CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 45 
GREEN PEAS ARE WINNERS 
PEAS. 
CULTURE.—Peas are a fine vegetable, and therefore are very generally cultivated. 
It is best to plant in ground manured the previous season, else they will make more 
vines than peas. 
tall growing varieties. 
they produce well in sandy light soil. 
As a general thing the dwarf kinds require richer ground than the 
Marrowfat Peas, planted in rich ground, will not bear well, but 
The Extra Early, Tom Thumb and Alaska 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, according to the height they may grow. 
Premium Gem can be planted one foot apart, whereas the White Marrowfat or Champion 
of England require three feet. 
during August and September for Fall. 
The Extra Early and Early Washington can be planted 
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. 
or rods are stuck in the drills to support them, except the very dwarf kinds. 
Peas will bear mugh better if some brush 
Sow 1 
quart to 50-foot drill, 1% to 2 bushels per acre. 
Extra Early. 
EXTRA EARLY FIRST OR BEST, 
SMOOTH.—(Pedigreed.)—-A selection made 
from the Extra Early or First and Best; 
an improved variety and selected strain; 
used largely by market gardeners of New 
Orleans and recommended highly for the 
home garden; 2% feet high. Packet, 10c.; 
14 lb., 20c; lb., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid; 
15 lb. peck, $3.75; 60 lb. bu., $13.75, not pre- 
paid. 
MORNING STAR  (Smooth).—Where 
earliness, productiveness, 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 mar- 
ket in forty-two days; grows 3 feet high. 
Packet, 10c.; % 1b., 20c.; lb., 35c.; 5 Ihbs., 
$1.50, postpaid; 15 1b. peck, $3.75; 60 lb. bu., 
$13.75, not prepaid. 
EARLY ALASKA. (Smooth).—This is an 
extra early pea, blue in color, the earliest 
by a few days of any other kind; very 
sweet and prolific; grows 2% feet. Recom- 
mend it highly. Packet, 10c.; 1% lb., 20c.; 
lb., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, 
$3.75; 60 lbh. bu., $13.00, not prepaid. 
BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT (Smooth). 
—This kind is planted more for the 
market than any other. It is very produc- 
tive and when young, quite tender. Grows 
about 4 feet high. Packet, 10c.; 14 lb., 20c.; 
1b., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, 
$3.50; 60 lb. bu., $12.00, not prepaid. 
Early Washington. 
EARLY WASHINGTON (Smooth).—tThis 
hardy early maturing pea produces a heavy 
crop of pods on vines growing 2 to 2% feet 
high, which do not require any sticking, 
so prolific are the pods that they can be 
readily picked, filling the basket very 
quickly. The large size pods produce ex- 
cellent peas which are sweet in flavor. 
This early maturing pea is a favorite with 
market gardeners, aS well as in the home 
garden, producing a crop in 42 days under 
favorable weather conditions. Packet, 10c.; 
4 lb., 20c.; 1b., 35c.3 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid; 
15 lb. peck, $3.75; 60 lb. bu., $13.75, not 
prepaid. 
SAXONTIA (Smooth).—Is thoroughly 
fixed and free from sporting tendencies, of 
healthy, vigorous growth and very hardy. 
The pods are 3% to 4 inches long and borne 
in pairs. Market gardeners who tried this 
pea speak very highly of it; 2 feet high. 
Packet, 10c.; % Ilb., 25c.; 1b., 45c.; 5 Ilbs., 
$2.00, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $4.00; 60 Ib. 
bu., $15.00, not prepaid. 
MELTING SUGAR.—This variety is used 
either shelled or cooked in the pod, like 
string beans and when young is very ten- 
der and sweet; 2% feet high. Packet, 10c.; 
l% lb., 30c.; 1b., 50c.; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid, 
