22 CURRIE BROTHERS’ FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 
German, €&rbse. 
CURRIE’S EXTRA EARLY CHALLENGE. 
*THOS. LAXTON. 
New, large, extra early wrinkled Pea. See list of Nove!- 
ties. Pkt:ti20c;ipints: 40c;quart;a.-2-s-seceoae cess sees 75, 
*GRADUS OR PROSPERITY. 
As early as Challenge or Alaska. Equal ia 
quality to Telephone or Stratagem. Pods 
equal in size to Telephone. 
The great drawback with the small, early round Peas is i 
their lack of size and flavor. In Gradus, however, we have |i 
a Pea coming in along with Extra Early Challenge and f 
Alaska, producing dark green, handsome pods as large as 
Telephone, containing 8 to 10 large peas with that rich, sug- 
ary flavor found only inthe wrinkled sorts. The vines grow 
to a height of 24 feet, and produce the pods singly, all ma- 
turing at one time. Pkt., 15c; pint, 25c; quart, 45c; peck, 
$3.25; bushel, $12.00. 
*NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. 
The sweetest and most prolific of all the Early Dwarf Peas; outyields Premium Gem or Amer- 
ican 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; foot: (Pkt.; 10¢c;pint;-20c;zquart335csspeck3$2:00;0bu She les eee eee en ee ees eee a 7 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 dwarf growth, seldom 
exceeding ten inches in height. Pkt., 10c; pint, 20c; quart, 30c; peck, $1.85; bushel...................-------- SS OP76) 
*Premium Gem—A dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which itis a great improvement; 14 feet. Pkt., 
10c;/pint; 20c;' quart;-30c; peck, $1-75s: bushel iccccsis cacao aes een cnemone eter neem eeee oe . 6 50 
*McLean’s Little Gem—An early dwarf, green, wrinkled Pea, of superior flavor and very prolific; 1 foot. 
Pkt}; 10c; ipint20cs.quart{30csipecks($1.753) bushel ras cae ern a ee em ne 6 50 
*improved Daniel O’Rourke—A favorite early. Pkt., 10c; pint, 15c; quart, 25c; 4 peck, 70c; peck, 
S125 bu she lee oe wns cece ane eer eee an Leen STS ee a 4 50 
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 
*McLean’s Advancer—An excellent variety of very fine flavor; 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; pint, 15c¢; 4 peck, 70c; 
Peck no loynebushre) ee eee ee ee ase sa sacs ne ae te eee OE ES Nie ee Ro ea Saas 2 hee 4 
*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: 1% feet. 
PkeWOce ipints15cs quart? 25c"Seipeck: '70c peck. Sle25 bus Mela ener sta 
*Horsiord’s Market-Garden—A good wrinkled variety; very prolific and sweet. The vines grow about 
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2feet high. Pkt., 10c; pint, 15c; quart, 25c; 4 peck, 70c; peck, $1.25; bushel.__..-..-.--.----------eseece seeeee ceee ee 
*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., 10c; pint, 15c; quart, 25c; 3 peck, 70c; peck; $1.25; bushel..........--2.22222--22--22--2---~ 45 
French Canner—This ‘iis 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 
bearers Pkt, 0c; ‘pint;idocs quart, 25C;-P CCK (91,25; IbU Sie eectee eae eee ee am ne cent ee 
*Shropshire Hero—(See cut)—A handsome Pea, of vigorous habit, bearing abundantly, large, well-filled 
pods, containing eight to ten very large Peas of delicious flavor; 24 feet. Pkt., 10c; pint, 15c; quart, 25c; 
DECK D125; DUS eae ee eceaae hwnd see eae ea eee rae oe RUPEE rae ne Re 4: 
*Heroine—(See cut)—A medium early, green wrinkled Pea, of very superior quality. It grows to a uniform 
height of 23 feet, bearing large, well-filled pods in great profusion. This is without doubt the best of the 
SecondEarly Peas; “Pkt.5 10es/pint; 15c; quart; 2bcs peck. $l.2>> DUSNE]:ssscccees cosecsesee eetcer caren een teres een 4 
PEAS. 
French, Pois. 
For first early Peas sow in a light, rich soil, as early in March or April as the ground can be worked; for later varie- 
ties, sowin April or May. Discontinue sowing from June to August, after which, by sowing an extra early sort, a good 
crop can generally be secured. As Peas suffer considerably from drought during the hot summer months; it wiil be found 
of great benefit to sow the Peas in a trench six inches in depth, covering the Peas to a depth of two inches. As soon as 
sufficient growth has been made draw the earth about the vines. In this way a great deal more moistureis kept about the 
roots than if sownon the level and afterwards hilled up. The wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts and 
‘\ should be planted later, owing to their liability to rot in the ground, but are much superior in flavor to the smooth Peas. 
‘\ Dwarf varieties sow in rows one foot apart, and the taller sorts from 2 to 3 ft. apart. 
One quart to 100 feet of drill. 
Two bushel to an acre in drills. 
EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 
Those marked thus * are wrinkled. 
CURRIE’S EXTRA EARLY CHALLENGE, 
No extra early pea has ever given the uni- 
versal satisfaction among market-gard- 
eners that this one has. Grown alongside 
of other extra early varieties the 
Challenge not only proved earlier, 
but much more productive. it is 
an enormous bearer and ripens 
very early, so that the vines may 
be cleared off- in two pickings, and 
the ground prepared for another crop be- 
fore other early 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 an extra early, to the 
total exclusion of other varieties. Pkt., 
10c; pint, 15c; quart, 25c; 4} peck, 75c; peck, 
S135) bushel pace cce cea 5 25 
quality. The vines grow to a height of 
about 2% feet and produce abundantly. 
Pkt., 10c: pint, 15c; quart, 25c; 4 peck, : 
80c; peck, $1.50; bushel______-.--.-20 5 50. 
IF WANTED BY MAIL, Add 
8 Cents per Pint, 15 Cents 
per Quart, to Cover Postage. 
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