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Blue Peter, or Blue Tom Thumb. 
yr'-o ws about one foot high, and is really a very valuable 
acquisition. 
Premium Gem.—A new and valuable variety, grow 
'ng about fifteen inches high, and among the earliest 
ilwarf, green, wrinkled sorts. The quality is unsur¬ 
passed, but the most remarkable characteristic is its 
wonderful prolificness; as many as twelve pods often 
appearing on a single stem. 
Caractacus.—Nearly identical with Carter’s First 
Crop, though perhaps not qviite so early ; it is a first- 
early variety, and gives general satisfaction. 
EARLY SORTS. 
Extra Early Kent % —This is a very early variety, 
growing about two and a half feet high. Pods well 
filled with good sired peas: productive, ripening nearly 
all at once. An early market variety, when true, but 
has greatly degenerated of late years. Our stock is 
true. 
Extra Early Philadelphia.—A variety somewhat 
in demand in the vicinity of Philadelphia. We have 
failed to discover any merit in it over earlier and more 
prolific varieties. 
Early Daniel O’Rourke.—This was at one time 
considered the earliest sort, but has now been super¬ 
seded by much better new varieties, and we cannot rec¬ 
ommend it. Since the introduction of our Extra Early, 
it must rank as second early, and quite inferior. 
Tom Thumb.— Plants of remarkably low growth, 
seldom exceeding one foot in height ; stout and branch¬ 
ing ; pods about two and a half inches in length, con¬ 
taining five or six peas, which are of a creamy-yellow 
color; fine flavor; very productive. It may be culti¬ 
vated in rows ten inches apart. No sticks required. 
Bishop’s Early Dwarf.—A very prolific, and re¬ 
markably dwarf variety, growing only about one foot 
high. Pods short and broad, mostly containing four or 
five peas; seed yellow; about one week later than the 
Extra Early Kent. It continues longer in bearing than 
most others. Plant early, in drills two feet apart, and 
lay them over by hilling up higher on one side, in the 
course of cultivation. 
Bishop’s Long Pod Dwarf. —This is the most pro¬ 
ductive English dwarf pea grown, producing a great 
many pods to the stem, containing a great many white 
peas, of excellent quality ; grows one and a half feet 
high ; very early, and an abundant bearer. 
Dwarf Champion. — This pea we grew the past four 
seasons in limited quantities, and is an entirely new and 
distinct variety, never having appeared in the cata¬ 
logues f English or American seedsmen. It is in qual¬ 
ity and flavor equal to the Champion of England, and 
is quite dwarf, growing only one foot high. Color 
white; much shrivelled and indented, and of exceed¬ 
ingly rich, sugary flavor. We think it quite equal to 
McLean's Little Gem in all respects, except in point of 
earliness, it being some ten days later. 
McLean’s Advancer.—A green, wrinkled variety, 
about two and a half feet high, with long pods, which 
are abundantly produced and well filled to the end. 
Nearly as early as the Extra Early Kent, and of most 
excellent flavor. An English variety, and highly rec¬ 
ommended. 
LATE SORTS. 
Yorkshire Hero.—A fine, white, wrinkled pea, very 
prolific, quite early, and of delicous flavor ; grows about 
two and a half feet high, and keeps a long time in sea¬ 
son, in fact, never becomes hard. The seed, when ripe, 
is of a creamy-white color, much shrivelled and indent¬ 
ed, and in its green state, is unsurpassed in sweetness 
and delicate flavor. 
Eugenie.—A most excellent late variety, of delicious 
flavor. About three feet high ; pods single or in pairs, 
about three inches long, containing five or six peas. 
When ripe, the peas are of medium size, cream-colored, 
and much shrivelled or indented. 
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- 
Champion of England. 
green and much shrivelled. We consider this equal in 
quality to any in cultivation, either for the amateur or 
market gardener, and wi.l always sell, green, better 
than any other variety. 
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 Lest varieties 
for summer use, but requires to be planted early, or 
they will be apt to mildew. 
Dwarf White Marrowfat. — Similar in general 
character and appearance to the Large White Marrow- 
