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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



IF WANTED BY MAIL, add 8 cts. per Pint 15 cts. per Quart to Cover Postage. 



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French, 



CURRIE'S EXTRA EARLY CHALLENGE. 



ThOS^J.,jaLXtan — New, large, extra early 

 ■' ""wrinkled Pea. See list of novelties. Pkt., 



20 cts.; pint, -iO cts.; quart.- 



For first early Peas sow in a light, rich soil, as early in March or April as the ground can be wot 

 for later varieties, sow in April or May. Discontinue sowing from June to August, after vehich, by 

 ing an extra early sort, a good crop can generally be secured. As Peas suffer considerably from dro 

 during the hot summer months; it will be found of great benefit to sow the Peas in a trench six ii 

 m depth, covering the Peas to a depth of two inches. As soon as sufficient growth has been made < 

 the earth about the vines. In this way a great deal mort moisture is kept about the roots than if s 

 on the level and afterwards hilled up. The wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts: 

 should be planted later, owing to their liability to rot in the ground, but are much superior in flav- 

 the smooth Peas. Dwarf varieties sow in rows one foot apart, and the taller sorts from 2 to 3 ft. a 

 One quart to loo feet of drill. Two bushels to an acre In drills. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETI 



Those marked thus * are wrinklec 



Currie's Extra Early Challeng 



No extra early pea has ever given the 

 universal satisfaction among mar- 

 ket-gardeners that this one has. 

 Grown alongside of other extra 

 early varieties the Challenge 

 not only proved earlier, but 

 much more productive. It is am 

 enormous bearer and ripens 

 very early, 8o that the vines 

 maybe cleared off in two pick- 

 ings, and the ground prepared for 

 another crop before other earlier 

 varieties come into use. The pods 

 are very large and well filled with 

 round Peas of fine flavor. In our 

 large Pea-growing districts the 

 Challenge is now planted for ani 

 extra early, to the total exclusion 

 of other early varieties. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; 

 peck, $1.25; bushel $ 



Alaska — An extra early variety of 

 superior quality. The vines grow to 

 a height of about 2Vi feet and pro- 

 duce abundantly. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, 

 $1.25; bushel 



*QRADUS OR PROSPERITY. 



As early as Challenge or Alaska. Equal in quality 



to Telephone or Stratagem. 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 Ex- 

 tra Early Challenge and Alaska, producing dark 

 green, handsome pods as large as Telephone, con- 

 taining 8 to 10 large peas with that rich, sugary 

 flavor found only in the wrinkled sorts. The vines 

 grow to a height of 2^^ feet, and produce the pods 

 singly, all maturing at one time. Pkt., 15 cts.; pint, 

 25 cts.; quart, 40 cts.; peek, $2.50 bushel, $9.00. 



*NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. 



The sweetest and most prolific of all the Early Dwarf 



Peas; outyields 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., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30cts.; peck, $1.75; bushel. ,$6. 00 



'American Wonder — One of the earliest wrinkled Peas in cultivation, of the finest 

 quality and flavor, and very productive. Its great distinctive feature, however, is its 

 compact and dvs'arf growth, £eldom exceeding ten inches in height. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 

 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck, $1.75; bushel $6.00 



'Premium Cem— a dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which it is a great improve- 

 ment; li/o feet. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts., peck, $1.40; bushel $5.25 



'McLean's Little Cem — An early dwarf, green, wrinkled Pea, of superior flavor and 



very prolific; 1 foot. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.40; bushel $5.25 



SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 



'McLean's Advancer — An excellent variety of very fine flavor; 2 feet. Pkt., 10 cts., 



pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bushel $4.25 



'Bliss' Abundance — Remarkably productive and of excellent quality. The plant is of 



a branching habit, each branch often producing as many pods as an entire plant of some 



of the other varieties; IV^ feet. Pkt., 10 cts., pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; 



bushel $4.25 



'HorsfOrd'S Marl<et-Carden — a good wrinkled variety; very prolific and sweet. 



The vines grow about 2 feet high. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; 



bushel $4.25 



'Bliss' Everbearing — The vines grow about 18 inches high, throwing out from the axil 



of each leaf branches, which in turn bear pods, thus prolonging its duration of bearing. 



Peas are of superior flavor and very tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; 



peck, $1.25; bushel $4.00 



French Cannei — This is the genuine small Pea used so extensively in France for 



canning purposes. Pods long and slim, containing eight to ten Peas of delicious flavor. 



Is an abundant bearer. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bushel. ..$4. 50 



The undernoted welUknown sorts < 

 pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart 



Improved Daniel O'Rourke, 

 Tom Thumb. 



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25 cts 



suppliec 

 .; peck. 



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$1.25; 



! uniform price 

 bushel, $4.00. 



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