CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL 



PEAS. 



NEW 



GE PODDED FIRST EARLY PEA, 



THOMAS LAXTON. 



German, Erbse. French, Pois. 



For first early Peas sow in a light, rich soil, as early in March or April as the 

 ground can be -worked; for later varieties, sow in April or May. Discontinue sow- 

 ing from June to August, after which, by sowing an extra early sort, a good 

 crop can generally be secured. As Peas suffer considerably from drought during 

 the hot summer months, it will be found of great benefit to sow the Peas in a 

 trench six inches in depth, covering the Peas to a depth of two inch.es. As soon 

 as sufficient growth has been made draw the earth about the vines. In this way 

 a great deal more moisture is kept about the roots than if sown on the level arid 

 afterwards hilled up. The wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts 

 and should be planted later, owing to their liability to rot iii the ground, but are 

 much superior in flavor to the smooth Peas. Dwarf varieties sow in rows one 

 foot apart, and taller sorts from 2 to 3 feet apart. 



One quart to 100 feet of drill. Two bushels to an acre in drills, 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 



Those marked thus * are 

 wrinkled. 

 . c/rrie's extra early 



\y CHALLENGE. 



No extra early pea has ever 

 given the universal satisfaction 

 among market gardeners that 

 this one has. Grown alongside of 

 other extra early varieties the 

 Challenge not only proved ear- 

 lier, but much more productive. 

 It is an enormous bearer and 

 ripens very early, so that the 

 vines may be cleared oil in two 

 pickings, and the ground pre- 

 pared for another crop b&fore 

 other early varieties come Into 

 use. The pods are very large 

 and well filled with round Peas 

 of fine flavor.' In our large Pea- 

 growing districts the Challenge 

 is now planted for an extra early 

 to the total exclusion of other 

 varieties. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c: 

 quart 25c; y« peck 75c; peck 



&1.25; bushel $4.50 



yAlaska — An extra early variety 

 of superior quality. The vines 

 grow to a height of about 2% 

 feet and produce abundantly. 

 Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; quart 25c; 

 Vi pk. 75c; pk. 51-25; bush. .$4.50 



The Earliest Wrinkled Pea. Equal in quality 

 to the best of the late -wrinkled sorts. 

 Peas as large as Telephone. Unsur- 

 passed in quality. Coming into 

 use early in June, as soon as 

 the small round early sorts. 



This is certainly the finest Wrinkled Pea 

 yet introduced, coming in with the First Ear- 

 lies with pods double the size. 



This fine new Pea was raised by crossing 

 "Gradus" with a verv early seedling of the 

 "Earliest of All" type. In earliness it is 

 within a dav or two of "Challenge Extra Early.' Ihe pods are a rich dark gi een, 

 straight and square ended, and contain on the average 7 to 8 very large marrow 

 peas of the richest 'flavor. We consider it superior to, and likely to supersede that 

 fine early pea. "Gradus," being harder in constitution, darker in color and a better 

 vield6r 

 It is a reliable market gardeners' as well as private gardeners' Pea, and will un- 



doubtedlv take the same plao^ among earlies as does "Telephone among late 



sorts Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; o/*art 35c; % peck $1.25; peck $2.2o: bushel. . . . 



IF WANTED BY MAIL, Add 

 8e per Pint, 15c per Quart, 

 to Cover Postage. 



GRADUS OR PROSPERITY. 



As early as Challenge or Alaska. Equal in quality to Telephone or Stratagem. 

 Pods equal in size to Telephone. 



The great drawback with the small, early round Peas is their lack of size and 

 flavor. In Gradus, however, we have a Pea coming in along with Extra Early 

 niallenge and Alaska, producing dark green, handsome pods as large as Tele- 

 phone, containing S to 10 large Peas with that rich, sugary flavor found only in 

 the wrinkled sorts. The vines grow to a height of 2% feet, and produce the pods 

 sinerlv, all maturing at one time. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 3oc; % peck $1.2o; 

 peck $2.35; bushel $9-00 



U^NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. 



The sweetest and most prolific of all the Early Dwarf Peas; out-yields Premium Gem 

 or American Wonder. The best sort for the market or home garden. 



The vines are vigorous and verv prolific, while the pods are closely packed with 

 large Peas of very fine flavor; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 30c; % peck $1.00; 



pepk $1.80; bushel SV.Ou 



W^Vmerican Wonder — One of the earliest wrinkled Peas in cultivation, of the finest 

 quality and flavor, and very productive. Its great distinctive feature, how- 

 ever, is its compact and dwarf growth, seldom exceeding ten inches in height. 



. >*kt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 30c; % peck $1.00; peck $1.80; bushel $7.00 



\,/Trt'nihiiii Gem — A Dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which it is a great im- 

 ^provement; Hi feet. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; qt. 30c; % peck 90c; peck $1.60; bush. $6.00 

 |r McLean's Little Gem — An early dwarf, green, wrinkled Pea, of superior flavor 

 and very prolific. I foot. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 30c; % peck 90c; peck 



l>?l.oo : bushel $G.OO 



"Tniproved Daniel O'Rourke — A favorite early. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c: quart 25c; 



•A peck 65c; peck $1.10; bushel J 4.00 



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