1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
225 
LAST SEASON’S TRIAL OF PEAS AT 
THE RURAL GROUNDS. 
(Concluded.) 
The Daisy pea (Carter's Daisy) was first 
tried at the Rural Grounds during the 
season of 1896. Our report was that the 
vines grew two feet high, leaves large, 
pods large, broad and well filled with 
about eight large seeds. We then re¬ 
garded it as the best dwarf or half dwarf 
pea tried that season. 
As stated last week, the pods are larger 
than those of any other variety we have 
ever tried. Fig. 94 shows an average 
pod of the first picking. Later many of 
them were at least one inch longer. 
Juno was also tried during the season 
of 1896. The vines then grew to two feet 
in height, vigorous and productive. The 
pods, of a lively, darkish-green color, 
were well filled, averaging about seven 
seeds, medium to large in size. It was 
more prolific than the old favorite, 
Stratagem. Last season, the seeds were 
planted April 1 . The vines grew to the 
height of three feet. We have never 
seen a more vigorous variety, the leaves 
and stems being of the largest size. The 
pods and peas were of a much darker 
green than either those of Daisy or New 
Life. The pods average three inches, 
straight, averaging eight seeds. It is 
about two days later than New Life, and 
more prolific. .Juno and New Life are 
the same height, the pods averaging 
not quite so large, as will be seen by 
comparing Fig. 95 with Fig. 96; but 
there are more of them. Then, too, the 
color is to be considered. The pods are 
oftener borne in pairs. It is certainly a 
grand variety. The vines are so strong 
that they do not need any support. 
July 7, we made the following notes : 
“ Height of season, wonderfully prolific, 
pods average smaller than those of New 
Life, and of a darker, richer, green. 
Seeds not quite so large, but large enough 
and of a much deeper green when cooked; 
often eight seeds to a pod”. July 12, 
“ Still bearing a large quantity. Its 
season is a long - one.” 
New Life was also tried for the first 
during the season of 1896. We quote 
from our report made August 15 of that 
year: “ The most productive pea and, 
all things considered, the most valuable 
pea for home or for market of its sea¬ 
son that we have tried. That is saying 
a good deal, for we have tried nearly 
every kind of pea, old and new, from 
year to year, for 20 years. The vines 
were of great vigor and of uniform 
height. Pods were often in pairs and of 
a bright green color. The height of its 
season is a day or two before Stratagem 
and the excellent Heroine.” The seeds 
last year were planted April 1 , and the 
first picking was made .June 30. The 
seeds were of large size, not so green 
when cooked as those of Prosperity 
(1897); the vines nearly three feet high. 
Pods straight and well-filled, containing 
about eight seeds. July 6 was the height 
of its season. The following we take, 
word for word, as written in the field : 
No more vigorous vines than these and 
those of Juno ; best peas ever tried at 
the Rural Grounds. Marvels of vigor 
and productiveness. Often nine large 
seeds to a pod. July 12 , still bearing im¬ 
mense quantities. It is hard to say 
which is more prolific, this or Juno.” 
We think that our readers can make 
no mistake if they try the following 
varieties : Surprise, Prosperity (Gradus), 
Daisy, Juno, and New Life. 
Mr. J. Bollinger, of Vienna, O., writes 
as follows: 
Ruralisms of November 6 quote Mr. R. N. Ran¬ 
dall as saying that, of the three varieties of peas, 
Gregory’s New Early Wrinkled [Surprise, we 
presume. Eds.] “Henderson’s 1897” [Gradus or 
Prosperity. Eds.] and Nott’s Exeelsior, he pre- 
fer’s Nott’s Excelsior. I have tried Early Alaska 
and “ 1897” side by side, and the Alaska was but 
three days earlier than “1897”, while it was 13 days 
earlier than Nott’s Exeelsior. With me, the “1897” 
is more productive, having large pods, while it is 
of the best quality. How do you account for it 
that, with me, the “1897” is so much earlier than it 
is with Mr. Randall ? I have tried many peas, 
brit not one that equals the “1897,” being only three 
days later than the very earliest kinds. It is 
hardy and productive. The pods are large, the 
peas are large and of the first quality. 
