DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF GARDEN PEAS. 
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to nine peas in each. Prolific, excellent, and 
a few days later than the Blue Prussian, of 
which it is apparently a dwarf variety. It is 
said to produce more on the same space of 
ground than any other dwarf variety. 
Waite's Queen of Dwarfs Pea, one of the 
most singular in its habit of growth and great 
bearing qualities that we have. Before this 
pea came out, it was grown in the Royal 
Gardens, and the proper oificer of the house- 
hold, as well as the gardener, conveyed to the 
raiser Her Majesty's approval of the flavour. 
In addition to the foregoing there is another 
class of peas, more cultivated on the continent 
than here. They ai-e called Sugar Peas, and 
are used when quite young, without being 
shelled ; for the pods being destitute of the 
tough internal coat which distinguishes all the 
others, the whole legume is cooked, like 
French Beans. The following varieties have 
been described : — 
The Large Crooked Sugar Pea grows very 
strong, six feet or more high, with very large 
twisted pods, with about nine large peas in 
each. It is considered the best in its class, 
very prolific, and good. 
Fishamend's Sugar Pea grows strongly to 
about eigiit feet high, with long much-curved j 
pods, containing eight or nine peas, of a yel- 
lowish colour, with small purple spots. A 
good bearer, and next the last in quality. 
Vilmoriu's Sugar Pea is of slender growth, 
about six feet high, with round, straight pods, 
containing about seven or eight peas. A most 
abundant bearer, and good quality. 
The Early Max) Sugar Pea grows about 
four feet high, with small round pods, con- 
taining about seven peas. The earliest of its 
class, of good quality, but tender, and only a 
moderate bearer. 
The Tamarind Pea is of strong growth to 
about four feet, producing very long curved 
pods, with nine or ten peas in each. The. 
latest in the class, excellent in quality, and 
very prolific. 
The Late Wyher Sugar Pea grows very 
strong, to the height of six feet, with much- 
curved pods, each containing about seven peas. 
Of good quality, prolific, and very late. 
The Dwarf Sugar Pea grows about three 
feet high, with long pods, and about seven 
peas in each. Of good quality, middling 
bearer, and late. 
The Dwarf Dutch Sugar Pea is of slender 
growth, not exceeding three feet, with small 
crooked pods, and about live peas in each. 
Of good quality, middling bearer, coming in 
about a week after the last. 
The Red-flowered Sugar Pea grows about 
six feet high, producing long straight pods, 
with about six peas in each. A good bearer, 
but must be used very young. 
The Purple-podded Grey Sugar Pea is of 
strong habit, growing about seven feet high. 
The pods are of a deep purple colour, short, 
broad, and contain about six peas. A good 
bearer, but more an object of curiosity than 
use, as the peas are bitter when cooked. 
The Alherjas Sugar Pea grows strongly, 
to the height of six feet, producing small 
straight pods, with about seven or eight peas 
in each. Very good and very prolific ; and is 
distinguished from the rest of its class by 
sometimes having a thin internal skin. It 
was introduced from South America. 
• In addition to these, the following sorts are 
only fit for agricultural purposes, but are in- 
troduced here as tending to render the list 
more perfect. They may be distinguished 
from the garden varieties by their ripe seed 
being any colour but white, and by a bitter- 
ness in the young peas when cooked which 
unfits them for table. 
The Grey Rouncival Pea is a very strong 
grower to the height of eight feet, producing 
broad pods, containing brown peas, spotted 
with yellow, and black-eyed. A good bearer. 
The Late Grey Pea is of similar growth 
and stature with the last, producing broad 
pods, with seven or eight peas in each, which 
are large, black-eyed, and of a light brown 
colour. 
The Maple Grey Pea grows strongly, about 
seven feet high, producing long, broad pods, 
with about eight rather small peas in each, of 
a light brown colour. A good bearer. 
The Spanish Marotta Pea grows about 
six feet high, producing small pods, containing 
about seven small round peas each, of a yellow 
colour, with black eyes. A great bearer. 
The Bean Pea grows very strong, to nearly 
nine feet high, producing long, broad pods, 
with nine or ten peas in each, of a yellowish- 
white colour, with black eyes. They have 
some resemblance when ripe to small horse- 
beans, whence the name. It is a great bearer. 
The following list of synonyms is perhaps 
better introduced here than mixed up with the 
descriptions. It is not so full as it might be 
made, but as it contains many popular names, 
it will be useful in preventing the same variety 
being ordered under different names. 
The Early Frame Pea, syn. Early Double 
Blossomed, Early Single Blossomed, Mason's 
Double Blossomed, Double Dwarf Frame, 
Single Frame, Early Dwarf Kimble, Early 
French, Dwarf Albany. Marly Nicholas. 
The Early Charlton Pea, syn. Golden 
Charlton, Hotspur, Golden Hotspur, Double 
Dwarf Hotspur, Nimble Tailor. Paddington. 
The Common Spanish Dwarf Pea, syn. 
Knox's Dwarf. Dwarf Fan. Dwarf Bog. 
The Dwarf White Marrow Pea, syn. 
Wabash, Glory of England. 
