These are a few new or at least reputed new varieties which I have seen growing this season that are well worthy of being recommended. In describing these I will so arrange them as that the order of their bearing shall be observed.

Of the Ringleader type, and as representing the very earliest, one called Caractacus (Waite & Co.) appears to be about the very best. Rather more robust in growth and a better bearer than Ringleader, it has also the advantage of larger and better-filled pods. A comparison between the pods of each gave a larger average of peas in a given number of pods in the case of Caractacus than in those of Ringleader. Advancer (Maclean), a pea now getting pretty well known, is a fine early wrinkled marrow of first-class quality and a great cropper. It grows about 2 1/2 feet, and comes in as quickly as some of the reputed earlyk inds. Essex Rival (Eley) is a most useful second early pea, growing from 3 to 3 1/2 feet, and cropping heavily. It, however, lacks the fine quality of flavour of the wrinkled varieties. Little Gem (Maclean) is a very dwarf-growing variety, well adapted for forcing or for early work. In height about 12 inches, it can be planted closely, and it crops well. It is a wrinkled marrow of fine flavour. A little taller, a little more robust in growth, and a rather better cropper, yet in other respects exactly like it, is Multum-in-Parvo (Nutting). Either one or the other should be grown in all large establishments.

Wonderful (Maclean) is another very useful and prolific Pea, growing about 3 feet, and a wrinkled marrow. As a cottager's Pea it can scarcely be surpassed for general usefulness. Premier (Maclean), Veitch's Perfection, and the Prince (Stuart & Mein), are three fine main-crop Peas somewhat similar in character, and give a good succession. Premier is the earliest, and the Prince the latest. Laxton's Alpha, sent out as a new variety for the first time last season, is A 1 in quality, very early - within three or four days of Ringleader; a great cropper and of fine quality. This bids fair to become a standard first early Pea. Laxton's Supreme I am somewhat disappointed with, as it has not proved so early as it was said to be. The pods are very fine, and it is a grand Pea for the exhibition-table. Hundredfold or Cook's Favourite, a round olive-coloured Pea sent out by Messrs Carter & Co. for the first time a short period since, is a wonderful cropper, of fine quality, and a thoroughly good late variety.

The foregoing sorts I have had an opportunity of testing during the past summer, and what I have set down concerning them is, to my mind, a fair estimate of their true characters. Nemo.