138 Report oF THE HORTICULTURIST OF THE 
than 3 inches apart; peduncles usually less than 2 inches long; 
pods not numerous, borne high, a little paler than the foliage, 
straight or slightly recurved, 3} to 4 inches long, 2 inch wide; peas 
6 to 8 in a pod, oval, not compressed, when ripe large, wrinkled, 
green and white. 
Not sufficiently productive to be valuable. 
Sharp’s Invincible. Height 3 feet; foliage rather pale, stipules 
scarcely washed with white; stem strong, nodes very close, rarely 
2 inches apart; peduncles rarely more than 2 inches long; 
pods very numerous, very often in pairs, same color as foliage, 
rather distinctly recurved, 3 to 34} inches long, § inch wide; peas 
6 to 8 in a pod, somewhat compressed, rather large; when ripe of _ 
medium size, scarcely wrinkled, mostly green. 
A promising variety. 
Sharp's Triumph. Height 2 feet; foliage deep green, a little 
glaucous, waved toward the top, stipules a little washed with 
white; stem very strong, nodes close, rarely 2 inches apart; 
peduncles very short, rather strong; pods very numerous, often in 
pairs, a shade paler than the foliage, more or less recurved, 3} to 
4 inches long, £ to 2 inch wide; peas 6 to 9 in a pod, large, little 
compressed; when ripe large, flattened, moderately wrinkled, green 
and white. : 
Station. Habit very much like that of Philadelphia; pods not 
very numerous, often in pairs, straight, paler than the foliage; 
peas medium in size, compressed when full grown; when ripe 
medium to small, much wrinkled, green and white. 
Yorkshire Gem. Height 2} feet; foliage deep green, glaucous, 
strongly waved, stipules not washed with white; stem strong, nodes 
very close, rarely 2 inches apart; peduncles usually short and 
recurved; pods very numerous, usually in pairs, a shade paler than 
the foliage, straight, 3 to 4 inches long, 4 of an inch wide; peas 6 
to 8 in a pod, large, compressed; when ripe very large, much 
flattened and wrinkled, green and white. 
A promising late variety. 
THe Tomato. 
Seeds of the tomatoes named below were planted in boxes in 
the hot-bed March 23, and eight plants of each transplanted to the 

