LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1926. 31 
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 
eonsiderably 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 
as hardy as the smooth 
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 Ibs. to 
an acre, in 
drills. 
Sutton’s Excelsior. 
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 larg 
and well filled with round peas of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 25c; (by mail 
31c); 1 lb. 40c (by mail 47c); 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.80; 10 lbs. $3.25. 
*SUTTON’S EXCELSIOR, or Melting Marrow—A new, early wrinkled sort, superior 
_ 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. The vines grow about 15 inches in height, are very hardy, bear in great 
abundance, and are practically self-supporting. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 30c (by mail 
36c); 1 lb. 45e (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $8:70. 
*Thomas Laxton—A wrinkled Pea, coming in with the First Earlies with pods 
double the size. In earliness it is within a day or two of “Challenge Extra 
Barly.’ The pods are rich dark green, straight and square ended, and contain 
on the average 7 to 8 very large marrow peas of the richest flavor. Pkt. 10c; % 
1b. 30c (by mail 36c); 1 1b. 45c (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.70. 
*LAXTONIAN—This is the best early Dwarf Wrinkled Pea ever introduced. Ii 
comes in several days ahead of Gradus and has pods double the size of American 
Wonder. The larger 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; gen- 
erally 8 to 9 Peas ina pod. Itis wonderfully hardy and vigorous and a remark- 
ably profuse yielder. 1% feet. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 30c (by mail 36c); 1 lb. 50 (by 
mail 57c); 2 Ibs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.25; 10 lbs. $4.00. 
*Gradus, or Prosperity—As early as Challenge or Alaska, producing dark green, 
handsome pods as large as Telephone, containing 8 to 10 large 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. 10c; % lb. 30c (by mail 36c); © 
1 lb. 45c (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $8.75. 
*Burpee’s Blue Bantam—Is unequalled for its combination of extreme earliness, 
superb quality, and unusual productiveness. The dwarf, vigorous vines aver- 
age 15 inches in height and carry enormously large crops of large deep bluish- 
green pods which measure 4 to 4% inches long and are tightly packed with 8 
or 10 large peas of most luscious flavor, Pkt. 15c; % lb. 30e (by mail 36c); 
1 ib. 50¢ (by mail 57c); 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
IF TWO OR MORE POUNDS ARE WANTED BY MAIL, adé postage at Parcel 
Post Rates. See Table, Page 1. 
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