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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



PEAS. 



Ger. Erbsen. Fr. Pois. 

 One quart will sow 100 feet of drill. 



The Pea is extremely hardy; will eudure 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 

 8 cts. per pt., 15 cts. per qt. 



Extra Early Varieties. 



Those marked with a (*) are wrinkled varieties. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. See 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 growth, 

 wonderfully productive; pods numerous and 

 well filled. Its uniformity in ripening makes it 

 tlie most, profitable Pea for the 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; 2yt feet. 

 Per pkt.Scts., pt. 25 cts.,Qt.4u cts., pk. $1.25, bu. 

 S4.50. ^ 



ALASKA EXTRA EARLY. The earliest blue 

 Pea, very uniform in growth. The dark green 

 color of the pods makes it extremely desir;ible, 

 as it can be carried long distances without los- 

 ing color, which quality, combined with its 

 earliness and uniformity of ripening, makes it 

 a most desirable extra early pea for market 

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

 qt. a5 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



FIRST AND BEST. This variety is very popu- 

 lar for its extreme earliness, evenness of 

 growth, fullness of pod, and its habit of i-ipen- 

 ing nearly simultaJieously, makit)g itself a 

 favorite with market gardeners, enabling the 

 ground to be cleared at once for other (irops; 

 stocky, vigorous and very productive: 2Y2 feet. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt, 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25. 

 bu. $4.00. 



TOM THUMB. This is a favorite on account of 

 its dwarf habit and extreme earliness. Peas 

 are sweet and tender; especially adapted to 

 small gardens; 10 inches. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.75, bu. $6.00. 



•AMERICAN WONDER. This variety stands 

 unrivaled in point of productiveness and qual- 

 ity, and is the earliest wrinkled pea in culti- 

 vation; produces a profusion of good-sized and 

 well filled pods of the finest flavor: 12 Inches. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., pk. $1.50. 



^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. 



*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. 



Second Early Varieties. 



HEROINE. See Novelties. 

 SHROPSHIRE HERO. See Novelties.. 



HORSFORD'S MARKET GARDEN PEA. 



*HORSFORD'S MARKET GARDEN. A grand 

 wrinkled variety, coming in between Little- 

 Gem and Advancer. It is a prolific bearer and 

 has yielded more per acre than any other 

 American variety. The pods, although medium 

 size, are numerous, and are literally packed 

 witli peas of a delicious sweet flavor; very 

 stocky, require no brushing; 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 6 inches long, and well filled, con- 

 taining 6 to 8 large wrinkled peas of excellent 

 quality. Its most striking feature is its 

 branching habit, many plants throwing uj> 

 six or more branches crowded with pods. Sow 

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

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



♦CARTER'S TELEPHONE. This strong growiog 

 sweet wrinkled pea is driving out of the local 

 market the common idnds of early hard peas, 

 owing to Its strong growth, large, handsome, 

 well filled pods, and very fine table quality. 

 Marketgardeners have found it the most profit- 

 able sort; 4 feet. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

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



Afton, Iowa, Feb. 21. 1894. 

 I have used your seeds more than twenty- 

 years, and have always been well pleased witb 

 quantity and quality. Mrs. W. B. Garrison. 



