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Alaska. Height two feet. The earliest blue pea ; a 

 smooth variety of good quaUty, with dark green pods. 

 This is a most desirable variety for shipping, the pods 

 retaining theii' color a long time. Ripens early and 

 very uniform. Pkt., 5c; pt., 2.5; qt., 40c. 



* Alpha. Height thi-ee ft. Ahnost as early as Amer- 

 ican "Wonder, It is not as productive as many other 

 sorts but possesses a very delicate flavor which especially 

 adapts it to the home garden. Pkt. , 5c ; pt. , 25c ; qt. , 40c. 



STRATAGEM. 



First and Best. Height two and one-half feet. The 

 best extra early Pea offered; can be picked in fortj'-five 

 days from time of planting. It is a tremendous crop- 

 per, with pods of good size filled with roimd smooth 

 peas of exquisite flavor. Pvipens vei-y evenly and can 

 be gathered clean in two pickings, an important consid- 

 eration M-ith the market gardener {See Ulustration) . 

 PU., 5c; pt.. 20c; qt.. 3.5c. 



-The I>lark«t Garden, Height two feet. Rapidly 

 coming into favor as the most productive of the early 

 wTiukled Peas. It is very regular in growth and a 

 heavy cropper, with pods literally packed with pea-:; of 

 a delicious flavor. To secm-e the best results the see; i 

 should be planted three inches apart in the diills. [See 

 iIhisfratio)i). Pkt.. 5c; pt.. 2.5c; qt., 45c. 



Extra Early Daniel O'Rourke. Height two and one- 

 half feet. One of the earhest standard varieties for 

 market gardeners. Pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c. 



^Abundance. Height thi-ee feet. A second-early vari- 

 ety remarkable for its habit of branching from the 

 roots. On that account the peas should be planted 

 about eight inches apart in the di'ills. The pods are 

 long and well filled, containing six to eight large peas 

 of best quahty. Pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c, 



'-Stratagem, Height two feet. Probably the best 

 of the late Marrow Peas. It is an excellent wrinkled, 

 blue Pea and a very heavy cropper, producing large 

 peas of excellent flavor. (See illustration). Pkt., 5c; 

 pt., 30c; qt,, 50c, 



THE MARKET GAJIDEN, 



* Everbearing', Height three feet. Very stocky or 

 branching ; should be sown about eight inches apart to 

 avoid crowding. As its name suggests, it is a continu- 

 ous bearer, producing until frost. Matm-es late and 

 bears long pods full of large peas, fuUy half an inch in 

 diameter, and of the very best 

 quahty. Pkt., 5c; pt., 

 qt., 40c. 



Black-eyed IMarrowfat, Height 

 flve and one-half feet. An old 

 favorite, very productive, with 

 large, well fllled handsome pods. 

 Pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c. 



* Champion of England. Height 

 five feet. This old favorite is 

 still regarded as the best of the 

 late Peas. Both pods and peas 

 are vevy large and of the very 

 best quaht}'. Exceedingly i^ro- 

 ductive. Pkt.. 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 3.5c. 



l>l£lting Sugar. Height fom- 

 and one-balf feet. Edible pods. 

 Of tliis class of Peas, this is the 

 best; bearing a profusion of 

 large, flat pods which are ex- 

 ceedingly tender and brittle, and 

 should be pi-epared wliile yoimg, 

 in the same manner as Wax 

 Beans. It is also very good as 

 a shelled Pea. {See illustration.'; 

 Pkt., 10c; M pt., 25c; pt., .45c; 

 qt., T5c. 



Dwarf Sugar. Height two feet. 

 Possesses the same good quah- 

 tles as the Melting Sugar, but 

 is not so large cr proUflc. Pkt., 

 5c; pt., 35c; qt., 60c. 



MELTIJTG SUGAR. 



