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they grow into each other; hence the name 
Crowder. This is one of our best varieties 
for table use; in fact, is used by many in 
preference to all others. Can be planted 
late in season as a catch crop after other 
crops are harvested. 
WHITE SUGAR CROWDER OBR FORTY 
DAY.—These are largely used in the South- 
ern States for early Peas. They grow up- 
right, bushy, and under ordinary conditions 
do not need support; very prolific and grow 
larger than ordinary Cow or Field Peas; 
very compact in pods; 
from being so close in pods. 
CLAY.—This is one of the best peas | 
for our Southern country, being a vigor- 
ous grower and an abundant bearer, 
very moist, giving proper nourishment to 
the soil. Begins to bear about two months 
after being planted. 
WHIPPOORWILL.—Dark grey in color; 
robust growth, but of dwarfish habit; con- 
sidered by some equal to other varieties of 
peas; this, however, is a matter of taste. 
CANADA FIELD.—A _ strong, vigorous 
pea often planted for green manure to 
plow under in the Spring. Makes an excel- 
lent Winter growth when sown in the 
Fall; very useful for fodder. Sow 100 to 
150 pounds per acre broadcast. 
WONDERFUL.—Similar to the Unknown 
in every respect, including habit of growth, 
color, ete. It is considered by those accus- 
tomed to all varieties to be somewhat su- 
perior to the Unknown. 
UNKNOWN.— This pea is a _ cross 
between Clay and Crowder Peas, making it 
a very desirable variety for both fertilizing 
purposes and eating, in color almost same 
as that of Clay and a little larger in size 
than the Clay Peas. 
RED RIPPER.—This pea is pink in color 
and very small in size, but is a vigorous 
grower and good bearer; is considered a 
good plantation variety and is usually 
planted in corn and cane. 
STECELER’S IMPROVED .WILD 
LOUISIANA.—This Cow Pea is a _ na- 
tive of Louisiana, seed is very small, about 
one-half the size of the Clay, consequently 
will go twice the distance of the others in 
planting. It will grow well on high or low 
land, and is claimed by people of the 
northern part of this State to be without 
an equal. 
LADY.—These are small, round and pure 
white, and are generally planted between 
corn. A delicate vegetable. 
NEW ERA.—This Pea is fully two 
weeks earlier than the popular Whippoor- 
will variety, a very great advantage to the 
farmer. In size it is one-third smaller than 
the Whippoorwill—another great advan- 
tage. It is a so-called bunch pea, similar 
to the Whippoorwill in growth. In sections 
of Illinois and Missouri, the New Era Pea 
is planted after the wheat crop has been 
cut, and matures early enough in the fall 
to harvest in time to sow Winter Wheat 
on the same field. This cannot be said of 
any other variety of Cow Pea. They pro- 
duce more seed than Whippoorwill, and 
where known are used exclusively. 
BLACK-EYED FIELD.—A very prolific 
early sort, vines erect. Very popular in 
the South, when peas are used both in a 
dry and green state for the table. 
MIXED.—A mixture of the above va- 
rieties. oe 
peas are flattened 24g Fey 
Soja Bean, or German Coffee Berry. 
FERTILIZING BEANS. 
For Price List See Red Pages in Back of 
Book. 
IMPROVED VELVET BEAN.—The Im- 
proved Velvet Bean, or, more. properly, 
“Pea,” (as it belongs to the Cow Pea 
family), is a climbing plant growing to 
forty and fifty feet, and branches literally © 
covered with foliage. It is a nitrogenous 
plant, enriching the ground so much that 
orange growers in Florida plant the Velvet 
Bean in their groves for fertilizer as well 
as forage. Plant in rows four feet apart 
and one foot in the rows, two or _ three 
beans in a place, as soon as danger of frost 
is past; cultivate once or twice to give the 
vines a start of weeds and grass. They 
grow very rapidly, and in two months the 
under leaves begin to drop, and by fall the 
mulch of leaves is often six to eight inches 
deep. One peck will plant an acre, four 
feet apart in four-foot rows. 
SOJA BEAN, OR GERMAN COFFEE 
BERRY.—One of the most valuable forage 
plants for pasturing or feeding green. The 
vines are bushy and of vigorous, erect 
habit. Fed in the green state, they afford 
most nutritious forage. Sow broadcast at 
the rate of one-half bushel to the acre, or 
plant in drills 3% feet apart, and 1% feet 
between the plants, dropping two or three 
beans in a hill. One gallon will sow one 
acre, if drilled. 
The New Orleans Market Musk Melon Cannot be Surpassed by Any Other. 
