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In the case of Culverwell’s Telegraph the row from the pods that 
contained eight peas gives inferior results in every case. We make no 
attempt to account for this. The row from the pods that contained 
ten peas show, however, a considerable improvement over the one from 
_ the pods that contained but one or two peas. In the Laxton’s Marvel 
there is a gradation in the numbes and length of the pods from the 
seed from the poorest filled to that from the best filled pods. 
We also noted that the pods that contained the maximum number 
of peas were from the seed from the best filled pods. Thus, in the 
Laxton’s Marvel, the plants from the nine-seeded pods produced three 
pods that contained ten peas each, but none that contained a larger 
number, while the plants from the eleven-seeded pods produced ten 
pods that contained ten peas each and two that contained eleven each. 
We noted, also, in the case of the Laxton’s Marvel, that while the 
plants from seed from the best filled pods were remarkably uniform in 
height, productiveness and maturing, those from the seed of the poor- 
est filled showed much irregularity. Several of the plants were what 
seed growers term ‘‘ runners,” growing much taller than the. others, 
producing very inferior pods and ripening much later. 
In order to note the influence of distance in planting upon the 
number and length of the pods produced, we made on May 12, six 
plantings of the Kugenia pea, at.different distances apart. The results 
were as follows, the distances noted in the table being the actual aver- 
age distance between the plants that vegetated in the various rows: 
No. plants. Aver. distance apart. No. pods per hundred No. of peas per No.of pods 
plants (cal.) hundred pods. in 10 feet. 
REA 20 inches 3,992 442 239 
32 74 inches 2,562 422 410 
19 64 inches 2,721 368 517 
23 54 inches 2,004 316 461 
38 34 inches 1,321 372 502 
48 24 inches 1,462 300 702 
It thus appears that for the full development of the individual plant 
a distance between the plants of more than seven and one-half inches 
is necessary, but a distance of two and one half inches apart gives a 
larger yield from the same length of row than more distant planting. 
It dlso appears that the length of pod is greater in remote than in 
closer planting. 
In order to note the effect of different depths in planting upon the 
percentage of vegetation, we planted on May 12, an equal number of 
Kugenia peas at a depth of one-fourth inch, one inch and two inches, 
respectively. 
Those planted one-fourth inch deep vegetated eighty-nine and one- 
half per cent, those planted one inch deep vegetated seventy-nine 
per cent, while those planted two inches deep vegetated only forty-three 
and three-fourths per cent. ‘The time required for vegetation was 
shortest in the shallow planting. 
The pea will germinate when gathered very green. About August 
1, we planted seeds of the pea which were gathered when about half 
grown, others that were of proper size for table use, others that had 
