GARDEIf 3IAXUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



PARSNIP. 



Panais (Fr.), Pastinake (Ger.), Chirivia (Sp.), Pastikaco (Ital.) 

 CULTURE.— Should be sown in deep, mellow soil, deeply spaded, as the roots are lon^, 

 in drills twelve to eighteen inches apart; when the plants are three inches high, thin out to 

 three inches apart in rows. Sow from September to November for winter, and January to 

 March for spring and summer crops. 



The Hollow Crown or Sugar, is the kind 

 generally cultivated, it possesses all the 



good qualities for which other varieties are 

 recommended. 



PEAS. 



Pois (Fr.), Erbse (Ger.), Guisante (Sp.), Pisello (Ital.) 



EARLIEST. 

 Gradus or Prosperity, 3 feet. 

 Prince of Wales, 2^ feet. 

 Daisy or Dwarf Telephone, 2^ feet. 

 Early Alaska, 2\ feet. 

 Extra Early or First and Best, 2^ feet. 

 Early WasJiinyton, Early May or frame, 3 feet ^ 

 Early Tom Thumh, 1 foot. 

 Laxtons A Ipha, 3 feet. 

 American Wonder, l\feet. 

 Blue Beauty, 2 feet. 

 Nott^s Excelsior, 1 foot. 



StecMers Sealed First and Best Peas, 2^ feet. 

 Eclipse, 2^ feet. 

 Melting Sugar, 2\feet. 

 Thomas Laxton, 3 feet. 



SECOND CROP. 



Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod, 1\ feet. 

 Champion of England, 5 feet. 

 McLean'' s Advancer, 3 feet. 

 McLean s Little Gem, l\feet. 

 Laxton s Prolific Long Pod, 3 feet. 

 Eugenie, 3 feet. 

 Carter^ s Stratagem, 2\ feet. 

 Carter s Telephone, 6 feet. 

 Paragon, 3 feet. 



GENERAL CROP. 



Dvmrf Blue Imperial, 3 feet. 

 Royal Dwarf Marrow, 3 feet. 

 Black-Eyed Marrowfat, 4- feet. 

 Large White Marrovfat, 4 feet. 

 Dioarf Sugar, 2^ feet. 

 Tall Sugar, 6 feet. 



CULTURE. — Peas are a fine vegetable, and therefore are very generally cultivated. It 

 is best t ) plant in ground manured the previous season, else they will make more vines than 

 peas. As a general thing the dwarf kinds require richer ground than the tall growing varieties. 

 Marrowfat Peas, planted in rich ground will not bear well, but they produce finely in sandy 

 light soil. The Extra Early, Tom Thumb and Laxton's Alpha will not produce a large crop 

 without being in rich ground. Peas have to be planted in drills two inches deep and from 

 two to three feet apart, according to the height they may grow. Tom Thumb can be planted 

 one foot apart, whereas the White ^larrowfat or Champion of England require three feet. 

 The Extra Early, Alpha and Tom Thumb can be planted during August and September for 

 fall. During November and December we plant the IMarrowfat; January and February, or 

 as late as March, all kinds can be planted; but for the latter month only the earliest varieties 

 should be used, as the late varieties will get mildewed before they bring a crop. Peas will 

 bear much better if some brush or rods are stuck in the drills to support them, except the 

 very dwarf kinds. 



Gradus or Prosperity. This is the earliest, 

 large podded wrinkled pea in cultivation. 

 The vine has heavy stems with dark green 

 leaves, and grows three feet in height. It 

 produces uniformly large pods, measuring 

 four to four and a half inches long, nearly 

 i-ound and well filled with large, handsome 

 peas. The peas remain edible, tender and 

 sweet for some time. 



Prince of Wales. Hardy, vigorous and 

 upright in habit. Pods producing abundantly 

 in pairs near top of vine. Flavor of first 

 quality, which is true of nearly all white 

 wrinkled peas. Height 2| feet. Seed white, 

 wrinkled and flattened. 



Daisy or Dwarf Telephone. Habit dwarf, 

 stocky, healthy and vigorous. Very uniform 



in height and little or no tendency to sport. 

 Exceedingly productive. Plants frequently 

 bearing from five to seven pods. The height 

 under favorable or ordinary culture averages 

 from 15 to 16 inches. 



Early Alaska. This is an extra early Pea, 

 blue in color, the earliest by a few days of 

 any other kind; very pure and prolific, the 

 best flavored pea among the Extra Early 

 smooth podded kinds. Recommend it highly. 



Extra Early or First .and Best. This was 

 the earliest Pea cultivated until the introduc- 

 tion of the Alaska; very popular with the 

 small market gardeners here, who have rich 

 grounds. It is very productive and well flavor- 

 ed. The stock we sell is as good as any, no 

 matter whose name is put before Extra Early. 



Hanging Baskets Planted and not Planted with Growing Plants. 



