74 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1912 



Prolific Early Market 



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prolifk; early market pea 



Also Listed as New Prolific Extra Early 



30 to 50 Per Cent. More Prolific Than Alaska 



I offered this grand pea in 1901 for tire first time, quoting the 

 introducer to the effect that while it was 3 to 4 days later than 

 the first early sorts, it was 30 to 50 per cent, more prolific. 

 Eleven years 'experience with it leads me to conclude that it is 

 practically as early as the very first of all, and more prolific. » 



The introducers, Messrs. N. B. Keeney & Son, prominent- 

 jS^ew York pea growers, thus speak of it : ' 'About twelve years 

 ago the writer selected a very productive plant of an extra 

 early pea, having an exceptionally long pod. From this, dur- 

 ing the last eleven years, was produced what we call Prolific 

 Early Market. Our tests of this pea during '94, '96 and '97 

 showed it to blossom two days later than our earliest and best 

 strain of Extra Early, and in the development of pods suitable 

 for picking, 3 or 4 days behind; but the remarkable produc- 

 tiveness and length of pod have followed this strain all through 

 all these years, many of the plants containing 40 to 50 fully 

 developed pods as the result of one seed sown; and I believe 

 this pea will give a yield of 30 to 50 per cent, more than any 

 other strain of extra earlies I know of." 



My trials of Prolific Early Market induce me to value it 

 very highly, as above stated. The seed resembles the seed of 

 the hard, round, extra early sorts, but is somewhat wrinkled. 

 But the point or characteristic which I desire most to empha- 

 size is that this variety is ve7-y prolific, a thing of extreme 

 importance in a first early pea. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; 

 quart, 55 cts., postpcud. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 

 40 cents; 4 quarts, $1.40; peck, $2.50; bushel, $10.00. 



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Alderman 



ALDERMAN PEA 



This large main crop pea is in 

 many respects the best early 

 crop variety of the telephone 

 type; producing long, straight, 

 dark green pods from 5 to 6 

 inches long, well filled with large 

 peas of excellent flavor. The 

 vines grow nearly 5 feet high; 

 are dark green, vigorous and 

 exceedingly productive. Market 

 gardeners are demanding the 

 large podded, dark green colored 

 sorts, which retain their fine ap- 

 pearance even after a distant 

 shipment; the Alderman answers 

 these requirements. One of the 

 best sorts for both home or mar- 

 ket gardens. Pkt, lOc; pt., 40c.; 

 qt., 75c., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepeud, qt., 60c.; 4 qts., 

 $2.25; peck, $4.25. 



5i. Sutton's Excelsior 



The Sutton's Excelsior Pea re- 

 sembles Nott's Excelsior, but has 

 longer and broader pods of a 

 light green color; the pods* are 

 square at the ends with 6 or 8 

 large sized peas to a pod. The vines 

 grow 15 in. long and are hardj^ 

 permitting early planting. They 

 are very heavy bearers, and on 

 account of its hardiness and large 

 sized pods, many prefer Sutton's 

 Excelsior to the large jwdded 

 taller varieties. Comes into bear- 

 ing a few days later than Nott's 

 Excelsior. It is undoubtedly a 

 fine, early wrinkled pea for either 

 home or market gardeners. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pt.,40 cts.; qt., 75 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, qt., 60 cts.; 4 quarts, 

 $2.25; peck, $4.00; bushel, $16.00. 



SUTTON S EXCELSIOR PEA. 



