24 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



PEAS 



Extra Early Alaska Peas 



1 quart to 100 feet of drill; 1}^ 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 if 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 greare. quantity 

 will be produced il 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 cr 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 



V-vtro Porlv Alaclra Vine stron 8 and vigorous, 2 to 2>£ feet high, of a 

 lYXira I,dny /\ld!>14.<l peculiar light green color, pods 3 to Z}4 inches long, 

 straight and blunt at the end. Is ready for picking 49 to 50 days from planting. Seed 

 round, blue, slightly pitted. Matures crop very evenly. Qt., 40c; pk., §2.25; bu., 

 S8.50. 



Pprlidrpp FYtra Farlv Thls su P erb strain is a great favorite with large 

 r cUlgl cc UfAlla HiUlly growers. Equally as early as the choicest stock 

 of Alaska, the peas are much better in flavor. 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.. 

 $8.50. 



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Early Alaska and as lar^e and prolific as Prolific Early: Market. 

 It has for these reasons become established as a favoriteamong 

 private growers and market gardeners. Our trials have given us 

 every reason to be very enthusiastic over this pea and we recom- 

 mend it highly to all growers who want an early, prolific, and 

 high quality crop. The vines grow about 2 feet high and bear 

 a wonderful crop of large pods, well filled with luscious peas. Pt., 

 25c; qt., 45c; pk., $2.50; bu., $9.00. 



T nnd-Pnrlrlorl Alaska A iavor;t « witQ truckers and 

 J^Ong-rOaaea AiaSKa shippers to Northern markets, 

 producing a very early crop of large, broad, well-filled, dark green 

 pods. Equally as hardy as Extra Early Alaska and much larger. 

 The 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. 



Rr»n«1"lflll Resembling the Alaska in general habit of 

 DUUnillul growth. Vine 36 inches, foliage gray-green, 

 pods 3H 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., 

 $2.25; bu., $9.00. 



■parlv nj.j Very large, early, hardy, semi-wrinkled va- 

 -t-'^riy X>lrCl riety, producing a good crop of fine quality. 

 Vines 2 to 2H feet. Qt., 50c; pk., $3.00; bu., $10.50. 



Prolific Early Market i\ fi c nger th P a n dde ped?g d rer r Era 



Early, for which it is a fit companion and close second, as it comes 

 in only lour 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. It is remarkably 

 uniform and very free from spots of any kind. The peas are of 

 the finest quality. Qt., 40c; pk., $2.25; bu., $8.50. 



SECOND EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 

 Improved Sugar Marrowfat £&*£„ *\ u h ;vL™ £&?£ 



It^ grows about 2 feet high, bears enormous handsome pods, which are completely filled 

 with large, deliciously flavored, deep green peas. It is undoubtedly the most produc 

 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 is 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. They are used in the same way^as 

 snap or string beans. 



Mammoth Melting Sugar S^tJASr ™ ^ $Jr?J. 



The vines are of strong, vigorous growth, frequently 4 to 5 feet in length, and the 

 pods come rather late, or about the same time as the Telephone and Stratagem Peas. 

 The vines are very productive of enormous pods, and continue bearing for a long time. 

 Pods average 5 to 6 inches in length and 1}4 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. 



This variety possesses all the fine cook- 

 ing qualities of the Mammoth Sugar, 

 nearly two weeks earlier in maturing, average growth 30 inches. Qt., 60c; pk., $3.50. 



Dwarf Sugar, Edible Pods 



Early Bird Peas 



