BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



Erbsen (Ger.) 



PEAS 



Pisello (Ital.) 



Two pounds will plant 100 ft. of row 



For best results with Peas it is essential to get an early start. The smooth-seeded 

 varieties, being extra-hardy, may be planted as early in the spring as the soil can 

 be prepared for them, often as early as the latter part of March. Wrinkled Peas are 

 not so hardy as the smooth sorts, but they are of better quality and may be started 

 early in April. Sow the seed in drills 2 to 3 inches deep, making the rows 2 to 4 feet 

 apart, according to variety, taller Peas requiring more room than dwarf ones. The 

 dwarf varieties do best on a heavy and moderately rich soil while the tall sorts seem 

 to prefer rather thin ground. Peas that make vines over 2 feet high should be sup- 

 ported with brush, chicken wire, old fish-net or on strings 6 inches apart stretched 

 between posts set at the ends of the rows. Tall-growing Peas are frequently grown 

 in double rows 6 or 8 inches apart with the support between. Do not grow Peas 

 against a fence or wall as they like to be out in the open where the air can circulate 

 through the vines. 



EARLY WRINKLED PEAS 



Although not so hardy, these are sweeter and better flavored than the smooth 

 seeded kinds described below. For a continuous crop, plant every 10 days up to June 

 1st, then discontinue until Aug. 1st and then plant the extra-early varieties for a 

 fall crop. 



WORLD'S RECORD. The earliest strain of the well-known Gradus or Prosperity Pea, 

 and a thoroughbred in every way. Does not grow quite so tall as Gradus but is 

 more productive, bearing; pods 3% inches, containing 7 to 9 Peas of superb quality. 

 Beckert's strain of World's Record Peas comes on the market 3 or 4 days ahead of 

 any other wrinkled Pea and is in tremendous demand with our critical market- 

 gardener customers. 



LITTLE MARVEL. A splendid dwarf early Pea of fine quality, in season a few days 

 later than Gradus or Thomas Laxton. Vines 15 inches tall, bearing a remarkably 

 large crop of pods which average 3% inches long and are literally filled to bursting 

 vith sweet, dark green Peas of the largest size. Since it requires no brush or other 

 support, and is such a reliable producer, it is one of the most popular sorts in the 

 home-garden. 



LAXTONIAN. The largest podded of the early dwarf varieties; a vigorous, productive 

 sort, extensively grown to succeed World's Record as it produces its crop about a 

 week later in this section. Vines 1% feet high, requiring no support; broad pods 4 

 inches long, filled with large, dark green Peas of superb quality. 



PIONEER. Similar to Laxtonian except that the pods and vines are a trifle lighter in 

 color. Considered by some to be a little hardier but not quite so fine in quality. 



SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR. Follows in season immediately after Laxtonian, and a little 

 more vigorous in vine. Pods 3V 2 inches long, containing 7 or 8 bright green Peas 

 of very fine quality. A favorite for market in many sections. 



PRESIDENT WILSON. A splendid half dwarf early Pea with a flavor surpassed by 

 none. Do not require staking. Pods are dark green 4% to 5 inches long and usually 

 contain 8 large peas. Easily picked as pods are borne on upper half of plants. 



GRADUS or Extra-Early Telephone. A very dependable and productive variety; with 

 the exception of World's Record, the earliest of the wrinkled Peas. Vines 3 feet 

 tall and robust; pods about 4 inches long, broad and pointed, medium green in 

 color; quality excellent. 



BLUE BANTAM. A new dwarf, extremely early variety, very productive, vines 15 

 inches high, bearing large, well-filled pods of deep green Peas. Eight to ten Peas 

 to a pod. 



THOMAS LAXTON. Those who appreciate genuine quality in Peas will find all they 

 desire in Thomas Laxton. It closely resembles Gradus in season, productivity and 

 all other respects, except that the pods are a trifle narrower, more blunt-pointed 

 and always packed to the tip with Peas of superb flavor. It is one of the sorts we 

 particularly recommend to the home-gardener. 



PEAS Pkt. 1 lb. 2 lb. 5 lb. 



World's Record $ .10 $ .35 § .60 $1.25 



Little Marvel 10 .35 .60 1.35 



Laxtonian 10 .35 .60 1.35 



Pioneer 10 .35 .60 1.35 



Sutton's Exeelsior 10 .35 .60 1.35 



President Wilson 10 .35 .60 1.35 



Gradus 10 .35 .60 1.25 



Blue Bantam 10 .35 .60 1.35 



Thomas Laxton 10 .35 .60 1.25 



First and Best (60 lbs. Bu.) 10 .30 .55 1.25 



Alaska (60 lbs. Bu.) 10 .30 .55 1.25 



30 lb. 



$2.25 

 2.35 

 2.35 

 2.35 

 2.35 

 2.35 



2.35 

 2.25 

 2.00 

 2.00 



Bu. 

 56 lb. 

 $10.00 

 11.00 

 11.00 

 11.0O 

 11.00 

 11.00 

 10.00 

 11.00 

 10.00 

 9.00 

 9.00 



m 



Is 



Little Marvel Peas 



EXTRA-EARLY PEAS 

 SMOOTH SEEDED 



These are extra-early and hardy 

 so may be sown 10 to 14 days before 

 it is safe to put the more tender 

 wrinkled Peas in the ground. They 

 are somewhat inferior in quality, 

 however, and must be gathered as 

 soon as ready, for they lose their 

 flavor quickly. 



FIRST and BEST. This is an extra- 

 early, very productive variety. 

 The pods are short but well filled. 

 Grows 30 inches high. An ideal va- 

 riety for the home garden. 



ALASKA. A select strain of the old 

 favorite for early market and 

 canning. Maturing a few days 

 after First and Best, it bears a 

 large crop of pods which are small 

 but well-filled with Peas of fair 

 quality. The crop is very uniform 

 and is usually gathered in one 

 picking. 



52 



