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Maud S. A strain of Philadelphia. 
McLean’s Inttle Gem. Described in Report New York a 
tural Experiment Station, 1884, page 269. 
Medium Maincrop. Height 31 to 4 feet; foliage deep green, 
stipules large, a little washed with white; stem slender, little 
branched, nodes sometimes 4 inches apart; pods numerous, borne 
very high, same color as the foliage, straight or slightly recurved, 
3 to 34 inches long, 3 of an inch wide; peas 6 to 9 in a pod, slightly 
‘compressed ; when ripe large. flattened and wrinkled, green and 
white. 
Payne’s Conqueror. Height 5 feet; foliage rather pale, somewhat 
glaucous ; stipules little washed with white; nodes of stem some- 
times 4 inches apart; peduncles recurving, rarely more than 2 
inches long; pods numerous, borne very high, very often in pairs, 
scarcely paler than the foliage, straight, 3 to 3} inches long, 3 inch 
wide; peas 4 to 6 in a pod, large; when ripe very large, much 
flattened and wrinkled, green and white. 
_ A very productive variety, but too tall and late to be of much 
value here. 
Sanders’ Marrow. Height 4 to 44 feet; foliage deep green, very 
glaucous, considerably waved; stipules much washed with white 
toward base; stem much branched above, nodes often 3 inches 
apart; peduncles generally recurving, rarely more than 2 inches 
long; pods rather numerous, borne high, usually in pairs, paler 
than the foliage, straight, 3 to 34 inches long, 3 inch wide, not well 
filled ; peas 3 to 6 in a pod, large; when ripe very large, much 
flattened and wrinkled, green and white. 
A good late variety. 
“ Second Early” (from English Specialty and Novelty Seed 
Company). Height 2 feet; foliage deep green, considerably waved 
toward the top, stipules large, very glaucous, washed with white ; 
stem strong, nodes rarely more than 2} inches apart; peduncles 
strong, very short; pods numerous, Apel in pairs, paler than 
_ the foliage, rather distinctly.recurved, 3 to 3} inches long, $ inch 
wide; peas 6 to 8 in a pod, large, oblong; when ripe of medium 
size, much wrinkled, green and white. 
Sharp's Paragon. Height 4 feet; foliage rather pale, stipules 
very glaucous, strongly washed with white; nodes rarely more 
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