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number ofthe Southern Planter. 
“After considerable correspondence, I succeeded in buying 
half a bushel. One peck of them we planted the last of May on 
rich Roanoke River bottom, in rows 36 inches wide, two in the 
hill, 18 inches apart. They were soon up and began to grow 
rapidly, till by September they completely covered the 
ground to a depth of three or four feet. A few days afterward 
they began to bloom and bear peas, continuing on till frost. 
From this patch we picked 112 pecks, notwithstanding some of 
them did not mature before frost. Last season we sowed on 
an island which is attached to my farm, thirty bushels of these 
peas, fifteen of which were sown to themselves the last of May 
on thin, sandy land, about half a bushel to the acre. I was not 
on the island very often during the summer, but was there ‘on 
the 14th of September. At that time this pea-patch presented 
the most ‘“‘wonderful”’ sight of the kind you can imagine. The 
island is a long, narrow strip of land, three miles long, though 
only containing 140 acres. The ferry is at the upper end, con- 
necting with a road running down through the centre. As I 
drove down this road, both on the right hand and the left, the 
whole face of the ground was completely covered with a dense 
heavy mat or carpet of vines, with leaves of the richest, glossy 
green, to the depth of three feet or more, and filled with long, 
tapering pea pods, growing in clusters, and every cornstalk 
having two or more vines clambering to the top, with peas all 
the way, and a nice little bunch at the top. Every inch of land 
was occupied, having crowded out every sprig of weed.” 
Wonderful inthe enormous Production both of Vine and Peas, and ex= 
ceedingly valuable for the varied uses to which it is adapted. 
The pods are long and average about twenty peas in each. 
JFoR a description of this pea, I cannot do better than quote from a letter written by Geo. B. Finch, Esq., 
President of the Bank of Mecklenburg, Va., and a large farmer. 
Mr. Finch states that, having seen an account of there being such a pea, 
which grew a vine 40 feet long, he determined to make an effort to procure it, and says: 

For Feeding and as an Improver. 
Wonderful 
PEAS. 
A Truly Wonderful and 
Most Valuable 
Variety. 
This letter appeared in the April, 1892, 
A correspondent of THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 
has this to say, Oct. 19th. ’93. 
“we saw the pea on a little fourteen acre farm of a friend, 
who is keeping 14 head of live-stock—12 cows and 2 horses—on 
fourteen acres of land. He makes every foot of his land carry 
at least two good crops each year, and has green feed for his 
milch cows right from the field nearly every day in the year. 
He has the largest small dairy farm we have ever seen. This 
farmer has a little patch of the Wonderful Peas on. the poorest 
land on his entire farm. The vines had run nearly 20 feet on 
each side of the rows, and were still growing rapidly. The pods 
had just begun to form, Hegaveit as his opinion, that it was 
the best and cheapest manure and renovator of the soil that he 
had ever seen. This gentleman assured us that he had 
frequently cut 3 tons to the acre at first cutting, and at 
least 244 tons at the next two cuttings, from the same field the 
same season. The fact is, the growth of foliage is simply im- 
mense. It seems to grow well on what might be termed poor, 
light and thin soil, although, of course, not so rank and luxuri- 
antly as on better soil. If it proves to be of value to plow 
under for green manure, the only question will be to get it 
plowed under. It looks as if we might safely advise the farmer 
to sell his manure and buy this pea, as it will enrich his lands 
more cheaply and quickly than by any other process, and be 
even cheaper than to haul and spread his stable manure,’’ 
To grow for feeding hogs and other cattle, we can 
hardly over-estimate the value of the Wonderful 
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Peas. Here is a crop that can be grown with such ease in about four months time, that will yield one hun- 
dred fold or more of feeding and fattening food superior to corn. The bacon made from hogs fed on peas is 
much sweeter and more solid, and the fat will not run out in cooking nearly so muchas corn fed. They grow 
so much quicker and larger than other varieties that poor land can be brought up very quickly by their use; 
in fact in less than four months, their great value is obvious toall. The Rural New Yorker, August 28th, 1892, 
speaking of this class of peas says: ‘These belong to the class called renovating crops; instead of making the 
soil poorer they make it richer, and not only so, but they also furnish protein for cattle food. The signs of 
the times indicate that this class of crops is to play a leading part in the farming of the future.” 
s To grow for hay they are most valuable, as they yield an im- 
Their Value asa Hay Crop. mense quantity of feed of the best quality, and produce the 
crop insoshortatime. FOR ENSILAGE. 
