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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



GARDEN PEAS. CMcaros-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 3 feet 

 apart, 3 inches deep, using of the smooltfi, round-seeded sorts one quart 

 to 100 feet of drill, of the wrinkled sorts, one quart to 80 feet. 



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.) 

 If by Parcel Post add postage at zone rates; mailing weight, 2 lbs. 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, 1J ft. 



Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; § pk., $2.75 



*LaxtOnian. One of the earliest of the wrinkled peas; robust in 

 habit and bearing an abundance of handsome dark gieen pods well 

 filled with large Peas of fine quality. Height, 1J ft. 



Pt., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; \ pk., $3.00 



*Admiral Beatty. A new wrinkled, early marrowfat, bearing long 

 pointed pods averaging 9 to 10 peas of highest quality. A very heavy 

 cropper. Height, 3J ft. Pt., 55 cts.; qt., $1.00 



Farquhar's Prolific Early Pea. 



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, 2\ ft. 



Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; \ pk., $2.00 



Laxton's Superb. A new early semi-wrinkled dwarf Pea growing 

 about 2 to 2\ 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 cts.; 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., 50 cts.; qt., 90 cts.; \ pk., $3.25 



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, 2| ft. 



Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; § pk., $1.75 



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., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; \ pk., $2.25 



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., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; \ pk., $3.00 



Pea Gradus. 



