D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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PEAS— SECOND EARLY VARIETIES 



McLean's Advancer 



A green, wrinkled variety about 

 two and one-half to three feet 

 high, with long, broad pods which are abundantly produced 

 and well filled to the ends. This pea is used very extensively 

 by market gardeners because of its productiveness, the fine 

 appearance of its pods and is popular with consumers on ac- 

 count of its quality. It is also largely used by canners. By 

 careful selection we have developed a strain showing marked 

 improvements in vigor of plant, size of pod and productive- 

 ness. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qts. $1.75; Bu. $10.00 



■\r 1 1* u Vines stout, about two and one-half 



I OrKsnire tlerO feet high, bearing at the top a number 

 of broad pods filled with large peas that remain a long time 

 in condition for use and which never become as hard as most 

 sorts. The peas are of fine quality and will be preferred to 

 any other by those who like a rich, marrow-like pea. Seed 

 large, wrinkled and flattened. {Crop failed) 



DT > c i_ • Vine stout, about two and one-half 



tSllSS tiVerbearing feet high, bearing at the top six to 



ten broad pods. If these are picked as they mature and the 

 season and soil are favorable, the plant will throw out 

 branches bearing pods which will mature in succession, thu3 

 prolonging the season. The peas are large and wrinkled, 

 cook very quickly, are tender, of superior flavor and preferred 

 by many to any other sort. (Crop failed) 



r\ 1 £ All- A very large, wrinkled Pea similar to 



JUUKe Or /Vlbany Telephone in growth and season but 

 darker in color of foliage and pods. Vine four and one-half 

 to five feet high, vigorous and strong growing; pods very 

 large, straight and thick, borne in great profusion and when 

 in condition for picking, of a deep green color. There is an 

 increasing demand for peas of this color and the productive- 

 ness of tms variety makes it a very profitable sort for market 

 gardeners while its splendid quality should give it a place in 

 every home garden. In many localities this variety is sold as 

 an improved strain of Telephone, especially by market gar- 

 deners who find its darker color a distinct advantage in that 

 the pods retain a marketable appearance longer after picking 

 than do those of lighter colored sorts. {Crop failed) 



Tl% A J • 1 Vi°6S vigorous, about four feet high. Pods 

 1 ne /VCtniiral usually borne in pairs, curved, bright 

 green, crowded with six to nine peas of the very best quality 

 and color. We know of no pea which remains palatable 

 longer after it becomes large enough to use. Seed much 

 wrinkled, of medium size, cream color. Owing to its great 

 vigor, productiveness, fine color, quality and suitable size of 

 the green peas, it is admirably adapted for canners' use. 

 Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qts. $1.75; Bu. $10.00 



rp I 1 The Telephone has become the leading pea 



1 elepnone with market gardeners whose trade appre- 

 ciates fine appearance and high quality. Vines vigorous, 

 growing about four feet high, with large, coarse, light colored 

 leaves and producing an abundance of very large pointed 

 pods filled with very large peas which are tender, sweet and 

 of excellent flavor. It comes into use soon after the Premium 

 Gem and is one of the best sorts for either home or market. 

 Notwithstanding the large amount of inferior and spurious 

 stock which has been sold, no pea has attained greater popu- 

 larity than this, thus showing its sterling merit. {Crop failed) 



rp I 1 f Stronger growing and hardier 



lelegrapn, or L.Ong vine with darker foliage and 



Ie1an/1 Mammrkfh Pods than the Telephone; peas very 



ISiana IViammOin f^rge and of dark green color; seeQ 



almost smooth. A splendid sort for the market garden; will 



give good returns even under conditions that would cause 



most varieties to fail. {Crop failed) 



» Ij This comparatively new pea is in many re 



Aidernian spects the very best early main crop variety 

 of the valuable Telephone type. The vines grow nearly five 

 feet high, are dark green, vigorous and exceedingly produc- 

 tive. Pods very large, long, dark green, similar to but a little 

 larger and a shade darker in color than Duke of Albany and 

 about the same in season. The peas are of largest size and 

 unsurpassed in quality. Market gardeners are demanding the 

 large podded, dark colored Borts which retain their fine ap- 

 pearance even after shipping a long distance. The Alderman 

 answers these requirements and furthermore is the most 

 productive variety of this class. We recommend it unre- 

 servedly. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 45c; Qt. 80c; 4 Qts. $2.75; Bu. $16.00 



LATER VARIETIES 



1^ • Sometimes sold as Dwarf Telephone. A semi-dwarf, very large podded main crop pea similar to Improved Stratagem 

 liaisy but a little earlier maturing and lighter in color of vine and pod. A vigorous growth is characteristic of this variety. 

