THE FIELD AND GARDEN VEGETABLES OF AMERICA
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ce relative to the various methods of propagation and culture, now in general practice, can be readily obtained. But, with regard to the characteristics which distinguish the numerous va
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unds will be required for one acre. _Use._--"The roots are the parts generally used, and are boiled, stewed, and also eaten cold, sliced in vinegar and oil. They enter into mixed salads,
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eeds best; and, as its quality is considered superior, it is now more generally cultivated than the Red. WHITE GLOBE MANGEL WURZEL. A sub-variety of the Yellow and Red Globe, which, in
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part. Skin deep purple, varying to some extent in depth of shade, but generally very dark. Flesh purple at the outer part of the root, and yellow at the centre or heart; fine grained, sug
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when they are three-quarters boiled. The plants are tender, and are generally destroyed early in autumn by frost. The tubers must be taken up before freezing weather, packed in sand, an
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habit of the plant; size, form, and color of the tubers; quality and general excellence; and comparative value for cultivation. They are obtained from seeds; the latter being quite smal
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very dry, mealy, and farinaceous, exceedingly well flavored, and, in general excellence, surpassed by few, if any, of the late varieties. It is also healthy, hardy, and very productive;
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rgest part. The Long Scarlet Radish, with its sub-varieties, is more generally cultivated for market in the Eastern, Middle, and Western States, than any other, or perhaps even more than
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Eng. In this country it has been widely disseminated, and is now more generally cultivated for table use and for stock than any other of the Swede varieties. The plants seldom fail to for
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their growth, and be ready for harvesting. The slips, or sprouts, are generally obtained by setting the tubers in a hot-bed in March or April, and breaking off or separating the sprouts f
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nt, the roots sometimes attain a weight of eight or ten pounds. It is generally cultivated as a field turnip, but is also sown as a garden variety; the roots being of good quality for the
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t are seldom used for reproduction; the cloves, or small bulbs, being generally employed for this purpose. It is used and cultivated as the Common Garlic. * * *
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ed and clouded with green, while the portion produced below ground is generally clear white. Flesh white, fine-grained, sugary, and remarkably mild flavored. It forms its bulb early and
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n eat the heads raw with vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper; but they are generally preferred when boiled. _Varieties._-- DARK-RED SPINED. Bud very small. The variety is remarkable for th
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er like circumstances with the Battersea. The top is greener, and not generally so plump and close; but it is considered finer flavored. Both varieties are, however, held in great estimat
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r inches in length, an inch and a half or two inches in diameter, and generally produced in pairs; flesh tender, crisp, and well flavored. When ripe, the fruit is deep-yellow or yellowish
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ANTALOUPE. _Loud._ A large-fruited, late variety; form variable, but generally round, and flattened at the ends; size large,--ten inches in diameter, eight inches deep, and weighing eigh
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PIE-MELON. California Pie-melon. Plant running,--the foliage and general habit resembling the Common Water-melon, but yet distinguishable by its larger size, more hairy stem, and its
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h Summer Warted Crookneck Squash.] Plant dwarfish or bushy in habit, generally about two feet and a half in height or length; fruit largest at the blossom-end, and tapering gradually to
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inter, if stored in a dry, warm situation. The flesh is sweet, though generally coarse-grained and watery. It is used in soups and stews, and also for pies; but is seldom served like squa
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very much resembles the Dwarf Green Curled in the nature, color, and general appearance of the leaves: the heart-leaves, however, fold over each other, somewhat like those of a cabbage,
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ng and narrow; the veins and midribs green; the head is greenish, and generally covered by the leaves. This variety and the Purple Cape often become intermixed, and are liable to degener
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ur inches apart in the rows. EARLY WAKEFIELD. Head of medium size, generally somewhat conical, but sometimes nearly round, compact; leaves very glaucous; stalk small. A fine, early va
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s, in many instances, being quite unimportant. In the color, foliage, general habit, and even in the quality, of the entire list, there is great similarity. EARLY LONDON CAULIFLOWER. L
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t four small heads, almost equal in delicacy to Brussels Sprouts, are generally formed. This sort is exceedingly hardy; and, on the whole, must be considered a valuable acquisition. The
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any soil or situation. Though it may be propagated from seeds, it is generally increased by a division of the roots, which may be made in spring or autumn. These should be set in rows tw
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ardiest of the species, propagates more readily than Alpine plants in general, and is said to compare favorably in quality with the Mountain Sorrel or Patience Dock. COMMON SORREL. R.
