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Early Washington, Early May or Frame, 



which are nearly all the same thing, is about 

 ten days later than the Extra Early. It is 

 very productive, and keeps longer in bearing 

 than the foregoing kind. Pods a little smaller. 

 Very popular about New Orleans. 



Earjy Tom Thumb. Very dwarfish and 

 quite productive. Can be cultivated in rows 

 a foot apart; requires no branches or sticks. 



Laxton's Alpha. This is the earliest 

 wrinkled pea in cultivation; of delicious 

 flavor and prolific. This variety deserves to be 

 recommended to all who like a first-class pea. 



American Wonder. A wrinkled pea of 

 dwarf growth; is prolific, early, of fine qual- 

 itj^, and comes in after the Extra Early. 



Blue Beauty. An extra early variety of 

 compact growth ; productive and of fine flavor. 

 Good market variety. 



Nott's Excelsior. This pea resembles 

 in habit American Wonder, being more uni- 

 form and productive and earlier. Seeds are 

 green, wrinkled and square at the end like 

 American Wonder. 



Steckler's Sealed First and Best. 

 A selection made from the Extra Early or 

 First and Best; an improved variety and 

 selected strain; used largely by market gar- 

 deners of New Orleans, and recommended 

 highly for home garden. 



Eclipse. The earliestof the wi-inkled peas. 



Melting Sugar. This variety is used either 

 shelled or cooked in the pod, like string 

 beans, and when young is very tender and 

 sweet. It is but little known in our country, 

 while abroad it is considered a great relish. 



Thomas Laxton. New Extra Early Large 

 Podded Peas — Superior in earliness, hardiness 

 and large size of pod, to the now famous 

 Gradus or Prosperity Pea, which is one of 

 its parents, the finest early pea yet produced. 



Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod. An early 

 dwarf variety; very stout and branching, 

 requires no sticks. It is productive and of 

 excellent quality. 



Champion of England, 

 variety of very fine flavor 

 family use. 



McLean's Advancer. This 

 green wrinkled variety, about 

 earlier than the foregoing kind. 



A green wrinkled 

 recommended for 



is another 

 tv/o weeks 



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Carter's Sa-atagem. 



McLean's Little Gem. A dwarf M'^rinkled 

 variety. It is early, very prolific and of 

 excellent flavor. Requires no sticks, 



Laxton's Prolific Long Pod, A green, 

 narrow pea of good quality. Pods long and 

 well filled. It is second early, and can be 

 recommended for the use of market gardeners, 

 being very prolific. 



Carter's Telephone. 



Garden implements of ail kinds, See List in this Book. 



