EXTRA-EARLY PEAS. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



A row of NOTTS EXCELSIOR PEAS, showing style of 

 growth and well-filled pods. 



Peas. 



LL smooth - seeded 

 Peas may be planted 



— - » as early'in spring as the soil can be prepared for them. They are very hardv, and will endure 

 fll N a low tem P erature > botn before and after sprouting. By sowing for the first crop as early as is 



m ;, practicable, and for succession at intervals of about two weeks until the first of June, a good 



> 1 I , v '.-» ?l f T .".I W supply of this delicious vegetable may be enjoyed through the greater part of the summer, 

 'ili 1 • .« Vr I "a®l 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 

 3 inches deep and from 2 to 4 feet apart, according to the 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 

 ki*o' between them. Wrinkled Peas are not so hardy as the smooth sorts, and should not be sown 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. 



: or Peas to 

 d Varieties 



EXTRA-EARLY PEAS, MEDIUM AND DWARF SORTS. 



\J ALASKA. Earliest in cultivation ; about 75 per cent of the pods can be gathered at the first picking. Vines 

 2 feet high ; pods small, but well-filled with plump, excellent, dark green Peas. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 

 pk. $1.25. 



* v EXTRA-EARLY SUNOL. For earliness and productiveness, at the head of all this class. Very uniform 

 in growth and ripening. Vines vigorous, sometimes throwing out laterals yielding from 3 to 7 pods of good size 

 and shape; containing from 5 to 8 Peas each, of extra-good flavor. Height 2K feet ; in maturity similar to the pre- 

 ceding. , Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. §1.50. 



vFIBST AND BEST. Similar to preceding. Early, prolific and uniform in ripening. Pkt. 5 cts., pt., 10 cts., 

 qt. 2q cts., pk. $1.25. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR.* The finest dwarf Pea in cultivation ; robust and vigorous in growth ; throws out 

 laterals from the base of the stock, producing in profusion long, handsome pods closely packed with large Peas of 

 fine flavor ; more vigorous and prolific, with larger pods and more Peas, than either American Wonder or Premium 

 Gem ; sure to be very popular when generally known ; seed green and wrinkled ; height 12 inches. Pkt. 5 cts., 

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

 ^^e-^WILilAM HURST.* Resembles American Wonder, but more handy and vigorous, bearing in profusion 

 ■C.Jong, curved, handsome pods, well filled with Peas of fine flavor ; height, 12 in. Pkt. 5c, pt. 13c, qt, 25c, pk.$i.5o. 

 ^AMERICAN WONDER.* One of the earliest of wrinkled Peas ; flavor and quality excellent ; vines dwarf 

 and strong, 10 to 12 inches high ; pods long and well filled ; a favorite. Pkt. 5c, pt. 13c, qt. 25c, pk. $1.50. 

 sa — -McLEAN'S PREMIUM GEM.* Very early and superior dwarf wrinkled Pea, with vines well branched and 

 from 12 to 15 inches high : pods very abundant. Peas tender, sweet and good. Pkt. 5c, pt. 13c, qt. 25c, pk. $1.50. 



\/ DUKE OP YORK. A splendid new wrinkled variety, and one of the best introduced in many years. It is 

 enormously productive and of the finest flavor and quality. About two weeks earlier than American Champion ; 

 pods very large and full ; height 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., pk. $3. 



THE STANLEY.* Very fine, medium early ; well filled large pods. A heavy cropper, with dwarf, stocky 

 vines. Matures quite early and uniformly ; sweet and delicious ; i z A feet. Pkt. 5c, pt. 13c, qt. 25c, pk. $1.50. 

 Sharpe's Queen Pea. HORSFORD'S MARKET-GARDEN. Twenty inches. Very productive, and a medium early variety- 

 (See opposite page.) The vines require no support ; the Peas are of the very best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 13 cts. r qt. 25 cts., pkt. $1.50. 



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