STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 



LONG ISLAND MAMMOTH 



(Natural Size) 



No. 



Mammoth Podded Sugar 



Days to Maturity, 70. An edible pod variety which 

 has been under cultivation for a great many years. The 

 pods are picked when half grown and prepared for the 

 table very much the same as snap beans. The pods will 

 attain a length of about four and one-half inches and a width of 

 about one inch. However, they will be comparatively thin from 

 side to side. The dry seed is purple-brown and the blossom is blue- 

 purple. This variety we believe to be the same as Mammoth 

 Melting Sugar. It is very prolific and will attain a height of from 

 four to five feet. 



We would strongly advocate the more general planting of edible 

 podded peas. A trial will very often give them a permanent place 

 in the garden. Sow the same as other sorts. Brushing is desirable. 

 Pkt. 10c, y 2 pt. 20c, pt. 40c, qt. 75c, Yi pk. $2.75, postpaid. 



No. 780 — Long Island Mammoth 

 or Telegraph 



Days to Maturity, 75. Originated in 1868 by Mr. Wm. Culverwell, 

 an Englishman who claimed a cross between Veitch's Perfection and 

 Laxton's Prolific. The name Long Island Mammoth is of American 

 origin. The plant will grow to a height of from four to five feet, 

 with heavy light-green foliage. The pods, about the same color as 

 the foliage, will average from three to three and one-half inches in 

 length, assuming a ribbed appearance as they approach maturity, 

 tapering gradually to the apex. There will be five to eight peas to 

 the pod, somewhat compressed when fully grown. The dried seeds 

 are a pale, dull green, shading to creamy white, slightly indented. 

 This variety is very prolific, rather late, and maturing its crop 

 gradually, so that there may be several pickings. It is a pea which 

 will come on the market 4 or 5 days after most other varieties have 

 gone, and its drought-resistant qualities recommend it for late growing 

 purposes. When grown for the home garden, brushing is desirable. 

 Pkt. 10c, Yi pt. 20c, pt. 40c, qt. 75c, Yi pk. $2.75, postpaid. 



MAMMOTH PODDED 

 SUGAR 



(Natural Size) 



TELEPHONE (Natural Size) 



No. 776— Telephone 



Days to Maturity, 70. An English variety introduced by Carter 

 during the decade following 1870, and introduced into this country 

 about 1880. The plant attains a height of about four feet, and its 

 heavy foliage protects the newly forming pods against intense heat. 

 Although in the original type the pod was a light green, by intro- 

 ducing Alderman blood it is now a rich dark green. The pods will 

 grow from a length of three and one-half to four inches and a width 

 of three-fourths of an inch. There will be from five to ten peas in 

 the pod. The dried seeds vary in color from pale green to almost 

 white. The are shriveled and indented. Telephone is prolific, 

 medium to late in season, and matures its crop promptly. When 

 grown for home garden, brushing is desirable. Pkt. 10c, Yz Pt. 

 20c, pt. 40c, qt. 75c, Yz pk. $2.75, postpaid. 



No. 778— Champion of England 



Days to Maturity, 75. One of the oldest English varieties, but 

 exact place and date of origin are uncertain. Records seem to show 

 that it was introduced into America about 1850. The plant will 

 attain a height of four feet. The foliage is pale green. The pods 

 are the same color as the foliage, attaining a length of three inches 

 and a width of five-eighths of an inch. They will very often be 

 borne in pairs, and are very blunt at the apex, when fully developed. 

 They will average from 5 to 8 peas to the pod. The dried seeds are 

 olive green, shading to creamy white, much shriveled. Champion of 

 England is very prolific, although rather late, maturing its crop grad- 

 ually. When grown for home garden purposes, brushing is desirable. 

 Pkt. 10c, Yi Pt. 20c, pt. 40c, qt. 75c, Y. pk. $2.75, postpaid. 



Note — Credit should be given Messrs. N. B. Kenney & Son for many of these pea photographs, 

 type and close to scale as noted. 



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