32 HJi I -HEMRTADREER 4>HILADELPHIA-RA- ^^RfLIABLE Vegetable seeds 



Erisen, Ger. 



GARDEN PEAS 



Pois, Fr. 



Chicaros o Ginsantes, Sp. 



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 plant- 

 ing 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 wilh 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. 



Haterial for inoculating Peas will be found offered 

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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. 



PLEASE NOTE.— We have adopted the Cental 

 System in selling Peas and quote prices by weight 

 instead of measure, as this system is more conveni- 

 ent, both to customers and ourselves. One pound is 

 equal to about a pint. 



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



EARLY VARIETIES 



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., 

 35 cts.; 2 lbs., 60 cts. (If by Parcel Post, add as noted at 

 top of page.) 10 lbs., $2.50. 



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 

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

 By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 35 cts.; 2 

 lbs., 60 cts. (If by Parcel Post, add as noted at top of page. ) 

 10 lbs., $2.50. 



Dreer'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, lb., 35 cts.; 2 

 lbs., 60 cts. (If by Parcel Post, add as noted at top of page. ) 

 10 lbs., $2.50. 



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

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

 lb., 35 cts.; 2 lbs., 60 cts. (If by Parcel Post, add as noted 

 at top of page.) 10 lbs., $2.50. 



American Wonder. A very fine extra early wrinkled variety, 

 well suited for the private garden. It is productive, very 

 sweet, and one of the earliest dwarf wrinkled Peas; height 1 

 foot. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 35 

 cts.; 2 lbs., 60 cts. (If by Parcel Post, add as noted at top 

 of page.) 10 lbs., $2.50. 



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 3 

 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 

 purchaser's expense, lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts. (If by- 

 Parcel Post, add as noted at top of page.) 10 lbs., $3.00. 



