feet and confining the vines with twine running from one stake to another.[1]
American Wonder.—This little fellow is really a wonder, as it grows only eight to ten inches in height and is literally covered with pods. It is remarkably
AMERICAN WONDER PEAS.
early, ripening in from thirty-five to forty days, and in succulent sweetness cannot be surpassed.
Extra Early Premium Gem.—This variety is about ten days later than the American Wonder, and grows from twelve to fourteen inches in height. The peas are remarkably fine in quality, and I have planted it for several years as my main variety.
Pride of the Market—A new pea that I have grown the past two seasons, and find of very superior merit. The price of the seed has been too high to admit of extensive planting, but with these three dwarf kinds, the only ones planted for the table this last season, I can say that I have never been better supplied, or with finer peas. This variety grows about
- ↑ Equally as early is Laxton’s Earliest of All, which is a blue-seeded variety, of very fine quality and handsome appearance.—Ed.
