LATE PEAS AT WISLEY, 1917* 
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19, 20. Late Queen (Sutton, Nutting), No. 20 XX Aug. 17, 1917.— 
Height, 5 feet to 5 feet 6 inches ; haulm sturdy, dark, branching at 
and above ground level ; internodes short ; pods borne singly and 
in pairs, straight, blunt, 3J to 4 inches long, very inflated, dark ; peas 
large, 5 to 7 in pod, packed rather loosely, and of good flavour. Crop 
good. No. 19 had some rogues with smaller pods, and was more single- 
podded, with crop only fair. 
24. Latest of All (Barr), A.M. Aug. 17, 19x7.— Height, 5 feet ; 
haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground level; inter- 
nodes short ; pods produced singly and in pairs, straight, blunt, 3 to 
4 inches long, inflated, dark ; peas large, 6 to 8 in pod, and of good 
flavour. Crop good. 
40. Matchless Marrowfat (Barr). — A mixed stock. 
45, 46. Michaelmas (Barr, Carter), No. 45 XX Aug. 17, 1917.— 
Height, 4 feet to 5 feet ; haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above 
ground level ; internodes short ; pods produced mostly singly, straight, 
some slightly curved, blunt, 3 to 4 inches long, inflated, dark ; peas 
large, 6 to 8 in pod, tightly packed, and of good flavour. Crop good. 
No. 45 had several tare-leaved rogues, and some with pointed pods. 
26. Perpetual (Sutton), A.M. Aug. 8, 1916. — Height, 4 feet to 
5 feet ; haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground level ; 
internodes short ; pods produced singly and in pairs, straight, pointed, 
4 to 4 J inches long, much inflated, dark ; peas large, 7 or 8 in pod, 
tightly packed, and of good flavour. Crop good. 
42. Rearguard (Hurst),. A.M. Aug. 17, 1917.— Height, 4 feet to 
5 feet 6 inches ; haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground 
level ; internodes short ; pods borne mostly singly, curved, pointed, 
4| to 5 J inches long, inflated, dark, peas large, 8 to 10 in pod, tightly 
packed, and of fair flavour. Crop good. 
50. The Britisher (Kelway). —Height, 3 feet 6 inches to 4 feet ; 
haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above ground ; internodes short ; 
pods mostly in pairs, nearly straight, pointed, 4 to 5 inches long, in- 
flated, dark ; peas large, 7 to 10 in pod, tightly packed, of fair flavour. 
Crop good. Not quite true. 
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. The Gladstone (Simpson, Hurst, Barr 
Sydenham, R. Veitch, Sutton), Nos. 12 and 14, XXX Aug. 17, 1917. — 
Height, 4§ feet to 5 feet ; haulm sturdy, dark, branching at and above 
ground level ; internodes long ; pods borne mostly singly, curved, 
pointed, 4 to 5 inches long, inflated, dark ; peas large, 7 to 9 in pod, 
tightly packed, and of good flavour. Crop good. No. 17 is called 
The Gladstone Selected, and had green seeds. No. 12 had green seed 
and some rogues with blunt and light pods. Nos. 13 and 16 had 
shorter nodes. In No. 16 the pods were lighter in colour. 
Over 6 feet. 
57, 58. Longstander (Sutton, Barr), A.M. Aug. 17, 1917.— Height, 
6 feet to 8 feet ; haulm rather delicate, light, branching at and above 
