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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



PEAS. 



Ger. Erbsen. Fr. Pois. 

 One quart will soic loo 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. Gener- 

 ally the earliest sown succeed the best. Sow 

 the dwarf varieties in rows two feet apart; 

 those varieties that attain the height of two ot 

 three feet in rows three feet apart, and the 

 rows of the tallest sort, four feet apart. The 

 dwarf varieties should be liberally manured; 

 the tall sorts will run too much to vine if too 

 freely manured. Bush the tall kinds when sis 

 inches high. The height of the Pea depends 

 much on the moisture and richness of tbe 

 ground. Peas should be covered from four to 

 six inches deep. In dry weather the Peas 

 should be soaked five or six hours before plant- 

 ing, 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 



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

 ern Grown, and will not fail to please the most 

 critical. 



Jf wanted by express or freight, deduct for postage 

 8 ct8. per pt. . 15 cts. per qt. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 

 Those marked with a (*) are wrinkled varie- 

 ties. 



*GRADIIS. See Nocellies. 



*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 nu- 

 merous and well filled. Its uniformity in ripen- 

 ing makes it the most profitable Pea for the 

 market gardener. In our trial plot of tlie 

 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: 

 2y> feet. Per pkt 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 

 cts., pk. $1.00, bu. ^^m. 



ALASKA EXTRA EARLY. The earliest blue 

 Pea, very uniform in growth. The dark 

 green color of the pods makes it extremely 

 desirable, as It can be carried long distances 

 without losing 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 cts., pt. 

 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.00, bu. .$4.00. 



•AMERICAN WONDER. This dwarf variety 

 sljuuls uiiriviiled in point of productiveness 

 and (luality, and is tlie earliest wrinkled pea 

 in clutivat ion ; produces a i)rofusion of good- 

 sized and w(>il filled pods of the finest flavor: 

 12 Indus. IV-r nkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 ct.s., qt.*'35 

 cts.. i)k. .$1.2r), l)u. $").()(). 



*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; l.^t inghes. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 pt. 20 cts., qt. .35 cts.. pk. $1.2.'), bu. .$4.50, 



"EXTRA EARLY PREMIUM OEM. A vuluable 

 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 stem. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 pt. 20 cts.. qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



HORSrORD'S MARKET GARDEN PEA. 



SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 



*HORSEFORD'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 with peas of a delicious sweet flavor; 

 very stocky, require no brushing; 2 ft. Per 

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

 bu. $5.00. 



*BLISS ABUNDANCE. A productive variety. 

 Pods over 3 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 up 

 six or more branches crowded with pods. Sow 

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

 pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



NEW HEROINE PEA. 



This variety is a medium early, green 

 wrmkled pea, and grows uniformly two to twa 

 and a half feet high, coming in bet^^een 

 Advancer and Champion of England, and bears 

 a profusion of large, long, pointed pods, CON- 

 TAINING FROM 9 to 12 LARGE PEAS OF 

 FINEST QUALITY. This pea is destined to 

 eclipse the Telephone and Pride of the Mar- 

 ket for either private use or market purposes, 

 and being nearly as early as Advancer, will 

 also be more desirable than that well known 

 variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts 



pk. .'Pl.25. bu. $5.00. 



SHROPSHIRE HERO PEA. 



A prime New Pea pronounced by all market 

 gardeners who have tested it the most valu- 

 able aquisitioti in peas made in recent years. It 

 is a second early larqe wrinkled pea. a robust 

 grower like Stratagem, two or three feet in 

 height, producing large pods in abundance. The 

 pod^ are larger and better filled than such fine 

 sorts as TELEPHONE. STRATAGEM and 

 others of Its class, averages seven, and often 

 contains eight and ten large peas of exquisite 

 flavor. Per pkt. ^ cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts.. 

 pU. .•51.2.-), bu .fS.OO. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS, WHITE AND GREEN. 



Largely grown for field culture. Used exten- 

 sively for feeding stock and cookinsr. Se« 



