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J. MANNS & CO.. Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



PEAS 



Long Pod Alaska 



1 quart to 100 feet of drill; 1% bushels per acre. 



Peas grow best on a light, rich, mellow soil under cool and moist weather con- 

 ditions. Fresh manure and very rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided. 



The extra early varieties are very hardy and should be planted as soon as the 

 ground can be made ready, while the larger wrinkled varieties, which are not as 

 hardy but of superior quality, may be planted when the soil has become slightly 

 warmed, as the seed will rot if planted too early. 



For private use, sow the seed in double rows, 18 inches apart and 3 inches apart 

 in the row; for market, in single rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 1 inch apart in the 

 rows. The peas will give quicker returns if covered only one inch deep, and where 

 earliness is most important they may be treated this way. Larger pods and greater 

 quantity will be produced if the seed is planted in trenches three to six inches deep 

 and covered with only one to two inches of soil. When the plants are five or six 

 inches high, fill the trench level with the surface. This will result in deep rooting, 

 prevent mildew and prolong the bearing season. If the peas are covered to the 

 full depth at first, or if water is allowed to stand in the trenches the seed will not 

 germinate or grow well. The crop should be gathered as fast as it becomes fit for 

 use, as even a few ripe pods left on the vines tend to retard the development of the 

 young pods and prevent the formation of new ones. 



FIRST EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 



P^yfyn ii^nrJii A1n<i1fn Vine strong and vigorous, 2 to 2% feet high, o: 

 Z> Atf U LiUI ly /ItUdftU peculiar light green color, pods 3 to 3V2 inches lo 

 straight and blunt at the end. Is ready for picking 49 to BO days from planting. 

 Seed round, blue, slightly pitted. Matures crop very evenly. 



EotIu Bird '^^^ most used and best extra early, large podded Dwarf now 

 " on the market. Very desirable for market gardeners and truck- 



ers. Seed is practically smooth, dark green in color, can be planted as early as the 

 Alaska. Produces a strong, vigorous vine, dwarfed in length. Pods produced in 

 profusion and are long, large, pointed and well filled with good sized peas. Is an 

 excellent cropper and has replaced practically all other extra early varieties. 



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Long- 



Bountiful I^^sembling the Alaska in general habit of 

 growth. Vine 36 inches, foliage gray-green. 

 Pods 3\i inches in length, pointed, gray-green in color. Fit 

 for table use 55 to 57 days from planting; a prolific bearer, 

 making it a valuable variety. Seed blue, medium pitted. 



■Podded Alaska a favorite with truckers and 

 shippers to Northern mar- 

 kets, producing a very early crop of large, broad, well-filled, 

 dark green pods. Equally as hardy as Extra Early Alaska 

 and much larger. The vines usually grow three feet high 

 and the crop will remain fresh a long time after picking. 



Improved Pilot ^ Y^^'y ^^^'■•y smooth pea with large 

 * pods. Very productive, can be 



planted early, vines three feet. 



Mammoth Podded Extra Earlu f^" ^^"p 



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 early, large podded variety. Matures practically with Alaska 

 and much more productive. Height 3 feet, pods 4 inches 

 long, very dark, broad and round. 



WRINKLED VARIETIES 

 Early Surprise ^" ,^^*^^ ^^'■Jy variety of excellent 



" '^ quality, growing only IB inches high 



but producing an abundance of dark green pods 4 to 6 inches 

 long, very broad and well filled. The earliness, quality and 

 the wonderfully prolific characteristics of this variety make 

 it a very profitable sort for market gardeners. 



Earlu Wonder Extremely early, of high quality and 

 " very productive. Pods are very dark 



and can be safely shipped long distances. Will soon become 

 very important as a market gardeners variety. 



Blue Bantam ^" improved strain of the Laxtonian 

 type. Very early and produces pods a 

 little darker than the Laxtonian. Vines are 16 to 18 inches 

 high. 



PRICES 

 Variety Qt. 



.\laska — Wilt-resistant .$ .35 



Blue Bantam 45 



Bountiful .35 



Early Bird .35 



Early Surprise 45 



Early Wonder 45 



Extra Early Alaska .35 



First and Best .35 



Hundredfold 45 



Improved Pilot 45 



Long Podded Alaska .35 



Mammoth Podded Extra Early 35 



Pedigree Extra Early 35 



Prolific Earlv .Market 35 



Black Eyed Peas 20 



Pk. 



Bu. 



$1.75 



$6.50 



2.25 



8.00 



2.00 



7.00 



2.00 



7.00 



2.25 



8.00 



2.25 



8.00 



1.75 



6.50 



1.75 



6.50 



2.25 



8.00 



2.25 



8.00 



2.00 



7.00 



2.00 



7.50 



1.75 



6.50 



1.75 



6.50 



1.25 



4.00 



California Mammoth 



