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RICHARD FROTSCHEK’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
stock I sell is as good as any sold in the 
country, not surpassed by any, no mat- 
ter whose name is put before ‘Extra. 
Barlyg 
Early Washington, Early Way 
or Eramee, which are all nearly the 
sume thing; is about ten days later than 
the Extra Early. It is very productive 
and keeps longer in bearing than the 
foregoing kind. Pods a little smaller. 
Very popular about New Orleans. 
Tom Winuaas. Very dwartfish and 
quite productive. Can be cultivated in 
rows a foot apart; requires no branches 
or sticks. 
Laxton’s Alpha. This is a variety 
of recent introduction ; it is the earliest 
wrinkled variety in cultivation ; of deli- 
cious flavor and very prolific. ‘This va- 
riety deserves to be recommended to all 
who like a first-class pea. It will come 
into general cultivation when better 
known. 
American Wonder. <A wrinkled 
pea of dwarf growth, 10 to 12 inches; 
it is prolific, early and of fine quality ; 
it comes in after the Extra Early. 
Bishop’s Dwarf Long Pod. An 
early dwarf variety: very stout and 
branching; requires no sticks but sim- 
ply the earth drawn around the roots. 
It is very productive and of excellent 
quality. 
Champion of England. A green, 
wrinkled variety of very fine flavor: 
mended for family use. _ 
MeLean’s Advancer. 
other green, wrinkled variety, about two 
weeks earlier than the foregoing kind. 
MeLean’s Litthe Gem. A dwarf, 
wrinkled variety of recent introduction. 
Itis early, very projitic and of excellent | 
flavor. Requires no sticks. 
Laxton’s Prolific Long Pod. A 
green marrow j:ea of good quality. 
Pods are long and well filled. It is see- 
ond early, and can be recommended 
for the use of market gardeners, being 
very prolific. 
Eugenie. A white wrinkled variety, 
of fine flavor; it is of the same season 
as the Advancer. 
recommended for family use. 
Carter’s. Stratagem. 
This is: a 
new wrinkled variety from England, | 
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Cannot be too highly | 
Carter’s Stratagem. 
not profitable for the market, but recom- 
sold by me for the first time last year. 
It is very distinct in vine and foliage, 
growing thick and large, does not need 
any support. Itis the latest variety ever 
brought out, pods 4—5 inches long, 
which cannot be surpassed in flavor and 
is very productive. Recommend it 
highly. 
Carter’s Telephone. ~ Another 
wrinkled English late variety; grows 
about from 43 to 5 feet high. The pods 
are very long containing from 8—12 fine 
flavored Peas. It is productive; will 
bear twice as much as the Champion of 
England which is about of the same 
season. a tess 
Dwarf Blue Emperial, A very 
good bearer if planted early ; pods are 
large and well filled. 
