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green; stipules slightly washed with white; stem slender, some- 
times branched at the base; nodes rarely more than three inches 
apart; peduncles one to three inches long; pods paler than the foli- 
age, usually single, two to three inches long, one-half inch wide, 
very blunt at the apex when fully developed ; peas five to eight in a 
pod, pale-green, roundish, much compressed when full grown, three- 
eighths of an inch in diameter ; seeds cream-colored, shading toward 
green, sometimes slightly indented, about one-fourth inch in 
diameter, radical, not very distinct. An ounce contained 119 seeds. 
Not prolific, extremely early, maturing its crop very promptly. 
The Reedland (Land.) seems to be a sub-variety. 
It seems probable that this variety has beem obtained by selec- 
tion from the Daniel O’ Rourke, and though the latter from the 
Early Kent and Early Frame. 
No. 19. Dantet O’Rourkce. (Thor. 1882.) 
Synonyms. Hutra Early Daniel O Rourke, Dan O Rourke, 
Larly Dan O Rourke, Sangster’s No. 1, Sevastopol, Carter's Earli- 
est, Vertch’s First Karly, Sutton’s Champion, Dunnet’s First 
Early. (Gar. Chron.) (Fr.) Pots Daniel. (Vil.) — 
Plant two to three feet high; foliage rather deep green, some- 
what scanty; stipules slightly glaucous, washed with white; stem 
often branched at the base, rarely above; nodes rarely more than 
three inches apart; peduncles about one-half an inch long; pods 
paler than the foliage, often in pairs, in some strains slightly re- 
curved, two to two and a half inches long, blunt at the apex when 
fully developed ; peas five to eight in a pod, pale green, compressed 
when full grown, about three-eighths of an inch in diameter; seeds 
sometimes shading toward green, roundish, very smooth, about five- 
sixteenths of an inch in diameter, radical rather distinct. An ounce 
contained 122 seeds. 
Moderately prolific, very early, maturing its crop rather gradually. 
Advertised by Waite & Co., of England, as a new pea in 1853, 
(Gar. Chron.) 
No. 20. Carrer’s First Crop. (Sib. 1883.) 
* Synonyms. Dixon's Hirst and Best, Dilliston’s Karly, Ring- 
leader, Suttons Ringleader, Veitch’s karly. (Gar. Chron.) 
Plant two to three feet high; foliage rather deep green, scarcely 
glaucous; stipules washed with white; stem slender, sometimes 
branched at base, rarely above; nodes rarely more than three inches 
apart; peduncles two to two and a half inches long; pods usually 
single, paler than the foliage, two to two and a half inches long, 
one-half inch wide, blunt at the apex when fully developed; peas 
five to seven in a pod, pale green, compressed when full grown, 
three-eighths of an inch in longest diameter; seeds cream-colored or 

* It will be observed that one of the synonyms of this variety is also given by 
Vilmorin to the next. In our test there was a marked difference in the prolific- 
acy of the two. . 
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