22 



CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



German, Et-bse. 



French, Pois. 



NEAV I.AJtOE PODDED FIRST EARLY PEA, 



'^^THO^AS LAXTON. 



The Earliest Wrinkled Pea. Equal in quality 

 to the best of the late ivrinteled sorts. 

 Peas as large as Telephone. Unsur- 

 passed iii quality. Coming into 

 nse early in June, as soon as 

 the small round early sorts. 



This is certainly tlie finest Wrinkled Pea 

 yet introduced, coming- in with the First E'ar- 

 lies with pods double the size. 



Tiiis fine new Pea -was raised by crossing- 

 "Gradus" with a very early seedling- of the 

 "Farliest of All" type. In earliness it is 

 within a day or two of "Challenge Extra Early." The pods are a rich dark green, 

 straight and sauare 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 

 yielder. 



It is a reliable m.arket gardeners' as well as private gardeners'.=:Pea, and will un- 

 doubtedly take the same place among earlies as doe.s "Telephone" among late sorts. 

 I'kt. 15c; pint 25c; quart 40c: % peck .$1.50; peck $2.75; bushel $10.00. 



^eUASSUS OR PROSPEBETY. 



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

 Pods equal in size to Telephone. 



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

 fiavor. In Gradus, however, -w-e have a Pea coming in along with Extra Early Chal- 

 ]eng-e and Alaska, producing dark green, liandsome pods as large as Telephone, con- 

 tuining 8 to 10 large Peas witli that rich, sugary flavor found only in the wrinkled 

 sorts. The vines grow to a height of 2% feet, and produce the pods singly, all ma- 

 turing at one time. Pkt. 15c; pint 25c; quart 40c; % peck .$1.50; peck $2.75; bush. $10. 



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, so-w 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 inches. As soon as suffi- 

 cient 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 and after- 

 wards hilled up. The "wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts and 

 should be planted later, owing to their liability to rot in the ground, but are much 

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

 apart, and the 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 tlius * are 



-wrinkled. i 



.{^iRRIE'S EXTRA EARLY i 

 K CHALLENGE. 



ICo extra early pea has ever 

 given the universal satisfaction 

 among market gardeners that 

 this one has. Grown alongside of 

 other extra early varieties thp 

 Challenge not only proved ear- 

 lier, but mueh more prodaelive. 

 It is an enormous bearer and 

 ripens very early, so that the 

 ines may be cleared oiT in tivo 

 iekings. and the ground pre- 

 ared for another crop before 

 ther early varieties come into 

 se. The pods are very large 

 nd well filled with round Peas 

 f fine fiavor. In our large Pea- 

 rowing districts the Challenge 

 ; now planted for an extra early 

 3 the total exclusion of other 

 arieties. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; 

 quart 25c; % peck 75c; peck 



!|.1,35; bushel $5.00 



Alaska — 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 20c; 

 % pk. 65c; pk. $1.10; bush. $4. 00 



IF ^VANTED BY MAIL. Add 

 8 Cents per Pint, 15 Cents 

 per ttuart, to Cover Postage. 



V «NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. 



The s«eetest and most prolific of all the Early Dviarf Peas; out-yields Premium Gem 

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



'l'l(.e vines are vigorous and very prolific, -while the pods are closely packed with large 

 /Peas of very fine flavor; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 30c; y> peck $1.00; peck 



y/ $1.80; bushel $7.00 



v'-'American Wonder — One of the earliest wrinkled Peas in cultivation, of the finest 

 quality and flavor, and very productive. Its great distinctive feature, however, is 

 its compact and'dwarf growth, seldom exceeding ten inches in height. Pkt. 10c; 



/ pint 20c; quart 30c; % peck 90c; peck $1.70; bushel $6.50 



V' Premium Gem — A dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which it is a great improve- 

 i/ ment; 1% feet. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c: quart 25c; V2 peck 80c; peck $1.50; bushel. . $5.75 

 r*;McLeau's Little Gem — An early dwarf, green, wrinkled Pea. of superior fiavor and 

 / very prolific; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; quart 25c; V2 peck 80c; peck $1.50; bush. $5. 75 

 f/lmproved Daniel O'Rourke — A favorite early. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; quart 25c; V. peck 

 ' 70c; peck $1.25 ; bushel . $4.75 



XOTT S EXCEL.SIOR, 



