WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



I row of NOTT'S EXCELSIOR PEAS, showing style of growth and 

 E ; > , '" ""' wel1 filled Pods. 



PEAS. 



(©rbfen.) 



sarly Telephone Pea. 



All smooth-seeded Peas may 

 be planted as earl}- 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 ones. Dwarf Peas require 

 a very rich soil, while tall ones thrive best in rather thin ground, which does not stimulate too luxu- 

 riant 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 ^«nt by mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cts. per pint, IS cts. per quart, to prices 

 / given. Wrinkled varieties are marked with a star. 



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

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

 10 oXj/., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 75 cts. 



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

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

 10 ctaf, qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 75 cts. 



t'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. Sure to be very 

 popular. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt 25 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts. 



/EXTRA-EARLY TELEPHONE* (Pea No. 2). 56 days; 3 feet. This new Pea we 

 sent in trial packets as Pea No. 2. The numerous very favorable reports that we have- 

 received from it only substantiate what our own trials have shown: that it combines earli- 

 ness 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 less than one week after the very 

 earliest; very vigorous, pale green foliage. Pods are produced singly, and although there 

 are not so manv to the vine as in other early sorts, the size more than makes up for it. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt". 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



AMERICAN WONDER.' 57 days; 1 foot. Flavor and quality excellent ; pods long 

 ;11 filled. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts. 



ILLIAM HURST.* 57 days; 1 foot. Hardy and vigorous, bearing in profusion 

 curved, handsome pods, well filled with peas of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., 

 qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts. 



, McLEAN'S ADVANCER.* 58 days; 2 feet. Valued for home use, canning and 



market. Pods long, broad and well filled with plump, tender peas. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 

 cts., at. 20 cts., 4 qts. 75 cts. 



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. 13 

 cts., af. 25 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts. 



1/ PRIDE OF THE MARKET.* 61 days; 2 feet. Wonderfully productive, with large, 

 Hands 



pods, and peas of good quality. Pkt. 10c, pt. 15c, qt. 



qts. $1. 



