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this class. It was received from M. Vilmorin as an “especede 
pois tres-excellent.” Tamarind Pea. English Synonyme: 
Late dwarf sugar. About 4 ft. high, and of robust growth. Pods 
large, broad, and much curved, containing 9 or 10 Peas. Of 
excellent c|uality and a very abundant bearer. The pods are 
from 4 in. to o in. long, and are produced the latest in this class. 
Dwarf Blue Peas.for Sum.mer Use. Dwarf Imperial. 
English Synonymes : Blue imperial, dwarf green imperial, 
new improved imperial, new improved dwarf imperial, new 
dwarf imperial, new long-podded imperial, Sumatra, green non- 
pareil, dwarf blue prolific, blue scymitar, sabre, blue sabre, new 
sabre, dwarf sabre. About 4 ft. high, and of strong growth. 
Pods large, long, and rather flat, much pointed and containing 
8 or 9 peas. Of excellent quality, a good bearer, and one of 
the best peas for summer, as it is very late in coming into use. 
Blue Prussian. Nain vert petit, nain royal, gros vert de 
Prusse. English Synonymes: Dwarf blue Prussian, royal 
Prussian blue, fine long-podded dwarf, Prussian prolific, early 
Dutch green, green Prussian. About ft. high, and of strong 
growth. Pods long and rather round, containing 8 peas. This 
is so well known, that it is quite useless for me to say anything 
about its good qualities. It is undoubtedly the best for sum- 
mer use, and one of the greatest bearers. White Prussian. 
English Synonymes : Prolific or poor man’s profit, prolific, tall 
Prussian, dwarf white Prussian, new dwarf Norman, royal dwarf, 
royal prolific, dwarf Tewsley, Stowe pea. About 4 ft. high, and 
very robust. Pods broad, long, and rather flat, containing 7 
or 8 peas, which are large and white. Of good quality, and, 
like the blue Prussian, an excellent summer pea, and very pro- 
lific. This is the best sort for general cultivation, and well de- 
serves the name of poor man’s profit ; but it will not remain so 
long in bearing as the blue Prussian. Groom’s Superb 
Dwarf Blue. About 18 in. high, and of robust growth. 
Pods large, broad, and rather flat, containing 8 or 9 peas. Of 
excellent quality, a very abundant bearer, and a few days later 
than the blue Prussian, of which it seems a distinct dwarf vari- 
ety. Raised by Mr, H. Groom, of Walworth, who sent seeds ol 
it to the garden in 1831. This deserves general cultivation, as 
it requires no sticking, and produces more on the same space of 
ground than any other dwarf sort. 
