DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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PEAS 



INOCULATE GARDEN PEAS for largest yields and for soil improvement, 

 used for your Sweet Peas, Garden Peas and Garden Beans. Ask for Nitragin. 



The same culture is 

 Postpaid 25 cts. 



One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 



The Pea is extremely hardy; will endure cold, 

 frosty weather without harm, and may therefore 

 be sown very early in the spring. Generaly the 

 earliest sown succeed the best. Sow the dwarf 

 varieties in rows two feet apart ; those varieties 

 that attain the height of two or three feet in 

 rows three feet apart. The dwarf varieties should 

 be liberally manured; the tall sorts will run too 

 much to vine if too freely manured. Bush the 

 tall kinds when 6 inches high. The height of the 

 Pea depends much on the moisture and richness 

 of the ground. Peas should be covered from four 

 to six inches deep. In dry weather the Pea should 

 be soaked live or six hours before planting and 

 if the ground is very dry, pour water in the 

 drills before sowing the seed. The wrinkled vari- 

 eties rot more easily than the smooth sorts, and 

 therefore should not be sown so early when the 

 ground is liable to again freeze up, though hardi- 

 er sorts may with safety. All wrinkled Peas are 

 superior in flavor to the smooth sorts, and they 

 remain much longer in season. 



Our Seed Peas are of the very best, all North- 

 ern Grown, and will not fail to please the most 

 critical. 



Extra Early Varieties 



Those marked with a (*) are wrinkled varie- 

 ties. 



MAUD S., The Earliest Pea in the World; this 



strong claim is made for the Maud S. besides 

 its extreme earliness, it is a vigorous grower, 

 wonderfully productive, pods numerous and well 

 filled. Its uniformity in ripening makes it the 

 most profitable Pea for the market gardener. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 25 cts., 2 for 40 cts., 

 postpaid, by express or freight, Y2 pk. $1.75, 

 pk. $3.25. 



GRADUS (75 days). Prosperity is another name 

 for this early large podded pea. A favorite with 

 market gardners everywhere. Pods 3 Vfc inches 

 long contain 6 to 8 large peas of excellent 

 quality. Ped pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 20 cts., 2 for 

 35 cts., postpaid, by express or freight, % pk. 

 $1.75, pk. $3.25. 



PARCEL POST. If customers want their bulk 

 Peas sent prepaid, remit us the following 

 amount extra: 



For the 1st and 2nd zones from Pella, for % 

 pk. 12 cts., for 1 pk. 20 cts. 



For the 3rd zone, for Y 2 pk. 20 cts., for 1 pk. 

 35 cts. 



LITTLE MARVEL. One of the most satisfactory 

 Peas for the home garden. It is dwarf, about 

 15 inches high, it is early and is hardy, with- 

 stands bad weather better than most varieties. 

 It remains in good condition a week longer 

 than most early sorts. It is very productive, 

 with dark green pods, well filled. Is luscious, 

 sugary, and of the finest flavor and quality. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., Vs. pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., post- 

 paid; by express, % pk. $1.75, pk. $3.25. 



*McLEANS LITTLE GEM. A dwarf, prolific, 

 green wrinkled marrow; it has all the sugary 

 flavor of late wrinkled peas, besides being ver> 

 early; it is especially recommended to private 

 growers; 15 inches. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 Pt. 20 

 cts., 2 for 35 cts, postpaid, by express or 

 freight, % pk. $1.75, pk. $3.25. 



'AMERICAN WONDER. This dwarf variety 

 stands unrivaled in point of productiveness and 

 and quality, and is the earliest wrinkled pea in 

 cultivation ; produces a profusion of good sized 

 and well filled pods of the finest flavor; 12 

 inches. Per pkt. 5 cts., x 2 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 

 cts., postpaid, by express or freight, % pk. 

 $1.75, pk. $3.25. 



ALASKA EXTRA EARLY. The earliest blue Pea. 

 The dark green color of the pods makes it ex- 

 tremely desirable, as it can be carried long dis- 

 tances without losing color, combined with its 

 earliness and uniformity of ripening, makes it 

 a most desirable extra early pea for market 

 gardeners; 2 feet. Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 20 

 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid, by express or 

 freight, % pk. $1.75, pk. $3.25. 



Gradu: 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. The best very early, 

 dwarf pea. It combines the good qualities of 

 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 pods are medium sized, about two and 

 three-fourths inches long. The peas, in sweet- 

 ness and quality, are unsurpassed. Seed med- 

 ium sized, wrinkled, green and somewhat flat- 

 tened. A most desirable early sort for the 

 market gardener and unsurpassed for the home 

 garden. Pkt. 05 cts., Y 2 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35. 



I think your seeds are fine, the best I ever 

 used. — Mrs. E. E. Le Bean, Victor, Iowa. 



SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR. 18 inches. A splendid 

 pea for the home garden. As early as Nott's 

 Excelsior with large pods that are well filled 

 with large sweet peas. Pkt. 05 cts., % pt. 

 25 cts., 2 for 35. 



MAMMOTH PODDED LITTLE MIDGET. Best 

 sweet wrinkled pea. Pkt. 5 cts., Y2 Pt. 20 cts. 



2 for 35. 



GRAY SUGAR. This variety is early and prolif- 

 ic. The pods are flat and crooked; used in the 

 green state in the same way as string beans, 

 having the identical flavor of the pea; 3 feet 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., Y2 Pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts. 

 postpaid, by express or freight, Vz pk. $1.75 

 pk. $3.50. 



