February 10. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
375 
From the Cash Book op London and Wise, of the 
Brompton Park Nursery. 
! 1691. £ s. d. 
Sept. 14.—payd for 1C firrs . . . 00 08 06 
1092. 
Aug. ye 29.—payd to a man for bringing a Lolly 
plant out of ye country . . 00 00 02 
Sept, ye 12.—payd to Natt Swendon for 575 
Phylereas plants. . . 03 09 00 
1093. 
July ye 10.—payd for ffetching of a parcel of 
Laui-us Tinus from Mr, Ham¬ 
monds . . . . 00 05 00 
ye 31.—Robt. Baker bought 7 Phillarees, 
ye charges sending them to 
Whitton, to the Ld. Ffaulklands 00 09 04 
We now come to the consideration of those Peas which 
may be called second early ; the difference between the 
time at which they are ready for use, and those we have 
already described, being at least from eight to nine 
days, forming a very important consideration with the 
gardener. Till within the last twelve or fourteen years 
they were always sown for the earliest crops, and were, 
in consequence, called Frames , but as they some 
seventy or eighty years ago displaced the Charlton as 
the earliest, they in their turn have been displaced by 
those which have been treated of in the beginning of 
this monograph. As garden varieties, it is very probable 
they will, in course of time, share the same fate as the 
Charlton, after the improved early varieties have become 
more generally cultivated; and in all likelihood Early 
Frames will come to signify any good early white Pea, 
without any particular care having been taken in pre¬ 
serving the purity of the stock. For the present, how¬ 
ever, such is not the case, for being a staple article in 
the seed trade much expense is bestowed in selecting 
them. 
SINGLE-BLOSSOMED FRAME. 
Synonymes. — Single Frame, Russell's Early, Earliest 
Early, Early Dwarf Frame, and by some Early 
Kent, but erroneously. 
The distinction between a single and double blos¬ 
somed Pea is not generally known. We have frequently 
met with those who regard them in the same sense as 
they would a single and double Dahlia, whereas the 
difference consists merely in the Single-blossomed Pea 
bearing one, and the Double-blossomed, having two 
j flowers on a peduncle, or, as we generally say in our 
I descriptions, “ pods single or in pairs.” There is a 
great disposition in all the Single-blossomed Peas to 
assume the character of Double-blossomed, and hence 
the care required in selecting them. On this account it 
is difficult to meet with the true Single-blossomed Frame, 
and after all it becomes a question, even when obtained, 
whether it is worth while to incur so much trouble aud 
expense for any advantage that may be derived from 
having it of the true Single-blossomed character. 
In the neighbourhood of Higham, in Kent, where the 
earliest Peas that come to the London markets are 
produced, I know some growers who take no small 
amount of pains, not only to preserve the character of 
this variety, but to secure the possession of it exclu¬ 
sively to themselves. They save their own seed, and 
carefully exclude all plants which exhibit double 
blossoms; but it is to be borne in mind that the soil 
of this district is peculiarly adapted for producing early 
crops of every description, and there is no doubt that 
the Peas grown and saved on such soil, year after year, 
have assumed a character which they would not retain 
if produced under different circumstances. 
The description of the Single-blossomed Frame being 
in all respects the same as that of the Double-blossomed, 
with the exception of the pods being single instead of 
in pairs, it will not be necessary to enter further on this 
subject, but merely refer our readers to that variety. 
EARLY WARWICK. 
Synonymes. — Racehorse, Essex Champion. 
When the Early Warwick was first introduced, some 
years ago, it was a single-blossomed Pea, and somewhat 
earlier than the Double-blossomed Frame of those days. 
It was first obtained at Evesham, in Warwickshire, 
hence its name, and was, in fact, a pure stock of the true 
Single-blossomed Frame. The Early Warwick, judging 
from what is now cultivated under that name, has 
changed its original character, and assumed that of the 
Double-blossomed Frame. The Double-blossomed Frame, 
on the other hand, having been much improved of late 
years by a careful selection, has been obtained of an 
earlier character than formerly, and the result is, that 
by the degeneration of the one, and the improvement of 
the other, little difference, if any, exists between it and 
the Early Warwick. Still, however, they are, as I think, 
needlessly cultivated as distinct varieties. 
The Essex Champion, which has been introduced 
within the last two or three years, and is admitted to be 
a well-selected stock of Early Warwick, though a good 
bearer, and an excellent Pea for large culture, does not 
differ from any other pure stock of the Double-blossomed 
Frames. 
The sample of Early Warwicks which I grew were 
sown on the 5th of April, bloomed on the 11th of June, 
and were fully podded on the 8th of July, being eight 
days later than Sangster’s Number One, and Warner's 
Emperor, and six days later than Beck's Oem. 
DOUBLE-BLOSSOMED FRAME. 
Synonymes. —Early Frame, Early Nimble, Nimble 
Tailors, Taylor’s Nimble, Nimble Peas. 
I have not thought it worth while to enumerate all 
the names by which this variety has been known since 
the time of its introduction, some seventy or eighty 
years ago. Such a list is of no use now, as there is no 
instance in the present day of any one of them being 
employed. Those I have recorded are still in general 
use; but in addition to these, thero are numerous others 
which are adopted by seedsmen, intended to convey the 
idea of superiority of the stock they have for sale. This 
is a distinction which is perfectly legitimate, particularly 
in those instances where the seedsman appends his 
namo as a guarantee for the purity and excellency of 
the stock; and in proportion as confidence can be 
