WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY. PA. 



must have only ordinary 

 soil, otherwise they grow- 

 too much in staik; tlie latter 

 also require rodding. 

 A^rinkled varieties are al- 

 ways superior in quality, 

 more delicate in flavor, and 

 remain longer in season. 

 The wrinkled appearance, 

 as in sugar corn, indicates 

 a greater amount of sac- 

 charine matter, ihey are. 

 however, not so hardy as 

 the smooth seeded sorts. 

 The * denotes wrinkled 

 varieties. 



je@°" One quart will plant 

 about 125 feet of drill. 



If by mail, add postage at 

 the rate of 15c per qt. 



The earliest 

 vajriet}^ in cultivation, and 

 grows to a height of two 

 feet. Stalks and pods of a 

 light green color. Pods a 

 a trifle smaller than other early peas. Quality excellent, very 

 productive and about seventy-flve per cent, of the pods can 

 be gathered in the first picking. Pkt. 10c, qt. 30c, pk. §1.70. 



^/^irst and Best. Matures in about forty-five days. An 

 even cropper, and can be gathered in two pickings. AVith 

 the exception of the Alaska, it is not surpassed in earliness 

 by any other strain of extra early peas. Pkt. 10c, qt. 25c, 

 pk. $1.60. 



PEAS. (Erbsgjs^d»— Rural New Yorker. Very prolific, and uniform in ripen- 

 "■"^^ ing. Height of vines two feet. This and the Fii'st and Best 

 belongto the same type. Pkt. 10c, qt. 25c, pk. $1.60. 



Owing to their 

 great hardiness, 

 they can be plants 

 ed just as soocf^-Ss- 

 they can be put in 

 the ground in the 

 spring — they will 

 endure a great deal 

 of cold either 

 fore or fTiter 

 sprouting. By sow- 

 ing as early practi- 

 cable, and making 

 continued sowing^i"^^ 

 at intervals of ^ 

 about two weeks, 

 a succession, of 

 good peas can be 

 had almost during 

 the entire summer. 

 Late sowing, Iwnf-' 

 ever does not yield 

 so well as the 

 early, hot and '^-fy , J 

 weather being T 

 against their per- 

 fect developement. 

 Sou in drills *«ia?' 

 to three inches 

 deep and from two 

 to four feet apa 

 according to vari- 



American Wonder. The earliest wrinkled variety in 

 ciiltivation. In productiveness, flavor and quality, it is un- 

 surpassed. It is of dwarf and robust habit, growing from 

 ten to twelve inches high. Peas planted in June mature in 

 thirty-three days. Pkt. 10c, qt. ?0c, pk. $1.70. 



cLean's Advancer. Peas prolific, well filled, long pods, 

 early, tender and of delicious flavor. A much valued English 

 variety Height two and one-half feet. Pkt. 10c, qt. 25c, 

 pk, $1.60. 



^McLean's Little Gem. A dwarf, green and very prolific 

 variety. Early and of superior quality. Height one foot. 

 Pkt^l'Oc. qt. 3bc, pk. $1.70. 



K^cLean's Premium Gem. An improved type of the 

 foregoing, somewhat larger in the pod. Very prolific and 

 fine in quality. A good variety. Pkt. 10c, qt. 30c, pk. $1.70. 



* Abundance. Eemarkably productive; pods long, round- 

 ish and well filled; quality very good; height eighteen inches. 

 Pkt. 10c, qt. 30c, pk. $1.70. 



- Eugene. A white seeded sort, and among the most luci- 

 ous of all peas. A long continued bearer and a very vigorous 

 grower. Height thirty inches. Pkt. 10c, qt. 30c, pk. $1.70. 



r. Btue Peter. A blue seeded dwarf sort; early, productive 

 and of good quality. A variety of note and value. Pkt. 10c, 

 qt. 30c."pk. $1.70. 



■Laxton's Alpha. An old favorite, and an early wrinkled 

 variety: of fine quality and very productive; pods well filled. 

 Height three feet. Very good. Pkt. 10c, qt. 25c, pk. $1.60. 



nd very productive; 

 lorig continued bearer: pods long, peas large; height 

 eighteen inches, Pkt. 10c, qt. 30c, pk. $1.70. 



d *Stratagem. A splendid English variety, bearingfrom six 

 fo seven immense pods of ten peas each; quality very fine; 

 height two feet. Pkt. 10c, qt. 35c, pk. $2. 



ety — narrow for 



the dwarf ^^i^=\^^Everbearmg. Stalks branching a 



wide for the tall ^ .«„Hn,Ta,l l.onror- T.n^. I^r,^ 



growing sorts. 

 Dwarf sorts re- 

 quire exceedingly 

 rich soil, while the 

 very tall kinds 



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