MID-SEASON PEAS AT WISLEY, 1921. 
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MID-SEASON PEAS AT WISLEY, 1921. 
One hundred and fifty-three stocks of peas were sent for trial at Wisley 
in 1921. They were sown on April 4 on ground which had received 
a good dressing of pig manure in the autumn of 1920. Almost all 
the stocks germinated well and made good growth., in spite of the 
abnormally dry season. The distances between the rows varied from 
3 feet 6 inches for the dwarf to 6 feet for the tall varieties. The 
stocks which were fit for use (i.e. from which a good picking could be 
obtained from the row) before June 25 were classed as Early Varieties 
and these are not further referred to in the report, viz. Nos. 2-6, 
9, 10, 14, 28, 34, 36, 40. No. 75 is also omitted as untrue to type. 
The Judging Committee inspected the trial several times during 
the growing period, and in making recommendations for awards took 
into consideration not only the cropping capacity of the varieties, 
but also the flavour and size of the peas, the yield of peas for the 
quantity of pods, the colour of the pod and the ease of shelling. 
The following varieties represented in this trial have received 
awards in previous trials, but were passed over this year by the 
Judging Committee, viz. : 
No. 12. Fillbasket (F.C.C. 1872 (Laxton)) ; No. 32, King Edward (A.M. 191 1 
(Sutton)) ; No. 29, Evergreen Delicatesse (A.M. 1916 (Carter)) ; Nos. 21-23, 
Stratagem (F.C.C. 1882 (Carter)) ; No. 80, Yorkshire Hero (A.M. 1910 (Sutton)) ; 
No. 41, The Newby (A.M. 1916 (Hurst)) ; Nos. 49, 50, Perfection (A.M. 1897 
(R. Veitch)) ; No. 46, Prizewinner (F.C.C. 1901 (Sutton)) ; No. 52, Improved 
Dr. McLean (A.M. 1902 (Sutton)) ; No. 67, Danby Stratagem (A.M. 1916 (Carter)) : 
No. 79, Satisfaction (A.M. 1916 (Sutton)) ; Nos. 89, 90, Glory of Devon (A.M. 
1916 (Barr)) ; No. 78, Eureka (A.M. 191 1 (Sutton)) ; No. 86, Ameer (A.M. 1901 
(Sutton)) ; No. 101, Dawn (A.M. 1915 (Carter)) ; No. 151, Prince of Peas (A.M. 
1916 (Sutton)) ; No. 152, Warriston Wonder (A.M. 1913 (Bell & Bieberstedt)) ; 
No. 148, Moneymaker (A.M. 1910 (King)) ; No. 110, Market Gardener (A.M. 
1916 (Carter)) ; No. 112, Harvestman (A.M. 1916 (Carter)) ; No. 117, Telephone 
(F.C.C. 1878 (Carter)) ; No. 121, Quite Content (A.M. 1916 (Barr, Carter)) ; 
No. 123, International (A.M. 1916 (Carter)) ; Nos. 129, 130, 131, Duke of Albany 
(A.M. 1916 (Carter)) ; No. 132, Essex Wonder (A.M. 1905 (Hobday)) ; No. 97, 
Autocrat (F.C.C. 1885 (J. Veitch)) ; No. 99, Sir Arthur Bingold (A.M. 191 3 
(Holmes)) • No. 118, Exhibition (A.M. 1910 (Carter)). 
AWARDS, DESCRIPTIONS, AND NOTES. 
I. Above i£ feet and up to 3 feet in height. 
A. Earlier Varieties. 
(1) Seed semi-wrinkled (" dent "). 
♦62. Progress, C. July 4. Raised and sent by Messrs. Laxton. 
11. Gladiator, C. July 4. Raised by Messrs. J. Veitch; sent by Messrs. 
Cooper-Taber. 
1. Buttercup (Carter). — See Journal, vol. xliii. p. 501. Ready July 3. 
♦ * * 
62. Progress (Laxton), C. — Height 2 to 2 J feet, with sturdy, dark haulm ; 
pods freely produced in pairs, 4 inches long, broad, and somewhat pointed, 
nearly straight, dark green ; peas large, 7 or 8 in a pod, of fair flavour. Ready 
July 4- 
* * * 
ix, Gladiator (Cooper-Taber), C. — Height 3 feet, with sturdy, medium 
green haulm ; pods in pairs, 3! to 4 inches long, of medium width, pointed, 
* See footnote p. 75. 
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