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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1899. 
PEAS— Continued, 
American Wonder. One of the best and most desirable 
varieties grown; being a cross between Champion 
and Little Gem is sufficient guarantee of its supe- 
rior qualities; 1 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts; 
peck, $2.00. ; 
One of the most popular 
market varieties; 216 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 20 
; cts.; peck, $1.25. 
Philadelphia Extra Early. 
sively grown in the South; 214¢ ft. 
qt., 25 gts.; peck, $1.25. 
Laxton’s Earliest of All. One of the earliest blue sorts; 
216 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 8U cts.; peck, $1.50. 
Alaska. An excellent early blue Pea, as early as Daniel 
O’Rourke; ripens uniformly; 2% ft. Per pt., 15, 
cts.; qt., 30 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
Extra Early Premium Gem. A very fine dwarf Pea of 
the Little Gem type, on which it is a great improve- 
ment. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 830 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
McLean’s Little Gem. One of the best dwarf wrinkled 
marrows grown; very productive and of fine flavor; 
1 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
Blue Peter. A first early blue-seeded Tom Thumb; pods 
large and well filled; 1% ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 
30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 
A favorite variety; exten- 
Per pt , 15 cts.; 
_-—Laxton’s Alpha. A very early wrinkled marrow of 
superior quality; 3 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; 
peck, $1.50. 
Kentish Invicta. An early blue Pea. Very prolific and 
of excellent flavor; one of the best for canning; 2 
ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
William I. One of the best green marrows of very fine 
quality; 2 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; peck, 
$2.00. 
Small Early French. (Petit Pots.) The true small 
French Pea, so extensively used in France for can- 
ning and for the table; 3 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt.,25 
cts.; peck, $1.50. 
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 
Laxton’s Prolific Early Long-Pod. Very long pods, 
containing eight to ten peas; very productive and 
of fine quality; 4 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; 
peck, $1.50. 
McLean’s Advancer. The standard market gardeners’ 
variety, for second early and principal crop; green, 
wrinkled; pods long, well-filled, of excellent 
quality, unexcelled for private gardens; 2% ft. 
Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
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PEAS— Continued. 
Carter’s Stratagem. One of the best Peas ever sent out; 
vine of branching habit, heavily laden with im- 
mense pods, containing ten to twelve peas of large 
size; 1% ft. Per pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; peck, 
$3.00. 
Bliss’s Abundance. A dwarf variety, with large, dark, 
green foliage; pods from 3 to 3% inches long, con- 
taining from six to eight large wrinkled Peas of 
excellent quality; 1% ft. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 40 
cts.; peck, $2.00. 
Horsford’s Market Garden. A cross between Alpha and 
Am. Wonder; extremely prolific, and of the best 
quality. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; peck, $2.00. 
Fillbasket. One of the best second early Peas in culti- 
vation; blue, of excellent flavor. Per pt., 15 cts.; 
qt., 380 cts.; peck, $2.00. 
FOR GENERAL CROP. 
Champion of England. One of the best known of the 
older varieties; a tall-growing, green, wrinkled 
marrow; quality unsurpassed by any other Pea; 
pod medium; peas large; vine about 5 feet. Per 
pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
This remarkable Pea is a week 
earlier than Champion of England; pods 5 to 7 
inches in length, and containing from eight to 
twelve peas of unequaled flavor; 3 ft. Per pt., 20 
cts.; qt., 40 cts.; peck, $2.50. 
This magnificent variety has become 
very popular; as a main crop Pea it has few if any 
equals. Long, round pods, closely filled with large, 
luscious, wrinkled peas; of extra fine quality for 
table use, and very productive. Per pt., 15 cts.; 
qt., 30 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
Veitch’s Perfection. A large and delicious marrow Pea, 
and an abundant cropper; 4 ft. Per pt., 20 cts.; 
qt., 40 cts.; peck, $2.50. 
British Queen. A very tall, vigorous and productive 
variety; one of the sweetest wrinkled Peas grown, 
5 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt.; 30 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
Dwarf White Marrowfat. An old variety of dwarf 
habit, and on that account preferable for small 
gardens; 3 ft. Per pt., 10 cts.; qt., 20 cts.; peck, 
$1.00. 
Black-Eye Marrowfat. The standard variety for garden 
or field use; hardy and productive; 4 ft. Per pt., 
10 cts.; qt., 20 cts.; peck, $1.00. 
Canada Field. For soiling, sow four to five bushels per 
acre. Per qt., 15 cts.; peck, 60 cts.; bush., $2.00. 
EDIBLE PODDED, OR SUGAR PEAS. 
The varieties of this class are cultivated for their pods, 
which are remarkably tender and succulent; in flavor 
equal tothe best string beans. They are gathered young, 
boiled whole and served up with white sauce. 
Dwarf Gray Seeded Sugar. A prolific variety of fine 
quality; 2% feet. Per pt., 20cts.; qt., 40 cts. 
Tall Butter Sugar. One of the most desirable sugar 
Peas in cultivation; 4 ft. Per pt., 30 cts.; qt., 60 
cts. 
PEPPER. 
One ounce will produce about two thousand plants, 
Sow early in April in a hot-bed, in shallow drills 6 
inches apart, and transplant to open ground as soon as 
the weather is warm and settled. Set the plants in mel- 
low soil, in rows 16 inches apart, and the same distance 
apart in the rows. The seed may also be sown in the 
open ground, but not until all danger of frost is past. 
Sweet Spanish. One of the largest; mild and pleasant; 
best for salads. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; % 
1b., $1.00. 
Large Bell, or Bull-Nose. An early variety of mild 
flavor. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; % lb., $1.00. 
Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Of large size, best for 
res Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; % Ib., 
.00. 
