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ENCYCLOrKDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



the best results lioiii ii. U' only one va- 

 riety is to be grown, this is iioiliaps tho 

 best to plant. 



Stratapem. — Very productive and justly 

 very popular, having remarkably large 

 pods filled with rich, sweet peas. It does 

 better on light than an heavy soils. 



Yorkshire Hero. — An excellent variety. 



Marrowfat. — Among the most iiopular 

 of the old varieties. 



Champion of KnglaiuL—X tall-growing 

 popular sort, of best quality, that does 

 best when supported by brush or wire 

 netting. Late. 



Telephone. — Of excellent quality. Pods 

 and seeds large. One of the most pro- 

 ductive and, consequently, very popnlai'. 

 Late. 



Bliss's Abundance. — Half-dwarf, branch- 

 ing, of excellent quality and very pro- 

 ductive. Late. 



Wotfs Excelsior. — A new, very product- 

 ive, early dwarf variety that is becoming 

 very popular, and in some sections much 

 preferred to the American Wonder. 

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English Peas 



(Adapted to Southern Conditions.) 

 English peas are one of the best of our 

 early garden crops, and they are grown 

 quite extensively by truckers for North- 

 ern markets. When grown for shipping, 

 only the dwarf, early varieties are used. 

 The location best adapted to this cro]) 

 is a warm, rich, sandy loam. The land 

 should be broken in the fall, though not 

 particularly deep. .lust before planting 

 time, disk and harrow the soil until it is 

 free from all lumps or clods. 



Peas do not require an excessive supiily 

 of nitrogenous fertilizers, but some (piick- 

 acting form such as nitrate is useful in 

 giving the plants a good start. Many 

 growers use about 700 lbs. of cotton-seed 

 meal per acre under the crop and follow 

 the crop of peas with cotton or corn. 



which iitilizes the fertilizer left from the 

 liea crop. An application of the follow- 

 ing per acre will give good results. 



Acid phosphate (16 per cent) 400 lbs. 



Nitrate of soda 70 lbs. 



Muriate of potash 80 lbs. 



Total 550 lbs. 



The above is a 11.6-2-7 goods. 



A top dressing of 100 lbs. of nitrate per 

 acre at blossoming time proves very ben- 

 eficial. 



The pea crop is usually planted in 

 double rows, the "doubles" being from 12 

 to 20 inches apart and the alternate 

 spaces from 3 to 6 feet. If corn or cot- 

 ton is to follow the crop, they are planted 

 in these wide spaces, but if not the spaces 

 can be cut to 3 feet. The double row 

 allows the two rows to lop together and 

 thus saves staking. Taller-growing va- 

 rieties, however, need not be grown vmder 

 this system, as they need staking in any 

 event. 



Peas should be ready to market about 

 May 1st in the South, and a good crop 

 would be 100 hampers per acre. These 

 hampers hold about seven-eighths bushels 

 and cost approximately 30 cents each to 

 ship in carload lots to Northern markets. 

 When the crop comes in early May the 

 price is usually about $1.50 per hamper. 



The variety used most in Alabama is 

 "Alaska," though "First and Best," "Blue 

 Beauty" and "Tait's Nonpareil" are good. 

 For home use the medium early and late 

 varieties should be used, as they are 

 much better in quality, though not as 

 early as the others. Some good varieties 

 of these are "Gradus," "Premium Gem," 

 "Telephone" and "Champion of England." 

 These varieties can be planted for suc- 

 cession up until mid-summer and if plant- 

 ed late in summer a good fall crop can be 

 secured. 



One quart of seed will jilant 100 feet 

 of row. 



P. F. Williams 



