Bolgiano's Selected Garden Peas 



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PEAS^ — Extra Early Varieties 



Extra Earlv Gradus 



540. Bolgiano's 

 Earliest Springtime. 



Can be planted the 

 same time as Extra 

 Early Alaska. The pods 

 are 4 to 5 inches long. 

 Peas nearly as large as 

 the Gradus. It is truly 

 a leader in earliness, in 

 flavor, in size of pods, 

 i n productiveness o f 

 large pods filled full of 

 large and most delicious 

 peas. Its vigor and 

 regularity in growth. 

 Its qualities make it 

 the superior pea for the 

 market gardener, and 

 the pleasure the home 

 gardener anticipates in 

 supplying his table 

 with the first picking 

 of the most delicious 

 peas is qvdckly realized 

 after planting the 

 "Springtime." Pkt. 10 

 cts.; pt. 3.5 cts.; qt. 65 

 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.85; 

 bu. $10.50, not prepaid. 



536. Extra Early 

 Alaska. The earliest 

 of all smooth green 

 peas, having the best 

 color when shelled and 

 the best quality when 

 cooked. The dark green 

 color of the pods makes 

 it extremely desirable. 



as it can be carried long distances without losing its color, 

 which quality, combined with its earliness and uniformity of 

 ripening, make it one of the best early peas for market gar- 

 deners. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. 

 $2.50; bu. $8.75. 



10540. Pilot Peas. As early as the best selected, small 

 and smooth seeded extra early varieties. The pods and peas 

 are nearly as large as those of the Gradus and are produced 

 three davs earlier. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts., post- 

 paid; pk. $2.85; bu. $10.50. 



535. Extra Early Gradus, or Prosperity Peas. 



It produces pods equal in size to the well-known Telephone. 

 Quality and productiveness equal to that well-known variety. 

 The vines are vigorous, robust growth about 2 ¥2 feet high, 

 thick stems and luxuriant foliage; it bears large, handsolme 

 pods with immense, 'uscious peas, remaining sweet and ten- 

 der a long time after they are fit to pick. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 

 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.80; bu. $10.25. 



533. Extra Early Thomas Laxton. An extra early 

 w^rinkled marrow of excellent quality, and a valuable ad- 

 dition to the very early varieties. It is three feet high 

 and somewhat more vigorous in habit than Prosperity. The 

 pods are medium to large, blunt-ended and filled to the tip 

 with large peas of true, rich "marrow" flavor. Its strong 

 vine and heavy cropping character make it very suitable 

 for an early crop in the private garden. It may be used 

 to great advantage as an immediate successor to Gradus. If 

 sown together, Thomas Laxton will be in full production 

 just as the crop of Gradus is diminishing. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 

 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.80; bu. $10.25. 



10519. First and Best. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 

 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.80; bu. $10.25. 



20534. Ameer. Fine podded Extra Early; prolific. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.70; bu. $9.75. 



Second Early or General Crop 



530. Bolgiano's New Victory Pea. The vines are 



° 1 deep dark green 



in color. Pods 5^,^ to 6 inches long, filled with beautiful deep 

 dark green peas of large size and most delicious flavor. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; pt. 40 cts.; qt, 75 cts, postpaid; pk. $2.80; bu. $10.25. 



531. Telephone, a wrinkled variety of very robust 

 habit and a great bearer. A single vine produces from 8 to 

 10 unusually long, well-filled pods of largest size, containing 

 10 to 11 peas. It is very productive, of fine flavor and an 

 excellent table variety. Height about 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.65; bu. $9.50. 



548. Horsford's Market-Garden. Very prolific. 



10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts., postpaid; pk. 

 $2.75; bu. $10.00. 



10531. Alderman. Tall, vigorou 

 ductive. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 

 postpaid; pk. $2.65; bu. $9.50. 



545. Improved Stratagem. 



medium height, but very stocky, 

 very broad, light green leaves, 

 bearing an abundance of large 

 handsome pods. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt 

 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk 

 $2.65; bu. $9.50. 



10535. Wonder Worker 

 (Bolgiano's Earliest Wrin- 

 kled Pea). Six weeks from 

 planting, tHs wonderful large 

 wrinkled pea can be marketed. 

 In earliness, great size and ex- 

 cellent flavor it is unequalled. 

 The vines grow 2^/2 feet high, 

 and are very hardy, resisting 

 pests and cold weather. It bears 

 an abundance of large, even 

 deep green pods. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts., postpaid*, 

 pk. $2.85; bu. $10.50. 



PEAS-Edible-Podded 

 or Sugar 



528. Melting Sugar. 



Grows to height of 5 feet; bears 

 a profusion of large, broad pods, 

 which are so brittle they snap 

 without any string. Should be 

 used in much the same way as 

 wax bean. Pods, when cooked, 

 are very sweet and tender. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 45 cts.; qt. 75 

 cts., postpaid; gal. $1.65; pk. 

 $3.15. 



Pkt. 



Telephone 



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 how to sow, propagate, transplant, "prune, and graft the 

 different classes of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. 

 Gives lists of varieties suited for different purposes. 

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