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10 lbs. 



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$0.20 



$0.16 



$0.14 



SEED GROWERS 39 



FIRST EARLY AND EARLY VARIETIES 



Code Word 



Laxtonian panada 



62 days. Similar to Hundredfold in type and usefulness. Vines 



16 — 19 in. tall; medium dark green. Pods borne singly; medium 



dark green; 4 — 4J4 in. long, ^ in. wide, plump; tapered at tip. 



Seeds large, wrinkled; green and cream. 

 Little Marvel panting .19 .16 .14 



62 — 64 days. Unsurpassed in quality and productiveness; par- 

 ticularly valuable for the home garden. Vines 18 — 20 in. tall; 



dark green; very thrifty, very prolific. Pods dark green; 3 in. 



long, Yi in. wide; very plump; straight; blunt ended. Seeds 



medium sized, squarish, distinctly wrinkled, green; interior 



green. 

 Nott's Excelsior pellet .19 .16 .13 



59 days. Very important early dwarf variety for the home 



garden; the same as American Wonder. Vines 12 — 14 in. high; 



dark green; very productive. Pods medium green; 3 in. long, 



Yi in. wide; plump, straight; blunt ended. Seeds medium small, 



squarish, wrinkled, green; interior green. 

 Premium Gem pencern .19 .16 .13 



62 days. Valuable home garden variety. Vines 18 in. tall, medium 



green. Pods medium green; 2^ in, long, Yi in. thick; plump, 



straight; blunt ended. Seeds medium sized; green; wrinkled; 



interior green. 

 THOMAS LAXTON papist .19 .16 .13 



57 days. Unsurpassed for the home garden as an early large 



podded pea of high quality. Vines 3 — 33^ ft. tall, dark green. 



Pods dark green; 3 3^ in. long, ^ in. wide, plump; blunt. Seeds 



large; wrinkled, cream and green; interior yellow. 



SECOND EARLY VARIETIES 



ALDERMAN parch .19 .16 .13 



75 days. Splendid dark podded variety of the Telephone group 



for home, market garden and shipping. Vines A.Y2 — 5 ft. tall, 



dark green. Pods dark green; A.Y2 — ^Yi in. long, Y^ in. wide, 



plump, straight, tapered at tip. Seeds large, wrinkled, pear- > 



shaped, green; interior green. More desirable than Duke of 



Albany and Admiral Beatty. 

 Bliss Everbearing pearl .18 .15 .13 



72 days. Popular for the home garden and similar to Yorkshire 



Hero. Vines 30 in. tall; dark green; thrifty; of long bearing 



period. Pods medium green; borne in pairs; 3 in. long; ^ in. 



wide; plump; straight, blunt. Green peas large, sweet; of marrowy 



texture and flavor. Dry seeds large; green; flattish, coarsely 



wrinkled; interior pale green. 

 Green Admiral pencil .17 .14 .12 



72 days. A very prolific variety grown chiefly for canning. Similar 

 to, but more suitable for canning than the Admiral or Yellow 

 Admiral. Vines 48 in. tall, slender, branched. Pods medium 

 green, 2^ in. long, Yi in. wide, plump, straight, blunt. Green 

 peas medium small; uniform; deep green. Seeds small, finely 

 wrinkled, green with green interior; whereas Admiral has creamy 

 yellow seeds with yellow interior. 



McLean's Advancer or Perfection people .17 .14 .12 



68 days. Particularly valuable for canning because of heavy 



yield, uniform ripening and high quality. Vines 33 in. high; some- 

 what branched; dark green. Pods borne in pairs; medium green, 



33^ in. long, Yi in. wide; plump, straight; blunt ended. Green 



peas medium in size, deep green, very uniform. Seeds medium 



small; green; wrinkled; interior green. Variety similar to Hors- 



ford's Market Garden but 10 days earlier. 

 Telephone perfidy .19 .16 .13 



73 days. One of the best home and market garden sorts; some- 

 times used for canning. Vines ^.—^Yi ft. tall, medium green. 

 Pods borne singly; rich medium green; 43^ in. long, ^ in. wide; 

 plump, straight, tapered at end. Dry seeds large, pear-shaped, 

 wrinkled, green, interior green. 



