23 R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
GARDEN PEAS. Chicaros-o-Ginsantes, (SP.) 
All prices in this Catalogue are subject to change without notice owing to fluctuations of the market. 
=| Culture. Smooth round-seeded varieties for early crops, should 
) \be sown as early in Spring as the ground can be worked; the sweeter 
#|wrinkled sorts from the middle of April until July. Sow in rows 8 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. 
4| Those marked with an asterisk (*) are wrinkled marrows and are the 
sweetest and best flavored Peas. 
Packets of all Varieties of Peas at 20 cents each, postpaid. (Except 
where otherwise priced.) 
as |If by Parcel Post add postage at zone rates; mailing weight, 2 Ibs. per quart. 
SECOND EARLY AND MEDIUM VARIETIES 
*Little Marvel. Very early and a heavy cropper; pods large, dark 
green in color and frequently borne in pairs. Peas quite large, even 
in size and of delicious flavor. Height, 13 ft. 
Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 ets.; 4 pk., $2.75 
*“Laxtonian. One of the earliest of the wrinkled peas; robust in 
habit and bearing an abundance of handsome dark green pods well 
filled with large Peas of fine quality. Height, 13 ft. 
Pt., 40 cts. ; qt., 75 cts.; 4 pk., $2.75 
Admiral Beatty. A new wrinkled, early marrowfat, bearing long 
pointed pods averaging 9 to 10 peas of highest quality. A very heavy 
cropper. Height, 34 ft. Pkt., 25 cts.; pt., 85 cts.; qt., $1.50 
Farquhar’s Prolific Early Pea. 
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VERY EARLY VARIETIES. 
Farquhar’s Prolific Early. The earliest of the early varieties.. 
Vines are strong and hardy, each bearing 4 to 7 straight pods, well 
filled with Peas of fine quality. Height, 23 ft. 
Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 ets.; 4 pk., $1.75 
Laxton’s Superb. A new early semi-wrinkled dwarf Pea growing 
about 2 to 23 feet high and carrying an immense crop of large 
pods each containing 9 to 10 peas of delicious flavor. It may 
be sown as early in the season as the smooth sorts. 
Pt., 45 ets.; qt., 85 cts.; $ pk., $3.00 
Early Eight Weeks. One of the earliest dwarf Peas in cultivation |® 
maturing in advance of the standard varieties. The plant 
attains a height of about 18 inches, producing pods in great 
abundance. Pt., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; 3 pk., $3.00 
First and Best. One of the best of the early sorts. Vines are 
vigorous and produce an abundance of pods, well filled with Peas 
of superior quality. Height, 23 ft. 
Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; $ pk., $1.75 ff 
Earliest of All, or Alaska. A valuable early, round blue Pea, with 
slender vines, producing a large number of dark green pods, well 
filled and of excellent flavor. Height, 2 ft. : 
Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 ets.; 4 pk., $1.75 
Petit Pois. This is the small, delicate Pea so highly 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 ft. 
Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; $ pk., $2.75 
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 ft. Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; 4 pk.,.$2.75 Pea Gradus. 
