74 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



494 



Prosperity or Gradus 



An Extta Early Wrinkled Pea 



This remarkable pea has produced a serLsation in the 

 hoiticultural world, aud there is no longer any doubt about 

 its position aud standing. It is now recognized as a leader. 

 It is not only large aud 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 spriag, 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 yiiie growing 18 to 30 inches 

 high. It requii-es no sticks or brush, though sticks may be 

 used, if prefeiTed. The peas are fi-eely borne, and remain 

 in good condition for a number of days. The pods are of a 

 dark green color, aud 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 atti-active appearance after cooking. The pods are 

 round and plump. On light, sandy soils it attauis a growth 

 of only 15 or 18 inches, while on rich, heayy loams it reaches 

 30 inches. It is eutu-ely adapted to the purposes of the 

 market gardener, requiring only good field treatment. Does 

 equally as well in the home garden. 



Pkt., 10 els.; pt., 30 cts.; qt., 55 cts.; postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, quart, 40 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.40; peck, $2.50, bushel. $9.00. 



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T>ROSPERITYoi^ ^GRADUS 



495 



PERPETUAL PEA. 



Perpetual Pea 



A True Pick Forever 

 Bears from June Until October 



.Several years ago I offered Perpetual pea as a 

 novelty, and have continued to supply it to a num- 

 ber of my customers regularly every year since. 

 Probably there are no t^ro 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., ot 

 Jefferson Co., N. Y. Messrs. Eeeney & Son write : 



"It 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 

 for a long time, if the peas are promptly and 

 completely picked as fast as they become large 

 enough to use on the table."" 



This was supplemented by a letter from Rogers 

 Bros., who made the following statement : 



"W'e consider it the best or nearest to a per- 

 petual pea of anything we have ever seen yet." 



Perpetual pea is everything its name implies. 

 It grows about 2^4 to S feet high, is of strong, 

 robust habit, a good cropper, and, to secure best 

 results, requii-es sticks or brush. After removing 

 •he pods as fast as they are filled it will continue 

 bear right along throughout the season. This 

 ■jne feature makes it especially desirable foj the 

 home or family garden and I know of no large 

 podded pea that will produce so many pods and 

 none that are so well filled as the Perpetual. It 

 is certainly the most remarkable everbearing pea 

 that has ever come to my knowledge. 



I am ofl'ering this year what I consider an Im- 

 proved Perpetual, on account of its having larger 

 pods than the old strain I have been offering. 



Packet, 15 cents; pint, 40 cents: qnart, 75 

 cents, postpaid. By exp. or freigUt, not pre- 

 paid, quart, 60 cts.; 4 qts., S2.25; peck, S4.00. 



