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PEAS AND PEA CULTURE 



For the average reader a division made by one of 

 the large seed houses already mentioned is perhaps 

 as helpful as can be suggested : " Peas for the 

 garden are divided into four classes, Extra Early 

 Round Seeded sorts, Extra Early Wrinkled sorts, 

 Early Dwarf sorts, and Main Crop sorts. The ex- 

 tra early varieties are largely grown by gardeners 

 for early market. They ripen more uniformly than 



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other peas, and most of the pods can be taken from 

 the vine at the first picking. The peas are not sweet, 

 but can be planted very early. Examples of this class 

 are Alaska, Maud S, First and Best, New Prolific, etc. 



