PEAS 

 A. E. Wilkinson 



Extension Instructor, Department of Vegetable Gardening. Cornell University, 



Ithaca, N. Y. 



Peas have been known for centuries, being common among the 

 early Greeks and Romans. At the present time they are widely 

 distributed, being found as a native in Europe and prob- 

 ably in all parts of the United States. The crop is particularly 

 popular in the northern sections of the United States, where it 



Fig. 457. — Tiie Grades or Prosperity Pea. One of the Earliest Large- 

 Growing Wrinkled Varieties. Pods Are Very Abundant and Well- 

 Filled 



grows at its best. The requirements of this crop are, a cool tem- 

 perature and abundant moisture. This undoubtedly accounts 

 for its fine growth in the northern sections of the United States. 



SOILS 



Regarding the different soils for this crop, a non-acid clay soil 

 or a silty loam seems to be best for the late varieties, whereas a 



On muck 



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sandy loam is seemingly best for all early varieties 



