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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



IF WANTED BY MAIL, add 8 cts. per Pint 15 cts. per Quart to Cover Postage 



German, (Jifrje. 



French, Pois. 



For first early Peas sow in a light, rich soil, as early in March or April as the ground can be worked- for later 

 varieties, sow in April or May Discontinue sowing from June teAugust, after which, by sowing an eitra early 

 sort a good crop can generally be secured. As Peas suffer considerably from drought during "the hot summer 

 months it will be found of great benefit to sow the Peas in a trench six' inches in depth, covering the PeZto a 

 depth of two inches. As soon as sufficient growth has been made draw the earth about the vines In thfswav 

 a great deal more moisture is kept about the roots than if sown on the level and afterwards hilled u5 The 

 wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts and should be planted later, owihs r to their lfabiliTv 



%g££ig&i ^ts a fr e oT 2 to 8 3 U ?e e e r t 10 apa n rt flaVOr t0 "" ^^ ^ D ™ f ^^ »^™« »• ^ 

 One quart to 75 feet of drill. Two bushels to an acre in drills. 



EXTRA EARLYIARIETIES, 



Those marked thus * are wrinkled. 



Currie's Extra Early Challenge. 



No extra early Pea has ever given the 

 universal satisfaction among market- 

 gardeners that this one has. Grown 

 alongside of other extra early varieties 

 the Challenge not only proved earlier, 

 but much more productive. It is an 

 enormous bearer and ripens very 

 early , so that the vines may be cleared 

 off in two pickings, and the ground 

 prepared for another crop before other 

 early varieties come into use. The pods 

 are very large and well filled with round 

 Peas of fine flavor. In our large Pea- 

 growing districts the Challenge is now 

 planted for an extra early, to the total 

 exclusion of other early varieties. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; 

 peck, 81.00; bushel $3 50 



A I as ka— An extra early variety of supe- 

 rior q uality. The vines grow to a height 

 of about 2% feet and produce abund- 

 antly. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 

 25 cts.; peck, 81.10; bushel 3 75 



Blue Beauty— A dwarf extra early 

 variety, coming in a litile later than 

 American Wonder. It grows to a uni- 

 form height of about 1% feet. The 

 pods are of medium size and are pro- 

 duced abundantly. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 

 15 cts.; quart. 25 cts.; peck, $1.10; 

 bushel 4 00 



CURRIE'S EXTRA EARLY CHALLENGE. 



GRADUS OR PROSPERITY. 



As early as Challenge or Alaska. Equal In quality to 



Telephone or Stratagem. Pods equal In size to 



Telephone. 



The great drawback with the small early round Peas 

 is their lack of size and flavor. In Gradus, however we 

 have a Pea coming in along with Extra Early Challenge 

 and Alaska, producing dark green, handsome pods as 

 large as Telephone, containing 8 to 10 large peas with 

 that rich, sugary flavor found only in the wrinkled 

 sorts. The vines grow to a height of 2% feet, and pro- 

 duce the pods singly, all maturing at one time As a 

 market gardener's pea this will no doubt take the same 

 place among the earlies as does Telephone among the 

 late sorts. Pkt., 15 cts.; pint, 35 cts.; quart, 60 cts • 

 peck, 82.75; bushel, 810.00. 



*NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. 



The sweetest and most prolific of all the Early Dwarf 



Peas; outyields Premium Qem or American Wonder. 



The best sort for the market or home garden. 



Laxton^S Alpha-One of the earliest wrinkledPeas of fine P auaiitvand v^^"'r« S", S4 50 



and well fine's; 3 feet. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint. 15 cts quart 30 cts neck s? !?UBSS fl0! P ° dS large 



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»E>OOJ>rr> EARLY VARIETIES. 



McLean's Advancer— An excellent variety of verv fine flavor- fr»t 

 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, 8100; bushel 



Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 



other varieties; 1J, feet Pkt., ^^^^^^.V^^^^^rl t ^^ t0 



^^^^^^^^C^^^m^^S^^^ The ^\ 00 

 " B ' eVf brVnchef whic^turn & IT ' 18 T* 68 high ' throwln 6 «"* ^m the axil of each 



^X^^^%^&^ SSJBKSSk - = .°. f 3 50 



rrencn tanner- infs is the genuine small Pea u<wd an .vt.n.;,.«i •. n * 



The Dk? d Toctt d . rtS^UvE? sort V a " be 8U PP"<* «t the uniform price of 

 pkt., 10 cts., pmt, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50: 



Improved Daniel O'Rourke, McLean's Blue Peter, 



Tom Thumb. Paragon. 



NOTT S EXCELSIOR. 



