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pods that seedsmen love so much to delin¬ 
eate in their catalogues. They are about 
live feet tall and must be bushed to do well, 
Telephone. Similar to telegraph only 
not quite so tall, and I think larger pods 
yet than the above; must be bushed about 
four feet high to do well, and like the 
Telegraph not double rowed. 
Challenger. A fine heavy cropper, the 
haulm thickly set with large curved pods, 
scimetar shaped; a bushy grower; peas 
first quality, and quite an acquisition to 
our late peas. Height about three feet; 
better with brush. 
Day's Early Sunrise was sent out with a 
flourish of trumpets two years ago. It is 
not early enough to be of any use as an 
early pea. Some defect in fructifying; 
only two or three peas in a pod. I have 
dropped it. 
PREMIUM GEM. 
Stratagem. One of the finest peas I have 
ever seen. Grows about 18 inches high 
and produces large dark green pods well 
filled up. Can be grown without brush, 
at least I think so. They were brushed 
last year, as I was not acquainted with 
them, but'this season they will have to try 
on their own hook. They are really worth 
a little extra trouble and they would pay 
for a little brush. 
Pride of the Market. Very similar to 
the above. I am afraid the raiser has made 
a distinction without a great difference. 
MCLEAN’S LITTLE GEM. 
but anyway it is a very grand pea, and if 
it is not much different from the other the 
consolation is we cannot have too much of 
a good thing, especially in green peas. I 
may mention a few of the older sorts that 
I find good for general crop. 
Dan O' Rourke, wdien you «an get a good 
strain, is an excellent early pea, if it is a 
little old fashioned. 
Philadelphia Extra Early is good, but 
with me not so early as the preceding. 
Kentish Invicta. Very early, but small. 
Either of the last two will give better sat¬ 
isfaction. They may be cleared off at one 
| picking, which is somewhat in their favor. 
CLEVELAND'S FIRST AND BEST. 