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the roots; but, as it is easily grown from seeds, this method is not generally practised. _Use._--The leaves have a warm, piquant taste, and, when bruised, resemble cucumbers in odor. T
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tively tender, with the flavor of the stalks of Common Celery, though generally less mild and delicate. It is principally valued for its remarkable hardiness and for its keeping propertie
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ower, it does not exceed eighteen inches in height. It deserves more general cultivation, as affording a pleasant addition to the varieties of small salads. The seeds are of a paler col
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frilled, or curled, on the borders; the upper surface of the mid-ribs generally tinged with red. The leaves of the centre are not numerous, and much curled: resting upon those of the exte
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or Imperial Cabbage Lettuce, with white seeds, was at one period more generally cultivated in small gardens than any other variety; and though some of the recently introduced sorts excel
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s; and sometimes produces several distinct heads: these, however, are generally loosely formed, and not of the fine, tender quality of the Paris varieties. OAK-LEAVED COS. Romaine à Fe
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ties. * * * * * RAPE. This plant is generally cultivated for its seeds, like Mustard. It is, however, sometimes grown for salad; the seeds being sown in
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lture._--Any warm, mellow, garden soil is suited to its growth. It is generally propagated by dividing the roots, which may be done either in spring or in autumn. After thoroughly stirrin
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iption of soil or situation. It is sometimes grown from seeds, but is generally propagated by dividing the roots, which increase rapidly, and soon entirely occupy the ground. They are tak
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mber. _Propagation and Culture._--It may be grown from seeds, but is generally propagated by dividing the roots either in the spring or fall, and planting the divisions ten inches apart,
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rom seeds or by dividing the roots; the latter method, however, being generally practised. The young shoots are used in all the forms of Summer Savory. SHRUBBY SAVORY. Saturjea viminea
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sting. They are kidney-shaped, a little flattened, and of large size; generally measuring three-fourths of an inch long, and three-eighths of an inch thick. Twelve hundred and fifty are c
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, barren runners, eighteen inches or two feet in length; but they are generally of short duration, and the variety is treated as other Dwarfs. The pods are small and straight; usually ab
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ted as late in the season as the first week in July, the variety will generally ripen perfectly; and, when cultivated for its green pods, plantings may be made at any time during the mont
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a hundred and twenty-three days. Planted early in June, the pods will generally all ripen; but, if the planting is delayed to the last of the month, the crop will but partially mature, un
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ds, however, are much smaller, and remarkable for their uniform size; generally measuring three inches in length, and about seven-eighths of an inch in width: they are green and wrinkled
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and marbled with black. LARGE LENTIL. _Law._ Flowers small, white, generally two, but sometimes three, on each peduncle; the pods are three-fourths of an inch long, half an inch broad,
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tem about three feet high, which is sometimes branching. The pods are generally produced in pairs, but are also sometimes single, and vary from twelve to sixteen on each plant. They are f
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succeeding joint to the greatest extremity of the plant. The pods are generally single, but frequently in pairs, about three inches and a half long, slightly curved, and terminate abruptl
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. _Cot. Gard._ Plant strong and robust, six to seven feet high; pods generally single, but occasionally in pairs, and from three inches and a half to four inches and a quarter long. They
