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This grows between three and four feet high, very strong, with 
short joints. Leaves middling size, of a dark glaneous greeneolour. 
Petioles long, and the tendrils small, but numerous. Peduncles 
short, bearing two flowers, which are larger than those of the preced¬ 
ing variety. Pods large dark green, and well filled. An abundant 
bearer, of excellent quality, and comes into use the same time as the 
blue Prussian, which is frequently confounded with this, hut differs 
from it materially, the leaves being much larger, and the plant of a 
much stronger habit; it also continues a much shorter time in bear¬ 
ing ; it is frequently done by three or four gatherings, but bears very 
profusely while it lasts. This may be considered as very advantage¬ 
ous to those who cultivate for the market, affording them an oppor¬ 
tunity of clearing the ground, and making room for succeeding 
crops. Seed, light blue, large, and somewhat flattened. 
9. White Prussian.-— Syn. Dwarf white Prussian. Stowe. Pro¬ 
lific. New Dwarf Norman. White prolific. Poor man’s profit. 
Tall Prussian. New Tewsly. Tweesley Marrow. ’Wrenches white 
Union. Dwarf Tewsley. Royal Dwarf. Royal Dwarf Marrow. 
Royal prolific. White prolific. 
Grows about three feet high, slender, with short joints. The leaves 
and pods are a paler green than those of the Blue Prussian; but are 
very similar in appearance to that variety. The chief difference, 
however, is in the colour of the seed, which, in this variety, is white 
and rather small. An excellent bearer, of good quality, and comes 
into use at the same time as the Blue Prussian. 
10. Sans parchmin nain ordinaire .—This variety grows between 
three and four feet high, very strong, with short joints. Leaves, a 
dark glaneous green, and small. Petioles short, with large tendrils. 
Peduncles short, bearing two flowers, which are very small. Pods 
small roundish, but well filled. It is very prolific, of good quality, 
and is fit for use a few days before the Blue Prussian. Seed white, 
middling size. 
11. Common Peas, Tall, Early .—Early Frame.—-Syn. Best 
early. Earliest frame. True early frame. Early dwarf frame. 
Superfine early. Earliest dwarf frame. Very early frame. Early 
May. Young’s very early. Early Nicholas. Early dwarf. Dwarf 
frame. Perkin’s early frame. Early pana. Early french. Early 
Scone. Bates early dwarf Nimble. Pais Barau. Pais Laurant. 
Early single frame. Master’s hotspur. Early one eye’d. Single 
frame. Double blossomed frame. Double dwarf frame. Mason’s 
double blossomed. Superfine double early. Russel’s fine early. 
Micliaux de Hollande. Dwarf Albany. Vertaraenes de Mont ju- 
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