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PRIZE WINNER.— One of the earliest 

 sweet wrinkled Peas. An ideal pea for the 

 market gardener. Decidedly superior to 

 any other sort for the home garden. 



MORNING STAR. — Where earliness, pro- 

 ductiveness, large sized pods and sweetness 

 of flavor are desired, this is the variety to 

 grow; they stand at the head of the list 

 for the above fine qualities. In a favorable 

 season they are ready for market in forty- 

 two days. 



Extra Early or First and Best. 



EXTRA EABL7 OR FIRST AND BEST. 



Very popular with market gardeners. It 

 is very productive and well flavored. The 

 stock we sell is as good as any, no matter 

 whose name is put before Extra Early. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOB. — This pea resem- 

 bles in habit American Wonder, being more 

 uniform and productive and earlier. Seeds 

 are green, wrinkled and square at the end 

 like American Wonder. 



EUGENIE. — A white wrinkled variety of 

 fine flavor; it is of the same season as the 

 Advancer. Cannot be too highly recom- 

 mended for family use. 



DAISY OR DWARF TELEPHONE. — Half 



dwarf, st6cky, healthy and vigorous. Ex- 

 ceedingly productive. 



DWARF BLUE IMPERIAL. — A very 

 good bearer if planted early; pods are large 

 and well filled. 



ROYAL DWARF MARROWFAT. — Simi- 

 lar to the large Marrowfat, but of dwarf 

 habit. 



BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT. — This 

 kind is planted more for the market than 

 any other. It is very productive, and when 

 young, quite tender. Grows about 4 feet 

 high. 



LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT. — Simi- 

 lar to the above variety, except that it 

 grows about two feet taller and is less 

 productive. 



GRADUS OR PROSPERITY. — This is the 

 earliest large podded wrinkled pea in culti- 

 vation. The vine has heavy stems with 

 dark green leaves, and grows 3 feet in 

 height. It produces uniformly large pods, 

 measuring 4 to iy 2 inches long, nearly 

 round and well filled with large handsome 

 peas. 



PRINCE OF WALES. — Hardy, vigorous 

 and upright in habit. Flavor of first quali- 

 ty, which is true of nearly all white 

 wrinkled peas. Height 2V Z feet. Seed 

 white, wrinkled and flattened. 



EARLY WASHINGTON, EARLY MAY 

 OR FRAME, which are all the same thing, 

 is about ten days later than the Extra 

 Early. It is very productive, and keeps 

 longer in bearing than the foregoing kind. 

 Pods a little smaller. Very popular about 

 New Orleans. 



STECXLER'S SEALED FIRST AND 

 BEST. — A selection made from the Extra 

 Early or First and Best; an improved vari- 

 ety and selected strain; used largely by 

 market gardeners of New Orleans, and 

 recommended highly for home garden. 



ECLIPSE. — Very early and of excellent 

 quality. 



LAXTON'S PROLIFIC LONG POD.— A 



green, narrow pea of good quality. Pods 

 long and well filled. It is second early, and 

 can oe recommended for the use of market 

 gardeners, being very prolific. 



THOS. LAXTON. — Pods large, long and 

 deep green in color; seed wrinkled, sweet 

 and of fine flavor. 



MCLEAN'S ADVANCER.— This is anoth- 

 er green wrinkled variety, about two weeks 

 earlier than the foregoing kind. 



BLUE BEiuTY. — An extra early vari- 

 ety of compact growth; productive and of 

 fine flavor. Good market variety. 



MCLEAN'S LITTLE GEM. — A dwarf 

 wrinkled variety. It is early, very prolific, 

 and of excellent flavor. Requires no sticks. 



FIELD OR COW PEAS. 



For Price List See Red Fag-es in Back of Book. 



CULTURE. — There are a great many varieties of Cow Peas, different in color and 

 growth. They are planted mostly for fertilizing purposes and are sown broadcast; when 

 in a good stand and of sufficient height they are plowed under. The Clay Pea is the 



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