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Tests of Eurliest and Latest Ripening Seed. 
In 1888 we gave the result of an experiment with the Tom 
Thumb pea, in which peas from the earliest and latest ripening pods 
were planted separately. The results showed a very perceptible gain 
in earliness in the seed from the earliest pods as well as a better 
vegetation and a slight increase in productiveness. With the view. 
of carrying this experiment further, we gathered last season the 
earliest and latest ripening pods from eleven varieties of pea, and 
planted in the garden on April 25, 100 seeds from each selection of 
each variety. The results are given in the following table: 


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Prom Garliest Pods... .... cesses Seeeesescscceees| LL | 54) 52 |}'68 | 16) 84 1107 | 8341285 17185 
Prroun atest, POdS.0.5 2.00 Gian a ee eee 11 | 63 | 52 | 68 | 17 | 85 |116 | 664/977 | 182 
Carter’s Challenger, 
From earliest pods .... .........cse0e Ee ee 11 | 44 | 49/65 | 8 | 84 101 | 462/475 | 130 
POEOMN AALS DOGS vans cee sce, nan dees wav cen’ *..| 11 | 56 | 49 | 65 | 8 | 84 |101 | 422'412 | 109 
_Carter’s Pride of the Market. 
PORORMMC ADIL RS . DOUS:. ccc 08 ha oe . hote ts wale cis Se ates cae © 12 | 53 | 51) 68 7 | 84 1102 | 313/545 | 106 © 
MIME AL DSU AVOOS ft, cece tau venice else werace een ott 14 | 25 | 51) 68 | 7} 85 |1038 | 448/616 | 174 
Champion of England. 
PPM OOTIOR DOCS. 55.0. lake ws Uv veewbeesesesecs 11 | 68 | 43 | 68 | 16 | 84 107 | 620/590 | 155 
TiS eR LOS TUL So ald sa eis ts g te 5 Ses Fo mt se ek - | 11 } 66 |-53 | 82 | 12 | Yl |107 | 994) 441 | 171 
Culverwell’s Telegraph. 
MR CAUILCRG DOGS.) cio bss Saeinascvcseciae see. ssl 11 | 53 | 50) 64 | 10 | 84 |102 | 415} 498 | 119 
Prermt LAN SOC oe ors Sy Ve ae detec geketad 11 | 40 | 50 64 | 10 | 84 |101 | 626/492 | 169 
Day’s Early Sunrise. 
WEOMNGATILOSL POUSi.ns evr ccbercccéeces ener seeses [> LD 159! [42 | 64 6 | 77 | 98 | 607|244 | 89 
MONEOHAEOBE POUR I) vip twice de aivin c's Feel Teds ede oun. Tl | 47 | 42 | 65 | 12 | 77 [107 | 712/884 | 126 
Earliest of All. 
ECMO AUTOR UT DOUG? ston vidg castle's aatnes ene haste ede 1k | 58 | 88 | 54 | 16 | 65 | %8 | 8%7)410| 55. 
UP OTHREA DOSE DIOUS o2 ins Rocks Aecdivite ofete es) coed nee Goede ll | 47 | 38 | 54 | 16; 68 | 79 | 471'527 | 84 
Laxton’s Long Pod. 
IP POMIEOATIIESE DOUSs niece vs vee ycciews wo ae ee ems eas il | 49 | 45 | 68 | 9 | 78 {102 | 919}512 | 174 
PW AGERE POOSE: cocci ce leo. be etek lee wedi sencs 11 | 52 | 50 | 66 | 11 | 78./102 | 858/576 | 204 © 
Minimum. .§ 
HPEOMMGAEIOSE DOCS, to sels «ovale. <acee te ew oltie vinta 11 | 42 | 40 | 57 | 18 | 66 80 | 510) 482; 5 
; ads Be GSE od oe ee SAX By icy oo Sire une oes ll | 78 | 42 | 57 | 138 | 70 | 80} 298)476 | 63 
rizetaker Green Marrow. 
DIO ARTI GEE IOUS: > os. och vss pote e ha de ciesls ditias's oasis 11 | 35 | 50] 70} % , 80 1101 |1151/567 | 307 
EM TO CORE DOOR. cc's sce sleS.s 0p ees cal ccottesagies [| 11 1467, 50] 68 7 | 79 | 99 | 754/588 | 189 
Telephone. 
HOM CALiOst POUSe 2.0 as oe cc oie oe desis wed creve'e o'o © sxe 11 | 32 | 70 | 66*/ 9 | 84 |102 | 591/569 | 214 
MPOIRE APOE DOCG a oink < hos cat val os cedese ens re eat a 1] | 34 | 70 | 65 | 10 | 84 |105 | 753/530 | 240 
*One pod, 
In 1883 we selected the Tom Thumb pea for this experiment be- 
cause this variety continues to ripen itsseed through a long period. 
In the present experiment we used varieties without regard to the 
difference of time between the earliest and latest formed pods. The 
results show very little difference between the plants grown from 
the earliest and latest seed, either in earliness, productiveness, or 
vegetation. 