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onsistence, without imparting color or flavor; and in this form it is generally used. There are three varieties:-- BIFORMED-LEAVED. _Mill._ Plant larger than that of the Oval-leaved;
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than those of the Broad-leaved, and the seed-vessels are smaller. Now generally cultivated because of its greater hardiness. * * * * * SAFFRON. _Law._ Sa
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e engraving, will give an accurate idea of its size, form, color, and general character: "The size rarely much exceeds that of a large walnut. Its form is rounded, sometimes kidney-shaped
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ate of New England. ILLINOIS WHITE. Western White. Similar in its general character to the Illinois Yellow. Kernel rice-white; cob generally white, but sometimes red. KING PHILIP, O
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.] Stem two feet and a half high, sometimes branched at the top, but generally undivided; leaves large, and, as in all varieties, five-lobed; flowers yellow, purple at the centre; pods e
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,--usually an inch and a half in diameter; fruit sometimes erect, but generally drooping. Though one of the largest varieties, the Sweet Spanish is also one of the earliest. The flesh is
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ather, or by mid-winter, it will be ready for market; for which it is generally packed in damp weather, in boxes containing from two to four hundred pounds. A fair average yield per acre
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WHITE TOMATO. Plant similar in habit to the Large Red; fruit large, generally ribbed, often irregular, but sometimes comparatively smooth. Its distinguishing characteristic is its color
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tory, 538. Flander's Hotspur, 529. Flanagan's Early, 545. General Wyndham, 539. Golden Hotspur, 529, 535. Green Prussian, 525. Groom's Superb, 526. Hair's Defi
cimeter-shaped; seeds of good quality, larger than those of the Prussian
Blue, from which the variety doubtless originated, and to which, when
grown in poor soil, it has a tendency to return.
If planted the 1st of May, it will blossom about the 28th of June, and
the pods will be suitable for plucking about the middle of July.
It bears abundantly, but not in succession; and, for this reason, is
much prized by market-gardeners. The most of the pods being fit to pluck
at the same time, the crop is harvested at once, and the land
immediately occupied with other vegetables.
BLUE IMPERIAL.
Dwarf Blue Imperial.
Plant strong and vigorous, four feet in height, with large, healthy
foliage; pods single and in pairs, three inches and a quarter in
length, three-fourths of an inch in breadth, containing six or seven
large peas.
The ripe seed is somewhat indented and irregularly compressed,
three-eighths of an inch in diameter, and of a greenish-blue color.
With respect to season, the variety is intermediate. If planted the 1st
of May, it will blossom the 26th of June, and the pods will attain a
size fit for plucking about the 12th of July. It is very hardy; yields
abundantly; thrives well in almost any description of soil or situation;
and, though not so sweet and tender as some of the more recent sorts, is
of good quality. It vegetates with much greater certainty, and its crops
are more reliable, than the higher-flavored varieties; and these
qualities will still secure its cultivation by those who prefer a
certain and plentiful supply of fair quality, to a precarious and
limited yield of extraordinary sweetness and excellence. It has long
been grown in this country, and is considered a standard variety.
BLUE PRUSSIAN. _Cot. Gard._
Dwarf Blue Prussian. Prussian Blue. Green Prussian.
Plant of a vigorous but not robust habit of growth, with a single stem
about three feet high, which is sometimes branching. The pods are
generally produced in pairs, but are also sometimes single, and vary
from twelve to sixteen on each plant. They are from two and
three-fourths of an inch to three inches long, three-fourths of an inch
wide, somewhat curved, and rather broader towards the point, where they
terminate abruptly. They contain about seven peas, which are four-tenths
of an inch long, seven-twentieths of an inch wide, about the same in
thickness, and compressed on the sides, from being so close together.
The ripe seed is blue.
Sown the 1st of May, the plants blossomed June 28, and yielded pease for
use the middle of July.
It produces abundantly, and is a valuable sort for late summer use. "It
is unquestionably the parent of the Blue Imperial and all like
varieties."
