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bottles or jars with a wad of cotton saturated with 

 spirits of turpentine. The eggs of the weevil are de- 

 posited while the peas are yet green. The young larva 

 develops inside of the pea, and the confined fumes of 

 the turpentine stifles them. Naphtha balls will answer 

 the same purpose. It is a mistake to suppose that 

 northern -grown seeds of this plant are superior to those 

 saved here. The only material difference will be mani- 

 fested in a gradual increase in the growth of vine. 

 Southern gardeners spend many millions of dollars, in 

 the aggregate, annually for the purchase of seed that 

 should be saved at home. 



There are innumerable varieties of peas, but many 

 are duplicates. One of the best early smooth varieties is 

 Wood^s Extra- Early, a desirable variety improved by 

 selection from Wood^ s Lightning Excelsior , which latter is 

 a close follower of its offspring in earliness, productive- 

 ness and quality. Maule\s First of All is a superior early 

 smooth variety. Any one of these three will answer 

 for the first-early in the family garden. 



The wrinkled varieties, being superior in flavor and 

 richness, should be used to keep up the succession 

 following immediately after the smooth sorts. Wrinkled 

 varieties have been multiplied until it is difficult to select 

 from them. 



American Wonder is a dwarf variety which, 

 while prolific and desirable, does not grow a foot 

 high and hence may be planted closer and requires no 

 stakes. 



NotVs Excelsior is an early dwarf wrinkled variety, 

 very prolific and so hardy that it may be planted nearly 



