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16 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. 
PEAS, EXTRA EARLY-— Continued. 
Blue Beauty. Very productive; pods medium size; peas blue and delicious. 
Blue Peter. Very dwarf and stocky; pods well filled ; sweet 
Bliss’s American Wonder. A very dwarf and remarkably fine wrinkled variety, ‘extra ‘early, / 
producing a multitude of ee very closely filled pods; flavor delicious ; height about nine 
inches 
Nott’s Excelsior. As early ; as the American Wonder with larger, better filled ‘pods and more of 
them; is a remarkable cropper; flavor as fine as Champion of rae One of the finest - 
extra early peas ever offered; height about fifteen inches. . . 
TcLean’s Little Gem. A dwarf green wrinkled pea; rich and sugary: ; very carly, 2 and ev ery 
way excellent; height about one foot 
Premium Gem. Slightly larger every way than LittleGem. . 
Tom Thumb. Seed white; round; very hardy; height about nine e inches . 
Petit Pois, or Small Early French. “True variety; pick when young; four feet . 
EARLY AND MEDIUM PEAS. 
TMcLean’s Advancer. Our stock of this invaluable Pea is of unsurpassed excellence; its fine 
characteristics being retained by careful selection. A dwarf, green, wrinkled marrow pea, 
with numerous long well-filled pods; quality unsurpassed. Height about two feet . : 
Horsford’s [Market Garden. On the style of Advancer; very productive and even cropper; 
pods large and numerous; delicious flavor 
Everbearing. Habit branching; should be sown thin; an excellent variety: ; COV -ered with pods 
fully three inches long . . 
Abundance. Of dwarf bushy habit ; pods < are full and numerous ; "quality excellent ; should be 
sown thinly; height two feet : Ce a ieee. ene ge 
Heroine. Medium early, green, wrinkled v ariety ; ‘peas 7 very tender. Pods long, of a rich, sugary 
flavor; height 24 feet ate oer iets PC 4 ee 
Prince of Wales. Wrinkled; heavy cropper; fine for family 1 use; height three feet . 
Shropshire Hero. Very robust grower with long, handsome pods : three feet ; 
Evolution. Fine main crop sort with pods and foliage rich dark green; pods long, scimitar-like 
shape; very closely filled; fine melting quality ; three feet s 
Juno. Pods are thick and filled from stem to tip; wrinkled; delicious; two feet ; 
Melting Sugar; Edible-Podded. The pods when cooked are eaten like Bye beans and are 
very sweet and tender; height two-and-a-half feet EN 
- MAIN AND LATE-CROP PEAS. 
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 
careful selection and is unexcelled; vines over four feet high 
Stratagem. Carefully selected stock. A pea of extraordinary merit ; habit branching and 
stocky; the vines are covered with full eS of great size; flavor melting and delicious; one 
of the best; height two feet . : 
Telephone. A tall and very robust grow er, bearing pods closely filled and of unusual length 
remarkably productive; height about four feet : 
Pride of the Market. Wrinkled, of robust constitution; enormous ‘yielder: highly 5 recom- 
mended; two feet : 
American Champion. Lates one of the largest of peas; enormously productive; over four 
feet high wag 
Yorkshire Hero. A wrinkled marrow of delicious flavor ; very - productive ; pods of aoa size; 
great bearer; vines two-and-one-half feet p@ Hoe att) Ack TuPW so ST Wt 2 OR eae one ee 
White Marrowfat. An old sort; very hardy; one of the heaviest yielders; height about 
three feet,, .. + apes L one. GEIYA NY oles GO Y -ctebgiart Ot grtleneyam Peeler die ae 
Black-Eyed Marrowfat. Very popular and hardy; great yielder; three feet 
Canada Field Peas. See Farm Seeds. 
PEPPER. (Sfanischer Pfeffer.) 
Sow in March or April, in a hot-bed, or in the open ground when the weather becomes quite 
warm. Transplant when three inches high. The rows should be two feet apart and the plants 
fifteen inches apart in the rows. Rich, warm, mellow soil. One ounce of seed will produce 
about two thousand plants. 
Squash, or Pickling. Best for pickling; tomato-shaped; medium size ; 
thick. Pkt., .o5; 0z., .30; lb., $3.50. 
Bell, or Bull=-Nose. Nearly four inches long and three in diameter; mild. 
Pits, .65570z.,..30; lb.,'$3:50- 
Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the Bell but larger. Pkt., 
05; 0z., .30; lb., $3.50. 
Procopp’ s Giant. Very long and large; fine scarlet; flesh thick. Pkt., .05; 
0z.,.25; lb., $3.00. 
County Fair. Hom shape; sweet and mild; flesh thick; excellent. Pkt., 
05; O2Z., .40. 
Ruby King. Long, aE five inches; very thick; fine, mild flavor. Pkt., 
‘Gigs: OZ, 225° 1D., $2.50. 
Long Red Cayenne. Long, slender and very pungent; beautiful color. 
Pkt., .05 3 .0z., .30; 1b., $3.00. 
Golden Dawn. Shaped like the Bell; golden yellow; thick and fine. Pkt., 
05; 02., .30; lb., $3.00. 
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