GARDEN PEAS 



POTATOES 



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 on© acre. Sow in 

 rows 2 to 3 feet apart 

 and cover 2 inches. 

 Distance in rows and between rows 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. 



WRIMCLED VARIETIES 



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



LAXTON'S PROGRESS— 60 days. The ear- 

 liest of all large podded dv/arf 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 home 

 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, 11/2 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. 



SMOOTH VARIETIES 



15 lbs., 1 peck: 60 lbs., 1 bushel 



CREOLE PEAS— 60 



days. This vari- 

 ety will withstand 

 severe heat and 

 cold. Pods ore 3 

 to 3 V2 inches 

 long, with 5 to 7 

 peas of a distinct 

 flavor. Its vigor- 

 ous vines aver- 

 age 5 to 7 feet 

 and yield an 

 enormous crop. 

 Immune to root 

 rot, mildew and 

 such diseases. 

 Sovir 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 314 to 3V2 

 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. 



DWARF GRAY SUGAR (Wilt Resistant) — 70 

 days. Vines 32 to 35 in. tall, abundant 

 bearer, pods 23/4 to 3V4 in. long. Color pale 

 green, quality excellent. 



EARLY ALASKA— 60 days. Vines 2V2 feet 

 tall; pods 3 Inches, prolific producer, an 

 extra fine variety. 



EARLY WASHINGTON— 60 days. Pods 3 in. 

 long, vines 214 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. 



Pea Prices 



Wrinkled Varieties Pkg. 



Laxton's Progress S .10 



Laxtonian 10 



Little Marvel 10 



American Wonder 10 



Carter's Improved Telephone 10 



Gradus or Prosperity 10 



Thomas Laxton 10 



Smooth Varieties 



Creole Peas 10 



Extra Early First and Best 10 



Mammoth Podded Extra Early 10 



Dwarf Gray Sugar (Wilt Resistant) 10 



Early Alaska 10 



Early Washington 10 



Large White Marrowfat 10 



Melting Sugar 10 



Early Bliss Triumphs.. 



White Rose 



Katahdin 



Potato Prices 



Certified 



Ciilture— 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 two 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. 







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5 lbs. 



S2.25 

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2.25 

 1.90 

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 2.25 

 2.10 

 2.15 

 2.25 

 2.45 



Peck 



1 5 lbs. 



..$1.35 



.. 1.50 



.. 1.25 



Peck 



14 lbs. 

 S3.60 



3.60 



3.60 



3.60 



3.60 



3.60 



3.60 

 Peck 

 15 lbs. 



3.60 



3.45 



3.75 



3.60 



2.85 



3.45 



3.60 



4.50 



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Bushel 



60 !hs. 



S3.90 



4.35 



3.75 



Bushel 



56 lbs. 



313.25 



13.25 



13.25 



13.25 



13.25 



13.25 



13.25 



Bushel 



60 lbs. 



13.25 



12.00 



13.75 



13.25 



10.00 



12.00 



13.25 



100 

 lbs. 

 $5.50 

 6.25 

 5.25 



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