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The “days fit for table use” in the table indicates the days be- 
tween the time when the earliest and latest pods were of edible size. 
It appears that the Earliest of All, Thor., ’83, and Vick’s Extra 
Early, Vick, ’85, were earliest, each furnishing pods of edible size on 
June 18, or fifty-five days from planting. The latter is very possi- 
bly a synonym of or a selection from the Early Kent. 
The Maud 8.,Greg.,’85, appeared to be the Philadelphia, and Ky- 
eritt’s Extra Early Reliance appeared to be the Daniel O’Rourke. 
Cleyeland’s Improved Tom Thumb, Thor., °85, was evidently the 
old Tom Thumb, but the uniformity of the plants indicated careful 
breeding, and they were more prolific, but a few days later, than the 
Extra Early Dwarf Tom Thumb, Thor., ’89. 
The Dwarf Green Imperial (Fr. nain vert Impérial), Vil.,’85, was 
identical with the Blue Imperial, Thor., *82. 
The plants of some of the other names bore a very close resemb- 
lance, but we will not pronounce upon them until growing them an- 
other season. 
Oross Bred Peas. 
We noted in our last report that one of our cross bred peas, from 
the American Wonder, fertilized with Earliest of All, proved to bea 
wrinkled pea, and as early as the earliest smooth pea on trial. We 
grew this selection the past year with equally favorable results ; the 
first pods being of edible size June 18. A few seeds of the yield 
were smooth, but the great majority were distinctly wrinkled. 
We noted also in our last report that one plant from a cross of 
Bliss “A No. 2,” fertilized with Laxton’s Marvel, yielded ninety 
pods. As an experiment, we planted all the seeds of this plant, not 
injured by the weevil, placing them eight inches apart in the row. 
The culture given was not equal to that given to the varieties noted 
in the table, but one plant bore 153 pods, fifteen plants yielded more 
than 100 pods, and twenty-one more than ninety pods, all wrinkled 
peas. These very prolific plants were so tall as to make them of 
doubtful value as garden peas. We shall however plant the seeds 
from one or two of the most prolific ones, simply to see how large a 
yield we can secure by selection. 
Muiching as a Preventive of Mildew. 
We found on experiment that mulching the soil lightly between 
the rows with straw retarded the attack of mildew very perceptibly. 
The date when the mulched rows became overrun with this parasite 
was not noted, but on Aug. 12 they were free from mildew, while 
unmulched rows planted at the same time were entirely enveloped. 
Pinching the Terminal Shoots to Promote Earliness. 
We pinched the terminal shoots of alternate rows of a planting of 
eight rows of peas made April 30, in order to note the effect upon 
the earliness of the pods. The first pods on the pinched rows were 
of edible size about July 21, and on the unpinched rows July 24, in- 
dicating a very slight influence from the pinching in favor of earli- 
ness. 
