74— Vegetable Seeds es THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1915 
. Prosperity or Gradus 
An Extra Early Wrinkled Pea 
This remarkable pea has produced a sensation in the 
horticultural world, and there is no longer any doubt about 
its position and standing. It is now recognized as a leader. 
It is not only large and of best quality, but it is as early as 
the small, round, extra early sorts. It may be planted as 
soon as the ground is fit to work in spring, along with the 
smooth peas. It promises to take the place of the smooth 
peas in general culture to a great extent. Prosperity or 
Gradus is a wrinkled pea, with vine growing 18 to 30 inches 
high. It requires no sticks or brush, though sticks may be 
used, if preferred. The peas are freely borne, and remain 
in good condition for a number of days. The pods are of a 
dark green color, and measure 4 inches or more in length, 
being as large as Telephone, and equally well filled with 
luscious peas—8 to 10 or more in a pod. The peas them- 
selves are of a first-class table quality, and retain their color 
and attractive appearance after cooking. The pods are 
round and plump. On light, sandy soils it attains a growth 
of only 15 or 18 inches, while on rich, heavy loams it reaches 
30 inches. It is entirely adapted to the purposes of the 
market gardener, requiring only good field treatment. Does 
equally as well in the home garden. 
Pkt., 10 cts. pt.. 25 cts.; qt.. 45 cts.; postpaid. By express or freight, 
not prepaid, quart, 30 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.10; peck, $2.00, bushel, $7.50. 
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How to Make the Garden Pay 
GRADUS 
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A True Pick Forever 
Bears from June Until Octcber 
Several years ago we offered Perpetual pea asa 
novelty, and have continued to supply it toa num- 7 
ber of our customers regularly every year since. 
Probably there are no two concerns in the country 
who know more about peas or who grow more 
peas for seed purposes than Messrs. Keeney & 
Son, of Genesee Co., N. Y., or Rogers Bros., of 
Jefferson Co., N. Y. Messrs. Keeney & Son write: B 
“Tt is more accurately named than any other |} 
pea in the list, and for the private garden is an 
excellent variety, as it will continue producing le 
for a long time, if the peas are promptly and ‘ 
completely picked as fast as they become large |® 
Cloth bound—Price $1.00, postpaid 
enough to use on the table.” 7 
This was supplemented by a letter from Rogers fo 
Bros., who made the following statement: 1 
“We consider it the best or nearest to a per- 
petual pea of anything we have ever seen yet.” W 
Perpetual pea is everything its name implies. b 
It grows about 244 to 3 feet high, is of strong, | } 
robust habit, a good cropper, and, to secure best 
results, requires sticks or brush. After removing 
the pods as fast as they are filled it will continue P; 
to bear right along throughout the season. This p 
one feature makes it especially desirable for the ti 
home or family garden and we know of no large 
podded pea that will produce so many pods and | Mt 
none that are so well filled as the Perpetual. It } 
is certainly the mostremarkable everbearing pea | 
that has ever come to our knowledge. 
We offer this year what we consider an Im- 
proved Perpetual, on account of its having larger 
} pods. Packet, 15 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 
i) y) y 55 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, 
VLE not prepaid, quart, 40 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.50; 
peck, $2.75; bushei, $10.00. 
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PERPETUAL PEA. 
