R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



GARDEN PEAS. 



Elbsen, (Ger.) Chicaros-o-Ginsantes, (Sp.) 



Culture. Smooth round-seeded varieties for early crops, should 

 bs sown as early in spring as the ground can be worked ; the sweeter 

 wrinkled sorts from the middle of April until Julj'. Sow in rows 

 3 feet apart, 3 inches deep, using of the smooth, round-seeded sorts 

 one quart to 100 feet of drill, of the wrinkled sorts one quart to 80 

 feet. 



Those marked with an asterisk (*) are wrinkled marrows and are 

 the sweetest and best flavored Peas. 



Packets of all Varieties of Peas at 10 cents each, postpaid 



VERY EARLY VARIETIES. 



FarquhaP'S Prolific Early. The earliest of the early va- 

 rieties. Vines are strong and hardy, each bearing 4 to 7 straight 

 pods, well filled with peas of fine qualitv. Height 2i feet 

 Pt., .25; qt., .40; ^ pk., 1.50; pk., 2.50 

 First and Best. One of the best of the early sorts. Vines am 

 vigorous and produce an abundance of pods, well filled with pea> 

 of superior quality. Height, 21 feet, 



Pt., .20; qt., .35; i pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25 , 

 Earliest of All, or Alaska. A valuable early, round blue Pea, 

 with slender vines, producing a large number of dai.k green 

 pods, well filled and of excellent flavor. Height, 2 feet. 

 Pt., 20; .qt., .35; h pk., 125; pk., 2.25 

 Petit Pois. This is the small, delicate Pea so highlj- prized by French chefs. It 

 grows well here, producing an abundance of long, slender pods, well filled with 

 extremely small peas, which should be used when very young. Height, 3 feet. 



Pt., .25; qt., .50; ^ pk., 1.75; pk., 3.25 

 The Pilot. One of the earliest sorts. The vines are very robust and carry a heavy 

 crop of large pods, well filled with richly flavored peas. Height, 3 feet. 



Pt., .35; qt., .60; ipk., 2.25; pk., 4.25 



'^'^gaipjP' 



and a heavy cropper; pods large, dark 

 Peas quite large, even in size and of 

 Pt., 25;qt., .50; i 



green in color 

 delicious flavor, 

 pk., 1.75; pk., 3.25 



SECOND EARLY AND MEDIUM VARIETIES. 



*Little Marvel. Very early 

 and frequently borne in pairs, 

 Height I3 feet, 



*Laxtoniail. One of the earliest of the WTinkled peas; robu.^t in habit and bearing an abundance of 

 handsome dark green pods well filled with large peas of fine quahty. Height, 1^ feet. 



Pt., .40; qt., .75; i pk., 2.75 



♦Witham Wonder. An early dwarf wrinkled sort, producing an abundance of long, curved pods, well 

 fiUed and of delicious flavor. Height 1| feet. Pt., .20; qt., .35; J pk., 1.00; pk., 1.75 



Sutton 

 Excelsior 



's 

 Pea. 



Farquhar's Prolific 

 Early Pea. 



*Early Morn. An early variety, producing a large number of well-filled pods, 

 each containing 8 to 10 wrinkled marrow peas of the highest quality. Height 

 3 feet. Pt., . 30; qt., 60; ^ pk., 2 . 25; pk., 4 . 25 



*SuttOn's Excelsior, a dwarf early Marr9\yfat Pea, growing about 18 

 inches high. Pods large and well filled with dehciously flavored peas. Ready 

 for picking with Nott's Excelsior. Pt., .25; qt., .45; 5 pk., 1.60; pk., 3.00 



*Thonias Laxton. An early variety similar to Gradus, but hardier and Pods 

 large and long with square ends; quality being unsurpassed. Height, 3 feet. 



Pt., .35; qt., .60; ^ pk., 2.25; pk., 4.00 



*Sutton's Harbinger. One of the best varieties for early use. The plant 

 is of dwarf habit and covered with pods similar to those of American Wonder, 

 but broader and more prolific. For flavor it is unsurpassed. Height, 1 foot. 



Pt., .35; qt., .60; i pk., 2.25 



*GradUS or Prosperity. An extra early large-podded marrow Pea. 

 The pods resemble Telephone in size and shape, and are well filled with large 

 peas of dehcious flavor. Height, 2j feet. Pt., .35; qt., .60; | pk., 2.25 



*Nott*S Excelsior, a splendid dwarf wrinkled Pea; hardy and vigorous, 

 may be planted as early as the round varieties, and will mature almost as 

 soon. Pods almost square and contain 7 to 9 large peas, the quality being 

 unsurpassed. Height, 1 foot. Pt., .25; qt., .40; 5 pk., 1.50; pk., 2.75 



♦McLean's Little Gem. A dwarf green wrinkled Pea; ' very early and of 

 excellent flavor. Height, 1 foot. Pt., .25; qt., .40; 5 pk., 1.50; pk., 2.75 



*American Wonder. A very dwarf and remarkably fine wrinkled va- 

 riety; extra early, producing a multitude of large, clo.sely filled pods of 

 delidous flavor. Height, 1 foot. Pt., .20; qt., .35; 2 pk-, 1.25; pk., 2.25 



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