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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



PEAS 



Culture — For first early 

 Peas sow smooth seeded 

 varieties 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 

 wrinkled varieties. Discon- 

 tinue sowing from June to 

 August, after which, by 

 -owing 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 in 

 a trench six inches in 

 depth, covering the Peas to 

 a depth of two inches. As 

 soon as sufficient growth 

 has been made, draw the 

 earth about the vines. In 

 this way more moisture is 

 kept about the roots than 

 if sown on the level. The 

 wrinkled varieties are not 

 so hardy as the smooth 

 sorts, and should be plant- 

 ed later, owing to their 

 liability to rot in the 

 ground. 



One pound to 40 feet of 



drill. Ttvo bashcis, 



about 120 lbs. to 



an acre, In 



drUls. 



Sutton's Excelsior. 



IF TAVO OR MORE POUNDS ARE W^ANTEUJ BY 9IAIL„ add postage at Parcel 

 Post rates. See table, page 1. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES 



Those marked * are wrinkled. 



CURRIE'S EXTRA EARLY CHALLENGE — No extra early Pea has ever given 



the universal satisfaction that this one has. It Is an enormous bearer and 



very early. The vines may be cleared off in two pickings and the ground 



prepared for another crop before other early varieties come into use. The 



pods are large and well filled with round peas of fine flavor. Pkt. 15c; 1 lb. 



45c, (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. S5c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 15 lbs. $5.50; 50 lbs., $15.00. 

 •SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR, or Melting Marrow — A new, early wrinkled sort, su- 

 perior to the old Nott's Excelsior. Its light green, square-ended pods, long 



and broad, are uniformly well filled, averaging six to eight immense, rich 



green delicious peas. Tlie vines grow^ about 15 inches in height, are very 



hardy, bear in great abundance, and are practically self-supporting. Pkt. 



15c; 1 lb. 45c, (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 15 lbs. $5.50; 



50 lbs. $15.00. 

 •SUTTON'S PIONEER — An exceptionally meritorious first-early dwarf, wrinkled 



Pea. The unusually sturdy vines, 12 to 16 inches in height, carry an immense 



crop of very large, pointed, slightly curved pods, well filled ■with S to 9 rich 



green peas. Ranks well with Laxtonian, which it closely resembles. Foliage 



medium dark green. Pkt. 15c; 1 lb. 45c, (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 



10 lbs. $3.75; 15 lbs. $5.50; 50 lbs. $15.00. 

 •Thomas La.vton — A wrinkled Pea, coming in with the First Earlies with pods 



double the size. In earliness it is -wMthin a day or two of "Challenge Extra 



Early." The pods are rich dark greeni straigiht and square ended, and 



contain on the average 7 to 8 very large marrow peas of the richest flavor. 



Pkt. 15c; 1 lb. 40c. (by mail 47c); 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.85; 10 lbs. $3.50; 15 lbs. 



$5.00; 50 lbs. $14.50. 

 •LAXTONIAN — This is the best early Dwarf Wrinkled Pea ever introduced. It 



comes in several days ahead of Gradus and has pods double the size of 



American "Wonder. The large pods equal in size to Gradus or any of the 



late, large-podded Telephone types, are well filled with dark green Peas 



of excellent quality, generally 8 to 9 Peas in a pod. It is wonderfully 



hardy and vigorous and a remarkably profuse yielder, 1% feet. Pkt. 15c; 



1 lb. 45c, (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 15 lbs. $5.50; 

 50 lbs. $15.00. 



•Gradus, or Prosperity — As early as Challenge or Alaska, producing dark green, 

 handsome pods as large as Telephone, containing 8 to 10 larg« Peas ■with that 

 rich, sugary flavor found only in the wrinkled sorts. The pods are borne 

 singly and all mature at one time. 2% feet. Pkt. 15c; 1 lb. 40c, (by mail 47c); 



2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.S5; 10 lbs. $3.50; 15 lbs. $5.00; 50 lbs. $14.50. 

 •Nott's Excelsior — One of the best Extra Early Dwarf "U'rinkled Peas. The 



vines are vigorous and very prolific, while the pods are closely packed ■with 

 large peas of very fine flavor; 1 foot. Pkt. 15c; 1 lb. 40c, (by mail 47c); 2 lbs. 

 75c; 5 lbs. $1.85; 10 lbs. $3.50; 15 lbs. $5.00; 50 lbs. $14.50. 

 •American "Wonder— One of the earliest "Wrinkled Peas of the finest quality and 

 flavor, and verv productive. Its great distinctive feature, however, is its com- 

 pact and dwarf growth, seldom exceeding 10 inches in height. Pkt. 15c; 1 lb. 

 40c, (by mail 47c); 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.85; 10 lbs. $3.50; 15 lbs. $5.00; 50 lbs. $14.50. 



Laxtonlajo. 

 Inoculate Peas before planting with "Nltragln." It will Increase the yield. See pase 44. 



