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Plant three to five feet high ; foliage deep green, stipules slightly 
glaucous, slightly washed with white; stem often branched at 
the base and above; nodes rarely more than four inches apart; 
peduncles one to four inches long ; pods paler than the foliage, often 
in pairs, sometimes slightly recurved, two to three inches long, one- 
half inch wide, rather blunt at the apex when fully developed, very 
plump; peas four to seven in a pod, whitish green, slightly oblong, 
nearly one-half inch in longest diameter ; seeds pale green or cream 
colored, sometimes almost white, much shrivelled, nearly three- 
eighths of an inch in diameter; radical obscure. An ounce con- 
tained 100 seeds. 
Very prolific, medium in season, maturing its crop very gradually. 
No. 11. TrLepponr. (Clev. 1883.) 
Synonym. Carter's Telephone. 3 
Plant three to four feet high; foliage light green, very ample; 
stipules scarcely glaucous, abundantly washed with white, wavy on 
the margins; stem strong, often one-fourth inch or more in diameter, 
sometimes branched at the base aud above ; nodes rarely exceeding 
_ four inches apart ; peduncles one to four inches long, strong; pods 
scarcely paler than the foliage, often in pairs, sometimes slightly re- 
curved or curved inwards, three to four inches long, three-fourths of 
an inch wide, glaucous, assuming a ribbed appearance as they ap- 
proach maturity, rounding very gradually to the apex, sometimes 
slightly inflated; peas four to nine in a pod, pale yellowish 
green, ovate flattened, one-half inch in longest diameter, in contact, 
but not compressed ; seeds varying In color from almost white to 
very pale green, shrivelled and indented, with the radical almost in- 
visible, fully three-eighths of an inch in longest diameter. An ounce 
contained seventy-seven seeds. 
Prolific, medium in season, maturing its crop promptly. 
Introduced into this country about 1880. 
No. 12. Cuamrton or Enouanp. (Thor. 1882.) . 
Synonym. Lairbeard’s Champion of England, Burr. 
Plant three to five feet high ; foliage rather pale green, slightly 
glaucous ; stipules slightly washed with white, rather large; stem 
often branched both at the base and above; nodes rarely exceeding 
three inches apart ; peduncles one-half inch to one and ahalf inches 
long; pods scarcely paler than the foliage, two to three and a half 
inches long, five-eighths of an inch wide, very often in pairs, in some 
strains often slightly re-curved, very blunt at the apex when fully 
developed, plump ;. peas four to nine in a pod, whitish green, much 
compressed when full grown, oblong, one-half inch in longest diame- 
ter; seeds shading from pale olive green to creamy white, much 
shrivelled, about five-sixteenths of an inch in longest diameter, radi- 
cal invisible. An ounce contained 101 seeds. . 
Very prolific, rather late, maturing its crop gradually. 
This is one of the most extensively cultivated varieties, both for 
home use and market. In flavor and sweetness it is unsurpassed. It 
is originally from England, and seems to have been introduced into 
this country about 1850. 
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