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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



MARKET GARDENERS' CURLED. — 



A splendid variety for shipping. The 

 leaves are handsomely curled, dark green 

 in color, and of a very fine flavor. A 

 decided improvement on the regular curled 

 variety. We recommend same very highly. 

 Packet 5c. and 10c; *4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 

 postpaid. 



DOUBLE CURLED. — The leaves of this 

 variety are curled. It has the same flavor 

 as the other kind, extensively raised for 

 shipping purposes. Packet 5c and 10c; 

 y 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 



IMPROVED GARNISHING-, — This is the 

 best kind to ornament a dish; it has the 

 same flavor as the other kinds. Packet 5c 

 and 10c; y 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25 postpaid. 



Market Gardeners' Curled. 



PARSNIP. 



CULTURE.— Should be sown in deep, mellow soil, deeply spaded, as the roots are 

 long, in drills twelve to eighteen inches apart; when the plants are three inches high, 

 thin out to three inches apart in rows. Sow from September to November for Winter, 

 and January to March for Spring and Summer crops. Matures in 120 to 160 days. One 

 ounce to 250 feet of drill; 5 pounds to the acre. 



THE HOLLOW CROWN OR SUGAR. — Is the kind generally cultivated, it possesses 

 all the good qualities for which other varieties are recommended. Packet 5c and 10c; 

 y* lb., 50c; lb., $1.50 postpaid. 



PEAS. 



CULTURE. — The ground should be manured the previous year; if it is heavily- 

 manured for the crop it causes them to grow more to vine and produces fewer pods. 

 For the first planting (which should be as early in the season as the ground can be 

 worked) select a light, dry soil. The drills should be from two to three feet a'part, and 

 the seed planted two inches deep; when a few inches high, draw earth to them, and 

 repeat it again when more advanced. When the tendrils appear, provide them with 

 suitable stakes or branches, which should be of fan form, and placed in the ground in a 

 slanting direction; on the other side of the row; reverse the position of the stakes, which 

 affords the vines more protection and security. If the weather is dry at the time of 

 planting, soak the seeds twenty-four hours in water. Peas for a general crop should 

 always be planted much deeper than for the early one; they will not only produce larger 

 crops, but will remain in bearing condition longer; the roots penetrating to a greater 

 depth of soil, will always make a stronger growth, and are not so liable to be injured by- 

 dry weather. Matures in 50 to 75 days. One quart to 160 feet of drill; IV2 bushels to 

 the acre. Use Mulford Culture for inoculation of soil. 



Carter's Stratagem. 



CARTER'S STRATAGEM.— This is a 



wrinkled variety from England. It is very 

 distinct in vine and foliage; growing thick 

 and large, does not need any support. It 

 is the largest podded variety- ever brought 

 out. Packet 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 45c post- 

 paid; 14 lbs., $4.50, not prepaid. 



SUTTON'S IDEAL. — Is a very fine first 

 early dwarf wrinkled pea, regarded by 

 some as the best of the wrinkled sorts. 

 This is a very hardy sort; can be planted 

 early; vines are 18 inches high, very prolific 

 in bearing, pods are almost square at lower 

 end; they are larger and broader than the 

 usual dwarf pea, and light green color; in 

 season 2 days later than Nott's. Packet 

 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 45c. postpaid. 



EARLY ALASKA. — This is an extra 

 early pea, blue in color, the earliest by a 

 few days of any other kind; very sweet and 

 prolific; the best flavored pea among the 

 Extra Early smooth podded kinds. Recom- 

 mend it highly. Packet 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; 

 lb. f 40c postpaid; 15 lbs., $4.00, not prepaid. 



TALL SUGAR. — Has the same quality 

 as the foregoing kind, only grows taller, 

 and the pods are somewhat larger. Packet 

 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 45c postpaid; 14 lbs., 

 $5.00 not prepaid. 



CLAUDIT. — They are the same color and 

 average about one and a half times as 

 large as the Alaska, the pods being in about 

 the same proportion. The vines usually 

 grow 2V2 feet high, bearing seven to nine 

 peas to the pod, and retaining their fresh- 

 ness a long time after picking. For early 

 market planting it cannot be surpassed 

 anywhere. Packet 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 

 45c postpaid; 14 lbs., $4.50, not prepaid, 



ECLIPSE. — A very early wrinkled pea, 

 of excellent quality, for the home garden 

 and for shipping. Packet 10c; y 2 lb. f 25c; 

 lb., 45c, postpaid; 14 lbs., $5.00, not pre- 

 paid. 



PRIZE WINNER. — One of the earliest 

 sweet wrinkled peas. An ideal pea for the 

 market gardener. Decidedly superior to 

 any other sort for the home garden. 

 Packet 10c; y 2 lb., 30c; lb., 50c postpaid. 



