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PBA.S— EXTRA. EA.RL,Y. 



German, Erbse. — French, Pois. — Spanish, Ouizante. lqt.for 75 feet of drill. 2 to 3 bushels in drills for an acre. If sent by mail, 15c. qt. extra. 

 Our trial of Peas is probably the most extensive on this side of the Atlantic, and it enables us to discard inferior sorts, and to offer in the following list only the best 

 varieties. Peas come earliest to maturity in light, rich soil. For general crop, a deep loam or a soil strongly inclining to clay is best. For early crops decomposed 

 leaves or leaf mold should be used, or if the soil is very poor, strong manure may be used. For general crops a good dressing should be applied, and for the dwarf 

 growing kinds the soil can hardly be too rich. When grown as a market„crop, peas are never staked, and are sown in single rows, two or three inches deep, and from two 

 to three feet apart, according to variety or strength of the soil. When grown in small quantities for private use, they are generally sown in double rows, six or eight 

 inches apart, and the tall varieties staked up by brush, or, what is better, trained on the new garden trellis which is offered on page 157 of this catalogue. For an early 

 crop sow in February, March or April, according to latitude, as soon as the ground can be worked, and make repeated sowings every two weeks for succession. After the 

 first of June, sowing should be discontinued until the middle of August, when a good crop may sometimes be secured by sowing an extra early sort for fall use. 



DWARF EXTRA EARLY PEAS. 



Those marked thus * are wrinkled varieties. 



"CHELSEA. It grows about 15 inches in height and is of com- 

 pact, short-jointed habit, thus requiring no brushing or staking. 

 The pods are remarkably handsome, being gracefully curved and 

 much longer than any other early dwarf kind. They are well 

 filled, each containing eight to ten good-sized peas of exquisite 

 quality, which, when cooked, are rich, sugary and of marrow- 

 like flavor. The peas are white wrinkled in the dry state. 15c. 

 % pt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.75 peck. 



BLUE BEAUTY. Its distinctive feature is its unusually regular 

 habit of growth. Of a uniform height of 1% feet, so smooth and 

 level in its growth that a row of it resembles a well-kept hedge. 

 It is a blue, round pea, and is nearly as early as the American 

 Wonder. Pods of medium size, borne in the greatest profusion, 

 and are well filled for so early a Pea. In quality and flavor Blue 

 Beauty cannot be surpassed. 10c. % pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., $1.50 

 peck, $5.00 bushel. 



Tom Thumb. Remarkably dwarf and early, of excellent quality, 

 and yields abundantly. Height, 1 foot. 10c. % pt., 20c. pt., 

 30c. qt., $1.75 peck, $6.00 bushel. 



♦AMERICAN WONDER. Better suited to the private than the 

 market garden. It is very early. The peas are wrinkled, and 

 its distinctiveness consists in its extreme dwarf growth. Of the 

 finest quality. Height, 12 inches. 10c. % pt., 20c. pt., 35c. qt., 

 $2.25 peck, $8.00 bushel. 



♦PREMIUM GEM. A very fine dwarf Pea of the Little Gem 

 type, on which it is a great improvement. Height, 15 inches. 

 10c. % pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., $1.75 peck, $6.50 bushel. 



♦LITTLE GEM (McLEAN'S). A green wrinkled variety which 

 comes into use a few days later than the First of All or Improved 

 Daniel O'Rourke. 18 inches high, very prolific, and of excellent 

 flavor. 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.60 peck, $5.75 bushel. 



Extra Early Peas of Medium Height. 



HENDERSON'S FIRST OF ALL. The best extra early Pea 

 ever offered. This variety is unequaled for excellence, yield, 

 size of pod and regularity of growth. Height, 1% feet, or fully 

 six inches dwarfer than the Improved Daniel O'Rourke, First 

 and Best, or Philadelphia Extra Early, and produces pods of good 

 size, which are well filled with round, smooth peas of splendid 

 flavor. It is a prodigious bearer, and ripens up so evenly as not 

 to require more than two pickings to clear off the crop, and in 

 this last feature and in its extreme earliness consists its great 

 value to market gardeners and truckers. At the same time we 

 know of no other variety that is more popular than Henderson's 

 First of All in private gardens. This variety is sent out only in 

 sealed packages and bags. (See cut.) 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. 

 qt., $1.25 peck, $4.50 bushel. 



IMPROVED DANIEL O'ROURKE. A favorite extra early va- 

 riety. Height, 3 feet. 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.15 peck, 

 $4.00 bushel. 



♦LAXTON'S ALPHA. The earliest of all the medium height 

 wrinkled Peas, of fine quality and very prolific ; pods large and 

 well filled. Height, 3 feet. 10c. y% pt., 20c. pt., 35c. qt., $1.75 

 peck, $6.50 bushel. 



*THE ADMIRAL. The heaviest cropping early Pea extant. This 

 wrinkled variety grows to a height of from 3)^ to 4 feet. The 

 pods are borne in great profusion from top to bottom of the vine 

 and are well packed with large peas of very sweet flavor. 10c. 

 % pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., $2.00 peck, $7.00 bushel. 



ALASKA. The earliest blue Pea. The dark green color of the 

 pods makes it extremely desirable as it can be carried long dis- 

 tances without losing color, which quality, combined with its 

 earliness and uniformity of ripening, makes it a most desirable 

 Pea for market gardeners. Height, 2 feet. 10c. % pt., 15c pt., 

 25c. qt., $1.25 peck, $4.50 bushel. 



