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Plant two tothree feet high ; foliage rather abundant, deep green, 
with whitish veins; stipules glaucous; stem strong, often branched 
at the base, rarely above ; nodes rarely more than two inches apart ; 
peduncles one inch to one and a half inches long; pods frequently 
in pairs, same color as the foliage, three to three and a half inches long, 
three-fourths of an inch wide, thin in proportion to the width, rather 
blunt at the apex when fully developed, the point bending inward, 
forming a hook ; peas four to eight in a pod, light green, somewhat 
compressed when full grown, about three-eighths of an inch in 
diameter ; seeds pale green, shading in some specimens to almost 
white, flattened, much shrivelled, three-eighths of an inch in longest 
diameter, radical obscure. An ounce contained 126 seeds. 
Very prolific and very late, maturing its crop rather promptly. 
Known in England prior to 1872. (Gar. Chron.) 
§§ Pods more or less recurved. 
No. 56. Docror McLran. (Greg. 1882.) 
Synonym. Zurner’s Doctor McLean. 
Plant two and a half to four feet high; foliage ample, deep 
green, glaucous; stipules slightly washed with white; stem often 
branched at the base and above; nodes rarely more than three 
inches apart; peduncles one to two inches long; pods paler than 
the foliage, usually in pairs, three to four inches long, about three- 
fourths of an inch wide, not plumply filled, tapering gradually to the 
apex; peas four to eight in a pod, whitish green, somewhat flat- 
tened, one-half of an inch in longest diameter; seeds pale, yellowish 
green, shading to nearly white, very much shrivelled, three-eighths 
of an inch in longest diameter, radical obscure. An ounce contained 
94 seeds. 
Very prolific, medium in season, maturing its crop very gradually. 
No. 57. Marker Garpen. (Hors. 1883.) 
Synonym. Sorsford’s Market Garden. 
Plant about two feet high; foliage deep green; stipules glan- 
cous, washed with white; stem very strong, usually branched at the 
base and above; nodes rarely more than two inches apart; pedun- 
cles one-half of an inch to two inches long, strong; pods paler than 
the foliage, usually in pairs, sometimes straight, two to three inches 
long, one-half of an inch wide, very plump, blunt at the apex when 
fully developed; peas four to six in a pod, roundish or very slightly 
oblong, whitish, much compressed when full grown, three-eighths of 
an inch in diameter; seeds pale green, shading, in specimens, to 
almost white, flattened, very much shrivelled, about five-sixteenths 
of an inch in diameter, radical obscure. An ounce contained 127 
seeds. 
Very prolific, medium in season, maturing its crop gradually. 
Originated, in 1879, with Mr. I’. H. Horsford, of Charlotte, V er- 
mont, from a claimed cross between the Early Alpha and American 
Wonder. 
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