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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



Plain I^eaved. This is the kind raised 

 for the New Orleans market. 



Mirket Gardeners' Curled. A. splen- 

 ^did variety for shipping. The leaves are 



handsomely curled, dark green in color, 

 and of a very fine flavor. A decided im- 

 provement on the regular curled variety. 

 We recommend same eery highly. 



PARSNIP. 



Should be sown in deep, mellow soil, deeply spaded, as the roots are long, 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. 



v.The Hollow Crown or Sugar, is the kind generally cultivated, it possesses all 

 the good qualities for which other varieties are recommended. 



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PEAS. 



Pois (Fr ), Erbse (Ger.), Guisante (3p.) 



r 



ft. 



\Champton of England. 5 feet. 

 McLean's Advancer, 3 feet. 

 McLean's Little Gem, 1% feet. 

 Laxton's Prolific Long Pod, 3 feet. 

 Eugenie. 3 feet. 

 Carter's Stratagem, 2yzfeet. 

 Carters Telephone, 5 feet. 

 Paragon. 3 feet. 



GENERAL CROP. 



Dwarf Blue Impe* ial, 3 feet. 

 Royal Dwarf Marrow, 3 feet. 

 Black Eved Marrowfat, 4 feet. 

 Large White Marrowfat, 4 feet. 

 Dwarf Sugar, 2%. feet. 

 Tall Sugar, 6 feet. 



are very generally cultivated. It is best to 

 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 nut produce a large crop with- 

 out 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 Marrowfat 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 Manowfat; January and February, or 

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

 eties should be used, as the late vaiieties 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. 



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. 



EARLIEST. 



Gradus or Prosperity, 3 feet. 

 v Prince of Wales, i?}£ feet. 

 I Daisy, 2 x / 2 feet. 



Early Alaska, 2}^ feet. 



Extra Early or First and Best 2y 2 feet. 

 \ Early Washington, Early May or frame 3 ft. 



Ea rly Tom Thumb, 1 foot . 

 . Laxton's Alpha, 3 feet. 

 \ American Wonder, iy z feet. 

 \ Blue Beauty, 2 feet. 



NotVs Excelsior, 1 foot. 

 ! Sleekier s Sealed First and Best Peas 



Eclipse, 2% feet. 



Melting Sugar, *% feet. 



SECOND CROP. 

 Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod, i%feet. 



Peas are a fine vegetable, and therefore 

 plant in ground manured the previous season 



Extra Early or First and Best. This 

 "was the earliest Pea cultivated until the in- 

 troduction of the Alaska; very popular with 

 the small market gardeners here, who have 

 rich grounds. 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." 



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. An early 

 branching, 

 the earth 

 productive 



^ Blue Beauty. An extra early variety 

 of compact growth; productive and of fine 

 flavor. G ">od market variety. 



Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod 

 warf variety; very stout and 

 requires no slicks but simply 

 drawn around the roots. It is 

 and of excellent quality. 

 \ Champion of England. A green 

 wrinkled variety of very fine flivor; not 

 prolitable fcr the market, but recommended 

 lor family use. 



McLean's Advancer. This is another 

 green wrinkled variety, about two weeks 

 earlier than the foregoing kind. 



As a Winter I/awn the English Rye is unexcelled. 



