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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN, NEW Y 





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Choice Early Peas 



Pois. 



Chicharos o Guisantes. 



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One quart will plant loo feet of row ; two bushels will plant one acre in rows J feet apart. 



Peas luxuriate in a free, light, rather rich soil, abounding with vegetable matter. For first- 

 early crop sow in March or April, according as the ground can be worked, and at intervals of two 

 weeks for succession. For private gardens they are generally sown in single or double rows 

 2 inches deep and from 3 to 4 feet apart, according to the height of the variety and strength of the 

 soil. Those growing over 2'; feet in height should be supported with brush. After the end of 

 May sowing should be discontinued until beginning of August, when a profitable crop 

 may be secured by planting the e.xtra-early varieties. 



Market- gardeners will be supplied by the bushel at low rates. Large consumers will 



please write for prices. 



If to be forwarded by mail, add 15 cents per quart for postage. 



^ EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES. 



T Elliott's Earliest Market. The best extra-early Pea in cultivation. Very 

 uniform and robust in growth, and produces an abundant cjuantity of good-sized 

 pods wel! filled with round, smooth peas of excellent flavor. The extreme earliness and uni- 

 formity in ripening renders tliis the most valuable variety for market-gardeners, and no variety 

 excels Elliott's Earliest Market for the private garden ; 2K feet. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk $2. 

 y^Gradiis. Far superior to all smooth varieties, and can truthfully be described as having 

 no equal for delicious flavor ; vines vigorous and bear abundantly ; long, well-developed pods 

 containing eight to ten large peas ; 2K feet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., pk. %\. 



i/Alaslca (Laxton's Earliest of All). Of excellent quality; earliest of all the blue sorts and 

 very prolific ; desirable early Pea for market-gardeners ; o.'-A feet. Pt. 15c., qt. 30c., pk. $2. 



. I^mproved Early Dexter. A standard extra-early variety recommended for private or 

 market-garden; 2/^ feet. Qt. 30 cts , pk. $1.50. 



U-improved Daniel O'Rourke. One of the most popular market varieties; 2,'< feet. 

 Ql. 30 cts , pk. I1.50. 



yChelsea. This variety is of compact habit ; is as early as American Wonder and gives a 

 1/ much larger crop, bearing in pairs from the bot- 



' — tom to the top an abundance of handsome pods, 



which are half as long again as those of any 

 other first-early dwarf; i foot. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 35 cts., pk. $1.50. 



j^'Laxton's Alpha. A very early wrinkled 

 marrow of superior quality ; 3 feet. Pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.50. 



American Wonder. One of the best and 



Elliott's Earliest Market Pea. 



rrfost desirable varieties grown. Being a cross 

 between Champion of England and Little Gem 

 IS sufficient guarantee of its superior qualities; 

 I foot. Pt. 20 cts , qt. 33 cts., pk. $2.50. 



,, Extra- Early Premium Gem. A very 

 fihe dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which 

 it IS a great improvement ; i '/( feet. Pt. 20 cts., 

 qt 35 cts., pk. $2.50. 



McLean's Little Gem. One of the best 

 dwarf wrinkled marrows grown; very productive and of fine flavor; i foot. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 35 qts., pk. $2.50. 



j/'Nott's Excelsior. An extra-early, dwarf, green, wrinkled sort; of superior sweetness and 

 quality ; vines are larger and more vigorous than American Wonder, and yield one- quarter more 

 in shelled peas; xyi feet. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2.50. 



1/ SECOND-EAREY AND MEDIUM VARIETIES 



/Heroine. The pods are long and exceedingly well filled, often containing eight or ten peas 

 of a rich buttery, marrow-like flavor that is e.xcelled by no other variety ; iVz feet. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 30 cts., pk. $2. 



^ McLean's Advancer. Tlie standard market-gardener's variety. For second-early and 

 principal crop ; pods long, well filled, of excellent quality; unexcelled for private gardens; 2% 

 feet. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.50. 



V Abundance. Long, round, well-filled pods containing from six to eight peas of fine quality; 

 I ^i feet. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.50. 



, /Horsford's 3Iarket-Garden. Intermediate in season between Little Gem and Advancer ; 

 extremely prolific and of superior quality ; 2 feet. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 



■/American Champion. One of the largest of all Peas ; enormously productive and of 

 superior quality. The pods are produced in pairs, each containing nine to twelve large peas. 

 Habit tall-branching ; sow thinly ; 432 feet. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $2. 



j'Yorkshire Hero. This fine old variety is very popular; as a main-crop Pea it has few 

 equals. Long, round pods closely filled with large, luscious peas ; of extra fine quality for table 

 use/ Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.25. 



U' Shropshire Hero. A most desirable variety, producing long, handsome, well-filled pods in 

 great abundance ; the large, richly flavored peas will make it a decided favorite in private gar- 

 dens ; 2^ feet. Pt. 20 cts. qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.50. 



