January 15, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
313 
Pea Carters' Early Morn. 
PEA CARTERS’ EARLY MORN. 
The possible improvements amongst garden Peas 
have not yet all been exhausted, judging from the 
appearance of this new variety and the results that 
have been obtained from it by a trial amongst gardeners 
last year. After an effective cross has been made it takes 
six years or thereby to fix any new variety that may 
finally be selected from amongst the progeny of the 
original. This fact may be gleaned from the history 
of Carters' Early Morn, which was obtained from 
Daisy crossed with Lightning. Both of these varieties 
are now well known,the latter having first been offered 
to the public in 1887, that is, ten years ago. Daisy 
did not come before the public till 1892,and that was 
the work of seven years of patient care in selection 
from a cross between Carters' Stratagem and Giant 
Marrow. 
In 1892, when Daisy was first placed before the 
public, Messrs. James Carter & Co., High Holborn, 
London, set about crossing Daisy with Lightning, in 
order to get a first early Pea, having the sweet 
