No. 33.] Se fen air 
No. 13. Kyreut’s Tart Green Marrow. (Vil.) 
Plant three to five feet high ; foliage rather light-green ; stipules 
scarcely glaucous, slightly washed with white; stem, medium or 
large, sometimes branched at the base, often above; nodes rarely 
more than two and a half inches apart; peduncles one to three 
inches long; pods paler than the foliage, often in pairs, two to 
three inches long, nearly five-eighths of an inch wide, often slightly 
recurved, very blunt at the apex when fully developed, usually very 
plump; peas four to eight in a pod, whitish-green, slightly oblong, ~ 
much compressed in full-grown pods, nearly half an inch in longest 
diameter ; seeds shading from pale bluish-green to creamy white, 
much shrivelled, nearly three-eighths of an inch in diameter, radical 
obscure. An ounce contained 110 seeds. 
Rather prolific, and rather late, maturing its crop very gradually. 
One of the original Knight’s Marrows originated with Mr. — 
Thomas Andrew Knight at Downton Castle, England, prior to 
1828. 
No. 14. Apvancer. (Thor., 1882.) 
Synonym. MWeLean’s Advancer. 
Plant about four to five feet high; foliage rather pale-green, 
glaucous; stipules slightly washed with white; stem branched at 
the base and above ; nodes rarely more than four inches apart ; pe- 
duncles one to four inches long ; pods paler than the foliage, two to 
three inches long, one-half inch wide, usually single, apex blunt in — 
fully developed pods; peas five to eight in a pod, whitish-green, 
compressed when full grown, nearly half an inch in longest diameter 5 
seeds pale bluish-green, shading to creamy-white, somewhat flattened, 
much shrivelled, one-quarter to one-third inch in diameter, radical, 
~ not very distinct. An ounce contained 106 seeds. 
Very prolific, rather late, ripening the crop rather promptly. 
This variety bears a close resemblance to the Champion of Eng- 
land. Introduced about 1864 by Dr. McLean of Cholchester, 
England. (Gar. Chron.) 
No: 15. Verron’s Prerrection. (Hen. 1883.) 
Synonym. Dickson's New Paragon. (Gar. Chron.) 
Plant three and a half to four feet high; foliage ample; stipules 
slightly glaucous, scarcely washed with white; stem strong, much 
branched at the base, and often above; nodes rarely more than three 
inches apart; peduncles one and a half to three inches long, paler 
than the foliage ; pods often in pairs, two and a half to three inches 
long, five-eighths of an inch wide, tapering gradually to the apex ; peas 
four to six in a pod, whitish-green, flattened, nearly one-half inch 
in longest diameter ; seeds very dull pale-green, shading to bluish- 
white, much flattened and shrivelled, about five-sixteenths of an inch 
in longest diameter, radical obscure. An ounce contained ninety- 
five seeds. | 
Extremely prolific, very late, maturing its crop very slowly. 
