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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



PEAS 



One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 



The Pea is extremely hardy; will endure 

 cold, frosty weather without harm, and may 

 therefore be sown very early in the spring. 

 Generally the earliest sown succeed the best. 

 Sow the dwarf varieties in rows two feet 

 apart; those varieties that attain the height 

 of two or three feet in rows three feet apart. 

 The dwarf varieties should be liberally ma- 

 nured; the tall sorts will run too much to 

 vine if too freely manured. Bush the tall 

 kinds when 6 inches high. The height of the 

 Pea depends much on the moisture and rich- 

 ness of the ground. Peas should be covered 

 from four to six inches deep. In dry weather 

 the Pea should be soaked five or six hours 

 before planting and if the ground is very dry, 

 pour water in the drills before sowing the 

 seed. The wrinkled varieties rot more easi.y 

 than the smooth sorts, and therefore should 

 not be sown so early when the ground is 

 liable to again freeze up, though hardier 

 sorts may with safety. All wrinkled Peas 

 are superior in flavor to the smooth sorts, 

 and they remain much longer in season. 



Our Seed Peas are of the very best, all 

 Northern Grown, and will not fail to please 

 the most critical. 



Extra Early Varieties 



Those marked with a (*) are wrinkled va- 

 rieties. 



MAUD S., The Earliest Pea in the World; 



this strong claim is made for the Maud S. 

 besides its extreme earliness, it is a vigor- 

 ous grower, wonderfully productive, pods 

 numerous and well filled. Its uniformity 

 in ripening makes it the most profitable 

 Pea for the market gardener. Per pkt. 5 

 ets., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid, 

 by express or freight, y 2 pk. 85 cts., pk. 

 $1.50, bu. $6.00. 



THE &RADUS. This New Extra Early 

 Green Wrinkled Pea will soon become one 

 of our most popular varieties. We may 

 now have large tender peas, sweet and 

 delicious, in early June. The Gradus will 

 yield an abundant supply of the most ten- 

 der wrinkled peas much earlier than any 

 other wrinkled variety, and in our trial 

 grounds they proved to be only three days 

 later than the small extra earlies. It is 

 also the earliest large-podded pea in cul- 

 tivation. The vine has heavy stems, with 

 large dark green leaves, and grows from 

 iy 2 to 3 feet in height. It produces uni- 

 .formly large pods, measuring from 4 to 5 

 inches long, well filled with peas of enor- 

 mous size for such an early variety. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., V 2 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., post- 

 paid, bv express or freight, y 2 pk. $1.15, 

 pk. $2.25. 



*McLEANS LITTLE GEM. A dwarf, pro- 

 lific, green wrinkled marrow; it has all the 

 sugarj^ flavor of late wrinkled peas, besides 

 being very early; it is especially recom- 

 mended to private growers; 15 inches. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., post- 

 paid, by express or freight, y 2 pk. 90 cts., 

 pk. $1.75, bu. $6.50. 



* AMERICAN WONDER. This dwarf variety 

 stands unrivaled in point of productive- 

 ness and quality, and is the earliest 

 wrinkled pea in cultivation; produces a pro- 

 fusion of good sized and well filled pods of 

 the finest flavor; 12 inches. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid, by 

 express or freight, y 2 pk. 90 cts., pk. $1.75, 

 bu. $7.00. 



ALASKA EXTRA EARLY. The earliest blue 

 Pea. The dark green color of the pods 

 makes it extremely desirable, as it can be 

 carried long distances without losing color, 

 combined with its earliness and uniformity 

 of ripening, makes it a most desirable ex- 

 tra early pea for market gardeners; 2 feet. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., 

 postpaid, bv express or freight, y 2 pk. 90 

 cts., pk. $1.60, bu. $6.00. 



Second Early Varieties 



*HORSPORD'S MARKET GARDEN. A 



grand wrinkled variety, coming in between 

 Little Gem and Advancer. It is a prolific 

 bearer and has yielded more per acre than 

 any other variety. The pods, although 

 medium size, are numerous, and are packed 

 with peas "of a delicious sweet flavor; very 

 stock3% require no brushing; 2 feet. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., post- 

 paid, bv express or freight, y 2 pk. 90 cts., 

 pk. $1.75, bu. $6.50. 



*BL,ISS ABUNDANCE. A productive variety. 

 Pods over 3 inches long, and well filled, 

 containing 6 to 8 large wrinkled peas of 

 excellent quality. Its most striking feature 

 is its branching habit, many plants throw- 

 ing up six or more branches crowded with 

 pods. Sow seed very thinlv, 18 inches. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., 

 postpaid, by express or freight, y 2 pk. 90 

 cts., pk. $1.75, bu. $6.50. 



I will send to you again for garden seeds. I 

 have been sending to you for garden seeds for 

 twenty-five yeans and have been well pleased at all 

 times. Wishing you good luck, I remain, Rebecca 

 Downing, Platte Co., Mo. 



I have bought seeds of your firm for four years 

 and have never got a packet of seeds that did not 

 grow, or was not true to name. — Mrs. Chas. J. 

 Wray, Adams Co., Iowa. 



Gradus Pea 



