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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



IF WANTED BY MAIL, ADD 5 CTS. PER PINT, IO CTS. PER QUART 

 TO COVER POSTACE. 



German, Srbje. 



French, Pois. 



ctjrrie's extra early challenge. 



'NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. 



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 to August, after 

 which, by sowing an extra early sort, a good crop can generally be secured. As Peas suffer consid- 

 erably 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 Peas to a depth of two inches. As soon as suffi- 

 cient growth has been made draw the earth about the vines. In this way a great deal more moist- 

 ure is kept about the roots than if sown on the level and afterwards hilled up. The wrinkled 

 varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts and should be planted later, owing to their liability 

 to rot in the ground, but are much superior in flavor to the smooth Peas. Dwarf varieties sow in 

 rows one foot apart, and the taller sorts from 2 to 8 feet apart. 



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



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 



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, bat mnch more productive. It 

 is an enormous bearer and ripens very 

 early, so that the vines may be cleared 

 off in t*o 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-groiving districts the Challenge is 

 now planted for an extra early, to the 

 total exclusion of other early varieties. 

 Pkt, lOcts.: pint, 15cts.; quart, 25 cts. : 

 peck, $1.00; bushel '. . .83. 50 



Alaska — An extra early variety of supe- 

 rior quality. The vines grow to a height 

 of about V/ 2 feet and produce abund- 

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

 25cts.;peck. 81.00; bushel 3.00 



Blue Beauty — A dwarf gxtra early va- 

 riety, coming in a little later than 

 American Wonder. It grows to a uni- 

 form height of about 1% feet. The pods 

 are of medium size and are produced 

 abundantly. Pkt., 19 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; 

 quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.10; bushel «... 4.00 



JTOTT S EXCELSIOR. 



The sweetest and most prolific of all the 

 Early Dwarf Peas; ontyields Preminin Gem or 

 American Wonder. The best sort for the mar- 

 bet or home garden. 



This new Pea has already almost entirely super- 

 seded American Wonder. The vines are more 



vigorous than that variety, and much more 



prolific, while the pods are fully one-third 



larger, and closely packed with large Peas 



of verv fine flavor; 1 foot. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 



cts.; q"uart.30 cts.; peck, 81.10; bushel $4.00 



•Laxton's Alpha — One of the earliest wrinkled 



Peas; of fine quality and very prolific; pods 



large and well filled; 3 feet. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 



16 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck, 81.10; bushel 4.00 



Improved naniel O'Kourke — A favorite extra 



early variety. Pkt., 10 cts. : pint, 15 cts.; quart, 



20 cts.; peck, 90 cts.; bushel 3.00 



•American Wonder — One of the earliest wrin- 

 kled Peas in Cultivation, of the finest quality 



and flavor, and very productive. Its great 



distinctive feature, however, is its compact 



and dwarf growth, seldom exceeding ten 



inches in height. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; 



quart, 25 cts.; peck, 81.00; bushel. 3.50 



•Premium Gem — A dwarf Pea of the Little Gem 



type, on which it is a great improvement; V/^ ft. 



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



81.00; bushel 3.00 



•McLean's Little 6em — An early dwarf, green, 



wrinkled Pea, of superior flavor and verv pro- 

 lific; 1 foot. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart. 25 cts.; peck, 81.00: bushel 3.00 



McLean's Blue Peter — A larger, better and earlier form of Tom Thumb, having blue seed. Very dwarf 



and earlv: a good bearer and of excellent quality; % foot. Pkt., 10 cts.. pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.: 



peck, 8l".00; bushel 3.50 



Tom Thumb — Very dwarf and early; of excellent quality; yields abundantly; 1 foot. Pkt., 10 cts ; pint, 



15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.: peck, 81. 00"; bushel *. 3.50 



SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 



•McLean's Advancer — An excellent variety of very fine flavor ; 2 feet. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart. 

 25 cts.; peck, 81.00; bushel 3.00 



Bliss' Abundance— Remarkably productive and of excellent quality. The plant is of a branching hab- 

 it, each branch often producing as many pods as an entire plant of some of the other varieties; lj^ feet. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; 'peck, $1.00; bushel 3.00 



•Sutton's Satisfaction — A new English Pea, possessing excellent qualities, and is the most delicious 

 flavored of all varieties either of American or foreign origin. The vines grow vigorously, and are 

 literally covered with large, well-filled pods; 2% feet. Pkt.. 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; 

 peck, 81.35: bushel 5.00 



•Horsford's Market Garden — A good wrinkled variety: verv prolific and sweet. The vines grow about 



2feethigh. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts .; peck, Sl'.OO; bushel 3.00 



•Bliss' Everbearing — The vines grow about 18 inches high, throwing out from the axil of each leaf 

 branches which in turn bear pods, thus prolonging its duration of bearing. Peas are of superior flavor 

 and very tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.; quart, 25 cts.; peck, 81.00; bushel 3 00 



French Canner — This is the genuine small Pea used so extensively in France for canning 

 purposes. Pods long and slim, containing eight to ten Peas of delicious flavor. Is an abundant 

 bearer. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 15 cts.: quart, 25 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; bushel 2.25 



Paragon— This grand medium early variety grows from 2% to 3 feet in height, coming into use along 

 with Abundance. The long, straight pods are borne in pairs, each with eight or nine peas of delicious 

 flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck. 81.35; bushel 5.00 



Any Three Packets Selected from Our List of Peas by Mail for 25 cents. 



Sl'TTON'S SATISFACTION. 



