PETER HENDERSON & GO., NEW YORK.—VEGETABLE SEEDS. 45 
-PEAS-Extra Ea rly. 
German, Hrbse.—French, Pois.—Spanish, Guizante. 
1 qt. for 75 feet of drill. 2 to 3 bushels in drills for an acre. If sent by mail, 15e. qt. extra. 
Our trial of Peas is probably the most extensive on this side of the Atlantic, and it enables us to discard in- 
ferior 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 beused. 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 153 of {3 
this catalogue. For an early crop sow in February, March or April, according to latitude, as soon as the Z 
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 compact, 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. (See cut.) 15c. 1g pt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.75 pk. 
BLUE BEAUTY. Its distinctive feature is its unusually regular habit of growth. Ofa 
uniform height of 114 feet, so smooth and level in its growth that a row of it resembles 
a well-kept hedge. Ge 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 ee as 
so early a Pea. In quality and flayor Blue Beauty cannot be surpassed. 10ce. 1¢ pt., 
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. 14 pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., $1.75 peck, $6.00 bushel. 
* AMERICAN WONDER. Better suited to the private than the market garden. Itis 
very early. The peas are wrinkled, and its distinctiveness consists in its extreme 
dwarf growth. Of the finest quality. Height, 12 inches. 10c. 14 pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., 
$2.00 peck, $7.00 bushel. Ze 
* PREMIUM GEM. A very fine dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on whichit is a great OS +4 
improvement. Height, 15 inches. 10c. 1 pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., $1.75 peck, $6.00 pushel. NEW PES cee 
* LITTLE GEM (McLEAN’S). A green wrinkled variety which 
comes into use a few days later than the First of Allor Improved | * THE ADMIRAL. Heaviest cropping early Pea extant. This 
Daniel O’Rourke. 18 inches high, very prolific, and of excellent wrinkled variety grows to a height of from 314 to4feet. The 
flavor. 10c. 14 pt., 15c. pt., Q5e. qt., $1.50 peck, $5.50 bushel. pods are about the size of our First of All, are borne in great 
Z i profusion from top to bottom of the vine "and are well packed 
Extr E t] p f 1 m 1 ht with large peas of very sweet flavor. This is a very desirable 
a a €as 0 e U e q 6 and distinct variety, and should find a place in every garden, 
whether for market or private use. Itis alsoa variety that is 
IMPROVED DANIEL O’ROURKE. A favorite extra early va- eminently suited for canning. 10c. 14 pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., $2.00 
riety. Height, 3 ft. 10c. 1g pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.15 peck, peck, $7.00 bush. 
$4.00 bushel. ALASKA. The earliest blue Pea. The dark green color of the 
*LAXTON’S ALPHA. The earliest of all the medium height pods makes it extremely desirable as it can be carried long dis- 
wrinkled Peas, of fine quality and very prolific; pods large and tances without losing color, which quality, combined with its 
well filled. Height, 3 feet. 10c. 14 pt., 20c. pt., 30c. qt., $1.75 earliness and uniformity of ripening, makes it a most desirable 
; peck, $6.00 bushel. Pea for market gardeners. Height, 2 feet. 10c. 4 pt., loc. pt., 
i“ : 25e. qt., $1.15 peck, $4.00 bushel. 
HENDERSON’S FIRST OF 
ALL. The bestextraearly Pea 
ever offered. This variety is 
unequaled for excellence, yield, 
size of pod and regularity of 
growth. Height, 24 feet, or 
fully six inches dwarfei than 
the Improved DanielO’ 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. Itisa 
prodigious bearer, and ripens 
up so evenly as not to require 
more than two pickings to clear 
off the crop, and in this last fea- 
ture and in its extreme earli- 
ness consists its great value to 
marketgardeners and truckers. 
At the same time we know of 
no other variety that is more 
popular than Henderson’s First 
of Allin private gardens. This 
variety is sent out only in 
sealed packages and bags. (See 
cut.) 10c. 144 pt., 15¢. pt., 25c. 
EXTRA EARLY PEA, HENDEREON’S FIRST OF ALL. — qt., $1.25 peck, $4.50 bushel. 