BLUE SPANISH DWARF. _Cot. Gard._
Groom's Superb. Blue Fan.
Plant from a foot and a half to three feet high. The pods are single and
in pairs, in about equal proportion, two inches and a half long,
containing from six to seven peas each. The ripe seed is pale-blue.
Plants from sowings made the first of May will blossom the last of June,
and yield pease for use the middle of July.
It is a useful variety for small gardens, as it is a low grower and a
fair bearer; but it is now much surpassed by Bishop's Long-podded and
Burbridge's Eclipse, both of which are considered more prolific and
better flavored.
BRITISH QUEEN. _Cot. Gard._
Hair's Defiance. Tall White Mammoth. Erin's Queen.
The plant is of a showy and robust habit of growth, from six to seven
feet high, sometimes with a single stem, but generally branching within
nine inches or a foot of the ground, and frequently furnished with two
and even three laterals, which are of the same height as the whole
plant. The pods begin to be produced at the first joint above the first
lateral shoot, and are in number from thirteen to eighteen on each
plant. They are generally single, but frequently in pairs, from three
inches and a quarter to three inches and three-quarters long, rather
flattened and broad when first fit to gather, but becoming round and
plump when more advanced. They are quite smooth, of a bright-green
color, slightly curved, wavy on the upper edge, and contain from five
to seven exceedingly large peas, which are not so close together as to
compress each other. The ripe seed is white, large, and wrinkled.
Sown the 1st of May, the plants will blossom about the 30th of June, and
pods may be plucked for use about the 15th of July. They will ripen off
about the 1st of August.
This is one of the best late peas in cultivation. It belongs to the
class known as Wrinkled, or Knight's Marrow; but is much superior in
every respect to all the old varieties usually called Knight's Marrows,
being much more prolific and richly flavored. As an intermediate
variety, it deserves a place in every garden.
BURBRIDGE'S ECLIPSE. _Cot. Gard._
Stubbs's Dwarf.
Plant a robust grower, always with a simple stem, attaining the height
of a foot and a half to about two feet; pods in pairs, rarely single,
and from three inches to three inches and a quarter long, seven-tenths
of an inch broad, perfectly straight, and of equal width throughout,
with a slight waving on the upper edge,--they contain from five to seven
peas, which are ovate, nearly half an inch long, a third of an inch
broad, and the same in thickness.
Seed was planted May 1, the plants blossomed June 26, and pods were
plucked for use July 14.
This may be classed among the valuable contributions which have been
made to the list of peas during the last few years. Unlike most of the
dwarf varieties, it is a most productive sort; and thus its dwarf
character is not its chief recommendation. For private gardens, or for
cultivation for market, few peas surpass this and Bishop's Long-podded.
CARTER'S VICTORIA. _Trans._
Carter's Eclipse.
Plant six to seven feet high; pods large, slightly curved, containing
seven or eight large peas, which are sweet and of excellent quality. The
ripe seeds are white, and much shrivelled or wrinkled.
Plants from seeds sown May 1 blossomed July 1, and the pods were fit for
plucking the 18th of the month.
The variety continues long in bearing, and the peas exceed in size those
of Knight's Tall White Marrow. It is one of the best late tall peas.
CHARLTON. _Cot. Gard. Law. Thomp._
Early Charlton.
The original character of this variety may be described as follows:--
Plant about five feet high, and of vigorous growth; leaves large, with
short petioles; tendrils small; pods broad, containing six or seven peas
of excellent quality. They are rather larger than those of the Early
Frame, with which this is often confounded. The Early Charlton may,
however, be distinguished by its stronger habit of growth, flat pods,
larger seeds, and by being fit for use about a fortnight later than the
Early Frame; so that, when sown at the same time, it forms a succession.
