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n. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
LATE SORTS. 
Yorkshire Hero.— Vines stout, about two feet high, 
bearing at the top a number of broad pods filled with 
large peas, which keep a long time in season, and never 
become as hard as most sorts. They are of fine quality 
and will be preferred to any other by those who like 
a rich, marrow-like pea. 
Champion of England. — Universally admitted to 
be one of the richest and best flavored peas grown, and 
very productive. Height four or five feet; seed whitish- 
green and much shriveled. We consider this equal in 
quality to any in cultivation, either for the amateur or 
market gardener, as it.is always more salable than other 
sorts. 
Stratagem. — An English variety which has become 
very popular in this country. Vine medium height, but 
very stout,'with very large light green leaves, and hav¬ 
ing near the top a good number of very large, long pods, 
well filled with large peas of good quality. The pods 
are the most showy of any of the varieties we offer. 
Pride of the Market. — Vines medium height, stiff, 
with large dark green leaves and bearing at the top, 
generally in pairs, a fair crop of very large, dark green 
tensively for the summer crop than any of the others. 
About five feet high, of strong growth. Pods large, 
Stratagem. 
round, rough, light colored and well filled; seed large, 
round and yellow or white, according to the soil in which 
they are grown. It is excellent for summer use, but 
inferior in quality to the newer sorts, although undoubt¬ 
edly the most productive of the garden varieties. 
Large Black Eyed Marrowfat.—An excellent 
variety, growing about five feet high; pods large and 
full; a prolific bearer, and can be recommended as one 
of the very best Marrowfat sorts. 
EDIBLE PODDED SORTS. 
Dwarf Gray Sugar, Edible Pods.—Grows about 
two feet high and is remarkable for its earliness as well 
as its prolific character. The seeds are large, shriveled 
and indented, of a dark brown color. The pods are 
broad, flat and crooked, and contain five or six peas. 
Tall Gray Sugar, Edible Pods.—About five feet 
in height ; very sweet and tender. Intended to be 
eaten only with the pods. 
FIELD SORTS. 
Yorkshire Hero. 
pods well filled with large peas of good flavor. This 
has become very popular on account of its handsome 
pods and is one of the few English peas which do well 
in this country. 
Large Blue Imperial. — About three feet high, and 
very strong. Pods large, long, pointed, rather flat, con¬ 
taining eight or nine peas. Seed large, blue and a little 
flattened. A good bearer, and one of the best varieties 
for summer use, but requires to be planted early, or it 
will be apt to mildew. 
Large White Marrowfat. — Cultivated more ex¬ 
The Golden Vine, Crown and Blue Prussian are, per¬ 
haps, the best varieties on the list for general cultiva¬ 
tion, though large quantities of Creepers, Common 
White and Common Blue are used annually. The 
Golden Vine can be sown later than any other variety, 
and on lower land, as they are not liable to mildew. 
These varieties are used for field culture only. In their 
dry state they are used extensively for feeding stock, for 
making soups, and in the manufacture of coffee. It is 
highly essential to have them as free from bugs as possi¬ 
ble, and for soups and coffee, absolutely necessary. We 
keep constantly on hand a large stock of all these vari¬ 
eties, obtained from the North, where the bugs do not 
infest them. Our customers may rely on having the 
seed pure and free from bugs. 
