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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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PEAS 



For early peas the soil should be light and warm, but for general crop a moderately 

 heavy soil is better. Fresh manure and very rich or wet mucky soil should be 

 avoided, as they cause a rank growth of vine at the cost of the quality of the peas; 

 such soil is often the cause of early sorts maturing unevenly. Sow as early as 

 possible a few of some early variety on warm, quick soil, prepared the fall 

 before. The general crop can be delayed vmtil later, but we have met with better success from sowing all the vari- 

 eties comparatively early, depending for succession upon selecting sorts that follow each other in maturity. The peas 

 will give quicker returns if covered only one inch deep and where earliness is most important they may be treated in that 

 way. Larger pods and more of them will be produced if the seed be planted in trenches three to six inches deep 

 and covered with only one or two inches of soil; when the plants are five or six inches high fill the trench level with 

 the surface; this will secure deep rooting, prevent mildew and prolong the bearing season. If the peas be covered to 

 the full depth at first, or if water be allowed to stand in the trenches they will not germinate or grow well, 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES 



f > r" .. 1 r> i The earliest and 



rerry s rirst and oest most even strain 



of white, extra early peas in existence, maturing 

 so well together that sometimes a single picking 

 will secure the entire crop. Vines vigorous and 

 hardy, two and one-half to three feet high, beai 

 ing three to seven straight pods, each containing 

 five to seven medium sized, smooth peas of fair 

 quality. The seed is small sized, smooth, yellowish 

 white. The stock we offer is much superior to 

 most on the market and has proven to be more 

 even than the similar strains foi-merly sold as 

 Extra Early, Rural New Yorker and Improved 

 Early Daniel O'Rourke. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c, 

 Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00 Bu. $5.50 



Earliest of All, fuf^e- 



f\v AIneL-a lection and 

 or /\iaSKa growing we 



have developed stock of 



this smooth blue pea of un- 



equaled evenness in gx-owth 



of vine and early maturity 



of pods which are filled with 



medium sized, bright green 



peas of good flavor. Seed 



small, smooth and bluish 



green in color. Matures all 



the crop at once and is an 



invaluable variety for mar- 

 ket gardeners and canners. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 35c; Qt. 40c; 



4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $7.50 



Thomas Laxton early 



wrinkled variety of great 



merit. "Vine three to three 



and one-half feet high, sim- 

 ilar to that of Gradus, but 



darker in color, hardier and 



more productive. Pods large, 



long, with square ends, similar to but larger, 



longer, and darker than those of the Champion 



of England and as uniformly well filled. The 



green peas are very large, fine colored and un- 

 surpassed in quality. AVe are certain that the 



earliness and productiveness of this pea needs 



only to be known to make it one of the most 



popular sorts for the market and home garden, 



as in appearance and quality it is one of 



the very best varieties yet produced. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt.35c;Qt. 35c; 4Qts. $1.35; Bu. $7.00 

 f> 1 An extra early, wrinkled pea. The 



^raCtUS vine is similar in appearance to 



Telephone but only three to three and one- 

 half feet high. The immense pods are as 



large as those of the Telephone, uniformly 



well shaped, handsome and more attractive 



than those of the first earlies The peas are 



very large, of splendid quality and beautiful 



color which they retain after cooking This 



variety is practically the same as that sold 



as Prosperity. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 35c; Qt. 40c; 



4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $7.50 



X • \\T 1 The earliest of the dwarf 



A.ineriCan Wonaer wrinkled varieties. Vine 



branching, about nine inches high and covered with 



well filled pods containing five to eight large, exceed- 

 ingly sweet, tender and well flavored peas. Seed medium 



sized, generally flattened, wrinkled and pale green. We 



have taken great pains in growing our stock and know it 



to be much better than that usually offered. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt. 35c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.35; Bu. $6.50 



M M.M.f C 1 • The best early, dwarf pea. It com- 



INOtt S HiXCelSlOr bines the good qualities of the 

 American Wonder and Premium Gem peas. The vines 

 are larger and more productive than American Wonder 

 and earlier than Premium Gem and average about 

 twelve inches high The peas, in sweetness and qual- 

 ity are unsurpassed Seed wrinkled, green and some- 

 what flattened. A most desirable sort for the market gar- 

 dener and unsurpassed for the home garden. Pkt. 10c; 

 Pt. 35c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.35; Bu. $6.50 



C J.J. > 17 1 • ^ splendid, early, wrinkled 



OUttOn S HXCeiSlOr pea maturing nearly as soon as 

 Nott's Excelsior but more vigorous in vine and bearing 

 pods which are decidedly larger and well filled with large 

 peas of the finest quality. {See cut and further descrip- 

 tion in Supplement, page 7) Pkt. 10c; Pt. 35c; Qt. 40c; 

 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.00 

 n . 4^ (improved Little Gem) A very de- 



r remium Vaem slrable early, green, wrinkled va- 

 riety similar to but better than McLean's Little Gem. 

 The vine is very productive and grows to a height 

 of from fifteen to eighteen inches. The pods are of medium 

 size and crowded with six to eight very large peas of fine 

 quality. The seed is green, large, wrinkled, of ten flattened. 

 Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bu. $6.00 



If Peas are wanted by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart for charges. 