According to the Messrs. Lawson, this is the oldest, and for a long
period was the best known and most extensively cultivated, of all the
varieties of white garden-pease. Its history can be traced as far back
as 1670; and from that time till about 1770, or nearly a century, it
continued to stand first in catalogues as the earliest pea, until it was
supplanted by the Early Frame about 1770. It is further said by some to
be the source from which the most esteemed early garden varieties have
arisen; and that they are nothing else than the Early Charlton Pea,
considerably modified in character from the effects of cultivation and
selection. Although this idea may seem far-fetched, it is not
improbable, especially when we take into consideration the
susceptibility of change, from cultivation and other causes, which the
Pea is ascertained to possess. Thus if the Early Charlton, or any other
variety, be sown for several years, and only the very earliest and very
latest flowering-plants selected for seed each season, the difference in
the time of ripening between the two will ultimately become so great as
to give them the appearance of two distinct varieties; and by sowing the
earlier portion on light, early soils, and the later on strong, black,
coarse, or low soils, the difference will become materially increased.
It is therefore probable, that the Early Frame, with its numerous
sub-varieties (including the Dan O'Rourke, Prince Albert, Early Kent,
and a multitude of others), may have originated in the Charlton, though
some of them differ essentially in their habit of growth.
The various names by which it has been known are Reading Hotspur,
Master's or Flander's Hotspur, Golden Hotspur, Brompton Hotspur, Essex
Hotspur, Early Nicol's Hotspur, Charlton Hotspur, and finally Early
Charlton; the last name becoming general about 1750.
An English writer remarks, "that the variety now exists only in name.
That which is sold for the Early Charlton is often a degenerated stock
of Early Frames, or any stock of Frames which cannot be warranted or
depended upon, but which are, nevertheless, of such a character as to
admit of their being grown as garden varieties. The Early Charlton, if
grown at all by seed-growers as a distinct variety, is certainly
cultivated to a very limited extent."
Of the popular American improved early sorts, the Hill's Early, Hovey's
Extra Early, Landreth's Extra Early, are hardy, as well as very
prolific; and are not only well adapted for private gardens, but may be
recommended as the most profitable kinds for cultivating for early
marketing. In an experimental trial of these kinds with the Early Daniel
O'Rourke, and some of the most approved of the earliest foreign
varieties, they proved to be nearly or quite as early, fully as
prolific, continued longer in bearing, and were much more stocky and
vigorous in habit.
CHAMPION OF PARIS. _Cot. Gard._
Excelsior. Paradise Marrow. Stuart's Paradise.
Plant of vigorous growth, with a simple stem five to six feet high,
rarely branched, producing from eight to ten pods. These last are
generally single, but sometimes in pairs, from three inches and a
quarter to three inches and three-quarters long, and five-eighths of an
inch wide. They are curved almost as much as those of the Cimeter; and,
when near maturity, become quite fleshy, wrinkled, and thick-backed.
They contain from six to seven large peas, which are close together
without being compressed. The ripe seed is white, medium-sized, somewhat
flattened and pitted. If sown May 1, the plants will blossom June 28,
and the pods will be ready for plucking July 16.
This is a very excellent pea, an abundant cropper, and considerably
earlier than the Auvergne and Shillings Grotto; to both of which it is
also greatly superior.
CLIMAX. _Trans._
Napoléon.
Plant three feet and a half high, of robust habit; pods single or in
pairs, three inches long, containing five or six peas; when ripe, these
are of medium size, pale-blue or olive, sometimes yellowish, shaded with
blue, and, like the Eugénie, much wrinkled and indented.
If sown the beginning of May, the variety will blossom about the 15th
of June, pods may be plucked for use the 10th of July, and the crop will
ripen the 25th of the same month.
English catalogues represent the Napoléon as being "the earliest blue
pea in cultivation, podding from the bottom of the haum to the top, with
fine large pods." In a trial growth, it proved early and productive; not
only forming a great number of pods, but well filling the pods after
being formed. In quality it is tender, very sweet and well flavored,
resembling the Champion of England. Its season is nearly the same with
that of the Eugénie, and the variety is well deserving of cultivation.
