which, when
ripe, are roundish, often irregularly flattened or indented, wrinkled,
and of a yellowish-white color.

The variety is the lowest-growing and earliest of all the Eatable-podded
kinds. If sown at the time of the Common Dwarf Sugar, it will be fit for
use twelve or fourteen days in advance of that variety. It requires a
good soil; and the pods are succulent and tender, but are not considered
superior to those of the Common Dwarf Sugar.

GIANT EATABLE-PODDED. _Vil._

Giant Sugar.

Stalk four to five feet high; leaves large, yellowish-green, stained
with red at their union with the stalk of the plant; flower reddish;
pods transparent yellowish-green, very thick and fleshy, distended on
the surface by the seeds, which are widely distributed, curved, and much
contorted, six inches long, and sometimes nearly an inch and a half in
diameter,--exceeding in size that of any other variety. They contain but
five or six seeds, which, when ripe, are irregular in form, and of a
greenish-yellow color, spotted or speckled with brown.

It is about a week later than the Large Crooked Sugar.

LARGE CROOKED SUGAR. _Thomp._

Broadsword. Six-inch-pod Sugar.

Plant nearly six feet in height, and branching when grown in good soil;
the leaves are large, yellowish-green; flowers white; pods very
large,--measuring from four to five inches in length and an inch in
width,--broad, flat, and crooked. When young, they are tender, and
easily snap or break in pieces, like the young pods of kidney-beans; and
are then fit for use. The sides of the pods exhibit prominent marks
where pushed out by the seeds, even at an early stage of growth. The
ripe pease are somewhat indented or irregularly compressed, and of a
yellowish-white color.

It is one of the best of the Eatable-podded sorts, and is hardy and
productive. It is, however, quite late; blossoming, if sown May 1, about
the last of June, and producing pods for use in the green state about
the 20th of July.

PURPLE-PODDED OR AUSTRALIAN. _Law._

Blue-podded. Botany-bay Pea.

Plant five feet high, generally without branches; pods usually in pairs,
flattened, with thick, fleshy skins, and commonly of a dark-purple
color; but this characteristic is not permanent, as they are sometimes
found with green pods; in which case, they are, however, easily
distinguished from those of other pease by their thick and fleshy
nature. When ripe, the pease are of medium size, often much ind