73 
CARTERS MAYFLOWER.— A new and prolific first early Marrowfat Pea. 
A cross between Daisy and William Hurst. This is a grand thing, with long pointed 
pods twice the size of William Hurst and much more freely produced. The bine is 
robust, possessing the same healthy character as its most famous parent the Daisy. Seed 
wrinkled. Height, 18 inches. Everyone should try this fine introduction, which is but 
very inadequately shown in the photograph. 
Price 2S. per pint, 3s. 6d. per quart, 6d. and is. per packet. 
CARTERS LITTLE MARVEL PEA. 
A first early green wrinkled Marrow. Height, 18 inches. An improvement upon the 
English Wonder class. A grand cropper ; strongly recommended. 
Price is. 6d. per pint, 2S. 6d. per quart. 
“ This year our earliest Pea in the open ground was Carters Little Marvel , which is quite a fortnight 
earlier than any of the first earlies. I should add that all sorts were grown at the start in 4^-inch pots in 
cold frames. The seed was sown in December, and the seedlings planted out the first week in March on 
warm borders. We gathered Little Marvel on June 8th, and had the weather been favourable there 
would have been good pods at the end of May, but the severe frost early in that month actually killed the first 
flowers. This variety is a great gain in every way when forced, as when fit for use, in spite of its maturing so 
quickly, it is a fair-sized pod and well packed with peas. There are five to seven on an average in each pod, 
and, unlike some of the older early Peas, it is of good flavour. The plant crops enormously, and this so early in 
the season is worth noting. The Little Marvel was raised from the older but well-known William Hurst and 
that fine table Pea Daisy , the latter being noted for quality and as a valuable second early Pea. Marvel differs 
from both in this respect ; the pods are rounder than those of Daisy, and larger than William Hurst. It should 
also make a profitable market variety, as it is only 18 inches high, robust, and crops freely. The seed, which was 
sown late in February in the open, produced plants that bore only a few days later than that grown as described 
above, but this is readily accounted for by the first blossom escaping injury by frost, being a little later from 
seed sown February 24th. We gathered pods on June 16th and freely on June 1 8th, and the plant is covered to 
the base. For gardens limited in size the above variety should become a great favourite. ,, — G. Wythe 
Garden , July 14th, 1906. 
Per q 
art— s. 
Carters First Crop, or Ringleader. — A n old and popular Pea 
2^ feet 
I 
6 
Carters Extra Eari.y Premium Gem. — A great improvement on Lillie Gem ... 
foot 
2 
0 
Carters First Early. — A quick growing white round Pea 
2$ feet 
I 
8 
Carters Early Dwarf Marrow. — A fine flavoured early variety 
2 feet 
I 
8 
American Wonder. — C arters re-selected. An early dwarf Marrow. Much superior 
to the old stock, being nearly twice as long in the pod . 
1 £ foot 
2 
6 
American Wonder. — O riginal stock 
1 foot ... 
I 
6 
Blue Express.— O rdinary stock, first early blue 
2I feet 
I 
9 
Chelsea Gem — A dwarf early Marrow ... 
15 inches ... 
3 
0 
Earliest of All. — A very early blue round 
3 feet 
I 
6 
Early Sunrise. — E arly white prolific Marrow ... 
3 feet 
I 
6 
Eclipse. — An early blue Pea 
3 feet 
I 
6 
English Wonder. — A popular early Marrow ... 
1 foot 
I 
9 
Exonian.- -Prolific early Marrow ... 
2|^feet 
2 
0 
First and Best. — Very prolific first early round white 
2i feet 
I 
6 
Gradus. — A n early large podded Marrow Pea ... 
4 feet 
2 
6 
Herald. — L ong podded 
1 foot 
2 
6 
Lightning. — O rdinary stock, first early white 
2J feet 
2 
0 
May Queen. — A n early Marrow ... 
3 feet 
2 
6 
William Hurst. — A useful dwarf 
1 foot 
I 
9 
William the First. — C arters re-selected. Long handsome pods 
4 feet 
2 
o 
William the First.— O rdinary 
4 feet 
I 
6 
NOTICE.— For our Collection Green Peas— June to November- 
-see page 64. 
S, in The 
d. 
W 237, 238, & 97, H 
igh Holborn, London.— 1909. 
