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VARIETIES OF THE GARDEN PEA. 
irregularly round, brownish white colour, with a black eye. This is 
not a very desirable variety to cultivate. 
21. Rearl or Nonsuch.-- Syn. Tall black rouncival.—Clamartow 
carre feve. Grows between live and six feet high, strong and 
branching with rather short joints. Leaves middling size, pale green. 
Petioles short, and the tendrils small. Peduncles short; flowers 
small, white. Pods small, roundish, and well filled. An abundant 
bearer, of excellent quality, and very late. Seed rather large, white; 
a very desirable variety. 
22. Marotta. —Syn. Black Spotted Marotta. Tall black spotted 
Marotta. Pearl. Spanish Marotta. GEil Noir. 
This variety grows upwards of six feet high, strong and branching, 
with short joints. Leaves darkish green and large. Petioles long 
with large tendrils. Peduncles long, bearing for the most part two 
flowers, which are very large. Pods rather large, and well filled. 
An excellent bearer, of middling quality, and very late. Seed mid¬ 
dling size, dull white, with a black eye. I have no doubt this would 
be a very desirable kind for field culture. It is rather too course a 
pea for table. 
23. White Rouncival .—A very tall late pea growing upwards of 
seven feet high, strong, branching a little, and short joints. Leaves 
dark green, very large. Petioles long, with large tendrils. Pedun¬ 
cles short; flowers very large. Pods large, broad, and well filled. 
Only a moderate bearer, but very late; rather coarse for table. 
Seed large, white. 
24. Tall blue Imperial. —Syn. Spanish Patriot. Tall Imperial. 
New tall Imperial. Blue Union. Green Nonpareil. Tall Prussian. 
Carre vert gros Normand. Carre vert. Vert gros Normand. Carre 
vert gros pois vert. 
This is a tall very late variety, growing between six and seven 
feet high, very strong with short joints, and branches much. Leaves 
very large, pale yellowish green; petioles very long, and the tendrils 
large and strong; peduncles very short, and the blossoms small in 
proportion to the habit of the plant. Pods very large, broad, and 
well filled. A good bearer, and of excellent quality. This is one 
of the most desirable late sorts to cultivate in the collection. Seed, 
very large, somewhat flattened, and of a light blue colour. 
25. Royal Oak. —Syn. American.—Dutch Admiral, grows up¬ 
wards of six feet high, strong and branching, with short joints. 
Leaves large dark green ; petioles long, with large tendrils; pedun¬ 
cles short, bearing two flowers, which are very small; pods small, 
round, and well filled. Only a moderate bearer, and rather coarse. 
