60 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
Peas are a fine vegetable, and therefore are very generally cultivated. Itis 
best to plantin ground manured the previous year, else they will make more vines 
than peas. As a general thing the dwarf kinds require richer ground than the 
tall growing varieties. Marrowfat Peas planted in rich ground will not bear well, 
but they produce finely in sandy light soil. 
The Extra Early, Tom Thumb, or Laxton’s Alpha will not produce a large 
crop without being in rich ground. Peas have to be planted in drills two inches 
deep and from two to three feet apart, according to the height they may grow. 
Tom Thumb can be planted one foot apart, whereas White Marrowfat or Cham- 
pion of England require three feet. The Extra Early, Alpha and Tom Thumb can 
be planted during August and September for fall. During November and Decem- 
ber we plant the Marrowfats; January and February, as late as March, all kinds 
ean be planted, but for the latter month only the earliest varieties should be used, 
as the late varieties will get mildewed before they bring acrop. Peas will bear 
much better if some brush or rods are stuck in the drills to support them, except 
the very dwarf kinds. 
Cieveland’s Alaska. This is an | Extra Early, or First and Best. 
extra early Pea, blue in color, the ear- | This was the earliest Pea cultivated, 
liest by a few days of any other kind; | until the Alaska was introduced; very 
very pure and prolific, the best flavored | popular with the small market garden- 
pea among the Extra Early smooth | ers here, who have rich grounds. {It is 
-podded kinds. Recommend it highly. | very productive and good flavored. The 
