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GARDEN PEAS 



POTATOES 



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FIRST AND BEST 



Culture — Planting 

 time, Southern States. 

 Spring, January to 

 May; Fall, August to 

 November. Plant 3 

 pounds to 150 feet of 

 row, IV2 to 2 bushels 

 to one acre. So-w in 

 rows 2 to 3 feet apart 

 and cover 2 inches. 

 Distance in rows and bet-ween rov/s is gov- 

 erned by the height of the different varieties. 

 Approximate number of days to edible con- 

 dition is given after each variety; this varies 

 with climatic and soil conditions. 



WRINKLED VARIETIES 



14 Ujs., 1 peck; 56 lbs., 1 bushel 



LAXTON'S PROGRESS— 60 days. The ear- 

 liest of all large podded dwarf sorts. 

 Dark green pods about 4 inches long. 

 Vines 16 to 18 inches high, very pro- 

 ductive. Splendid for home consumption 

 and for shipping purposes. 



LAXTONIAN— 62 days. A very choice va- 

 riety, and very prolific. Vines grow 15 

 to 18 inches tall and produce straight, 

 pointed deep green pods. Each pod con- 

 tains 6 to 8 large, sweet, deep green 

 peas. 



LITTLE MARVEL— 62 days. Dwarf variety, 

 about 18 inches high. Valuable for hom-e 

 and early shipping. Vines dark green, 

 medium stocky. Pods single and double, 

 dark green, blunt, plump, well filled with 

 7 or 8 tender peas. Seeds medium size, 

 light green, squarish, wrinkled. 



AMERICAN WONDER— 60 days. Height of 

 vine, IV2 feet, pods full and 31/2 inches long. 

 A prolific producer, an excellent variety. 



CARTER'S IMPROVED TELEPHONE— 70 days. 

 Pods 41/2 inches long; height of vine 4 feet, 

 an excellent producer. 



GRADUS or PROSPERITY— 65 days. Pods 41/4 

 inches long and vine 3 feet in height, grown 

 extensively. 



THOS. LAXTON— 64 days. Height of vine 3 

 feet, pods, 4 inches long. Market gardeners 

 are growing this variety very extensively. 



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SMOOTH 



VARIETIES 



15 lbs., 1 peck 



60 lbs., 1 bushel 



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CREOLE PEAS— 60 



days. This vari- 



ety will withstand 



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severe heat and 



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cold. Pods are 3 



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to 3 '/2 inches 



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long, with 5 to 7 





peas of a distinct 



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flavor. Its vigor- 

 ous vines aver- 

 age 5 to 7 feet 

 and yield an 

 enormous crop. 

 Immune to root 

 rot, mildew and 

 such diseases. 

 Sow during win- 

 ter and early 

 spring. 



CREOLE 



EXTRA EARLY FIRST AND BEST— 60 days. 

 Height of vine 2'/2 feet, pods 3 inches, a 

 prolific producer. One of our best and 

 most popular varieties. Seed small, 

 smooth, yellowish white. Stock we offer 

 is much superior to most on the market 

 and recommended highly. 



MAMMOTH PODDED EXTRA EARLY— 55 

 days. Vigorous growing vines, medium 

 heavy and about 25 to 30 inches high. 

 Pods are light green, and 3Vi to 3V'2 

 inches long with round, heavy and 

 plump pods, containing about 7 to 8 peas 

 to the pod. A very productive variety 

 for anyone wanting a large podded sort. 



DWARJ GRAY SUGAR (Will Resistant) — 70 

 days. Vines 32 to 36 in. tall, abundant 

 bearer, pods 2^4 to 3V4 in. long. Color pale 

 green, quality excellent. 



EARLY ALASKA— 60 days. Vines 21/2 feet 

 tall; pods 3 inches, prolific producer, an 

 extra fine variety. 



EARLY WASHINGTON— 50 days. Pods 3 in. 

 long, vines 2V4 feet high. A wonderful pro- 

 ducer. 



LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT— 85 days. Pods 



3 inches long, vines 5 feet tall, grown ex- 

 tensively. 



MELTING SUGAR— 78 days. Very large pods. 



4 to 5 inches long, height of vine 5 feet; 

 eaten both shelled and in pod. 



Culture — Planting time. South- 

 ern States. Spring, January to 

 April; Fall (small seed pota- 

 toes), August and September. 

 Potatoes thrive best in a light, 

 dry, rich soil. For spring plant- 

 ing large potatoes are cut so 

 that a good sized piece will 

 contain 3 eyes. The pieces are planted in 

 rows 2 to 3 feet apart and hills 1 to 2 feet 

 apart in rows. Fall seed potatoes are small 

 and are planted whole, all varieties listed 

 mature in about 85 to 100 days. 



Dust plants with Arsenate of Lead, pow- 

 dered form, every t^wo weeks after plants are 

 6 inches high for control of Potato Bugs. 



EARLY BLISS RED TRIUMPHS— Certified se- 

 lected stock. Light red, medium size, round, 

 uniform shape, eyes slightly depressed, an 

 excellent variety for shipping. Grown very 

 extensively both for home and market. 



WHITE ROSE — Long tubers almost uniform in 

 shape and size. Flesh white. It is a heavy 

 cropper and planted extensively in the 

 South. 



KATAHDIN — Slightly oval white, very smooth 

 with shallow eyes. Vines are light green 

 and vigorous and so far no mosaic has been 

 found on this variety. It is unsurpassed for 

 cooking and eating. Katahdin does well on 

 rich peat soils and on muck land. 



SWEET POTATOES 



PORTO RICAN YAMS only, best variety and 

 good keeper. Can ship into Louisiana only, 

 and to other states on special permits. 



PORTO RICAN YAMS 



TALL TELEPHONE 



Pea Prippe ^-Not Postpaid 



red r rices ^ Postpaid , Peck 



Wrinkled Varieties Pkg. Lb. 5 lbs. 14 lbs. 



Laxton's Progress S .10 S .45 S2.00 S3.45 



Loxtonloji 10 .45 2.00 3.45 



Little Marvel 10 .45 2.00 3.30 



American Wonder 10 .45 2.00 3.45 



Carter's Improved Telephone 10 .45 2.00 3.45 



Gradus or Prosperity 10 .45 2.00 3.45 



Thomas Laxton 10 .40 1.85 3.45 



Peck 



Smooth Varieties 15 lbs. 



Creole Peas 10 .40 1.85 3.45 



Extra Early First and Best : 10 .40 1.85 3.45 



Mammoth Podded Extra Early 10 .40 1.85 3.40 



Dwarf Gray Sugar (Wilt Resistant) 10 .40 1.85 3.40 



Early Alaska 10 .40 1.75 2.85 



Early Washington 10 .40 1.85 3.45 



Large White Marrowfat 10 .40 1.85 3.45 



Melting Sugar 10 .40 2.00 4.50 



Potato Prices P^;dr"''°Bu''she'r'' 



Certified 15 lbs. 60 lbs. 



Early Bliss Triumphs S1.40 S4.80 



White Rose 1.50 4.90 



Katahdin 1.40 4.80 



Sweet Potato Prices 



Porto Rican Yams Write for Prices 



Bushel 



56 lbs. 



S12.75 



12.75 



11.75 



12.00 



11.90 



11.90 



11.90 



Bushel 



60 lbs. 



12.00 



11.90 



12.00 



12.50 



10.00 



11.90 



11.90 



100 



lbs. 



S6.75 



6.85 



6.75 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



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