GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. _— 53 
| GEREADUS OBR PROSPERITY.—tThis is 
the earliest large podded wrinkled pea in 
cultivation. The vine has heavy stems 
with dark green leaves, and grows 3 feet 
in height. It produces uniformly large 
pods, measuring 4 to 4% inches long, near- 
ly round and well filled with large hand- 
some 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 2% § feet. Seed 
white, wrinkled and flattened. 
EARLY WASHINGTON, EARLY MAY 
| OB 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. 
STECKLER’S FIBST AND BEST.—A 
| selection made from the Extra Early or 
First and Best; an improved variety and 
selected strain;.used largely by market 
gardeners of New Orleans, and recom- 
mended highly for home garden. 
LAZTON’S PROLIFIC LONG POD.—A 
| green, narrow pea of good quality. Pods 
long and well filled. It is second early, and 
can be 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 an- 
other green wrinkled variety, about two 
weeks earlier than the foregoing kind. 
| BLUE BEAUTY. 
An extra early varie- 
ty 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. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR.—This pea resem- 
Carter’s Strategem. bles in habit American Wonder, being more 
q : uniform and productive and earlier. Seeds 
CARTER’S STRATEGEM.—This is a = are green, wrinkled and square at the end 
wrinkled variety from England. It is very | like American Wonder. 
distinct in vine and foliage; growing thick 
and large, does not need any support. It 
is the largest podded variety ever brought | All of our Peas are Hand Picked 
out; pods 4 to 5% inches long, which can- 
not be surpassed in flavor, and is very pro- and Thoroughly Tested. 
ductive. 
FIELD OR COW PEAS. 
For Price List See Bed Pages in Back of Book. 
CULTURBRE.—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 
most popular. There are several varieties called crowders, which do not grow as tall as 
the others, but produce a great many pods, which are used green the same as snap 
beans, and, if dried, like dried beans, make a very good dish. The crowders are of an 
oblong shape, almost pointed at one end; they are on an average larger than the other 
Field Peas. Lady Peas are small and white; they are generally planted between corn so 
that they can run upon it. Dry, they are considered the very best variety for cooking. 
The Clay and Unknown Peas produce the most vines. 2% bushels to the acre. 
TENNESSEE CLAY CROWDER on the lowlands of Louisiana to Minnesota 
PORTY DAY.—The earliest and _ surest and Colorado, where it made a fine crop of 
cropper of the Cow Pea family. For sev- seed eight thousand feet above sea-level. 
eral seasons this variety has made good The vines are strong growers. Pods large 
crops of seed in Louisiana where others and well filled with peas of very large size. 
have failed. We have had it grown from The peas grow so thickly in the pod that 
All of Our Cabbage Seed is High Bred and Fully Tested. 
