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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



PEAS 



Sutton's Excelsior. 



German, Erbse. 



French, Pois. 



Wrinkled sorts, marked (*). 

 1 pound equals 1 1-7 i>int. 

 5(5 pounds equals 1 bush- 

 el. Round Ninooth sorts. 

 1 pound equals 1 I-l.l 

 pints. 60 pounds equals 1 

 bushel. 



For first early Peas sow 

 in a light, rich soil, as 

 early in March or April as 

 the ground can be worked; 

 for later varieties, sow in 

 April or May. Discontinue 

 sowing from June to Au- 

 gust, after which, by sow- 

 ing an extra early sort, a 

 good crop can generally be 

 secured. As Peas suffer 

 considerably from drought 

 during the hot summer 

 months. It will be found 

 of great benefit to sow in 

 a trench six inches in 

 depth, covering the Peas to 

 a depth of two inches. As 

 soon as sufficient growth 

 has been made, draw the 

 earth about the vines. In 

 this way more moisture is 

 kept about the roots thar 

 if sown on the level. The 

 wrinkled varieties are no' 

 so hardy as the smooth 

 sorts, and should be plant- 

 ed later, owing to their 

 liability to rot in the 

 ground. 



One pound to 50 feet of 

 drill. Two bushels about 

 120 lbs. to an acre 

 in drills. 



IP TWO OR MORE POUNDS ARE WANTED BY MAIL, add postage at Parcel 

 Post rates. See table, page 1. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES 



Those marked * are wrinkled. 



CXJRRIE'S EXTRA EARLY CHALLENGE — No extra early Pea has ever given 

 the universal satisfaction that this one has. It is an enormous bearer and 

 very early. The vines may be cleared off in two pickings and the gnound 

 prepared for another crop before other early varieties come into use. The 

 pods are large and well filled with round peas of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 

 35c; (by mail 42c); 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.20; 15 lbs. $4.50; 50 lbs. $13.50. 



•SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR, or Melting Marrow — A new, early wrinkled sort, su- 

 perior to the old Notts Excelsior. Its light green, square-ended pods, long 

 and broad, are uniformly well filled, averaging six to eight immense, rich 

 green delicious peas. The vines grow about 15 inches in height, are very 

 hardy, bear in great abundance and are practically self-supporting. Pkt. 

 10c; 1 lb. 30c; (by mail 37c); 5 lbs. $1.45; 10 lbs. $2.70; 15 lbs. $3.75; 50 lbs. 

 $12.50. 



♦SUTTON'S PIONEER — An exceptionally meritorious first-early dwarf, wrin- 

 kled Pea. The unusually sturdy vines, 12 to 16 inches in height, carry an 

 immense crop of very large, pointed, slightly curved pods, well filled w^ith 

 8 to 9 rich green peas. Ranks well with Laxtonian, which it closely re- 

 sembles. Foliage medium dark green. Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 35c; (by mail 42c); 

 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.20; 15 lbs. $4.50; 50 lbs. $13.50. 



*Tbomas Laxton — A wrinkled Pea, coming in with the First Earlies with pods 

 double the size. In earliness it is within a day or two of "Challenge Extra 

 Early." The pods are rich dark green, straight and square ended, and 

 contain on the average 7 to 8 very large marrow peas of the richest flavor. 

 Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 35c; (by mail 42c); 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.20; 15 lbs. $4.50; 

 50 lbs. $13.50. 



•liAXTONIAN — This is the best early Dwarf Wrinkled Pea ever introduced. It 

 comes in several days ahead of Gradus and has pods double the size of 

 American Wonder. The large pods, equal in size to Gradus or any of the 

 late, large-podded Telephone types, are well filled with dark green Peas 

 of excellent quality, generally 8 to 9 Peas in a pod. It is wonderfully 

 hardy and vigorous and a remarkably profuse yielder, 1% feet. Pkt. 10c; 

 1 lb. 35c; (by mail 42c); 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.20; 15 lbs. $4.50; 50 lbs. $13.50. 



*Gradus, or Prosperity — As early as Challenge or Alaska, producing dark 

 green, handsome pods as large as Telephone, containing S to 10 large Peas 

 with that rich, sugary flavor found only in the wrinkled sorts. The pods 

 are borne singly and all mature at one time. 2% feet. Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 25c; 

 (by mail 32c); 5 lbs. $1.20; 10 lbs. $2.20; 15 lbs. $3.00; 50 lbs. $9.50. 



•Nott's Excelsior — One of the best Extra Early Dwarf Wrinkled Peas. The 

 vines are vigorous and very prolific, while the pods are closely packed Tvith 

 large peas of very fine flavor; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 30c, (by mail 37c); 

 5 lbs. $1.45; 10 lbs. $2.70; 15 lbs. $3.75; 50 lbs. $12.50. 



•American Wonder — One of the earliest Wrinkled Peas of the finest qualiti' and 

 flavor, and very productive. Its great distinctive feature, however, is Its 

 compact and dwarf growth, seldom exceeding 10 inches in height. Pkt. 10c; 

 1 lb. 30c, (by mail 37c); 5 lbs. $1.45; 10 lbs. $2.70; 15 lbs. $3.76; 50 lbs. $12.50. 



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Inoculate Peas before planting vrltli "Nltragln.'' It ^vill Increase the yield. See page 44. 



