Creamed PEAS and POTATOES --What a TreatI 



PEAS 



Cultuia — Planting time. Southern States. 

 Spring, January to May; Fall, August to No- 

 vember. Plant 3 pounds to 150 feet of row, 

 IVi to 2 bushels to one acre. Sow in rows 2 

 to 3 feet apart and cover 2 inches. Distance in 

 rows and between rows is governed by the 

 height of the different varieties. Approximate 

 number of days to edible condition Is given 

 after each variety; this varies with climatic 

 and soil conditions. 



WRINKLED 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 productive. 

 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 



UTTLE 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. 



Laxtonian 



AMERICAN WONDER— 60 days. Height of 

 vine, 1 1/2 feet, pods full and 3V5i 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 iV* 

 inches long and vine 3 feet in height, grown 

 extensively. 



THOS. LAXTON— 64 days. Height of Tine 3 

 {••t, pods 4 Inches long. Market gardeners 

 OCT* growing this variety very aztensivaly. 



SMOOTH VARIETIES 



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



CREOLE PEAS — 60 days. This variety will 

 withstand severe heat and cold. Pods 

 are 3 to 3V2 inches long, with 5 to 7 

 peas of a distinct flavor. Its vigorous 

 vines average 5 to 7 feet and yield an 

 enormous crop. Immune to root rot, mil- 

 dew and such diseases. Sow during win- 

 ter and early spring. 



EXTRA EARLY FIRST AND BEST— 60 days. 

 Height of vine 2V2 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. 



EARLY WASHINGTON— 60 days. Pods 3 inches 

 long, vines 21/4 feet high. A wonderful pro- 

 ducer. 



LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT— 85 days. Pods 



3 inches long, vines 5 feet fall, 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. 



POTATOES 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States. 

 Spring, January to April; Fall (small seed pota- 

 toes), August and September. Potatoes thrive 

 best in a light, dry, rich soil. For spring 

 planting 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, powdered 

 form, every two weeks after plants are 6 

 inches high for control of Potato Bugs. 



EARLY BLISS RED TRTOMPHS- 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 w^hite, very smooth 

 with shallow eyes. Vines are light green 

 and vigorous and so for 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. 



Mammoth Podded Extra Early 



MAMMOTH PODDED EXTRA EARLY— 55 



days. Vigorous growing vines, medium 

 heavy and about 25 to 30 inches high. 

 Pods are light green, and 3 'A to 3V3 

 inches long with round, heavy and plump 

 pods, containing about 7 to 8 peas to the 

 pod. A very productive variety for any- 

 one wanting a large podded sort. 



DWARF GRAY SUGAR (WUt Roslstant)— 70 

 days. Vines 32 to 36 in. fall, abundant bear- 

 er, pods 23^ to 3V* 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. 



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 



Irish Cobbler 



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. 



32.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 1.85 



1.85 

 1.85 

 1.85 

 1.85 

 1.75 

 1.85 

 1.85 

 2.00 



Early Bliss Triumphs.. 



White Rose 



Katahdin » 



Potato Prices 



Certified 



Peck 



15 lbs. 



$1.10 



1.30 



1.20 



Peck 



14 lbs. 

 S3.95 



3.95 

 3.85 

 3.80 

 3.80 

 3.75 

 3.60 

 Peck 



15 lbs. 

 3.40 

 3.30 

 3.60 

 3.60 

 3.00 

 3.30 

 3.30 

 4.00 



-Not Postpaid- 

 Bushel 

 60 lbs. 

 S3.70 

 4.15 

 3.90 



Bushel 



56 lbs. 



S14.20 



14.20 



14.00 



13.75 



13.75 



13.50 



12.75 



Bushel 



60 lbs. 



12.00 



11.60 



12.75 



12.75 



10.40 



11.60 



11.60 



100 

 lbs. 

 $5.50 

 6.25 

 5.85 



Sweet Potato Prices 



Porio Rican Yams.. 



Writ* for FriOM 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc.. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



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