THE 
HORTICULTURAL REGISTER, 
June 1st, 1834. 
HORTICULTURE. 
ARTICLE I.—CLASSIFICATION OF GARDEN PEAS. 
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No. 5. MARROWS.—DWARF—EARLY. 
26. Branching Marrow. —Syn. New dwarf Pea.—Prolific Isle de 
Fiance. Grows between eighteen inches and two feet high, very 
strong, branching a little, with short joints. Leaves large, dark 
green footstalks, rather long, the tendrils large and strong. Pedun¬ 
cles short, bearing two flowers, which are very large. Pods much 
larger than any of the dwarf peas, and fill well. An excellent bearer, 
of good quality, and is the earliest of the Marrow Peas. Seed white, 
rather large. 
27. Knight's Dwarf Marrow. —Syn. Knight’s new dwarf. 
This variety grows between three and four feet high, strong and 
branching, with very short joints. Leaves middling size, darkish 
green. Petioles rather short, the tendrils large and numerous. 
Peduncles very short, bearing for the most part two flowers. Pods 
large, broad, and well filled. An abundant bearer, of excellent qua- 
litv, and comes into use a few days after the preceding. Seed mid¬ 
dling size, white, and much wrinkled. 
6. MARROWS.—DWARF—LATE. 
28. Dwarf White Marrow. —Syn. Early Rhenish Marrow, 
Dwarf Marrow.—Wabash Glory of England. Sansparchmin demi 
rames, Royal dwarf Marrow. Pois Sanspareil. 
Grows between four and five feet high, strong, and the joints very 
distant. Leaves darkish green, and large. Petioles rather short, 
and the tendrils small. Peduncles short, bearing for the most part 
two flowers, which are very large. Pods large, broad, slightly curved, 
and well filled. A good bearer, and of excellent quality. Seed very 
large, and white. 
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