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SUPEEIOE GAEDEIir PEAS. 



New varieties — principally from England — cf great merit. 



CAHTER'S FIRST CROP.— Described as tlie very earliest and best 

 pea in cultivation. The plants are thickly and uniformly covered 

 with well-lilled pods, and one of its chief merits is that the ground 

 can be cleared, and planted with another crop nearly a fortnight 

 before other early peas are ready. Price, per qt., 80 cts. 



CARACTACUS. — Originated with the late Mr. Waite, who also intro- 

 duced the popular variety known as the Early Daniel O'Rourke. 

 This variety is said to be much earlier, and more productive. 

 Per bush., $14 ; per qt., 60 cts. 



McLEAN'S LITTLE GEM.— A truly valuable dwarf variety; fully 

 tested in this country last year; is a dwarf, prolific, green 

 wrinkled marrow ; habit similar to the early Tom Thumb. 

 This valuable variety has all the sugary flavor of the late wrinkled 

 peas coupled Avith a first early pea Per qt., $1.25. 



LAXTON'S PROLIFIC EARLY LONG-POD. (See page 28.) 



Messrs. Carter & Co., of London, thus describe this pea: "Some 

 pods (in a green state) were exhibited by us at Mark Lane, avera- 

 ging eleven and twelve peas in a pod. For a second early pea, 

 and a pea for early sowing in autumn, there is no pea of a similar 

 class in cultivation to equal it. " . . . In sealed pint packets, each $1.00. 



McLEAN'S ADVANCER.— A dwarf, blue, wrinkled marrow, of fine 

 flavor, height 2 feet Per qt., 80 cts. 



McLEAN'S EPICUREAN.— A second early wrinkled marrow of deli- 

 cious flavor; fine large peas in well-filled pods, and plenty of 

 them; height two feet Per qt., 80 cts. 



TRENT'S EVERGREEN.— A tall, wrinkled variety; proliSc, and of 

 excellent-flavor; highly recommended. ..Per ^ pt. packets, 50 cts. 



DREW'S NEW DWARF.— This fine pea is remarkable for its dwarf 

 and branching growth, forming a bush one foot high and one 

 foot broad; consequently, only about one plant to each foot of 

 row is required; it is a-wrinkled variety; medium in earUness, 

 and extremely productive Per qt., $1.00. 



DIXON'S YORKSHIRE HERO.— A new wrinkled variety; 2| feet 

 high Per qt., 60 cts. 



PRINCE OF Y/ALES. — The most prolific, white, wrinkled pea in 

 cultivation, producing pods from near the roots to the top; height 

 4 feet Per qt., 80 cts. 



BECK'S GEM.— Second early dwarf " 50 " 



CHAMPION .OF SCOTLAND " 60 " 



