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to breed and becomes serious with warm weather. 

 Very early or very late plantings may be the means 

 of escaping serious attacks. Kerosene emulsion or 

 tobacco solutions are considered effective treatments. 



The pea weevil sometimes produces heavy loss to 

 the dried and stored seeds. This trouble may be 

 largely avoided by treating the seed with carbon 

 bi-sulphide at the rate of one or two ounces to 100 

 pounds of seed in bins or houses constructed prac- 

 tically airtight. The amount of this material to be 

 used will vary somewhat, according to the tightness 

 of the receptacles in which the peas are to be 

 fumigated. 



The varieties of peas are numerous and selections 

 can be made to meet all the requirements of climate 

 and soil as well as the most exacting taste. Of the 

 extra early smooth varieties the Alaska, with several 

 distinct strains, as Extra Early and First of All, are 

 widely planted. Of the early wrinkled peas the 

 Gradus, Thomas Laxton, American Wonder and 

 Nott's Excelsior are the most popular. Of the 

 medium and late peas (all belonging to the wrinkled 

 group) the Stratagem, Telephone, Telegraph, Cham- 

 pion of England and Pride of the Market are very 

 common varieties. Giant Sugar, Dwarf Gray Sugar 

 and Melting Sugar are the chief edible podded va- 

 rieties. In general it may be said that the extra 

 early varieties belong to the smooth type and pos- 

 sess greater hardiness than the other types and are 

 somewhat more prolific seeders. They are not quite 

 so high in quality as the wrinkled types. The 

 Sugar group has a longer fruiting period, the pod 

 remains in an edible condition for a long period of 

 time and the sugar content is high. 