Mr. Harrison, the originator of the Eugénie and Napoléon, states that
both of the peas were originally taken from one pod.
DANTZIC. _Law._
Plant six to seven feet high, branching; pods in pairs, two and a half
inches long, half an inch broad, compact, and slightly bent. When ripe,
the seed is the smallest of all the light peas, quite round or
spherical, of a bright-yellow color, beautifully transparent, with
whitish eyes.
If sown the 1st of May, the plants will blossom the 8th of July, afford
pease for the table about the 25th of the same month, and ripen from the
10th to the middle of August.
It is not a productive variety, and is seldom cultivated in England or
in this country; but is grown extensively on the shores of the Baltic,
and exported for splitting, or boiling whole.
DICKSON'S FAVORITE. _Trans._
Dickson's Early Favorite.
Plant five feet high, stocky, vigorous, and very prolific; pods ten to
twelve on a stalk, long, round when fully grown, curved, hooked at the
extremity, but not so much so as in the Auvergne,--to which, in many
respects, it bears a strong resemblance. The pods are remarkably well
filled, containing from eight to ten peas of medium size, round, and
very white.
Planted the 1st of May, the variety blossomed June 25, and pods were
gathered for use the 12th of July.
This pea is highly deserving of cultivation as a second early variety.
DILLISTONE'S EARLY. _Cot. Gard._
The plant is of slender habit of growth, produces a single stem two feet
high, and bears, on an average, from seven to nine pods: these are
smaller than those of the Dan O'Rourke, generally single, but
occasionally in pairs, almost straight, and contain seven peas each. The
seed, when ripe, is white.
Sown at the time of the Dan O'Rourke, the plants were a mass of bloom
three days before the last named had commenced blossoming, and the crop
was ready for gathering seven days before the Dan O'Rourke.
This is undoubtedly the earliest pea known, and is quite seven or eight
days earlier than the Dan O'Rourke, which has hitherto been regarded as
the earliest variety. A striking feature of Dillistone's Early is, that
its changes take place at once. It blooms in a mass, its pods all appear
together, and the whole crop is ready to be gathered at the same time.
In the Chiswick Garden, England, where a hundred and sixteen varieties
were experimentally cultivated, during the season of 1860, under the
supervision of Robert Hogg, LL.D., this variety was beginning to die
off, when the Dan O'Rourke was yet green and growing.
DWARF MARROW.
Dwarf White Marrow. Dwarf Marrowfat. Early Dwarf Marrowfat.
Plant from three to four feet in height, generally with a single stem,
but sometimes branching; pods somewhat flattened, generally single, but
sometimes produced in pairs, three inches to three inches and a half
long, three-fourths of an inch broad at the middle, tapering with a
slight but regular curve to both ends, and containing about six
closely-set peas: these are cream-colored and white; the white
prevailing about the eye, and at the union of the two sections of the
pea; not perfectly round, but more or less compressed, slightly
wrinkled, and measuring nearly three-eighths of an inch in diameter.
Planted the 1st of May, the variety blossomed the last of June, and
afforded pease for the table the 15th of July.
The Dwarf Marrow is hardy and productive. Though not so sweet or well
flavored as some of the more recent sorts, its yield is abundant and
long continued; and, for these qualities, it is extensively cultivated.
The variety, however, is rarely found in an unmixed state; much of the
seed sown under this name producing plants of stronger habit of growth
than those of the true Dwarf Marrow, and more resembling the Tall White
variety.
EARLY DAN O'ROURKE.
Dunnett's First Early. Waite's Dan O'Rourke. Carter's Earliest.
Sangster's Number One. _Cot. Gard._
Plant from three and a half to four feet high,--in general habit not
unlike the Early Frame, of which it is probably an improved variety;
pods usually single, two inches and three-fourths long, containing five
or six peas.
