30 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 Aug- 
ust, 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 
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. 
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One pound to 75 feet of 
drill. Two bushels, 
about 120 Ibs. to 
an acre, in 
drills, 
Sutton’s Excelsior, 
On account of extremely untayorable weather conditions during the past 
season, Peas were again a very short crop last season, and as the available supply 
of seed is limited, we will fill orders as they are received as long as the stocks 
last. Therefore order early. 
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; ™% Jb. 
25c (by mail 32c); 1 lb. 45c (by mail 52c); 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $3.75. 
*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. The vines grow about 15 inches in height, are very 
hardy, bear in great abundance, and are practically self-supporting. Pkt. 
15c; % lb. 28c (by mail 35c); 1 lb. 50c (by mail 57c); 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.25; 
10 lbs. $4.15. 
*SUTTUN’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 8 to 9 rich 
green peas. Ranks well with Laxtonian, which it closely resembles. Foliage 
Pkt. 15¢c; % lb. 28e (by mail 35c); 1 lb. 50c (by mail 57c); 
2 lbs. : $2.25; 10 lbs. $4.15. 
*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 
Early.” 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. 15c; % lb. 28e (by mail 35c); 1 lb. 50c (by mail 57c); 2 Ibs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.25; 
10 lbs. $4.15. 
*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; 
% lb. .28c (by mail 35c); 1 lb. 50c (by mail 57c); 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.25; 10 Ibs. 
$4.15. 
*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. 15c; % lb. 28c (by mail 35c); 
1 lb. 50c (by mail 57c); 2 lbs. 95c; 5 Ibs. $2.25 
>; 10 lbs. $4.15. 
*Nott’s Excelsior—One of the best Extra Early Dwarf Wrinkled 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; 4% lb. 25c (by mail 32c); 1 1b. 45c 
(by mail 52c); 2 Ibs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75. 
*American Wonder—One of the earliest Wrinkled Peas of the finest quality and 
| flavor, and very productive. Its great distinctive feature, however, is its com- Fae eG PS 
pact and dwarf growth, seldom exceeding 10 inches in height. Pkt. lic; % 1b. 
28c (by mail 35c); 1 1b. 50c (by mail 57c); 2 lbs, 95c; 5 lbs. $2.25; 10 lbs. $4.15. Laxtonian, 
IF TWO OR MORE POUNDS ARE WANTED BY MAIL, add postage at Parcel Post rates. see table, page 1, 
