WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA.— Choice Vegetable Seeds 



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NOTT'S EXCELSIOR PEAS. 



PEAS 



(Srofen) 



Good Seed Peas are very 

 scarce, crop being the short- 

 est in years. 



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 sprout- 

 ing. Sow for the first crop 

 as early as is 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, 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 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 



Y ALASKA. 48 days; 2% feet. About 75 per cent 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., Kpk. 90 cts. 



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

 ductive and uniform in maturing. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



50 days; 2 X A feet. Uniform in growth and ripening; vines yield 

 containing from 5 to 8 peas each; of good flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts.. 

 qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



SURPRISE. 50 days; 2% feet. Vines thickly set with round, well-filled pods, 2% to 

 inches long; peas tender and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Kpk. $1.10. 

 ^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,., Kpk. $1.10. 



l/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., 

 Kpk. $1.50. 



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

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

 30 cts., Kpk. $1.10. 



^- DUKE OF YORK.* G7 days; 3% feet. Pods very large, very dark green, well filled 

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

 able medium early sorts offered. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Kpk. $1.10. 



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

 require no support; best quality. Considered one of the most valuable varieties. Pkt. 10c. 

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



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

 lied, often containing 10 peas of the largest size; tender and delicious. Very productive. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., Kpk. $1.25. 



/TELEGRAPH.* 67 days; 3)4 feet. Resembles Telephone except that the peas are a 

 deeper green and the vines more productive. Pods large and showy. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts.. 

 qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



TELEPHONE.* 



being very sweet i 

 Kpk. 90 cts. 



l/ DUKE OF ALBANY* (American Champion). 74 days ; 3 feet. Pods large and pro- 

 duced in great abundance. Resembles Telephone, but. is more dwarf. Intermediate, ripen- 

 ing its pods all well together. First among the large-podded late sorts. Pkt. 10 cts.. pt. 

 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



^FIRST AND BEST. 



from 3 to 7 pods 



71 days ; 3Vi feet. Pods and peas very large and showy, the latter 

 id rich ; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 



EXTRA -EARLY TELEPHONE PEAS. 



