Fig. 4. Typical pods from thirty-four varieties of peas, showing enormous varia- 
bility in hereditary pod length. Several wild types are represented. Quite Content 
and GolakSnig are two of the largest parchmented-pod varieties, while the fifth pod 
in the top row represents probably the longest podded pea known, the pods some- 
times reaching 6 inches long and over an inch in width. These colossal pods are 
non-parchmented, very sweet and are eaten like string beans. 
Fig. 5. Sketch of the wild ancestor of the cabbage, as it occurs on the chalk cliffs 
of Dover, England. After L. H. Bailey. 
