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the seed planted two inches deep; when a few inches high, draw earth to them, and 
repeat it again when more advanced. 
When the tendrils appear, provide them with 
suitable stakes or branches, which should be of fan form, and placed in the ground in a 
slanting direction; on the other side of the row, reverse the position of the stakes, which 
affords the vines more protection and security. 
soak the seeds twenty-four hours in water. 
planting, 
If the weather is dry at the time of 
Peas for a general crop should 
always be planted much deeper than for the early one; they will not only produce larger 
crops, but will remain in bearing condition longer; the roots penetrating to a greater 
depth of soil, will always make a stronger growth, and are not so liable to be injured by 
dry weather. One quart to 160 feet of drill; 1% bushels to the acre. 
CARTER’S TELEPHONE.—A_ wrinkled 
English late variety; grows from about 
4% to 5 feet high. The pods are very long, 
containing from 8 to 12 fine flavored peas. 
It is productive. 
LAXTON’S ALPHA.—Each year adds 
still more desirable features to this desir- 
able early wrinkled variety; it produces 
fine, large-sized pods, very productive and 
of exquisite flavor, resembling the old 
Champion of England. 
BISHOP’S DWARF LONG POD.—An 
early dwarf variety; very stout and 
branching, requires no sticks. It is pro- 
ductive and of excellent quality. 
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND.—A fate, 
large vined and large podded sort. The 
peas are sweet, tender and delicately fla- 
vored and are borne until late in the 
season. 
EARLY TOM THUMB.—Very dwarfish 
and quite productive. Can be cultivated in 
Bow 8 a foot apart; requires no branches or 
sticks. 
AMERICAN WONDER.—A wrinkled pea 
of dwarf growth; is prolific, early, of fine 
quality, and comes in after the Extra 
Early. 
MELTING SUGAR.— This variety is 
used either shelled or cooked in the pod, 
like string beans, and when young is very 
tender and sweet. 
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 sweet- 
ness of flavor are desired, this is the varie- 
ty 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. 
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. 
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EARLY ALASEKA.—This extra 
is 
early pea, blue in color, the earliest by a 
few days of any other kind; very pure and 
an 
the best flavored pea among the 
Recom- 
prolific; 
Extra Harly smooth podded kinds. 
mend it highly. 
DWARF SUGAR.—A variety of which 
the whole pod can be used after the string 
is drawn off from the back of the pod. 
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TALL SUGAR.—Has the same quality 
as the foregoing kind. only grows taller, 
and the pods are somewhat larger. 
CLAUDIT.—They are the same color and 
average about one and a half times as 
large as Alaska, the pods being in about 
the same proportion. The vines usually 
grow 2% feet high, bearing seven to nine 
peas to the pod, and retaining their fresh- 
ness a long time after picking. For early 
market planting it cannot be surpassed 
anywhere. 
ECLIPSE.—A very early wrinkled pea, 
of excellent quality, for the home garden 
and for shipping. 
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, stocky, healthy and vigorous. 
Exceedingly productive. 
DWARF BLUE IMPERIAL.—A _ very 
good bearer if planted early; pods are large 
and well filled: 
ROYAL DWARF MARRBROWFAT.—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. 
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