26 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
.PEAS. 
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German, Erbse. French, Pois. | 
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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, sow 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 suificient growth has beén 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 
afterwards 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 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 thus * are 
wrinkled. 
CURRIE’S EXTRA EARLY 
CHALLENGE. | 
No extra early pea has ever 
given the universal satisfac- 
tion among market gardeners 
that this one has. Grown 
alongside of other extra early 
warieties the Challenge not 
only proved earlier, but much t 
more productive. It is an i 
enormous bearer and ripens 
wery early, so that the vines 
may be cleared off in two pick- 
ings, and the ground prepared 
for another crop before other 
_ early varieties come into use. 
The pods are very large and 
well filled with round Peas of 
fine flavor. In our large Pea- 
growimg districts the Chal- 
lenge is now planted for an 
extra early more extensively 
than any other. Pkt. 10c; pint 
15c; quart 25¢c; % peck 60c; 
peck, 90C5 bUSHelin ke eames $3.50 
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 25c; % peck 60c; 
peck 90c; bushel ...... $3.50 
NEW LARGE PODDED FIRST EARLY PEA, 
*THOMAS LAXTON. 
The Earliest Wrinkled Pea. Equal in quality : 
to the best of the late wrinkled sorts. i 1 f \ 1 IF WANTED BY MAIL, Add ' 
Peas as large as Telephone. Unsur- SE Hal a \\ Se per Pint, 15e. per 
passed in quality. Coming into i ! Sy \! Quart, to cover postage. 
use early in Jume, as soon as ; \ e 
the small round early sorts. 
This is certainly the finest Wrinkled Pea 
yet introduced, coming in with the First Ear- 
lies with pods double the size. 
This fine new Pea was raised by crossing 
“Gradus” with a very early seedling of the n 
“Earliest of All” type. In-earliness it is 4 = 
within a day or two of “Challenge Extra Barly.” The pods are a rich dark green, 
straight and square 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 hardier in constitution, darker in color and a better 
yielder. z 
It is a reliable market gardeners’ as well as private gardeners’ Pea, and will un- 
doubtedly take the same place among earlies as does “Telephone” among late 
sorts. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 30c; 4% peck $1.15; peck $2.00; bushel.......... $7.50 
*GRADUS OR PROSPERITY. 
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 
flavor. In Gradus, however, we have a Pea coming in along with Extra Early 
Challenge and Alaska, producing dark green, handsome pods as large as Tele- 
phone, containing 8 to 10 large Peas with that rich, sugary flavor found onty in 
the wrinkled sorts. The vines grow to a height of 2% feet, and produce the 
pods singly, all maturing at one time. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 30c; % peck 
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*NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. 
The sweetest and most prolific of all the Early Dwarf Peas; out-yields Premium 
Gem or American Wonder. The best sort for the market or home garden. 
The vines are vigorous and very prolific, while the pods are closely packed 
with large Peas of very fine flavor; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; quart 25e; % 
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*American Wonder—One of the earliest wrinkled Peas in eultivation, 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 15c; quart 25¢e; % peck 85c; peck $1.50; bushel...... $5.50 
*Premium Gem—A Dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which it is a great im- 
provement; 1% feet. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; qt. 25c; % peck 75c; peck $1.35; bush.$5.00 
=MecLean’s Little Gem—An early dwarf, green, wrinkled Pea, of superior flavor 
and very prolific. 1 foot.” Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; quart 25c; % peck 75c; peck 
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Improved Daniel O’Rourke—A favorite early. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c; quart 25c; 
% peck 60c; peck 90c; bushel ............ piacere ee 0s (el sieleyoneveneheiavereteccis eroreroievete yete $3.50 
NOTT’S BXCELSIOR. 
