Garden Crops Grown for Their Fruits 259 
Because of the great difference in the habit of growth 
of the different plants, requirements for culture differ 
greatly. 
GARDEN PEAS 
The common garden peas are divided into two main 
sorts — smooth-seeded and wrinkled. The smooth-seeded 
varieties will begin growth in rather cold soil, and are 
not injured by light frosts. They are therefore best for 
planting as soon as the soil can be worked in spring. 
They mature rather quickly, and are in most sections 
short or dwarf in habit and hence need no support to hold 
the plants erect. Alaska is a standard variety of this. 
class. 
The wrinkled-seeded varieties are sweeter but less 
hardy, and must be planted later in the spring. There 
are both low-growing and tall-growing varieties of 
wrinkled peas. Some of the dwarf sorts, as Litile Gem 
and American Wonder, are extra early in developing. 
Gradus (also called Prosperity) grows to a height of 
about 3 feet and is one of the best sorts. The tall- 
growing varieties require a longer period for growth and 
should have a support of brush or a trellis, made with 
poultry fencing or otherwise, upon which the plants are 
held erect. Telephone, Prize Taker, and Champion of 
England are excellent sorts. 
All varieties of peas require cool weather for proper 
growth. If the pods do not mature before extremely hot 
weather, they will invariably be few and will be poorly 
filled with seeds. 
The best crops of peas are grown on rich, well-drained 
