22 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
_ Extra Early Alaska Peas 
PEAS 
1 quart to 100 feet of drill; 114 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 
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. 
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. 
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 
Vine strong and vigorous, 2 to 244 feet high, of a 
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 
eouae blue, slightly pitted. Matures crop very evenly. Qt., 40c; pk., $2.25; bu., 
: This superb strain is a great favorite with large 
Pedigree Extra Early growers. Equally as early as the choicest stock 
of Alaska, the peas are much better in favor. The vines are quite slender, of very 
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., 
Resembling the Alaska in general habit of 
New Market Surprise This new and very profitable Bountiful growth. Vine 36 inches, foliage gray-green, 
variety is as early as Extra 
Early Alaska and as large and prolific as Prolific Early: Market. 
It has for these reasons become established as a favorite among 
private growers and market gardeners. 
every reason to be very enthusiastic over this pea and we recom- 
mend it highly to all growers who want an early, prolific, and Early Bird 
pods 34 inches in length, pointed, gray-green in color. Fit for 
table use 55 to 57 days from planting; a prolific bearer, making 
it a valuable variety. Seed blue, medium pitted. Qt., 40c; pk., 
Our trials have given us $2.25; bu., $9.00. 
Very large, early, hardy, semi-wrinkled va- 
riety, producing a good crop of fae quality. 
high quality crop. The vines grow about 2 feet high and bear Vines 2 to 2% feet. Ot., 50c; pk., $3.00; bu., $10.50 
a wonderful crop of large pods, well filled with luscious peas. Pt., 
25c; qt., 45c; pk., $2.50; bu., $9.00. 
Longer podded and more pro- 
Prolific Early Market j§2°°tnan  Pedisree. Extra 
Early, for which it is a fit companion and close second, as it comes 
A favorite with truckers and _ in only tour or five days later. The vines average 24 to 30 inches 
Long-Podded Alaska shippers to Northern markets, high and produce pods singly. One picking will take about three- 
producing a very early crop of large, broad, well-filled, dark green fourths of the <EOP, and a second picking, which is to be made 
at 
ods. Equally as hardy as Extra Early Alaska and much larger. about three days 
er, will take the balance. It is remarkably 
he vines usually grow three feet high and the crop will remain uniform and very free from spots of any kind. The peas are of 
fresh a long time after picking. Qt., 45c; pk., $2.50; bu., $9.00. the finest quality. Qt., 40c; pk., $2.25; bu., $8.50. 
SECOND EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 
Improved Sugar Marrowfat 
It grows about 2 feet high, bears enormous handsome pods, which are completely filled 
with large, deliciously flavored, deep green peas. 
tive Pea offered. Qt., 40c; pk., $2.25; bu., $8.50. 
Dwarf Giant Podded Prolific Green Marrow 
This variety has become a favorite with the consumer as well as grower. Vines of 
“a strong growth, with a large dark green foliage, but only 18 to 20 inches in height. 
and do not need to be supported. Pods of large size, well filled with large dark green 
peas of rich marrow flavor. Qt., 50c; pk., $2.75; bu., $10.00. 
EDIBLE PODDED PEAS 
This 1s a class of Peas not generally known in this country, but much used abroad, 
in which the sweet, brittle and succulent pods have none of the tough inner lining 
found in the ordinary varieties of garden peas. 
snap or string beans. 
Mammoth Melting Sugar 
The vines are of strong, vigorous growth, frequently 4 to 5 feet in length, and the 
ods come rather late, or about the same time as the Telephone and Stratagem Peas. 
he vines are very productive of enormous pods, and continue bearing for a long time. 
Pods average 5 to 6 inches in length and 1% inches broad, thick and fleshy. Broken 
and boiled like string beans and served with butter sauce, they have a luscious flavor. 
Qt., 60c; pk., $3.75. 
_Dwarf Sugar, Edible Pods 
This fine Pea has given wonderful 
satisfaction to all who have planted it. 
This is by far the largest and finest of 
the true sugar or edible podded Peas. 
This variety possesses all the fine cook- 
ing qualities of the Mammoth Sugar, 
It is undoubtedly the most produc- 
They are used in the same waygas 
nearly two weeks earlier in maturing, average growth 30 inches. Qt., 60c; pk., $3.50. Early Bird Peas 
