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GARDEN PEAS 



Guisanle, Sp. 

 Erbsen, Gee. 

 One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill 



CULTURE. —Peas of extra early smooth class are the very first thing to be planted in the garden in spring. The wrinkled sorts 

 follow a little later, as they are not quite so hardy. Tall late varieties need brush or other support. By selecting sorts that do not grow 

 much over two feet high, the necessity of providing brush may be avoided. Judicious selection of varieties and planting frequently for 

 succession will give a full supply of the choicest green Peas almost 

 during the entire season, with the possible exception of the hottest 

 part of the summer. Open furrows three or four inches deep and 

 three feet apart; scatter the seed Peas into them and cover with 

 hoe or plow. Cultivate like corn or beans. The late tall sorts may 

 be planted in double rows and brush stuck in between for support. 

 All Garden Peas, however, require good, strong and fertile land. 

 Heavy yields cannot be obtained on poor soil. The very dwarf 

 sorts of the American Wonder type will succeed only on the very 

 richest garden land, and may be planted in rows a foot apart. 



Material for inoculating Peas will be found ofTered on page 221 



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, 7 cts. per pound. 



To points West of Mississippi River, 12 cts. per pound. 

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



EARLY VARIETIES 



Early Eight- Weeks. (See Specialties, page 9.) 



Surprise Pea. This Pea is one of the earliest of the wrinkled 

 sorts. Vines grow about 2 feet high and are enormously pro- 

 ductive. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb.. 

 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. (if by Parcel Post, add as stated at top 

 of page); 10 lbs., $3.50. 



Gradus, or Prosperity. (See cut.) This splendid variety 

 combines the finest quality with extreme earliness and is also 

 very productive. Grows vigorous and healthy; vines about 

 three feet in height, bearing pods fully as large as Telephone, 

 and which are well filled with 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. By express or freight, at pur- 

 chaser's expense, lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts. (if by Parcel Post, 

 add as stated at top of page); 10 lbs., $4.00. 



Laxtonian. (See cut.) The largest-podded variety of extra 

 earlies and really may be classed as a Dwarf Gradus. The vines 

 grow about 18 inches high, make a vigorous growth, and the 

 pods are well filled with large Peas, which have an exquisite 

 flavor. While the crop does not mature until a few days later 

 than "Gradus," the quality of this variety is equally as good. 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 

 90 cts. (if wanted by Parcel Post add as stated at top of page); 

 10 lbs., $4.00. 



Sutton's Excelsior. This handsome wrinkled Pea is so hardy 

 that it may safely be planted as early as the hard-seeded "Extra 

 Earlies." The plants are dwarf, growing about 14 inches high, 

 very stout and exceedingly productive, and the quality is all 

 that could be desired. It makes the largest pods of any of the 

 low-growing wrinkled Peas, and matures nearly as early as 

 Nott's Excelsior. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, 

 lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts. (if wanted by Parcel Post, add as 

 stated at top of page); 10 lbs., $4.00. 



Alaska. An extra early round Pea, pods a dark green, height, 

 2 feet. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 40 

 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts. (if by Parcel Post, add as stated at top of 

 page); 10 lbs., $3.00, 



