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" When I saw your advertisement of -PROSPERITY ' 

 PEAS, I ordered seed from you. They proved prolific 

 producers, themanypods developed a, length of4\v inches, 

 and, when shelled, turned out from eight to ten large 

 Peas from a pod; they were a surprise: the earliest large 

 Pea 1 ever knew ; with early planting they will mature 

 here by the 15th to 20th of June. They are the sweetest, 

 tenderest, and most delicious Pea I ever ate." 



JAMES R. SLAVSON, Racine, Wis. 



"I had a full crop of 'Prosperity' Peasin exactly 48 days 

 from planting last spring, and unlike the usual 'Extra 

 Early' they were as full, wrinkled, and sweet as any late 

 pea I ever tasted, better than even the ' Champion of 

 England,' which has always been my 'hobby.' They are 

 all you claim, and in future I do not intend to plant 

 any other kind." 



CHARLES W. BOWMAN, Brownsville, Pa. 



"My 'Prosperity' Peas are a sight to behold. I picked 

 my first on the 7th of June; from the small extra early 

 ones, just one day ahead. I planted them the same day. 

 When they become known they will displace all other 

 early Peas. As good asthebest lates and as early as the 

 earliest." ROBERT BIRCH, 



Market Gardener, Plymouth, Mich. 



"I picked 'Prosperity' Pea on the 18th of June. It is 

 far superior to any early Pea I have ever grown; there 

 are eight and nine fine large peas to a pod. It certainly 

 is a very fine Pea." JAMES HORROCKS. 



Manager, Cram wold Farms, Hyde Park, N. Y. 





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A jL / E have never yet been able to offer to our patrons an early Pea 

 ^^^ which possesses in a marked degree more desirable qualities. On 

 r T both sides of the Atlantic, specialists in Pea culture have been 

 struggling with the problem how to combine fine quality and pro- 

 ductiveness with earliness. It must be conceded that hitherto all these efforts 

 have failed, inasmuch as we have only been able to offer for very early use the 

 round or hard-shell types of " Extra Early Peas." These have a value pecu- 

 liarly their own, but the quality is far below what we would wish. We feel 

 confident that at last a variety has been secured which combines earliness 

 with all the good features of the later "marrow" varieties, viz.: delicious 

 flavor, tenderness, sweetness, size and productiveness. 



This variety has had very thorough and exhaustive trials conducted in 

 various latitudes and under varied conditions, therefore we have no hesitancy 

 in making the most extravagant claims for its merits, which are supported by 

 the opinions of expert gardeners. 



" Prosperity ' ' Pea grows about 2}£ feet in height ; the vine is robust, and 

 the foliage is large and vigorous, closely resembling Telephone in general ap- 

 pearance, though dwarfer and very much earlier. The pods, which are as 

 large as Telephone, are produced in great abundance, and are well filled 

 with from six to ten peas of enormous size, but, as we have stated, its chief 

 value lies in its earliness and delicious flavor; when we consider that a pea so 

 large and as rich in flavor as any of the later wrinkled sorts can be had three 

 days after Henderson's First of All, the best and earliest round or hardshell variety, 

 its value can be readily seen. 



Among those who grow peas for their own use exclusively, there are many 

 who plant only the extra early types, because our short spring and hot summers 

 are not conducive to the free growth of the later varieties. It is to this class 

 of growers that we recommend this variety with confidence. They can now 

 obtain early in the season, while climatic conditions are favorable, as de- 

 licious peas as is possible under any circumstances in this country or any 

 other. 15c. 



j* Beans, Corn and Peas we do NOT deliver free, but will do so ii 5c< per Cpw quart is added to the prices. j» 



