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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
February 20, 1897. 
very much I must give Witham Wonder as the best 
of the Wonders here grown together. Haulm strong, 
heavily podded, well-filled with fine Marrow peas of 
a most delicious flavour. Many of the pods were so 
full that they burst open on the ground before they 
were gathered. Here English Wonder did well, but 
did not produce so fine a crop as on the other 
soil, though far before American Wonder both in 
manured. Sow it ia single rows in broad drills, 3 
ins. wide at the bottom, and put in the peas so that 
when they come through the soil they each have 
room to grow singly, and not come up like a row of 
Cress, each struggling for breath and air. Then the 
Peas will come strong, healthy, and branching, and 
a good crop may be expected. On the other 
hand, they must not be planted thickly, 
say 15 yard long, than of the whole row of 30 yards. 
I would advise all lovers of Peas to dig deeply, put 
in plenty of manure, have good seed, sow thinly and 
carefully, and if sticks are needed use them early, 
keeping them well open at the top. Attend to keep¬ 
ing the haulm well between the sticks, mulch and 
water in dry, hot weather, and a fine crop will be 
the result.— J.L..P. 
growth and the pods, which were larger and better 
filled. 
Wordsley Wonder proved a splendid variety with 
me, and needs a word of praise, for I consider this a 
grand Pea. Although growing a little taller, I am 
open to say no one wants anything bstter than this 
to grow for a second crop Pea, if treated properly, 
that is, if given good land, properly dug, and 
like the first row of Wordsley Wonder I 
ever saw, and which I condemned at once. 
This row was about thirty yards long, and as thick as 
a fence. Half the haulm was stifled and weak, the 
pods were crippled, half-filled, and altogether a poor 
looking lot. My opinion is that had three rows been 
planted with the seed instead of one, they would have 
had more peas of better flavour on half the one row, 
CARTERS’ SEEDLING PEA. 
This fine marrowfat is one of Messrs. Carters' latest 
development of the same famous family as their 
Stratagem, Telephone and Daisy. It is a seedling, 
the result of two distinct crossings with Stratagem, 
Queen and Autocrat made with a view to amalga¬ 
mate the best point of these three popular varieties, 
