Peas 



See culture below. 



SMOOTH SEEDED 



488 Maule's Earliest of All (Alaska) $ 



The earliest and hardiest of all garden peas (54 days) 



The main reliance of thousands of truckers and gardeners who wish to be first in market with 

 new peas. Popular with canners because of the uniformity of maturity. Vines grow about 

 30 in. tall and produce in about 54 days a wonderful crop of medium-sized pods filled with 

 small, round, green peas of excellent flavor. Unsurpassed for extra-early production combined 

 with flavor, size of pod, prolificness, vigor and regularity of growth. Gardeners who are unable 

 to raise any other peas because of heat or drouth find that Earliest of All solves their problem 

 by maturing before hot weather comes. The later, wrinkled varieties may be expected to be 

 sweeter, and under good growing conditions much higher yielding. But peas are a cool weather 

 crop, and where the weather changes rapidly from cool spring to hot summer, Earliest of All 



gives the best crop insurance. Pkt. \W, X A lb. 20?!; lb. 35?!; 2 lbs. 60j<; 5 lbs. $1.35; 10 lbs. $2.50. 



Maule's Earliest of All or Alaska 



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A favorite first-early dwarf pea (58 days) 



Plants are exceptionally vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, with crops generally heavier than it 

 seems possible for so early a variety. Vines 

 grow from 12 to 15 in. tall and are loaded 

 with medium-sized pods which, on the aver- 

 age, contain 6 large, round, bright green peas. 

 The flavor is good. The dried seed is not 

 perfectly round, but distinctly dimpled and 

 slightly wrinkled. Maule imported this vari- 

 ety from England in 1924. It has obtained 

 and held an important position in the extra- 

 early class. Pkt. 10f<; % lb. 25?!; lb. 45?!; 

 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



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487 Early Bird 



Semi-wrinkled first-early (58 days) 



Hardy, robust, and attractive semi-wrinkled or dimpled 

 pea of considerable earliness. Vines grow 18 in. tall and 

 bear a fine crop of beautiful, bright green pods about 

 4 in. long, plump and broad, each containing 7 to 9 

 very large green peas which are tender and of good 

 quality. This variety straddles the fence. It is earlier, 

 hardier, and surer to succeed than the true wrinkled 

 types; and better quality than the smooth-seeded 

 strains. Pkt. 10*< ; y 2 lb. 25?!; lb. 40j!; 



2 lbs. 70?!; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $2.90. 



500 Mammoth Podded Extra-Early 



The largest extra-early pea. Very prolific (56 days) 



Relatively new, and a lusty competitor in the earliest 

 group, this variety tells its story in its title. In some 

 areas it has proved to be even earlier than Earliest of 

 All. The oversize 4 in. blunt pods and the 30 to 36 in. 

 vines would be found, normally, in a much later group. 

 Round-seeded, but tender and good quality compared 

 with other varieties of this type. Pkt. I0?f; «/ 2 lb. 25?!; 



lb. 45?!; 2 lbs. 80?!; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



Edible Podded Peas 



When pods are young and peas are beginning to form, 

 they are prepared and cooked like snap beans. They 

 taste like fresh green peas. After the young pods have 

 developed they may beshelledandcookedlikeother peas. 



524 Maule*s Giant Sugar-Pod 



Large, flat pods; luscious flavor (70 days) 



Vines are well branched and make a vigorous 

 growth about 3> 2 ft. tall; they carry an im- 

 mense crop of laige, flat, bright green paired 

 pods 6 in. long and about 1)4 in. broad. They 

 are of the most luscious flavor. Like all edible 

 podded peas, the quality of the pods is at its 

 peak just as the peas begin to form. 



Pkt. 15?!; l/ 2 lb. 25?!; lb. 45?!; 2 lbs. 80?!; 

 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



525 Dwarf Gray Sugar 



The earliest to mature; sweet pods (66 days) 



Plants grow 2 ft. tall and bear an abundance 

 of medium size, sweet, and tender pods of 

 good flavor. The dwarfest growing and the 

 earliest edible podded sugar pea. 



Pkt. 10?!; Vz lb. 25?!; lb. 45?!; 2 lbs. 80?!; 

 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



Culture 



Almost as important as the variety you plant is the 

 speed you exercis» in getting your peas from the garden 

 to the table. Pick the pods when they're young and 

 just before you're ready to serve them. The sweetest 

 peas are the wrinkled-seeded varieties, but the earliest 

 and hardiest are smooth-seeded. Both types should be 

 planted as early as possible in the spring. In order to 

 have peas over a considerable period, plant a group 

 such as the collection offered below. Then, at 10-day 

 intervals until the 10th of May, continue to plant seed 

 of each of those varieties. Sow again during August 

 for a fall crop. Space the rows 2 to lYi ft. apart for 

 dwarf varieties; 2K to 3 ft. apart for tall varieties. 

 Cover the seed 1 to 2 in. deep. A packet will sow about 

 20 ft. of row; a pound 100 ft. Varieties growing more 

 than 2 ft. tall do better if staked up or otherwise 

 supported. 



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This collection includes both smooth and wrinkled seeded peas. 



How many kinds of peas do you plant? For garden- 

 ers who are not already familiar with the advan- 

 tages of planting more than one variety, as sug- 

 gested in the cultural notes just above and to the 

 right, Maule assembles this collection. By planting 

 the four varieties listed here, you provide for a 

 longer producing season and a surer crop. These 

 four kinds span the pea season, are the accepted 

 leaders in each maturity class, and are what we 

 believe to be the best succession group for most 

 gardens. To avoid confusion, the collection is of- 

 fered as a unit, and no substitutions can be made. 



Here are the four favorite varieties in- 

 cluded in the collection: 



Maule's Earliest of All— the very first to mature. 

 Little Marvel— the favorite early wrinkled pea. 

 Dwarf Telephone— midseason. sweet, very tender. 

 Maule's Potlatch— full season, worth waiting for. 



Choose the size collection you need— 

 3189-4 Pkts. (1 pkt. of each, value 40« for 30?* 

 3191-2 Lbs. (M lb. of each, value $1.00) for 75?! 

 3193 -4 Lbs. (1 lb. of each, value $1.75) for $1.40 



