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HWADREER-PHIlADfLPHIAW-^REUABLE Vegetable SEEDS 



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JErbsen, Ger. 



GARDEN PEAS. 



Fois, Fr. 

 Ghicaros o 



Ginsantes, Sp. 



One quart will plant about 100 feet of drill. One and one=half 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 sea.son, 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. 



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

 Laxtonian. (See Specialties, page 8.) Ft., 38 cts.; ql., 65 

 cts., postpaid. By express or freight: Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 

 cts.; 4 qts., $1.75; peck, $3.00. 

 The Leader. (See Specialties, page 8.) Pt., 38 cts.; qt., 

 65 cts., postpaid. Bv express or freight: Pt., 80 cts.; qt., 50 

 cts.; 4 qts.; $1.75; peck, $3.00. 

 Market Surprise. (See Specialties, page 9.) Pt., 38 cts. ; 

 qt., C5 cts. , postpaid. By express or freight: Pt., 30 cts.; 

 qt., 50 cts.; 4 qts., $1.75; peck, $3.00. 

 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. Pt., 28cts. ;qt., 50 cts., postpaid. By express 

 or freight: Pt, 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.10; peck, 

 $2.00. 

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

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

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

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

 Pt., 28 cts. ; qt., 50 cts., postpaid. By express or freight: 

 Pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $2.00. 



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

 height 2 feet. Pt., 28cts. ;qt., 50 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight: Pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.10; 

 peck, $2.00. 



Qradus, or Prosperity. (See cut.) This variety com- 

 bines the finest quality with extreme earliness, and is also 

 very productive. It is hardy and can be planted fully as 

 early as the smooth Peas. Grows vigorous and healthy, 

 bearing pods fully as large as Telephone. The Peas are 

 a beautiful light green, which color they retain after being 

 cooked. Vines 3 feet in height and very prolific. Pt. , 33 

 cts.; qt., 60 cts., postpaid. By express or freight: Pt.,25cts.; 

 qt., 45 cts.; 4 qts., $1.60; peck, $2.75. 



Little Marvel. For the early crop, this variety is better 

 than American Wonder or Nott's Excelsior, as it matures 

 earlier and the pods contain more peas. It is dwarf, about 

 15 inches high, plants are very productive, bearing many 

 twin pods, which are dark green. Pt., 33 cts, ; qt., 60 cts,, 

 postpaid. By express or freight: Pt., 25 cts.; qt., 45 cts.; 

 4 qts., $1.60; peck, $2.75. 



Thomas Laxton. An early variety of large-podded Pea. 

 The plant is a very hardy and strong grower, producing 

 extra large size pods in abundance, and the quality is delicious; 

 height 3 feet. Pt., 33 cts.; qt, 60 cts., postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight: Pt, 25 cts.; qt, 45 cts.; 4 qts., $1.60; 

 peck, $2.75. 



Early Morn. An English variety of the Gradus type. The 

 Peas are large, closely packed in the pod. Pt., 33 cts.; qt, 

 60 cts., postpaid. By express or freight: Pt., 25 cts. ;qt., 

 45 cts.; 4 qts., $1.60; peck, $2.75. 



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, about 14 

 inches high, very stout, exceedingly productive, and the qual- 

 ity is all that could be desired. Pt, 33 cts.; qt., 55 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight: Pt., 25 cts.; qt, 40 cts.; 

 4 qts., $1.50; peck, $2.50. 



