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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF GARDEN PEAS. 
The Tall While Marrow Pea, syn. Tall 
Carolina, White Rouncival, Large Imperial 
Marrow, and sometimes Knight's Tall Marrow, 
either by mistake or design. 
The New Green Marrow Pea, syn. Dwarf 
Green Marrow, Eoyal Dwarf Marrow, Green 
Rouncival, Wellington, Holloway Marrowfat. 
The Tall Green Marrow Pea, syn. Impe- 
rial Green, New Large Green. 
Knights Dwarf Marrow Pea,, syn. Knight's 
New Dwarf. There can be little doubt but 
that many of the new marrow peas recently 
brought before the public are selected from 
this variety. 
The Scimitar Pea, syn. Dwarf Imperial, 
Imperial, Blue Scimitar, Sabre, .Sumatra, Green 
Nonpareil. 
The Waterloo Pea, syn. Nonpareil. 
The Crown Pea, syn. American Crown, 
Rose or Crown. 
The Tall Imperial Pea, syn. Tall Prussian, 
Spanish Patriot, Blue Union. 
The Blue Prussian Pea, syn. Royal Prus- 
sian Blue, Prussian Prolific, Green Prussian, 
Early Dutch Green. 
The White Prussian Pea, syn. Prolific, 
Poor Man's Profit, New Dwarf Norman, Stowe, 
Royal Prolific, Royal Dwarf. 
The Large Crooked Sugar Pea, syn. New 
Pea, Early Spanish, Broadsword. 
The Early May Sugar Pea, syn. Early 
Sugar, Dwarf Dutch Sugar, Early Dutch. 
The following list contains a quantity of 
sorts chiefly brought out within the last two 
or three years, the qualities of which require 
to be proved by more extended cultivation : — 
The Early Racehorse Pea grows to the 
height of three feet, but is not much es- 
teemed. 
Thompson's Early Dwarf Pea. 
Fairbeard's Early Surprize Pea is a blue 
marrow variety, growing three or four feet 
high, said to bear abundantly, and to come in 
with the Early Frame. 
Brownlee's Ne Plus Ultra Pea is a tall 
marrow sort, said to be an abundant bearer, 
and of excellent quality. It is said to con- 
tinue in bearing for a long time, and is there- 
fore most likely a variety of Knight's Tall 
Marrow. 
The Woodford Marrow Pea is of mode- 
rate growth, flowering in tufts, like the Crown 
Pea, producing large pods. Much esteemed 
by some. 
Improved Green Marrow Pea grows to 
the height of four feet, and is probably saved 
from the Dwarf Green Marrow. 
Royal Green Marrow Pea is recommended 
as a second early sort, and is most likely of 
similar parentage with the last. 
The Matchless Marrow Pen. 
Lynn's Wrinkled Marrow Pea. Both these 
varieties are recommended, the last bearing in 
about one hundred and twenty days. 
The American Marrow Pea is a fine sort. 
The Large Mammoth Marrow Pea. 
The Large New Mummy Marrow Pea. 
Hay's Mammoth Pea. 
The Victoria Marrow Pea grows to the 
height of six feet, producing large pods. 
The Improved Giant Marrow Pea grows 
to the height of seven feet. 
Thompson's Dwarf Marrow Pea. 
The British Queen Marrow Pea. 
The Prince of Wales Marrow Pea. 
Flack's Dwarf Blue Victory Pea grows 
about two feet high. 
The American Dwarf Pea. grows three or 
four feet high. 
Bedman's Blue Imperial Pea is stated to 
be a good variety, producing its crop in about 
thirteen weeks. 
Dancer's Monastery Pea is stated to be a 
fine large pea, useful for middle crops. 
The Dwarf Skinless Pea is no doubt from 
one of the Dwarf Sugar Peas, if not identical 
with one of them. 
Sutton's Superb Pea, and Green's Superb 
Pea, are two varieties strongly recommended. 
Webb's King of Peas is said to be a hybrid 
raised at Geneva, between the Scimitar .and 
Knight's Marrowfat, and to combine the good 
qualities of both. 
Colonel Sheddon's Pea. — This is a very 
strong growing variety, attaining a height of 
from twelve to eighteen feet, and producing 
pods of very large peas ; but, from its coarse- 
ness and somewhat bitter flavour, it will hardly 
be grown for culinary purposes, and its size is 
also likely to exclude it from the farm. 
The following may be considered as the 
best varieties, and all that are necessary for 
any one establishment. 
FOE EARLY CROPS. 
Cormack's Prince Albert, Early Frame, 
Early Warwick, Auvergne, Early Charlton, 
Warner's Early Emperor. 
FOR SUMMER CROPS. 
Blue and White Prussian, Groom's Superb 
Dwarf Blue, and Waite's Queen of Dwarfs. 
FOR LATE CROPS. 
The New Green Marrow, Milford Marrow, 
Scimitar, Knight's Dwarf Marrow, Knight's 
Tall Marrow, Tall Green Marrow. 
SUGAR PEAS. 
The most worthy of cultivation are the 
Large Crooked, Vilmorin's, and the Early 
May ; but these varieties must not be sown 
before the beginning of March. 
The following selection is recommended by 
a practical man of some experience, who finds 
