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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 

 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, 



nbout 120 lbs. to 



an acre. In 



drills. 



Sutton's Excelsior. 



Crops of n number of varieties of Pens Mere not over plentiful Inst seuson. 

 We believe we have enough of nil varieties to go round, but to nvold possible 

 disappointment would suggest ordering early. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 



Those marked * are wrinkled. 



CiRRIE'S EXTll \ i:\IUV CHALLENGE — No extra early Pea has ever given 

 the universal satisfaction that this one has. It is an enormous hearer and 

 very early. The vines mny be cleared off In two pickings and the ground pre- 

 pared 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; V> lb. 20c (bv mail 

 26c); 1 lb. 35c i by mail 42c); 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.55; 10 lbs. $2.S5. 



•Sl'TTOX'S EXCELSIOR, or Melting Harrow — A new. early wrinkled sort, superior 

 to the old Notts 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. 25c (by mail 31c); 



1 lb. 40c (by mail 47c); 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.S0; 10 lbs. $3.35. 



♦SUTTON'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 

 medium dark green. Pkt. 15c; % lb. 28c (by mail 34c); 1 lb. 45c; (bv mail 52c); 



2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75. 

 "Thomas i.nxton — 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. 

 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 

 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, gen- 

 erally 8 to 9 Peas in a pod. It is wonderfully hardv and vigorous and a remark- 

 ably profuse yielder. iy 2 feet. Pkt. 15c; % lb. 28c (by mail 34c); 1 lb. 45c (by 

 mail 52c); 2 lbs. 85c; 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 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. 25c (by mail 31c); 



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

 •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; V 2 lb. 25c (by mail 31c); 1 lb. 40c (by mail 47c); 



2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.80; 10 lbs. $3.35. 

 '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- 

 pact and dwarf growth, seldom exceeding 10 inches in height. Pkt. 15c; % 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 POUNDS ARE WANTED BY MAIL, add postage at Parcel Post rates. 





Laxtonian. 

 See table, page 1. 



