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PEAS — (Continued.) 

 SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 



Per pkt. Per qt. Per pk. 



McLean's Advancer. Our stock of this invaluable Pea is of un- 

 surpassed excellence ; its fine characteristics being retained by 



careful selection. A dwarf, green, wrinkled marrow Pea, 



with numerous, long, well-lilled pods; quality unsurpassed. 



Height, about two and a quarter feet, 10 .25 1.25 



Horsford's Market Garden. Early, of exceptionally fine flavor 



and remarkably productive. Height two feet, ... .10 ,25 1.25 



Bliss's Everbearing. Fine wrinkled marrow ; pods three to four 



inches long, well filled with large peas; quality unsurpassed in 



sweetness and flavor. Vine two feet, 10 .25 1.25' 



Bliss's Abundance. Of dwarf, bushy habit; pods large, full, and 



numerous; should be sown thinly. Height eighteen inches, . .10 .25 1.50 



Fillbasket. Exceedingly productive ; large, long, full pods ; fine 



quality. Three feet, 10 .30 1.50 



Laxton's Longpod. Prolific; pods large, often with ten or 



twelve peas ; first-class sort. " Three feet, 10 .25 1.50 



Sugar Edible Podded. Dwarf; pods skinless and edible; good 



quality shelled, 10 .40 2.00 



LATER VARIETIES. 



Per pkt. Per qt Per pk. 



Champion of England. We place this superior old variety at the 

 head of this section, as it is unsurpassed in flavor, sweetness 

 and general excellence. Our stock is maintained pure by care- 

 ful selection. Vines four and a half feet, . . . . .10 .25 $1.25 



Stratagem. Of extraordinary merit; habit branching; stocky; 

 vines covered with full pods of great size ; no garden should 

 be without it. Height two feet, 10 .30 2.00 



Yorkshire Hero. A wrinkled marrow of delicious flavor; very 



productive. Vines two and a half feet 10 .25 1.25 



Pride of the Market. Of robust constitution ; enormously pro- 

 ductive ; a wrinkled marrow of great excellence. Two feet, . .10 .30 2.00 



Telephone. Vines strong and branching; pods very long and ^ 



closely filled. Height four feet, 10 .30 2.00 



G. F. Wilson. A green, wrinkled marrow, producing numerous 

 pods of large size peas of excellent quality. Cannot be too 

 highly recommended; two and a half feet, 10 .30 1.75 



"White Marrowfat. Remarkably productive old sort; pods large 



and closely filled ; very hardy. Height about three feet, . .10 .20 .75 



Black-Eyed Marrow. One of the most productive main-crop 



Peas; very popular market sort. Height about three feet, . .10 .20 .75 



For Seed Peas imported from England, ten cents additional per quart to above 



prices, on account of duties and heavy freight charges; only sent when specially ordered. 



PEPPER. {SpanisGher Pfeffer.) 



The fruit is much used in pickles, aud is of very handsome appearance. Sow the seeds in March or 

 April in a hot bed, or in the 0])en ground when the weather becomes quite warm. Transplant when three 

 inches high. The rows should be two teet apart and the plants fifteen inches apart in the rows. Rich, 

 warm, mellow soil. One ounce of seed will produce about two thousand plants. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lh„ 

 Squash. The best pickling Pepper ; tomato-shaped ; medium size ; 

 thick skin ; productive, ........ 



Bell, or Bull Nose. Nearly four inches long and three in diameter, 

 Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the Bell, but larger. 

 Long Red Cayemie. Long, slender, and very pungent. 

 Chili. The best for Pepj9er-sa?<ce; small narrow pods, . 

 Golden Dawn. Color bright golden-yellow; productive and fine. 

 Red Cherry. Small, round, smooth, glossy, scarlet fruit, 



SW^EET POTATOES ; SLIPS. 



We furnish rooted sprouts of Sweet Potatoes in May, and not before, as they cannot be set out tiU 

 the weather becomes warm. The young plants should be set in hills about four feet apart, and live inches 

 above the ground level. A light soil is preferable. 



Yellow Nansemond. A short, thick variety, very productive, and considered the best 

 for general culture. Per 100, 75c. Per 100, by mail, $1.00. 



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