 Market gardeners, even when the season is not the most favorable, can depend on it for a splendid yield of handsome pods filled 

 with very large peas of the finest quality. {Crop failed) 

 f J Ci. 1. Most stocks of the large podded, m « i . • c {Edible pods) There is a class of peas 



improved Otratagem semi-dwarf, English varieties of Melting OUgar not generally known in this country but 



, , ..•.-_ . -c -^ J n ^ much used abroad in which the sweet, brittle and succulent 



pods have none of the tough, inner lining found in the ordi- 

 nary varieties of garden peas. They are used in the same way 

 as snap or string beans. The best of these edible podded 

 sorts is the Melting Sugar of which we offer a very fine strain. 



peas have been so wanting in uniformity and evenness of type 

 as to disgust American planters, but by constant effort we 

 have developed a stock which comes true and we do not hesi- 

 tate to pronounce it one of the best of the large podded sorts. 

 The pods are of largest size, long and pointed, dark green, 

 and uniformly filled with very large, dark green peas of the 

 finest quaUty. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 45c; Qt. 75c; 4 Qts. $2.75; 

 Bu. $15.00 

 rfe»r«k..f r'ka«*«*>:^«« TMs is a comparatively new green 

 l/lvarr v^nampion wrinkled pea and wherever known 

 is proving a popular main crop sort for the market or home 

 garden. The vine is only about three feet high, vigorous, 

 hardy, and unusually productive. Pods fully four inches long, 

 broad, quite straight, deep green in color, handsome and very 

 well filled with large peas which are tender and unsurpassed in 

 quality. The stock we offer is vastly superior in productive- 

 ness, size of pod and quality to much that is sold under this 

 name. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 35c; Qt. 60c; 4 Qts. $2.00; Bu. $12.00 



P«>:#1a r>f *-\>^ 1V/f«>»1^^f. Vines of medium height, stiff, 

 A riue or ine IViarKet with large, .dark green leaves 

 and bearing at the top, generally in pairs, a good crop of 

 large, pointed, dark green pods well filled with large peas of 

 good flavor. We have given this variety special attention 

 and the stock we offer is so much superior to that commonly 

 sold as to seem a different sort. We recommend it as one of 

 the very best of the large podded varieties, especially suit- 

 able for market gardeners. {Crop failed) 



Horsford's Market Garden Se^lST 'h'afdr 'Sd 



very productive, giving the greatest number of pods of any on 

 our list. Foliage dark green, leaves small. Pods contain five to 

 seven medium sized, sweet, dark green peas which retain well 

 their color and sweetness after canning. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c: 

 Qt. 50c; 4 Qts. $1.75; Bu. $10.00 



The pods are very large, broad, curved or twisted, extremely 

 tender, finely flavored and are borne in great abundance on 

 vines four to five feet high. Seed medium to large, smooth, 

 round, light yellow. {Crop failed) 



g^-t . £ 17 1 J -^ "^ery productive variety, 



V^nampion or Unglana universally admitted to be 

 one of the richest and best flavored of the late peas. The 

 vines are four to five feet high. The seed is light green and 

 much shriveled. Very inferior and mixed stocks of this sort 

 are frequently offered but when the seed is as well grown and 

 selected as that we offer we consider the variety equal in 

 quality to any in cultivation and one of the best of its season, 

 either for the home garden or market gardener, pkt. 10c: 

 Pt. 35c; Qt. 60c; 4 Qts. $2.00; Bu. $12.00 



f X17V •*. fill Cm. The vines of this variety 



Large White Marrowrat are about eve feet high 



and of strong growth. The pods are large, cyUndrical, rou^, 

 light colored and well filled; seed large, smooth, round and 

 light yellow. The variety is excellent for summer use but is 

 inferior in quality to most of the newer sorts, although un- 

 doubtedly one of the most productive of the garden varieties. 

 Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.00 



I Dil HJi £*.An excellent variety. 



Large nlackeye Marrowrat growing about five 



feet high. It is a very prolific bearer of large pods. Seed 

 large, smooth, round, light yellow with black eye. One of 

 the very best of the Marrowfat sorts. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; 

 Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.00 



FIELD PEAS 



Field Peas deserve more general attention for fodder than they now receive. In the north for dairy cows and for hogs, 

 they are fully equal to corn, and about six weeks earlier. For cows, the crop should be cut and fed green. For hogs alone it 

 can be used as pasturage. Field Peas can be sown either alone or with oats as early as the condition of the soil will permit. If 

 the stubble from green winter rye or other crops cut in June be turned under and sown to mixed peas and oats, it will furnish a 

 large amount of forage in August when grass pasture is usually short. 



As fertilizer, field peas should be plowed under when in blossom. They will grow on land that will not produce clover. 

 No. 1 White and Common White, write for quotations. 

 If peas are ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart for charg«$. 



