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RELIABLE YE6ETMLE SEEM 



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Pais, Fr . 



GARDEN PEAS 



One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill. 



Guisante, Sp. 

 Erbsen, Ger. 



Dreer's Electric Extra Early 



CULTURE — The very earliest sowing of peas may be made as early in March as the 

 gardener can prepare a piece of ground because subsequent frosts do not hurt the young plants, 

 especially those of the extra early smooth-seeded varieties. Sow in single or double rows 24 to 

 26 inches apart, covering seeds about 2 inches deep. All varieties do better with some sort of 

 support. Where the brush is lacking, poles and twine may be utilized. By selecting varieties 

 maturing in succession (and it is easy to pick them out from the following pages because they 

 are listed in about the same order as they reach full size), a constant supply of delicious peas 

 may be had from early in June until middle of August. Experience has proven that sowings 

 made after middle of May are not as successful as the earlier ones because hot midsummer heal 

 is apt to cut short both vines and pods. 



Material for inoculating Peas will be found offered on page 223. 



PEAS BY PARCEL POST 



The prices given in this catalogue for Peas of all kinds are for same to be sent by express or 

 freight at purchaser's expense. If wanted sent by Parcel Post, remit extra as follows: 

 To points East of Mississippi River, 5 cts. per pound. 

 To points West of Mississippi River. 10 cts. per pound. 

 Packets of all varieties of Peas, 10 cts. each. 



The Smooth -Seeded Extra Early Sorts 



The hardiest sorts, to be planted as soon as the soil can be put in condition. 

 Dreer's Electric Extra Early. We consider this the best blue-seeded extra-early sort. 



The vines grow very uniform and attain a height of 2-| feet, bearing an abundant crop of 



medium size, dark green pods, which are well filled with peas of good flavor. It is not only 



valuable for early use but is equally adapted for planting in August, for a fall crop. Dreer's 



Electric Extra Early is easily the most reliable Pea for planting as early in the spring as the 



ground can be worked. Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. Lb., 35 cts.; 2 lbs., 65 cts.; 10 lbs., $2.75. 

 Dreer's Eureka Extra Early. Vines grow to a height 



of about 20 inches and are very vigorous, bearing an 



abundance of pods which measure about 2j inches in 



length, and are well filled with peas of excellent flavor. 



Height 20 inches. Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. Lb., 35 cts.; 



2 lbs., 65 cts.; 10 lbs., $2.75. 

 Early Eight-Weeks. (See Specialties, page 7.) Pkt., 



10 cts. postpaid. Lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts.; 10 lbs., 



$3.50. 

 Alaska. The principal canning variety grown extensively 



by commercial canners because of its maturing the 



entire crop at one time. Of good quality. Height, 2 feet. 



Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. Lb., 35 cts.; 2 lbs., 65 cts.; 



10 lbs., $2.75. 



The Earliest Sweet (Wrinkled-Seeded) Varieties 



The following may be planted any time after middle of April, when the soil has become warm. 



Laxtonian. (See Specialties, page 9.) Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. Lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 10 

 lb.., $4.00. 



Gradus, or Prosperity. (See cut.) Combines the finest quality with e-xtreme earliness. 

 besides being fairly productive. Grows vigorous and healthy; vines about three feet in 

 height, bearing pods averaging 4 inches long, well filled with 6 to 8 beautiful light green Peas, 

 which color they retain after being cooked. The quality and flavor are delicious and a valuable 

 feature with the "Gradus" is, that the Peas remain tender and sweet for a long time after 

 having been picked from the vines. Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. Lb., 40 cts.; 2 Ib^., 70 cts.; 

 10 lbs., $3.00. 



Thomas Laxton. The most thoroughbred early wrinkled sort, of great dependability under 

 widely varying soil conditions. Thomas Laxton always "makes good"! It is very hardy and 

 a strong grower, producing pods in abundance. The habit and growth of vine resembles 

 Gradus, although the color of both pods and peas is darker. Moreover, the pods are uniformly 

 well filled with large peas, a claim that cannot always be made for other extra early sorts. 

 Height, 3 feet. Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. Lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 10 lbs., $4.00. 



Little Marvel. Were we asked to name the sweetest of all dwarf early wrinkled Peas, we 

 would unhesitatingly say "Little Marvel." It is truly a marvel in that it bears heavy crops 

 of 3 inch long deep green pods mostly borne in pairs. Every one of these pods, however, 

 contains 8 of the largest, deepest green peas you ever saw, so large in fact, that you wonder 

 how they ever fitted into the small pod to begin with. The vines vary from 18 to 24 inches in 

 height, the breeder has never been able to fix a uniform height in this variety. Pkt., 10 cts., 

 postpaid. Lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 10 lbs., $4.00. 



Gradus or Prosperity 



We deliver postpaid to any post office writhin the United States Vegetable seeds in packets, ounces and pounds, 

 except Beans, Corn, and Peas. If these are wanted by Parcel Post, add 5 cts. per lb. to points East of the 

 Mississippi River, and 10 cts. per lb. to points West of the Mississippi River. 



