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DWARF GRAY SUGAR (Edible Pod) (Wilt Resistant ) * H 66 
A home garden type that is used for its edible pods, which can be taken young and 
cooked like snapbeans, or used as garnish in salads. Also widely used in cooked Chi- 
nese food. 
VINE —24 to 30 inches tall, hardy, prolific, slender. Purple blossoms. 1st bloom on 
14th node. 
PODS —2% to 3 inches long, usually double, light green, curved, almost blunt, fairly 
plump and fleshy. Somewhat stringy and fibrous unless harvested when very 
young. 
PEAS —This variety is not grown for the peas. Dry seed is small, smooth, round, and 
mottled reddish-gray in color. 2,160 per pound. 
EARLY PERFECTION (Wilt Resistant) C 65 
This variety and others in its class constitute the most important group of sweet 
peas for processing. 1,631 degree days to 100 tenderometer reading. (Picture below.) 
VINE —30 inches tall, medium green, vigorous, uniform, very productive. 1st bloom on 
14th node. 
PODS—3% inches long, borne in pairs, blunt, plump, and loose without being puffy, 
straight, medium green, 7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS —Medium size, slightly flattened, medium green, good quality. Dry seed bright 
green, wrinkled. 2,000 per pound. 
Peas: Wando (upper left), Perfection (upper right), and Early Perfection (lower 
center). 