When fully ripe, the pea is round, cream-colored, white at the eye and
at the junction of the cotyledons, and nearly a fourth of an inch in
diameter.
Plants from seeds sown May 1 were in bloom June 7, and pods were
gathered for use from the 25th of the month.
The Dan O'Rourke is remarkable for its precocity; and, with the
exception of Dillistone's Early and one or two American varieties, is
the earliest of all the sorts now in cultivation. It is hardy, prolific,
seldom fails to produce a good crop, appears to be well adapted to our
soil and climate, is excellent for small private gardens, and one of the
best for extensive culture for market.
Its character as an early pea can be sustained only by careful culture,
and judicious selection of seeds for propagation. If grown in cold soil,
from late-ripened seeds, the variety will rapidly degenerate; and, if
from the past any thing can be judged of the future, the Dan O'Rourke,
under the ordinary forms of propagation and culture, will shortly follow
its numerous and once equally popular predecessors to quiet retirement
as a synonyme of the Early Frame or Charlton.
EARLY FRAME. _Thomp._
Early Dwarf Frame. Early Double-blossomed Frame. _Law._ Essex Champion.
Single-blossomed Frame.
Plant three to four feet in height; pods in pairs, slightly bent
backwards, well filled, terminating rather abruptly at both ends, and
about two and a half inches long by from three-eighths to half an inch
in breadth. The pease, when fully ripe, are round and plump,
cream-colored, white towards the eye and at the union of the cotyledons,
and measure nearly a fourth of an inch in diameter.
Sown the 1st of May, the variety blossomed June 20, and the pods were
ready for plucking the 6th of July.
This well-known pea, for a long period, was the most popular of all the
early varieties. At present, it is less extensively cultivated; having
been superseded by much earlier and equally hardy and prolific sorts.
"The flowers sometimes come single, and sometimes double; the stalk
from the same axil dividing into two branches, each terminating in a
flower: hence the names of 'Single-blossomed' and 'Double-blossomed'
have both been occasionally applied to this variety."
EARLY HOTSPUR.
Early Golden Hotspur. Golden Hotspur. Superfine Early. Reading Hotspur.
Similar to the Early Frame. Mr. Thompson represents it as identical. The
Messrs. Lawson describe it as follows: "Pods generally in pairs, three
inches long, half an inch broad, nearly straight, and well filled; pea
similar to the Double-blossomed Early Frame, but rather larger."
EARLY WARWICK.
Race-horse.
Once at the head of early pease: now considered by the most experienced
cultivators to be identical with the Early Frame.
EARLY WASHINGTON.
Cedo nulli.
A sub-variety of the Early Frame; differing slightly, if at all, either
in the size or form of the pod, color and size of the seed, or in
productiveness.
Once popular, and almost universally cultivated: now rarely found on
seedsmen's catalogues.
EUGÉNIE.
Plant about three feet in height, with pale-green foliage; pods single
or in pairs, three inches long, containing five or six peas. When ripe,
the peas are of medium size, cream-colored, and much shrivelled and
indented.
Plants from sowings made May 1 were in blossom June 14, green pease were
plucked July 10, and the pods ripened from the 18th to the 25th of the
same month. English catalogues describe the variety as being "the
earliest white, wrinkled marrow-pea in cultivation; podding from the
bottom of the stalk to the top, with fine large pods." In a
trial-growth, it proved hardy and very prolific; and the pease, while
young, were nearly as sweet as those of the Champion of England. The
pods were not remarkable for diameter; but, on the contrary, were
apparently slender. The peas, however, were large; and, the pods being
thin in texture, the pease, when shelled, seemed to be equal in diameter
to the pods themselves. As a new variety, it certainly promises well,
and appears to be worthy of general cultivation. It will come to the
table immediately after the earliest sorts, and yield a supply till the
Marrows are ready for plucking.
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