ; pods borne singly and in pairs, curved, 
pointed, 4 to 4 J inches long, pale ; peas large, 8 or 9 in pod, 
tightly packed, and of good flavour ; seed grey-green. Crop good. 
Several rogues, stronger with larger pods. 
Above 4! feet and under 6 feet. 
30, 31, 32, 33, 34. Autocrat (Simpson, Sydenham, Barr, R. Veitch, 
Nutting ; J. Veitch), No. 30, XXX Aug. 17, 1917. — Height, 4 feet to 
5 feet ; haulm very sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground 
level ; internodes short ; pods borne mostly singly, straight, blunt, 
3 to 4 inches long, inflated, dark ; peas large, 6 to 8 in pod, tightly 
packed and of good flavour. Crop good. Nos. 31, 32, 33, 34, had 
each one or two rogues. 
21, 22. Dreadnought (Barr, Carter). — Height, 4 feet to 5 feet ; 
haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground level ; internodes 
short ; pods borne mostly singly, straight, blunt, 3 J to 4J inches long 
inflated, dark ; peas large, 6 to 8 in pod, tightly packed, and of good 
flavour. Crop good. No. 21 had seeds of two colours. 
5, 6. Englishman (Kelway, Barr).— Height, 4 feet to 5 feet ; haulm 
sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground level ; internodes long ; 
pods borne singly and in pairs, curved, pointed, 3 J to 5 inches long, 
inflated, dark ; peas large, 6 to 9 in pod, tightly packed, and of good 
flavour. Crop good. No. 5 had some light -podded rogues and seeds 
of two colours, and in No. 6 the pods were only slightly curved and 
the haulm was variable in strength. 
53. Late Duke (Carter). — -"Height, 5 to 6 feet ; haulm delicate, pale, 
branching at and above ground level ; internodes long ; pods curved, 
pointed, 4 to 5 inches long, inflated, dark ; peas large, 7 to 9 in pod, 
tightly packed, of good flavour. Crop good. 