We cannot account for this difference, 
except that Mr. Bollinger could not have 
had the true Nott’s Excelsior. Certain 
it is that there is not 13 days’ difference 
between the Excelsior and the “ 1897 
They mature very nearly at the same 
time. The advantage of the “J897 ” is 
that the pods and seeds are much larger 
and the vines more productive. 
The following note from Prof. Wm. P. 
Brooks, of the Massachusetts Experi¬ 
ment Station, is suggestive : 
“ I read with much interest your de¬ 
scription of the method which you pro¬ 
pose for carrying out variety tests of 
potatoes. I appreciate highly all that 
you have done for the improvement of 
methods of potato culture, and for the 
dissemination of knowledge concerning 
this as well as other crops. Your article 
appears to invite criticism, and in the 
interests of progress, I desire to call at¬ 
tention to one particular in which I 
think the method which you suggest at 
fault. The number of tubers of each 
variety (four, if I remember aright) is 
too small to make the test reliable. 
There are great individual differences 
between the tubers of any variety, and 
these differences cannot be recognized 
by examination before planting. Such 
individual differences will, I believe, 
often cause wider variations in yield 
than would be found between different 
varieties. I think that one who has ever 
dug a row of potatoes of any consider¬ 
able length, by hand, will have noticed 
very wide differences between the yield 
of successive hills, differences which 
cannot be attributed to soil variations, 
but which must have been due to indi¬ 
vidual differences in the tubers planted. 
Of course, by care in the selection of 
tubers of uniform characteristics for the 
test you propose, something can be done 
to lessen these differences due to indi¬ 
viduality ; but I am afraid that they 
cannot be prevented so completely as 
they should be in a test upon the scale 
proposed for reliable results. 
“ I purpose to test the correctness of 
my view by planting several sets of four 
each of a few varieties. If successful in 
obtaining fairly equal results from these 
different sets, I shall gladly acknowledge 
the merits of the system you propose. 
Meanwhile, I would urge that others 
make such tests with a view to deter¬ 
mining just how important a factor the in¬ 
dividuality of the tubers planted maybe.” 
We fully agree with Prof. Brooks as 
to the wide individual differences of 
tubers of the same variety when grown 
in apparently the same kind of soil. It 
is our intention to weigh the product of 
every hill. As we shall be positively as¬ 
sured of a uniform soil, by the prepara¬ 
tion to be given, these individual differ¬ 
ences will be plainly shown, since dif¬ 
ferences in yield cannot be ascribed to 
soil differences, or to varying amounts 
of plant food. 
The following note is from Marvin 
Bovee, Northville, Mich., the originator 
of the Bovee potato : “ In catalogue re¬ 
views, page 141, the Early Bovee potato 
is called the marvel of the age, etc. Two 
varieties have been sent out under this 
name. It seems to me that there should 
be some explanation about this matter, 
in justice to Peter Henderson & Co., my¬ 
self, and others. I sent The R. N.-Y a 
sample of potatoes, not named, for trial 
at the Rural Grounds, in 1894. My cor¬ 
respondents, not knowing what name to 
call it after your first report, August 4, 
1894, called it after the name of the intro¬ 
ducer, Bovee. In 1896, I sent you another 
kind named Early Michigan. H. N. Ham¬ 
mond, of Michigan, sent you one for 
trial under the same name. I wrote to 
Mr. Hammond suggesting that one of us 
should change the name of his potato, as 
it would be misleading to the public to 
have two early kinds of potatoes of the 
same name, and both from Michigan. 
As Mr. Hammond claimed the prior 
right, I changed the name of mine to the 
Pride of Michigan, under which name 
they are known at the experiment sta¬ 
tions, and by others that have received 
any of them for trial. The Pride of 
Michigan is a distinct variety from 
Bovee, but somewhat similar in general 
appearance.”. 
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