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stipules much washed with white; stem strong, often one-fourth of 
an inch in diameter, often branched at the base‘and above; nodes 
rarely more than four inches apart; peduncles one to three inches 
long; pods often irregular and contorted, usually recurved, inflated, 
three to four inches long, three-fourths of an inch wide, roundish, 
scarcely in contact, three-eighths of an inch in diameter; seeds 
varying in color from dull reddish-brown to dull greenish-yellow, more 
or less dotted with minute brownish-black specks, roundish, scarcely 
indented, about one-fourth of an inch in diameter, radical invisible. 
An ounce contained 101 seeds. 
Moderately prolific, late, maturing its crop very gradually. 
Crass B. Half Dwarf. Plants two to four feet high under 
average conditions. 
* Seeds cream-colored. 
No. 86. Extra Earty Dwarr Breton. (Vil. 
Synonym. “xtra Larly Dwarf Brittany. (Vil.) 
Plant about two feet high; foliage dark green; stipules slightly 
glaucous, somewhat washed with white; stem medium to large, often 
branched at the base and above; nodes rarely more than one inch 
apart ; peduncles one-half of an inch to one and a half inches long ; 
pods paler than the foliage, usually in pairs, loment-like, usually more 
or less recurved, often twisted and contorted, one and a half to three 
inches long, one-half of an inch wide, rounding very gradually to the 
apex; peas three to eight in a pod, flattened by pressure from the pod, 
whitish-green, in contact but not crowded, three-eighths of an inch 
in diameter; seeds nearly round, very smooth, about one fourth of 
‘an inch in diameter, radical distinct. An ounce contained 114 seeds. 
Prolific, medium in season, maturing its crop very. promptly. 
No. 87. Eprste Popprp Bourrer. (Vil.) 
Synonym. Pos beurre. (Vil.) 
Plant about two and a half feet high; foliage medium, not glau- 
cous; stipules not washed with white; stem medium to large, rarely 
branched; nodes rarely more than four inches apart; peduncles 
one-half of an inch to two and a half inches long; pods paler than 
the foliage, very often in pairs, very much recurved, two and a half 
to three and a half inches long measured on a line from base to tip, 
tapering very gradually to the apex; peas three to six in a pod, flat- 
tened by pressure from the pod, whitish-green, not compressed, 
three-eighths of an inch or more in diameter; seeds nearly round, 
smooth, nearly three-eighths of an inch in diameter, radical distinct. 
An ounce contained eighty-four seeds. 
Not prolitic, rather early, maturing its crop slowly. 
The sides of the pod are one-eighth of an inch thick, and are very 
succulent, sweet and tender. 
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