250 a [AssEMBLY 
white (rarely green), nearly round, very smooth, about five sixteenths 
of an inch in diameter, radical distinct. An ounce contained 123 — 
seeds. 
Not prolific, rather early, maturing its crop rather gradually. 
Introduced under this name in 1865. Derived through selection 
from the Early Kent. (Gar. Chron.) | 
No. 21. Caracracus. (Sib. 1883.) 
Synonyms. Waites Caractacus, Dickson's First and Best, Im- - 
proved Early Champion, Washington, Tabei’s Perfection, Sang- 
ster’s No.1. (Vil.) | 
Plant about three feet high; foliage rather deep green, scarcely 
washed with white, slightly glaucous; stem sometimes branched at 
the base, rarely above; nodes rarely more than two inches apart; 
peduncles three-fourths to three inches long; pods paler than the 
foliage, often in pairs, glaucous, 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, whitish green, somewhat compressed when 
full grown, very slightly oblong, three-eighths of an inch in longest 
diameter; seeds roundish, cream-colored, sometimes shading toward 
green, very smooth, about five-sixteenths of an “inch in diameter, 
radical very distinct. An ounce contained 117 seeds. 
Very prolific, rather early, maturing its crop gradually. 
No. 22. Earty Kent. (Sib. 1883.) 
Synonyms. Letra Harly Kent, Prince Albert, Karly Prince 
Albert, Harly May (Burr), Harly Waterloo, Charlton, Hotspur, 
Dilluston’s Early; (Gar. Chron.), (Fr.) Pows hatif de Plainpalias, 
P. de Regneville, P. brésilien, P. hatif uniflore de Gendbrugge. 
(Vil.). arly Emperor and Larly Frame have been given as syno- 
nyms to this variety. (Gar. Chron.) J¢ingleader and Sangster’s 
No. 1. Lmproved are also given by Vilmorin. 
Plant two to three feet high; foliage scarcely glaucous; stem 
slender, sometimes branched at the base, rarely above; nodes rarely 
more than four inches apart; peduncles one inch to three inches 
long; pods slightly paler than the foliage, frequently in pairs, some- 
times slightly recurved, two to two and a half inches long, one-half 
inch wide, very blunt at the apex when fully developed; peas four « 
to seven in a pod, pale green, roundish or slightly oblong, slightly 
compressed when full grown, three-eighths of an inch in longest 
diameter; seeds roundish, sometimes shading towards green, very 
smooth, about one-fourth of an inch in diameter, radical very distinct. 
An ounce contained 135 seeds. : 
Not very prolific, rather early, maturing its crop rather gradually. 
An old variety, not much grown at the present time. 
No. 23. Lropotp Sxconp. (Vil.) 
_ Plant two to two and a half feet high; foliage medium ; stipules 
slightly glaucous, muchy and leaflets slightly washed with white; 
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