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height, with large deep green foliage, producing its pods in pairs. Dried seed 
light blue, flat, round, like the Imperials. This comes into use about 3 weeks 
after Dillistone’s Early. A very handsome and prolific Pea; a great improve¬ 
ment on Scimitar. 
Easton’s Fillbasket (fig. 4). —Second-early Blue. A cross between Laxton’s 
Standard and Supreme. Pods very long, curved, round, closely filled, of a bright 
green colour, containing from 8 to 10 very large deep green peas. Plant robust, 
branching, about 3 ft. in height, producing its pods generally in pairs. Dried 
seed round, blue. This comes into use about 15 days after Dillistone’s Early. 
A very prolific and very handsome Pea. 
Laxton’s Omega (fig. 5).—Late green wrinkled Marrow. A cross between 
Ne Plus Ultra and Yeitch’s Perfection. Pod8 long, nearly straight, round, very 
closely filled, showing the peas in the pod up to both ends, of a very deep green 
colour, containing from 8 to 10 very large peas of a deep green colour, very 
sweet and excellent; inside of the pods deep green, like Ne Plus Ultra. Plant 
robust, about 2\ ft. high, branching ; foliage deep dark green, producing from 
20 to 24 pods, in pairs. Dried seed deep green, wrinkled. This comes into use 
a day or two after Ne Plus Ultra, and a few days before Veitch’s Perfection ; but 
remains green, sweet, tender and good, several days later than either. A good 
name for this would have been Dwarf Ne Plus Ultra. A first-class dwarf green 
wrinkled Pea of the highest quality. 
Laxton’s Unique (fig. 6).—Early dwarf green Marrow. A cross between 
Laxton’s Prolific and Little Gem. Pods long, broad, slightly curved, scimitar¬ 
shaped, of a deep green colour, containing from 7 to 8 fair-sized peas. Plant 
having the habit of Tom Thumb, robust, about 18 in. or 2 ft. in height, 
producing from 8 to 10 pods, in pairs. Dried seed parti-coloured, blue and 
white. Comes into use 7 days after Dillistone’s Early, and 2 days after 
Tom Thumb. A very excellent early dwarf blue Pea. 
Laxton’s Dr. Hogg (fig. 7).—Early green wrinkled Marrow. A cross, 
between Prolific Long-pod and Little Gem. Pods very handsome, long, much 
curved, round, of a bright green colour, very closely filled, containing in each 
from 8 to 10 deep green peas of excellent quality. Plant rather straggling, about 
4 ft. in height, having the habit of the Frame class, producing from 10 to 12 
pods, frequently in pairs, but sometimes singly. Comes into use 8 days after 
Dillistone’s Early. Dried seed deep green, wrinkled. A very handsome Pea, pro¬ 
lific, and of good quality; the earliest of the deep green wrinkled Marrows. 
Laxton’s Harbinger (fig. 8).—Early round Blue. A cross between Alpha 
and Ringleader. Pods smallish, round, tightly filled, in appearance very much like 
those of Ringleader and Invicta, containing from 6 to 8 peas of fair size, and of fine 
colour. The plant has the habit and character of Ringleader, and is about 3 
ft. in height, producing singly from 7 to 8 pods on the stem. Dried seed pale 
blue, like Invicta. Comes into use 3 days before Dillistone’s Early and Ring¬ 
leader, and 6 days before Invicta. The very earliest Pea in cultivation.—A. F. B, 
