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MfADRHR -PHILADELPHIA-^- W RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Erbsen, Ger. 



GARDEN PEAS 



Pois, Fr. 



Chicaros o Ginsantes, Sp. 



One quart will plant about 100 feet of drill. One and one=haIf to two bushels for an acre. 

 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 plant- 

 ing frequently for succession will give" us 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 dwarfest sorts 

 of the American Wonder type will succeed only on the very 

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



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 pints or quarts are wanted sent by Parcel Post remit extra as 



follows: — 



To points East of Mississippi River, 8 cts. pt. ; 12 cts. qt. 



To points West of Mississippi River, 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. 



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



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, pt, 

 20 cts.; qt. , 35 cts. (if by Parcel Post, add as noted at top of 

 page); 4 qts., $1.10; peck, £2.00. 



The Leader. (See Specialties, page 8,) 



Dreer's Eureka Extra Early. (See cut.) We have been 

 improving this extra early Pea for years, and now have a very 

 choice strain. The vines make a vigorous growth and pods 

 mature evenly and at a very early season; height, 20 inches. 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, pt., 20 cts.; 

 qt, 35 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted at top of page); 

 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $2.00. 



Deeer's Electric Extra Early. This is a variety of the 

 Alaska type, but a great improvement, being much earlier, 

 bearing large pods. The vines grow 2 feet high, and are 

 loaded down with pods. It is the best variety of this type. 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, pt, 20 cts.; 

 qt, 35 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted at top of page) ; 

 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $2.00. 



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

 height, 2 feet. By express or freight, at purchaser s expense, 

 pt, 20 cts.; qt, 30 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted at 

 top of page); 4 qts., $1.00; peck, $1.75. 



Market Surprise. (See cut ) This new early Pea was first 

 sent to us by a leading seed grower in England, and in a 

 careful test, made at our trial grounds, we found it to be a 

 valuable addition to the extra early varieties. The plant 

 grows to a height of 30 inches, pods are large and well filled 

 with Peas, which are remarkably sweet and fine flavored. 

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, pt, 20 cts.; 

 qt., 35 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted at top of page); 

 4 qts., $1.25; peck, $2.25. 



Premium Ciem, or Little Gem. A fine flavored dwarf 

 wrinkled variety. Vines grow 18 inches high and pods are 

 borne on both sides of stalks, beginning near the ground and 

 producing large crops. By express or freight, at purchaser's 

 expense, pt., 20 cts.; qt, 35 cts. (if by Parcel Post, add as 

 noted at top of page); 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $2.00. 



