REFERENCE LIST OF PEA VARIETIES 
Included in this list are those varieties of peas offered by the vari- 
ous seed growers and wholesale seedsmen of the United States. 
The descriptions have been compiled from available literature pub- 
lished either by the originator of a variety or by growers of that 
variety. 
The varieties are grouped into three divisions: Smooth Seed 
Varieties, Wrinkled Seed Varieties, and Edible Pod Varieties. 
Smooth Seed Varieties 
Vine Pod Season 
Length Length (days) 
ALAH 26 234 55 
See our description. 
ALASKA, Wilt Resistant 28 234 o7 
Used very extensively for canning; also by gar- 
deners for a first early variety. Plant slender, 
light green, very uniform in maturing. Pods 
single, blunt, light green, round, straight, con- 
tain 6-8 peas of good quality. Seed small round, 
smooth, bluish green. 
ALASKA HF 30 
See Superalaska. 
ALASKA No. 28-57 29 21% 56 
A pure line developed out of Alcross. Plant 
slender, very uniform in maturity. Pods are 
light green, blunt. Seed nearly smooth. Color, 
medium green. 
AMEER oo 3144 58 
The pods are long, slightly curved, medium 
green, plump, pointed, borne singly; contain 6 
to 8 peas. The vine is fairly uniform and medi- 
um green. The seed is medium size, round 
bluish green, and slightly dimpled. 
Used by market gardeners. 
BLUE BELL (Field Pea) (Idabell) 20 215 105 
Grown for dry commercial peas. Plant is dark 
green, very sturdy. Pods are dark green, quite 
plump, straight, blunt, borne singly. Seed is 
round, sometimes dimpled, medium green. 
——ap BOUNTIFUL 
Same as Claudit. 
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