935 B STREET, X. \V.. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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Prices of all kinds of Peas in Quantity subject to advance without notice. Add 15c. per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 



One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. One and one-half bushels to the acre. 



ulture —Peas mature earliest in a light, rich soil. For general crop a rich deep loam, or inclining today is the best. When 



garden sow in double rows 6 to S inches apart; the rows : to 4 feet apart, and tall ones requiring brush. Commence sow- 



\:ra earlv varieties as earlv as the ground can be be worked in February or March; continue for a succession every two 



::'. June*, then discontinuing until the middle of August, when a good crop may be secured by sowing the extra early and 



bey should be kept clean and earthed up twice during the growth. The wrinkled varieties are not as 



hardv as the small round softs, and if planted early should have a dry soil, or they are liable to rot in the ground;they are. how e\ el . 



the sweetest and best flavored varieties. The dwa'rf varieties are the best suited for small gardens or for forcing ; planted in rows 



one foot a] ; h. 



Bolgiano's Extra 



1". .1 1 -I J T r i D in pli 



Peas. 



rm and produc- 



= success of our 



ex:'a Ear j Triumph 



.j been surpris- 



og It -is ■ 



irly pea. 

 5 have 

 rest va- 

 . -. d our large 

 ive never been 

 equal to the demand for 

 them. Every progres- 

 sive grower should have 

 3 :nt. 10 cents; 

 i gallon, 

 E 5 cents; 

 J2.S0. 

 Rural New Yorker. 

 Seed white, slightly 

 dented, of vigorous hab- 

 jds of fine shade: 

 -s from 6 to 9 peas 

 - quality : prolific, 

 extra eariy, uniform in 

 -.pening; 

 ::. Pint, 

 lit, '. 5 

 cents: peck. 65 cents: 

 :2.50. 



First .ukI Best 

 One of the early varie- 

 ties, about 2 feet high. 



I 

 - 



. 5 cents : 



-12.50. 



_ Premium Gem.— 



-early as 



early as the American 



Wonder, and the vine is 



iarger. grow- 



- a h eighth of 



from 12 to 15 inches. 



i:\ii 



and bearing an immense crop of pods, which are larg- 

 er and invariably well filled with peas of best quality. 

 The dry peas are green, large, wrinkled. often flattened. 

 Pint. 15 cents: quart, 25 cents: gallon, 70 cents;peck, 

 S1.25: bushel. $5.00. 



Extra Early Gradna Peas.— The very best 



okled pea ever introduced; it produces 



pods equal in size to the well-known Telephone, quality 



and productiveness equal to that well-known variety. 



The vines are of vigorous, robust growtn, about iy z 



• items and luxurant foliage: it bears 



i-.dsome pods, with immense luscious peas, 



remaining sweet and tender for a long time after they 



ara St to p ck You cannot afford to be without this 



-ominent shipper of this city stated that he 



could not supply the demand to the northern cities. 



Pint, 15 cents; quart, 30 cents; gallon, $1.00; peck, 



$2.00; bushel, $8.00. 



A 111 er ic a 11 Won- 

 der.— This variety 

 stands unrivaled in point 

 of productiveness, flavor 

 and quality, and is, with- 

 out exception, the ear- 

 nest wrinkled pea in 

 cultivation. It is of 

 dwarf and robust habit, 

 growing from 10 to 15 

 inches high, and pro- 

 duces a profusion of 

 good-sized and well- 

 filled pods of the finest 

 flavor. Dry peas, medi- 

 um size, wrinkled, and 

 flattened, pale green. 

 Requires liberal fertiliz- 

 ing. Pint, 15 cents; 

 quart, 25 cdnts ; gallon, 

 65 cents; peck, $1.25; 

 bushel, $5.00. 



Nott's Excelsior 

 Pea. — The very best 

 short vine, Wrinkled Ex- 

 tra Early Pea. Vines 

 are more vigorous and 

 taller than the American 

 Wonder, and the pods are 

 one-third larger, con- 

 taining often 6 to 8 large 

 peas, closely compacted 

 together, and for sweet- 

 ness and quality it has 

 has no superior. Pint, 

 15 cents; quart, 25 ceuts; 

 gallon 75 cents ; peck, 

 $1.25; bushel, $5.00. 



Extra Earl; Alas- 

 ka. — The earliest of all 

 smooth green peas, hav- 

 ing the best color when 

 shelled and the best 

 quality when cooked. 

 The dark green color 

 of the pods makes it extremely desirable, as it can be 

 carried long distances without losing color, which qual- 

 ity, combined with its earliness and uniformity of ripen- 

 ing, make it one of the best extra early peas for 

 truckers and market gardeners. Pint, 10 cents; quart, 

 15 cents; gallon, 50 cents; peck, 75 cents; bushel, 

 $3.00. 



Extra Early Morning Star Pea.— Has been 

 ready for picking in 42 days from date of planting, 

 which makes it the earliest pea in cultivation. It 

 withstands severest changes of weather, pods are per- 

 fect and filled, and the entire crop may be gathered for 

 the earliest shipments, Many of our largest customers 

 use this pea, and ft gives them satisfaction. Pint, 10 

 cents; quart, 15 cents; gallon, 40 cents; peck, 65 

 cents; bushel, $2.50, 



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