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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



PEAS. 



Ger. Erbsen. Fr. Pais. 

 One quart will sow 100 feet of drill. 



The Pea is extremely hardy; will endure cold, 

 frosty weather without harm, and may there- 

 fore be sown very early in the spring. Generally 

 the earliest sown succeed the best. Sow the 

 dwarf varieties in rows two feet apart; those 

 varieties that attain the height of two or three 

 feet in rows three feet apart, and the rows of the 

 tallest sort, four feet apart. The dwarf vari- 

 eties should be liberally manured: the tall sorts 

 will run too much to vine if too freely manured. 

 Bush the tall kinds when six inches high. The 

 height of the Pea depends much on the moist- 

 ure and richness of the ground. Peas should be 

 covered from four to six inches deep. In dry 

 weather the Peas should be soaked five or six 

 hours before planting, and if the ground is very 

 dry, pour water in the drills before sowing the 

 seed. The wrinkled varieties rot more easily 

 than the smooth sorts, and therefore should not 

 be sown so early when the ground is liable again 

 to freeze up, though hardier sorts may with 

 safety. All wrinkled Peas are superior in flavor 

 to the smooth sorts, and they remain much 

 longer in season. 



Our Seed Peas are of the very best, all North- 

 ern Grown, and will not fail to please the most 

 critical. 



If wanted by express or freight, deduct for postage 

 S cts. per pt., 15 cts. per qt. 



Extra Early Varieties. 



Those marked with a (*) are wrinkled varieties. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. Sec Novelties. 



MAUD S. The Earliest Pea in the world: this 

 strong claim is made for the Maud S. Besides 

 its extreme earliness, it is of a vigorous growlli, 

 wonderfully productive: pods numerous and 

 well filled. Its uniformity in ripening maltes it 

 the most profitable Pea for tliie market gar- 

 dener. In our trial plot the past season, of the 

 leading early sorts, the Maud S. was first to 

 blossom, and had pods ready to pick a few days 

 earlier. Pods were also better filled; 2^ feet. 

 Per pkt.5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. 

 W.50. 



ALASKA EXTRA EARLY. The earliest blue 

 Pea, very uniform in growth. The dark green 

 color of tiie pods makes it extremely desirable, 

 as it can l)e carried long distances without los- 

 ing color, which (lualily, c()ml)ined witii its 

 earliness and uniformity of ripening, makes it 

 a most desirable extra early pea for market 

 gardeners; 2 feet. Per pkt. 5 cts.. pt. 20 cts., 

 (it. :i5 cts.. pk. $1.2.^, bu. $4.50. 



FIRST AND BEST. This variety is very popu- 

 lar fur its t'Xtreme earliness, evenness of 

 growth, fullness of pod. and its lial)lt of ri j)en- 

 ing nearly simultaneously, making itself a 

 favorite with market gardeners. eii;il)ling the 

 ground to be cleared at once for other crops; 

 stocky, vigorous and very productive: 2'j feet. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 11.2.5, 

 1)U. !?4 HO. 



TOM THUMB This Is a favorite on account of 

 its (lw;irf habit and extreme earliness. I'eas 

 are sweet and tender; especially adapted to 

 small gardens: 10 Indies. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 cts , (It. 40 (;ts.. pk. *l 75, bu ifti.OO. 



•AMERICAN WONDER. Tills vHriety stands 

 unrlviiled In point of productiveness and (jual- 

 ity. and Is tlie earliest wrlfikled pea in eultl- 

 vat.ion : produces a profusion of good-sized and 

 w(!ll filled pods of the finest Jbivor; 12 Indies. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., (jt. 45 cts., pk. 12.00, 

 bu. 17.00. 



^McLEAN'S LITTLE GEM. A dwarf, prolific, 

 green wrinkled marrow: it has all the sugary 

 flavor of late wrinkled Peas, besides being very 

 early: it is especially recommended to private 

 growers: 15 inches. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., 

 qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.75, bu. ?6 50. 



*EXTRA EARLY PREMIUM GEM. A valuable 

 variety, growing about 15 inches high, and 

 among the earliest green wrinkled sorts. The 

 quality is unsurpassed, and wonderfully pro- 

 lific, often 12 pods on a s em. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.75, bu. $6.50. 



Second Early Varieties. 



HEROINE. See Novelties. 



SHROPSHIRE HERO. See Novelties. 



HORSFOKD'S MAKKET G.VRDEN PEA. 



*HORSFORD'S MARKET GARDEN, a gran<3 

 wrintiled varieiy. coming in between Little 

 Gem and Advancer. It is a prolific bearer and 

 has yielded moie jjer acre than any other 

 American variety. The pois. although medium 

 size, are numerous, and are literally packed 

 with peas of a delicious sweet flavor: very 

 stocky, require no brusliing; 2 feet. Per pkt 

 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk., $1.50, bu. $6.00' 



♦BLISS' ABUNDANCE. A productive variety 

 Pods over ;j iiu-lies long, and well filled, con- 

 taining 6 to S large wrinkled peas of excellent 

 (lualliy. lis most striking feature is its 

 branching habit, many plants throwing up 

 six or more bratiches crowded with pods Sow 

 seed very thinly; 18 Ijiches. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. i5l.50, bu. $6.00. 



♦CARTER'S TELEPHONE. This strong growino- 

 sweet wrinkle(t pea is drivint; out of the local 

 market tlieeonunon kinds of early hard peas 

 '"\'!'^L,V* •''!''""^' irrowMi. large, handsome! 

 w(>ll filled pods, and very fine table quality. 

 Market gardeners have found it the most profit- 

 able sort; 4 feet Per ukl. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., (it. 

 40 cts , pk. $1.50. bu. $6.00. ' 



Afton, Iowa, Feb. 21. 1S94. 

 I have used your seeds more than twenty 

 years, and have always been well pleased with 

 (luantlty and (luallty. Mhs. W. B. Gakri.son. 



