CLASSIFICATION OF garden peas. 
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39. Early Dutch Sugar.--- Syn. Pois a grosse cosse hatif.— 
Grows about two feet high, rather strong, with short joints: Leaves 
pale green, rather large. Petioles long, and the tendrils large. Pe¬ 
duncles short, and the flowers small. Pods small, roundish, and well 
filled. Only a moderate bearer, and of middling quality. Seed 
white, middling size. 
40. Dwarf Dutch Sugar.-— Syn. Nain stiiree. Dwarf crooked 
Sugar. Grows about two feet high, very strong, branching and 
short joints. Leaves dark green, and small. Peduncles short, and 
the flowers mostly in pairs. Pods rather large and well filled. A 
good bearer, and comes in use about a fortnight after the Early May 
Sugar. Seed white, middling size. 
10. SUGARS—DWARF—LATE. 
41. Dwarf Sugar.--- Syn. Ledman’s dwarf Sugar. This variety 
is of very strong growth, between three and four feet high, with short 
joints. Leaves dark green, and large. Petioles long, with large 
tendrils. Peduncles very short. Pods middling size, roundish, and 
well filled. A good bearer, and of good quality, but late. Seed 
white, middling size. 
42. New Tamarind .-—This variety grows between two and three 
feet high, strong and branching, with very short joints. Leaves 
middling size, dark green. Petioles long, and the tendrils small, and 
numerous. Peduncles short, and the flowers very small. Pods very 
large, remarkably long, roundish, and well filled. An abundant 
bearer, and of excellent quality. This is a fine pea, and ought to be 
cultivated in every garden. It is very late. Seed white, large. 
43. Gros nain sucre .—This is a dwarf variety not exceeding 
eighteen inches high, very strong, with short joints. Leaves dark 
green, very small. Petioles very short, and the tendrils large and 
strong. Peduncles short, and the flowers rather small. Pods small, 
roundish, and well filled. An abundant bearer, and of good quality. 
Comes into use a few days after the Blue Imperial. Seed white, 
middling size. 
11. SUGARS.—TALL—EARLY. 
44. Early Sugar.-- Syn. Early May Sugar. Early May. Early 
dutch. Nain a la Moelle d’ Espagnes. This is of rather taller 
growth than the Early frame, remarkably slender, and the joints 
very distant. Leaves rather small, pale yellowish green, and thinly 
set on long petioles. Tendrils very small. Peduncles long, and the 
flowers small. An excellent hearer, and of good quality. Pods 
roundish, rather small, but well filled. Only a few days later than 
the Early frame. Seed white, very small. 
