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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. Sow both smooth 

 and wrinkled seeded varie- 

 ties in April or May for 

 later crops. Discontinue 

 sowing from June to Au- 

 gust, after which, by sow- 

 ing 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 

 Avrinkled varieties are not 

 as hardy as the smoo 

 sorts, and should be plant- 

 ed later, owing to their 

 liability to rot in the 

 ground. 



One pound to 75 feet of 



drill. Two bushels, 



about 120 lbs. to 



an acre. In 



drills. 



Sutton'M Excel.Mlor. 



Grndus. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 



Those marked * are wrinkled. 



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

 universal satisfaction that this one has. It in iiu cnoriuou.s bearer and very 

 early. The vines may be eleared olV in two piekin-'s 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. 10c; V-> lb. 20c (by mail 

 26c); 1 lb. 35c (by mail 42c); 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.55; 10 lbs. ?2.85. 



•SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR, or .MeltinRr Marrow — A new, early wrinkled sort, superior 



are 

 peas. 



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31c); 1 lb. 40c (by mail 47c); 2 lus. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.80; 10 lbs. $3.35. 



•Thomas Lnxton — A wrinkled Pea, coming in with the First Earlies with pods 

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

 Early." The pods are rich dark green., straigut and square ended, and contain 

 on the average 7 to 8 very large marrow peas of the richest flavor. Pkt. 10c; % 

 lb. 25c (by mail 31c); 1 lb. 40c (by mail 47c); 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.80; 10 lbs. $3.35. 



•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 

 AVonder. The larger pods equal in .«ize to Gradus or any of the late, large-podded 

 Telephone types, are well filled with dark green Peas of excellent quality; gen- 

 erally S to 9 Peas in a pod. It is wonderfully hardy and vigorous and a remark- 

 ably profuse yielder. I'/a feet. Pkt. 10c; V2 lb. 25c (by mail 31c); 1 lb. 45c (by 

 mail 52c); 2 lbs. S5c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. ?3.75. 



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

 handsome pods as large as Telephone, containing S to 10 large Peas with that 

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

 singly and all mature at one time. 2% feet. Pkt. lOc; 'A lb. 25c (by mail 31c); 

 1 lb. 40c (by mail 47c); 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.80; 10 lbs. $3.35. 



IF TWO OR MORE POVNOS ARE AV ANTED BV MAIL, add postage at Parcel 

 I'ost Rates. See Table, Page 1. 



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