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J. STECKLEa SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



PARSNIP. 



Panais (Fr ), Pastinake (Ger.), Chirivia (Sp.), Pastinaco (Ital.) 

 CULTURE— Should be sown in deep, mellow soil, deeply spaded, as the roots are long, 

 in drills twelve to eighteen inches apart; when the plants are three inches high, thin out to 

 three inches apart in rows. Sow from September to November for winter, and January to 

 March for spring and summer crops. 



The Hollow Crown or Sugar, is the I good qualities for which other varieties are 

 kind generally cultivated, it possesses all the | recommended. 



PEAS. 



Pois (Fr.), Erbse (Ger.), Guisante (Sp.), Pisello (Ital ) 



EARLIEST. 



New Prize Winner, l\feet. 



Gradus or Prosperity, 3 feet. 



Prince of Wales, 2%, feet. 



Daisy or Dwarf Telephone, 2}% feet. 



Early Alaska, 2}4 feet. 



Extra Early or First and Best, 2)4. feet. 



Early Washington, Early May or Frame, 3 feet 



Early Tom Thumb, 1 foot. 



Laxton' s Alpha, 3 fee*. 



American Wonder, l\feet. 



Blue Beauty, 2 feet. 



Nott's Excelsior, 1 foot. 



Stecklers Sealed First and Best Peas, 2\ feet. 



Eclipse, 2\feet. 



Melting Sugar, 2\ feet. 



Thomas Laxton, 3 feet. 



SECOND CROP. 



Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod, 1\ feet. 

 Champion of England, 5 feet. 

 McLean's Advancer, 3 feet. 

 McLean s Little Gem, 1\ feet. 

 Laxton 's Prolific Long Pod, 3 feet. 

 Eugenie, 3 feet. 

 Carter's Stratagem, 2\ feet. 

 Carter s Telephone, 5 feet. 

 Paragon, 3 feet. 



GENERAL CROP. 



Dwarf Blue Imperial, 3 feet 

 Royal Dwarf Marrow, 3 feet. 

 Black-Eyed Marrovifat, 4 feet. 

 Large White Marrowfat, 4 feet. 

 Dwarf Sugar, 2\ feet. 

 Tall Sugar, 6 feet. 

 Morning Star, 3 feet. 



CULTURE — Plant in ground manured the previous season, else they will make more 

 vines than peas. Marrowfat Peas, planted in rich ground will not bear well, but they produce 

 finely in sandy light soil. The Extra Early Tom Thumb and Laxton's Alpha will not produce 

 a large crop without being in rich ground. Peas have to be planted in drills two inches deep 

 and from two to three feet apart. Tom Thumb can be planted one foot apart, whereas the 

 White Marrowfat or Champion of England require three feet. The Extra Early, Alpha and 

 Tom Thumb can be planted during August and September for fall. During November and 

 December we plant the Marrowfat; January and February, or as late as March, all kinds can 

 be planted, but for the latter month only the earliest varieties should be used- as the late 

 varieties will get mildewed before they bring a crop. Peas will bear much better if some 

 brush or rods are stuck in drills to support them, except the very dwarf kinds. 



Gradus or Prosperity. This is the earliest, 

 large podded wrinkled pea in cultivation. 

 The vine has heavy stems with dark green 

 leaves, and grows three feet in height. It 

 produces uniformly large pods, measuring 

 four to four and a half inches long, nearly 

 round and well filled with large, handsome 

 peas. 



Prince of Wales. Hardy, vigorous and 

 upright in habit. Flavor of first quality, 

 which is true of nearly all white wrinkled 

 peas. Height 2j feet. Seed white, wrinkled 

 and flattened. 



Daisy or Dwarf Telephone. Habit dwarf, 

 stocky, healthy and vigorous. Exceedingly 

 productive. Plants frequently bearing from 

 five to seven pods. The height under favor- 

 able or ordinary culture averages from IS to 

 16 inches. 



Early Alaska. This is an extra early pea, 

 blue in color, the earliest by a few days of any 



other kipd; very pure and prolific, the best 

 flavored pea among the Exra Early smooth 

 podded kinds. Recommend it highly. 



Extra Early or First and Best. Very pop- 

 ular with the small market gardeners here, 

 who have rich grounds. It is very productive 

 and well flavored. The stock we sell is as 

 good as any, no matter whose name is put 

 before Extra Early. 



The New Prize Winner. The best all- 

 round and earliest Sweet Wrinkled Pea in the 

 world. An ideal pea for the market gardeners. 

 Decidedly superior to any other sort for the 

 home garden. 



Morning Star. Where earliness, produc- 

 tiveness, large-sized pods and sweetness of 

 flavor are desired, this is the variety to grow, 

 they stand at the head of the list for the 

 above fine qualities. In a favorable season 

 they are ready for market in forty two 

 days. 



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