Early a.nci La^te Pea.s. 



WM. C- BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY. PA. 



LL smooth-seeded sorts of Peas may be planted as early 

 iti spring as the soil can be prepared for them, for they 

 are very hardy and will endnre quite a low temperature 

 both before and after sprouting. By sowing for the first 

 crop as early as is practicable, and for succession at in- 

 tervals of about two weeks until the first of June, a 

 good supply of this delicious vegetable may be en- 

 joyed through the greater part of the summer. Late 

 sowings, however, do not yield so well as early ones, 

 because the hot and dry weather is unfavorable to 

 the development of the plants. The seed should be 

 sown in drills about three inches deep and from 2 to 4 feet apart, accord- 

 ing to the variety, taller sorts requiring more room than dwarf ones. Dwa 



F'hs/ and Best. 



rf 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 suTjport 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 125 feet of drill. 



4£^For Peas to tie sent by mail, add postasd at the rate of 15 cents per quart, to prices s^iven. 

 / Wrinkled varieties are marked with a star 



ALASKA. The earliest varietv in cultivation, and 

 tive : " - . 



variety ni cultivation, ana very produc 

 about 75 per cent, of the pods can be gathered at the 

 picking. \'ines two feet high : pods a trifle smaller than in 

 other early sorts, but well filled with plump, e.xcellent, dark 

 green Peas. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. Si. 60. 

 FIBST AITD SEST. Next to Alaska in earliness, yielding 

 crop 



auc->*i*AMERICAN' WONDER. The earliest of the wrinkled peas, 

 fii'Sfi and unsurpassed in flavor, quality and productiveness. Seed 



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about 45 davs after the sowing ; all the pods can" T)e 

 gathered at two pickings. \'ines 

 .W/r> feet high; pods broad and 



straight, peas of medium size, 

 eet and delicious. Pkt. 10 cts., 



McLEAN'S FBEmnm GEM 



A very early and superior dwarf 

 wrinkled pea, with vines well 

 branched and from 12 tcwrj 

 inches high; pods very abundant 

 and larger than in Little Gem, 

 peas verv tender, sweet and 

 good. Pkt. 10 cts., pt 

 qt. 30 cts., pk. Si.75- 



McLeans little gem 



\'iites dwarf, about a foot high, 

 and very prolific, maturin; 

 crop of good peas quite early. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 ■pk. Si.75- 



HOBSFOBS'S MABKET- 

 GABDEN. A cross between 

 Alpha and American Wonder, 

 and a medium early variety 

 The vines are very stock 

 branching, and require no sup- 

 port ; the peas are of the very 

 best quality. Sow the seed, 

 thinly. Pkt'.- 10 cts., pt. 15 LI!!* 

 qt. 30 cts., pk. Si. 75. 



planted in June will give good peas in 30 days. Vines dwarf 

 and strong, from 10 to 12 inches high ; pods long and well filled. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. iS cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2. 



icLEAN'S ADVANCEB. A second-early English variety, ex- 

 tensively grown and much valued for home use, canning and 

 market.' The vines are very fruitful and about 2H feet high ; 

 pods long, broad, fine in appearance, and well filled with plump, 

 tender peas of exceedingly good flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 30 cts'., pk. Si. 75 



3 cts., qt^ 25 ct^5.^ pk^Siift'-rp»ABUNDANCE. \-ines iS inches high, and remarkably produc- 

 tive ; pods long, round, well-filled with good peas. Sow thinly. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts.. qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 

 BLUE FETEB. A variety of note and value. The vines are pro- 

 ductive and very dwarf, requiring no brush ; pods long and 

 handsome ; peas large, dark green, turning blue when ripe; very 

 sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 

 "■•^^^iJif+^HEBOINE. A new and valuable second-early sort, with vines 

 5 -ti=-, 2^ feet high, bearing a profusion of long, large, pointed pods, 



which contain 8 or 9 large peas of the very best quality. Pkt. 

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

 .^i]£4-3SHBOFSHIBE HEBO. New ; of English origin ; medium 

 early and a very heavy crop]ier. \'ines 2'j feet high; pods 

 / long', closelv packed with large sweet peas, which remain tender 

 • / for a long while. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. 

 ■^DUKE OF ALBANY. A very rapid-growing variety, maturing 

 its pods for use a little later than McLean's Advancer. \'ines 

 5 feet high : pods immense, and somewhat similar to Tele- 

 phone's ; peas large and fine. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. 

 LAXTON'S ALPHA. A favorite among the older early sorts, 

 and still valuable on account of its productiveness and very 

 sweet peas. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. Si. 75. 

 ^BLUE BEAUTY. Extra-early ; pods of medium size ; tender 

 ' and sugary ; peas blue when 'dr\- ; vines 234 feet high. Pkt. 10 

 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt., 25 cts., pk., Si. 60. 



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