Wonderful Peas are unsurpassed, being much more nutritioys 
than green corp and other crops used for that purpose. FOR TABLE USE. They are desirable to grow 
for cooking for food, as they will yield a supply of shelled peas for the table for several weeks. In conclusion, 
I would quote as follows, from a letter written by Samuel F. Coleman, Judge, Third Judicial Circuit of Vir- 
ginia: “ I planted asmall lot of the Wonderful Peas, and though put in very late (about the middle of June) 
and with a very unfavorable season, I am satisfied that the account of them, as published in the Southern 
Planter of last April (see description above) is by no means overdrawn. Mine were planted by the side of the 
ordinary Black or Cow-pea, and were pronounced by all who saw them, to be worth from five to ten times as 
much asthe Black Pea. The foliage is much greater, the vine a great deal larger, and the yield certainly five 
times as much. Indeed 1 think this is a low estimate. Iam certainly wonderfully pleased with them.” 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, $1.50. 
Maule’s Earliest of All. 
Is there a seedsman in the U. S. who has not the best ~ 
Extra Early Pea in existence? Wehave yet to find a cat- 
alogue where this claim is not made, and where the spec- 
jal strain of Peas offered by the said seedsman is not all 
the way from one to two weeks earlier than any other Pea 
in the world. Now we ado not claim there is no other extra 4 
early pea but Maule’s Earliest of All, but we do claim that Ee] 
we have a Strain of extra early peas that is the equal of > 
anything on the market and a thousand per cent. better a 
than lots of trash that is yearly sold for extra early peas 
to the confiding gardeners of the country. Every garden- rs 
er who has ever sown Maule’s Earliest of All alongside of< 
other varieties has yet to find an earlier pea, and nothing gy 
ean better illustrate its worth than the fact that many 
times in the last ten years we have entirely sold out, as 
the demand invariably exceeds the supply. If you wanta 
pea that is unsurpassed in regularity of growth, yield, size 
of pod and general excellence, you need Maule’s Harliest 
of All. It is wonderfully productive and can almost always 
be cleared off in two pickings, in fact, if given half a chance 
it willalways come out ahead. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 

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Nott’s Excelsior. 
1894 makes the third year I have boomed 
this magnificent Pea as absolutely the very 
best dwarf wrinkled variety in cultivation. In 
1892 and 1893, in my trials of several hundred new 
varieties of Peas at Briar Crest, Nott’s Excelsior 
has proved itself the greatest addition to our list of Peas in many years. It is so 
hardy and vigorous that it may safely be planted in early spring with any smooth 
variety, and can be counted on for table use almost as soon, while as every one 
knows the quality of any wrinkled pea is far superior to any smooth. Time after 
time they haye been fit for the table fifty days from planting, with the most ordi- 
nary cultivation. Pods are square and chunky, always containing from 5 to7 large 
peas, packed so closely together in the pods that the peas are always more square 
than round. It grows toa uniform height of one foot, and is at all times very tender 
and of fine flavor. Seldom has any vegetable been more unanimously recom mend- 
ed than has Nott’s Excelsior Pea by all my customers who have tried them during 
the last three years;a complaint has never been received. Unfortunately, the de- 
mand has been so great that the seed has been very scarce. 1894 is no exception, 
and althougk I planted, 1 believe, a larger acreage of these peas than any other 
seedsman the past year, my crop will not allow me to offer Nott’s Excelsior in any 
larger than quart packages; next year, however, I hope to be able to offer them in 
quantity. To give some idea ofthe demand, would say that last spring I was offered 1 
as high as $30.00 per bushel for all I could spare; but preferred to plant alll had. | 25 cemts; quart, 45 cemts. By express or freight, at ex- 
Packet, 15 cents; pint, 35 cents; quart, 60 cents. pense of purchaser, peck, $1.25; bushel, $4.50. 
4£@>For Description of SHROPSHIRE HERO, THE BEST LATE PEA KNOWN TO THE AMERICAN SEED TRADE, see page 51.-@h 
Leen en eee ee nena a 
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"THE low prices and special bargains offered all through this catalogue, not only on Vegetable, Garden, Field and Flower 
Seeds, but also on Small Fruits, Trees, Plants and Bulbs, are phenomenal in the history of the trade. Prices quoted on 
quantities named in this book are rock bottom ; but if you wish to purchase as much as 10 or 20 barrels of seed potatoes; 5 or 
10 bushels of beans, peas or sweet corn ; 25 to 100 pounds of onion, melon, cucumber or other vegetable seed ; 2000 or more 
fruit trees ; 2000 or 3000 gladioli or tuberose bulbs, etc., before placing your order, YOURS ALWAYS TO COMMAND, 
write me stating exactly what you want, asking for special prices, and if I j 
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can do better than the low figures already quoted in this book, I will do so. A two- 
cent stamp invested in a letter of inquiry, may be the means of saving you a num- 
ber of dollars. Finally assuring one and all of my customers, whether your order 
amounts to 10 cents or $10.00 it will receive the most careful attention I know how 
to give it, and wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year, I remain, 
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