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VARIETIES Ol HIE GARDEN PEA. 
leaves dark green, and small. Petiole^ short, and the tendrils strong. 
Peduncles short and the flowers for the most part in pairs. Pods 
short, broad, slightly flattened and well filled over. A good hearer 
of good quality, and comes into use about a fortnight after Bishop’s 
dwarf prolific. Seed rather small and white. 
4. Late Spanish Dwarf. —Svn. Tresnain de Britagne_This va¬ 
riety grows between fifteen and eighteen inches high, strong and ra¬ 
ther straggling, with very short joints. Leaves dark green and small, 
similar to those of the Spanish dwarf. Petioles short, and the ten- 
drills small. Peduncles short, bearing two flowers. Pods somewhat 
larger, otherwise similar to those of the above. A moderate bearer, 
and comes into use a few days after that variety, which, must be 
considered the best of the two as this has no particular merit. Seed 
middling size, white. 
5. Tresnain de Brest. —This in appearance much resembles the 
Spanish dwarf, but is fully a fortnight later, coming into use other¬ 
wise the same. Seed white, and very small. 
6. Nain de Hollande —Syn. Nam Latif de Hollande; Sans 
parchmin nain Latif de Hollande.—Grows between two and three 
feet high, strong, with very short joints. Leaves middling size, and 
of a dark green colour. Petioles short, and tendrils rather small. 
Peduncles short, bearing two flowers, which are very small. Pods 
large, broad and well filled, of excellent quality. An abundant 
bearer and not very late. Seed middling size, and white. If 
this variety were better known in the English gardens, it certainly 
would be more extensively cultivated. At present I believe 
it is but little (if at all) known in the Seed Shops of the 
Metropolis. 
7. Blue Prussian. —Syn. Nain Royal—Nain vert petite.—Fine 
long podded dwarf. Dwarf blue prussian. Blue union. Early dutch 
green. Early green. Green prussian. 
This is too well known to need»any lengthened description, I shall 
therefore merely say that it is a most abundant bearer, and of excel¬ 
lent quality. Grows between three and four feet high. Seed light 
blue, middling size. 
8. Blue Imperial. —Syn. Imperial.—Tall green imperial, dwarf 
green imperial. Dwarf imperial. Sumatra dwarf blue imperial. 
New long podded imperial. Nain vert imperial. Sans parchmin 
vert. Nain vert gros. Scymitar. New dwarf imperial. New- 
improved imperial. Dwarf blue marrow. Dwarf blue prolific. 
New sabre. Blue sabre. Blue Scymitar. New improved dwarf 
imperial. Dwarf sabre. Sabre. 
