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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MLLWALKKE, WIS. 



PEAS 



German, £rbse. Frencli. Pois. 



Wrinkled sorts, marked (•). 

 I pound equals 11t pint. 50 

 pounds equals 1 bushel. 

 Kound smooth sorts. 1 

 pound equals IVis pints. 

 *>0 pounds equals 1 bushel. 



For first early Peas soi\- 

 in a liglit, rich soil, as early 

 in March or April as the 

 ground can be worked; for 

 later Tarielies, sow in April 

 or May. Discontinue sowing 

 from June to August, after 

 which, by sowing an extra 

 early sort, a good crop can 

 generally be secured. As 

 I'cas suffer considerably from 

 drought during the hot sum- 

 mer 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 

 planted later, owing to their 

 liability to rot in the ground. 



One pound to 50 feet of drill. 



Two bushels about 120 



lbs. to an acre in 



drills. 



SUTTOX S EXCELSIOE. 



IF TWO OR MOKE POrXDS AKE WANTED BX HAXL, add postage at Pared Post 

 rates. See table, pa^e 4. 



EXTRA EAKLY VARIETIES. 



Those marked * are wrinkled. 



CUBRIE'S EXTRA E.iJRLT CHAI.LEXGE — Xo 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. 10c; 1 lb. 20c, (by mail 30c) ; 5 lbs. 70c; 10 lbs. 

 $1.35; 50 lbs. §6.00. 



*SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR, or Melting Marrow — A new, early wrinkled sort, much like 

 but much larger than and suj^erior to the old Xott'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; 

 1 lb. 20c, (by mail 30c) ; 5 lbs. Soc; 10 lbs. $1.60: 50 lbs. §7.35. 



*SUTTOX'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. Kanks 

 well with Laxtonian, which it closelv resembles. Foliase medium dark green. Pkt. 

 10c; 1 lb. 30c, (by mail 40c); 5 lbs. ?1.15 ; 10 lbs. $2.20; 50 lbs. $10.25. 



♦RICHARD SEDDOX — An immensely productive dwarf pea, 16 to 20 inches in height. 

 Color of peas, pods and vines, deep green. It is as early as American Wonder, and 

 because of its qualitv and evenness of maturitv is a very superior canning sort. 

 Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 20c, (by mail 30c) ; 5 lbs. SOc; 10 lbs. $1.45; 50 lbs. $6.75. 



•Thomas Eaxton — 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. 10c; 1 lb. 20e, (by mail 30c); 

 5 lbs. S5c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 50 lbs. $7.35. 



•EAXTOXIAX' — This is the best early Dwarf Wrinkled Pea ever introdticed. 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 S to 9 Peas 

 in a pod. It is wonderfuUv hardv and vigorous and a remarkablv profuse yielder, 

 1% feet. Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. SOc. (by mail 40c) ; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $2.20: 50 lbs. $10.25. 



•Gradus, or Prosperit.v — As early as Challenge or Alaska, producing dark green, hand- 

 some 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; 1 lb. 20c, (by maU SOc): 5 lbs. 85c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 50 

 lbs. $7.35. 



•Xott's Excelsior — One of the best Extra Early Dwarf Wrinkled Peas. The vines are 

 vigorous and verv prolific, while the pods are closelv packed with large peas of very 

 fine flavor; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 20c, (by mail SOc): 5 lbs. SOc; 10 lbs. $1.45; 

 50 lbs. $6.75. 



•-American Wonder — One of the earliest Wrinkled Peas of the finest quality and flavor, 

 and very productive. Its great distinctive feature, however, is its compact and dwarf 

 growth, seldom exceeding 10 Inches in height. PkL 10c; 1 lb. 20c, (by mail SOc); 

 B lbs. SOc; 10 lbs. $1.45 ;^50 lbs. $6.75. 



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Inoculate Peas before planting with "X'ltragin." It will increase the yield. See page 45. 



