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Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of Vegetable Seeds, Pittsburg, Pa. 



PEAS 



All smooth-seeded Peas may be planted as early in the spring 

 as the soil can be prepared for them, being very hardy. Sow for 

 the first crop as early as practicable, and for succession at inter- 

 vals 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 ones. Dwarf Peas require a very 

 rich soil, while tall ones thrive best in rather thin ground. The 

 latter are frequently sown in double rows, with the brush, or sup- 

 port, of some kind, between them. Wrinkled Peas are not so 

 hardy as the smooth sorts, and should not be sown quite so 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 sent 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. 

 ALASKA. 48 days; 2V 2 feet. Pods small, but well filled with 

 plump, excellent dark green peas. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 10 

 cts., iipk. $1.10. 



SUNOL. 50 days. An improved strain of the First and Best. 

 Pods larger; more productive and uniform in maturing. Pkt. 10 

 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., %pk. 90 cts. 



SURPRISE. 50 days; 2% feet. Vines thickly set with 

 round, well-filled pods 2% to 3 inches long; peas tender and 

 sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., J^pk. $1.30. 



NOTT'S 

 EXCELSI- 

 OR.* Fifty - 

 five days; 1 

 foot. The fin- 

 est dwarf Pea 

 in cultivation. 

 Pods closely 

 packed with 

 large peas of 

 fine flavor ; 

 vigorous and 

 prolific. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 15 cts 



NOTT S EXCELSIOR PEAS 



EXTRA-EARLY TELEPHONE PEAS 



qt. 30 cts., %pk. $1.10. 



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. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 40 cts., Kpk. $1.50. 



THOS. LAXTON. 60 days. Pods large, long and deep green in color; seed wrinkled, 

 sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., %pk. $1.50. 



PREMIUM GEM.* 59 days; 15 inches. Early and superior wrinkled Pea; pods 

 abundant; peas tender, sweet and good. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., %pk. $1.10. 



WITHAM WONDER. A very reliable early dwarf wrinkled Pea, growing about 1 

 foot in height, producing its long curved pods very abundantly, which are filled to the point 

 with from 8 to 10 large peas of very fine quality. Pkt. 10c, pt. 18c, qt. 35c, Kpk. $1.30. 



EARLY PRIZE. Dwarfer than the preceding. A little earlier, more prolific and 

 of even better quality. Said to be a heavier yielder than any other variety in cultivation. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. 



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

 quality. Considered one of the most valuable varieties. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 25c, 

 %pk. 90 cts. 



DWARF TELEPHONE, or DAISY.* 70 days; VA feet. Pods large, handsome, 

 well filled, often containing 10 peas of the largest size; tender and delicious. Very pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., %pk. $1.30. 



TELEGRAPH. 67 days; 3i4 feet. Resembles Telephone, except that the peas are 

 deeper green and the vines more productive. Pods large and showy. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 15 cts.. qt. 30 cts., %pk. $1.10. 



TELEPHONE.* 71 days; 3% feet. Pods and peas very large and showy, the latter 

 being very sweet and rich; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30c, 3^pk. $1.10. 



DUKE OF ALBANY.* 74 days; 3 feet. Pods large and produced in great abun- 

 dance. Resembles Telephone, but is more dwarf. First among the large podded late 

 sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., %pk. $1.10. 



ADMIRAL DEWEY. 80 days; Z X A feet. A heavy cropper and of the finest quality. 

 Pods of the largest size. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., %pk. $1.30. 



PRIDE OF THE MARKET. 80 days; 2% to 3 feet. Handsome large, dark green 

 pods, well filled with large peas of the finest quality. Pkt. 10c, pt. 18c, qt. 35c, %pk.$1.30. 



