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Division HI.— R0I7ND SEEDED PEAS, SUITABLE FOR MAIN CROP. p„ 
If sown from February to May, will be ready to gather from the middle of J uly to the middle of August. *. d. 
Blue Scimitar, very productive, much esteemed by market gardeners and farmers, 3 ft o lO 
Sharpe's Invincible, 10 to la large deep green peas in a pod, excellent flavour, and abundant cropper, 3ft. 1 o 
Victoria Marrow, very productive, pods large and well-filled, peas of fine flavour, 6 ft i 6 
Division IV.— THE EARLIEST WRINKLED MARROW PEAS. 
If sown in March or April, will be ready to gather in June and July. 
American Wonder, one of the earliest and most prolific dwarf peas, fine quality, i ft 2 
Alpha (Laxton), “'Fhe First Crop" of Wrinkled Marrows : earliest, and richest flavoured, 3^ ft i 
Early Premium Gem, in the way of Little Gem, but more robust, ft 2 
Little Gem (Maclean), valuable for small gardens, for early forcing, and sowing in sheltered situations, ij ft. 2 
Advancer, a fine-flavoured, heavy cropping, early variety, coming into use seven days after Alpha, 3 ft.... i 
Division V.— SECOND EARLY WRINKLED MARROW PEAS. 
If sown in March, April, and May, will be ready to gather in July and August. 
Champion of England, an abundant cropper, fine-flavoured, and a first-class variety, 5 ft i 
Forty-Fold, a first-class Champion of England variety, with long well-filled scimitar pods, 5 ft i 
Dr. Maclean, a grand pea, exceedingly prolific, with well filled pods, of fine flavour, 3 ft 2 
G. F. Wilson, a very fine variety in the way of Veitch's Perfection, but a week earlier, 3 ft 3 
Huntlngdonlan, the best variety of the "Champion of England" class, a splendid cropper, 5 ft a 
Marvel (Laxton), very prolific and fine quality, peas large, pods long and in pairs, 3 ft 2 
Prince of Wales, a fine variety, heavy cropper, fine flavoured, an improved Alliance, 3 ft 2 
Standard (Laxton), a heavy cropper of excellent quality, pod long, curved, and very handsome, 3 ft i 
Division VI.— WRINKLED MARROW PEAS, the best for Main Crop. 
If sown in March, April, and May, will be ready to gather in July, Augt/st, September, and later. 
British Queen, one of the very best late varieties, an abundant cropper, and fine-flavoured ; in mild seasons 
in some localities it blooms and pods till very late in autumn, 6 ft 2 
Hay’s Mammoth, in the way of British Queen : a first-class, fine flavoured, heavy cropper, 6 ft 3 
Omega (Laxton), one of the latest and best in the way of Ne Plus Ultra, 3 ft 2 
Ne Plus Ultra, peas dark green, and when cooked ot a very rich and agreeable flavour, 6 ft 2 
Premier, a remarkably fine pea, very productive, rich in flavour, and of fine constitution, 3 ft 2 
Veitch's Perfection, a first-class variety, with large well-filled pods, freely produced, flavour superior, 3 ft. 2 
Walker’s Perpetual Bearer, first-class sort, heavy cropper, excellent flavour, and continuous bearer, sow 
very thinly, 3 ft., per pint, 2J. 
Division VII.— EDIBLE PODDED OR SUGAR PEAS. 
The pods are gathered young, boiled whole, having no membraneous inside lining, and are much esteemed » 
Tall very large edible-podded Sugar Pea, this is the finest of the class, 4 ft i 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
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NEW BROAD BEAKS. 
John Harrison, very productive, hardy, and early, pods containing six to eight large beans per pint 2 
Leviathan long-pod (Carter), remarkable for extremely large pods, being X2 to 15 inches long per pint 2 
Monstrous French long-pod (Aquadulce). I his grand broad bean lias remarkably long, well filled pods. 
We recommend it with the greatest confidence as one of the very best, 3ft per quart i 
Seville Long Pod, the earliest of the broad beans and the longest podded, height 2 ft per quart i 
BROAD BEAKS. 
Early Long Pod, early and very prolific, 3 fit, 0 
,, Mazagan, very early, hardy, and bears freely, 3 it o 
„ Tom Thumb, syn. L^arf Cluster and Marshalls Prolific Fan, a useful dwarf white variety, i ft i 
,, „ ureen, syn. Beck's Gem, a valuable dwarf green variety, i ft i 
Johnston's "Wonderful Long Pod, fine flavoured and productive, 3 ft o 
Mackle's Monarch Long Pod, very heavy cropper, fine flavoured, 3 ft o 
Nonpareil Green Long Pod, when cooked of a delicate green colour, 3 ft i 
Taylor's Large Windsor, the best for general crop, beans very large, 3 ft i 
Improved Large Windsor, very large pods and productive, 3 ft i 
Green Windsor, prized on account of its delicate colour when cooked, 3ft i 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
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KEW DWARF FREKCH BEAKS, fto. 
The important trial of French Beans at the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Chiswick to determine 
the best varieties and ascertain the synonyms, resulted in the certificating of several sorts. Amongst these the 
Butter Beans are noteworthy additions to our culinary vegetables. They are boiled and served whole, the pods 
having no membraneous inside lining. On the continent these Butter Beans are considered a delicacy, s. d. 
Dwarf Butter Bean, i ft., very productive, pods thick, fleshy, and of a pale lemon colour per pint i 3 
Canadian Wonder, a very productive long-podded variety, with fine fleshy pods which boil tender, 
and are of a good colour, an excellent variety for general crop or forcing. . .per pint is. yf . ; per quart a o 
Early Prolific (Williams), remarkable for its earliness, abundant produce, and fine quality, i ft. ...per pint i 3 
New Early White Canterbury, a first-class very dwarf prolific variety, valuable for forcing in pots, per pint i 3 
The “ Monster " Ne^o Mammoth long-pod, Certificated 1879. It is of robust habit, with very fleshy 
pods 7 to 8 inches long, which are produced freely and continuously for a long time per quart 2 o 
Green Chevrler Flageolet. Tliis bean will be prized by those who use Haricots in winter, the dry seeds 
being a beautiful green when cooked. As a fresh vegetable it is unsurpassed per pint i 6 
Long Sword, This new variety is remarkably productive, bearing 30 to 40 pods on a plant per pint 2 6 
FRSKCR OR DWARF KIDKEY BEAKS. per quart.— s. d. 
Canterbury “White, a very prolific, well known variety, i ft i 6 
Chinese Long-podded, an exceedingly productive, free cropping variety, 1 ft i o 
Dun, Cream-coloured, or Yellow, much esteemed for its earliness and free cropping, i ft i o 
Fulmer's Early Forcing, a fine variety for forcing, very productive, i ft i 6 
Negro Long Podded, very fine cropper, i ft i 6 
Newington Wonder, one of the best for forcing, very productive, i ft i o 
Sion House, a fine forcing variety, 1 ft i o 
Sir Joseph Paxton, an e.xceedingly early and very productive variety, fine for pot-culture, 1 ft x o 
