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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



PEAS-FIRST EARLY AND EARLY VARIETIES (Cont.) 



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Premium Gem pencern 



62 days. Valuable home garden variety. Vines 18 in. tall, medium 

 green. Pods medium green; 2^ in. long, J^ in. thick; plump, 

 straight; blunt ended. Seeds medium sized; green'; wrinkled. 



Surprise .perise 



56 days. Probably the most desirable early wrinkled variety for 

 canners' use. Vines slender, medium light green, 23^ to 3 feet 

 high. Pods about 3 inches long, plump, square-ended, containing 

 6 to 8 peas of excellent quality. 



THOIMAS LAXTON papist 



57 days. Unsurpassed for the home garden as an early large 

 podded pea of high quaUty. Vines 3 — 3H ft. tall, dark green. 

 Pods dark green; 33^ in. long, ^ in. wide, plump; blunt. Seeds 

 large; wrinkled, cream and green; interior yellow. 



World's Record pacord 



55 days. Similar to Gradus, but a trifle earher and with somewhat 

 shorter vine. Vines medium green, about 3 feet tall, moderately 

 productive. Pods 3M inches long, wide, pointed at end. Seeds 

 large, wrinkled, cream and green. 



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Recording Ciiaracters of Single Plant Selections of Garden Peas 



PEAS— SECOND EARLY VARIETIES 



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ALDERIVIAN parch 



75 days. Splendid dark podded variety of the Telephone group 

 for home, market garden and shipping. Vines 43^ — 5 ft. tall, 

 dark green. Pods dark green; 43^^— 5 H in- long, _^ in. wide, 

 plump, straight, tapered at tip. Seeds large, wrinkled, pear- 

 shaped, green; interior green. More desirable than Duke of 

 Albany and Admiral Beatty. 



Bliss Everbearing pearl 



72 days. Popular for the home garden and similar to Yorkshire 

 Hero. Vines 30 in. tall; dark green; thrifty; of long bearing 

 period. Pods medium green; borne in pairs; 3 in. long; ^ in. 

 wide; plump; straight, blunt. Green peas large, sweet; of mar- 

 rowy texture and flavor. Dry seeds large; green; flattish, coarsely 

 wrinkled; interior pale green. 



Green Admiral pencil 



72 days. A very prolific variety grown chiefly for canning. Similar 

 to, but more suitable for canning than the Admiral or Yellow 

 Admiral. Vines 48 in. tall, slender, branched. Pods medium 

 green, 2^ in. long, J/^ in. wide, plump, straight, blimt. Green 

 peas mecfium sm^; uniform; deep green. Seeds small, finely 

 wrinkled, green with green interior; whereas Admiral has creamy 

 yellow seeds with yellow interior. 



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