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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOOIST. 
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and an abundant bearer. The ripe seed is large, round, smooth, slightly indented, of a very 
clear whitish appearance. Cattell's Kent Rival is iden ical with it. 
Paradise Early Marrow is ten days later than Sangster’s No. 1, and about 4§ feet high. 
The pods are large, full, and broad, of a whitish appearance, containing from seven to eight 
large peas, of very good quality. It is a prolific and good Pea. Mein's Paradise , Giant Early 
Marrow , and Excelsior Marrow are identical with it. 
Somersetshire Early Prolific is very similar to the old White Prussian. Peabody is of 
the same class, but of no particular merit. Harrison's Perfection is quite superseded. 
Waterloo Marrow is about 6 feet high; sown at the same time, it comes in three weeks 
after Sangster’s No. 1. The pods are large, full, slightly curved, containing from seven to 
eight large peas in each, of very good quality. Victoria Marrow is identical with it. 
Garbutt's Amazon is a very strong-growing blue Marrow, about 6 feet high, three weeks 
later than Sangster’s No. 1, with large full pods and large peas, but of poor flavour. 
Prizetaker is a well-known second early green Marrow, from 4£ to 5 feet high, about a 
fortnight later than Sangster’s No. 1. The pods are large, rounded, curved, remarkably well 
filled, and of a deep green colour. It is a very prolific free-bearing variety, and very handsome 
in appearance, always commanding a high price in market. It is, however, not very sweet 
in flavour ; indeed, the varieties of this class of Peas are altogether inferior in flavour to the 
wrinkled varieties. The ripe seed is of a mixed white and olive green. Laxton’s Prolific Long- 
pod is very similar to this, but is frequently mixed with a white-seeded variety, the same in 
general appearance. Green Prolific and Grotto are identical with it. Green Marroio (Wrench), 
is a somewhat stronger grower, a larger sample, wi h broader and larger pods. Blue Excel¬ 
sior is a second early green Marrow; Knight's Blue Emperor is identical with it. Early 
Surprise is somewhat larger, and an improvement. 
Scimetar , a well-known variety, and much esteemed for general purposes is much 
used for field culture, as it is very hardy, and does well without staking. It grows about 
3 feet high, and comes in three weeks after Sangster’s No. 1. The pods are large, curved or 
swoid-shaped, rather flat, well-filled, with from seven to nine peas in each, of a nice green 
colour, and fair quality. Carter's Improved Scimetar is no improvement. Flack's Imperial, 
of the same class, is earlier than Scimetar. Banksian Marrow is an improvement on it. Carter's 
Surprise is of the same style. Harrison's Glory is quite superseded. 
Blue Prussian is an old well-known variety, a very prolific bearer, but of poor flavour. 
Woodford Green Marrow is of the Prussian class, and also poor in flavour. Butt's Wonder is 
from four to five days later, rather larger, and an improvement on it. 
A. B. 
ORB’S APPLE. 
(^rfHIS though an old Apple, is, nevertheless, comparatively unknown, and 
(Rpj) yet, as a dessert fruit in the months of February, March, April, and 
p/ j May, it is, in my opinion, unrivalled, being as fresh, crisp, and juicy 
FA then, as most other Apples are in September and October. Before 
Christmas it is sharp and sour; but in the late spring months its 
freshness and piquancy of flavour is something remarkable—so much so, 
that it seems as if it had been just gathered from the tree, and yet 
combined with a peculiar softness of substance, like that of the White Cal- 
ville. It is also an excellent cooking variety in the spring months. 
Its appearance is somewhat against it, for it might well be termed 
ugly—nearly as unprepossessing as that richest of all Apples, the Cornish 
Oilliflower. It is, however, much relished and sought after,, by all who 
have tasted it. 
It is of medium size, oblong, inclining to ovate, flattened at both ends, 
obtusely angular on the sides; eye small, closed, depressed, set in a 
narrow irregularly-formed cavity; stalk about half an inch in length, 
slender, rather deeply inserted; skin thick, and always of a greenish 
