24 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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1 quart to 100 feet 
of drill; 1 144 
bushels per acre. 
Peas grow best on a light, rich, mellow soil under cool and moist weather conditions. 
Fresh manure and very rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided. | 
The extra early varieties are very hardy and should be planted as soon as the ground j 
can be made ready, while the larger wrinkled varieties, which are not as hardy but | 
of superior quality, may be planted when the soil has become slightly warmed, as the 
seed will rot 1f planted too early. j 
For private use, sow the seed in double rows, 18 inches apart and 3 inches apart in | 
the row; for market, in single rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 1 inch apart in the rows. i 
The peas will give quicker returns if covered only one inch deep, and where earliness 
is most important they may be treated this way. Larger pods and greate. quantity 
will be produced it the seed is planted in trenches three to six inches deep and covered 
with only one to two inches of soil. When the plants are five or six inches high, fill | 
the trench level with the surface. This will result in deep rooting, prevent mildew 
and prolong the bearing season. If the peas are covered to the full depth at first, or 
if water is allowed to stand in the trenches the seed will not germinate or grow well. | 
The crop should be gathered as fast as it becomes fit for use, as even a few ripe pods | 
left on the vines tend to retard the development of the young pods and prevent the } 
formation of new ones. 
FIRST EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 
e sae An acquisition for the market gardener, as it will stand planting 
Acquisition as early as Alaska. Height 2} feet; foliage and vine strong and | 
sturdy and deep green in color; pods deep green, 4 in. long; broad, saddle-back, slightly | 
curved and pointed, containing 7 to 8 large, medium green peas. A very showy var- | 
so eG Fe an with Gradus but a great deal more productive. Qt. 50c; | 
pk. $2.75; bu. $10.00. | 
Vine strong and vigorous, 2 to 244 feet high, of a i 
Extra Early Alaska peculiar light green color, pods 3 to 3% inches long, | 
straight and blunt at the end. Is ready for picking 49 to 50 days from planting. Seed 
eee blue, slightly pitted. Matures crop very evenly. Qt., 40c; pk., $2.25; bu., 
alas This superb strain 1s a great favorite with large 
Pedigree Extra Early growers. Equally as early as the choicest stock 
of Alaska, the peas are much better in flavor. The vines are quite slender, of very 
Acquisition quick growth, and average 18 to 24 inches in height. The pods are well filled, and | 
the entire crop can be gathered generally in one picking, Qt., 40c; pk., $2.25; bu., | 
$8.50. i 
* The best extra early, large podded Dwarf now * Resembling the Alaska in general habit of i 
Early Bird on the market. Very deseable for market gar- Bountiful _growth. Vine 36 inches, foliage gray-green. | 
deners and truckers. Seed is practicaly smooth, dark green pods 3}4 inches in length, pointed, gray-green in color. Fit for 
in Fcolor, can be planted as early as the Alaska. Produces a table use 55 to 57 days from planting; a prolific bearer, making 
strong, vigorous vine, dwarfed in length. Pods produced in it a valuable variety. Seed blue, medium pitted. Qt., 40c; pk., 
profusion and are long, large, pointed and well filled with $2.25; bu., $9-00- 
good sized peas. ls an excellent cropper. Ot. 50c; pk. $2.75; 
, bu. $10.00. 
4 , Longer podded and more pro- 
Prolific Early Market ace fan Pedigree. Extra_ 
Early, for which it is a fit companion and close second, as it comes 
in only tour or five days later. The vines average 24 to 30 inches 
high and produce pods singly. One picking will take about three- 
fourths of the crop, and a second picking, which is to be made 
about three days later, will take the balance. Qt., 40c; pk., 
$2.25; bu., $8.50. 
¢ This new andvery profitable vari- 
New Market Surprise ety is several avelarcs than Ex- 
tra Early Alaska andaslargeand prolific as Prolific Early Market. 
it has for these reasons become established as a favorite among 
private growers and market gardeners. The vines grow about 2 
feet high and beara wonderful crop of large pods, well filled with 
uscious peas. Pt.,25c; at., 45c; pk., $2.50; bu., $9.00. 
A favorite with truckers and 
Long-Podded Alaska shippers to Northern markets, 
producing a very early crop of large, broad, well-filled, dark green 
ods. Equally as hardy as Extra Early Alaska and much larger. 
he vines usually grow three feet high and the crop will remain 
fresh a long time after picking. Qt., 45c; pk., $2.50; bu., $9.00. 
SECOND EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 
This fine Pea 
Improved Sugar Marrowfat 42) given won. 
derful satisfaction to all who have planted it. It grows about 
2 feet high, bears enormous handsome pods, which are com- 
pletely filled with large, deliciously flavored, deep green peas. 
It is undoubtedly the most productive Pea offered. Qt. 40c; 
pk. $2.25; bu. $8.50. 
EDIBLE PODDED PEAS 
This is a class of Peas not generally known in this country, 
but much used abroad, in which the sweet. brittle and suc- 
culent pods have none of the tough inner lining found in the 
ordinary varieties of garden peas. They are used in the same 
way as snap or string beans. 
D This is by far the largest 
Mammoth Melting Sugar jn3 fet of the true 
sugar or edible podded Peas. The vines are of ‘strong, vigorous 
growth, frequently 4 to 5 feet inlength, and the pods comerather 
late, or about the same time as the Telephone and Stratagem Peas. 
Broken and boiled like string beans and served with butter sauce, 
they have a luscious flavor. Qt. 60c; pk. $3.75, 
s This variety & 
Dwarf Sugar, Edible Pods 2.222. AN tie ‘Re 
cooking qualities of the Mammoth Sugar, nearly two ‘weeks 
earlier in maturing, average growth 30 inches. Qt. 60c; 
pk. $3.50. hr. 
Early Bird Peas 
