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Brown Crowder: a popular early variety 
FOR TABLE USE 
The following varieties are commonly called Table Peas in the South, as distinguished from 
Garden, English, or Stock Peas. 
BLACK EYE, Large 
A standard main crop variety with tall, strong, prolific plants. Pods large, long and easily 
shelled. Green peas large and attractive; reach full maturity about 15 days later and have 
good keeping qualities as dried peas. 65-75 days 
BROWN CROWDER 
An early edible-podded variety, used also for green shelled peas for canning and for 
dried peas. Desirable as a forage crop and for soil improvement. Plant dark green, thick- 
stemmed and branching. Pods round, plump, blunt, medium green, filled with brownish 
peas crowded tightly together. Seed smooth, buff-brown with darker brown eye. 
75-80 days 
CREAM CROWDER 
Quite similar to Brown Crowder and used in various ways. Plant vigorous, dark green, 
with tendrils at top. Pods round, blunt, medium green, containing light green peas 
closely crowded together. Seed smooth, medium, cream with buff eye. 75-80 days 
CREAM LADY. 
A very good variety of this group for table use, grown also for soil improvement. Plant 
stocky, dark green, branching. Pods oval, medium green, straight, blunt, closely filled 
with light green, tender peas. Seed small, smooth, ivory white. Widely adapted. 75-80 days 
PURPLEHULL 
A standard home garden and market variety; of good flavor for canning and green 
shelled peas. Pods purple, somewhat tough, seed smooth, medium, cream-white with 
buff to brown eye. 70-80 days 
