WM. C. BECKERT 



ALLEGHENY, TA. 



Extra- Early Garden Peas 



row of N~ott's Excelsior Peas, showing style ot growth ai 

 well-filled pods. 



PEAS 



(©rbfen) 



All smooth-seeded Peas may 

 be planted as early in the spring 



as the soil can be prepared for them. They are very hardy, and will endure a low temperature, both before and 

 after sprouting. Sow for the first crop as early as is practicable, and for succession at intervals of about two 

 weeks until June. Late sowings, however, do not yield so well as early ones. Sow in drills about 2 to 3 

 inches deep, and from 2 to 4 feet apart, according to variety, taller sorts requiring more room than dwarf 

 s. Dwarf Peas require a very rich soil, while tall ones thrive best in rather thin ground, which does 

 not stimulate too luxuriant growth in the vines, to the detriment of the pods. The latter are frequently 

 sown in double rows, with the brush, or support of some kind, between them. Wrinkled Peas are not 

 so hardy as the smooth sorts, and should not be sown quite as early, but are superior to them in 

 quality, more delicate in flavor, and remain longer in season. One quart of seed will plant about 

 100 feet of drill. 



For Peas to be 



by mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cts. per pint, 15 cts. per quart, to prices given. 

 Wrinkled varieties are marked with a star. 



w 



irly Telephone Pea. 



ALASKA. 48 days; 2% feet. About 75 percent of the pods can be gathered at the 

 first picking. Pods small, but well filled with plump, excellent, dark green peas. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



SURPRISE. 49 days. Resembles Alaska in vine, shape, and size of pods. Produc- 

 tive and of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.25, 



SUNOL 50 days. An improved strain of First and Best. Pods larger; more pro- 

 ductive and uniform in maturity. Pkt. 10 cts.,pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



FIRST AND BEST. 50 days ; 2% feet. Uniform in growth and ripening; vines 

 yield from 3 to 7 pods, containing from 5 to 8 peas each; of good flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR.* 55 days ; 1 foot. The finest dwarf Pea in cultivation. 

 Pods closely packed with large peas of fine flavor ; vigorous and prolific. Very popular. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1. 



EXTRA-EARLY TELEPHONE.* 56 days ; 2% feet. Combines earliness with the 

 size and quality of the best of the later sorts. The pods are of the same size and quality 

 as the Telephone, and are ready to pick one week after the earliest; very vigorous, pale 

 green foliage. Pods are produced singly, and although there are not so many to the vine 

 as in other early sorts, the size more than makes up for it. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 40 cts., 4 qts. $1.50. 



PREMIUM GEM.* 59 days; 15 inches. Early and superior wrinkled Pea, with vines 

 well branched ; pods abundant ; peas tender, sweet and good. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1. 



DUKE OF YORK.* 67 days; Z X A feet. Pods very large, very dark green, well filled 

 with large dark green peas of excellent flavor. A heavy yielder, and one of the most de- 

 sirable medium early sorts offered. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.25. 



HORSFORD'S MARKET-GARDEN.* 70 days ; 2 feet. Very productive; vines 

 require no support; best quality. Considered one of the most valuable varieties. Pkt, 

 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



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