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GARDEN PEAS. 
Chicharos o Guisantes. Erbson. 
Pois. 
Culture. Smooth round-seeded varieties for 
early crops, should be sown as early in spring as 
the ground can be worked; the sweeter wrinkled 
sorts from the middle of April until July. Sow 
in rows 3 feet apart, 3 inches deep, using of the 
smooth round-seeded sorts one quart to 100 feet 
of drill, of the wrinkled sorts one quart to 80 feet. 
Those marked with an asterisk (*) are wrinkled 
marrows and are the sweetest and best flavored 
Peas. 
EARLY GARDEN PEAS. 
Farquhar’s Prolific Early. The earli- 
est of the early varieties. Vines are strong 
and hardy, each bearing 4 to 7 straight 
pods, well filled with peas of fine quality. 
Height, 24 feet ... See dete, 240) 
qt., 40; + pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25 
First and Best. One of the best of the early sorts. Vines 
are vigorous and produce an abundance of pods, well 
filled with peas of superior quality. Height, 24 feet, 
Pt., .15; qt., .30; + pk., 1.10; pk., 2.00 
Earliest of All, or Alaska. A valuable early, round blue 
Pea, with slender vines producing a large number of dark green 
pods, well filled and of excellent flavor, 
Pt., .20; qt., .353 4 pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25 Sutton’s Excelsior 
Pea. 
Petit Pois. This is the small, delicate Pea so highly prized by French chefs. It 
grows well here, producing an abundance of long slender pods, well filled with 
extremely small peas, which should be used when very young, 
Pt., .20; qt., .35; 4 pk., 1.00; pk., 1:75; bush-, 6:50 
* Witham Wonder. An early dwarf wrinkled sort, producing an abundance of 
long, curved pods, well filled and of delicious flavor, 
Pt., .25; qt., 40; 4 pk., 1.50; pk., 2.75; bush., 10.00 
*Sutton’s Harbinger. One of the best varieties for early use. The plant is of dwarf habit and covered with 
pods similar to those of American Wonder, but broader and more prolific. For flavor it is unsurpassed. 
Height, 9 inches Pe ee er Mam G boc bea eae Pt., .25; qt., 40; 4 pk., 1.50 
* Early Morn. An early variety, producing a large number of well-filled pods, each containing 8 to 10 wrinkled 
marrow peas of the highest quality. Height, 23 feet, 
Pt., .25; qt., .40; 4 pk., 1.50; pk., 2.50; bush., 9.00 
*Sutton’s Excelsior. A dwarf early Marrowfat Pea, growing about 18 inches high. Pods large and well 
filled with deliciously flavored peas. Ready for picking with Nott’s Excelsior, 
Pt., .25; qt.,.40; 4 pk., 1.50; pk., 2.75; bush., 10.00 
* Thomas Laxton. An early variety of great merit. 
Similar to Gradus, but hardier and more productive. 
Pods large and long with square ends well filled, the 
quality being unsurpassed ...  Pt., .25; qt., .40; 
4 pk., 1.50; pk., 2.75; bush., 10.00 
The Pilot. One of the earliest sorts. The vines are 
very robust and carry a heavy crop of large pods, 
well filled with richly flavored peas. Height, 3 feet, 
Pt., .30; qt., .50; 4 pk., 2.00; pk., 3.50 
Mr. Arthur Dixon, Gardener for R. G. Hazard, Esq.. 
Peace Dale, R. I., August 26, writes: —J must also 
speak of Farquhars Prolific Barly Pea. With me this 
time it grew six feet, and two feet from the ground it was 
loaded with peas. It was a beautiful sight to see the tiwo 
double rows. Many people came to see them. I wish I had 
them photographed, but I failed to do tt. 
Farquhar's Early Prolific Pea. 
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