Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



PEAS 



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 will 

 stand a good deal of cold and wet 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 supported 

 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. 



For a constant succession of green Peas, sow quick-maturing varieties at intervals of 10 days up 

 to the first of June, or make one early sowing of a number of kinds that follow each other in their 

 season of bearing. As Peas do not bear well during hot weather, no sowings should be made after 

 the first of June, but any of the quick-growing sorts may be planted again in late July to mature in 

 the cool fall months. One pound of Peas will sow about 50 feet of drill. A peck of Peas weighs about 

 15 pounds; a bushel weighs 56 or 60 pounds, depending on variety. 



EXTRA-EARLY SMOOTH -SEEDED SORTS 



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. 



r ini y FIfHT AA/FFK^ ^ ne ear ^ est °f a 'I Peas and of exceptionally good quality for a 

 H,/il\L, I dlunl WLIlIiO. smooth-seeded variety. Some people plant this variety ex- 

 clusively, making successive plantings as the season advances, as they have found that it will give 



a larger yield on a comparatively small space of 

 ground than any other sort. The vines grow 10 

 to 15 inches high, depending on soil and season, 

 and may be planted in rows as close as 12 inches 

 and with a plant every 2 or 3 inches in the row. 

 Early Eight Weeks is a vigorous grower bearing 

 loads of medium-sized pods, well-hlled with Peas 

 that surpass in quality any of the older extra- 

 early varieties. PkL 10 cts., V 2 lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs. $1.40, 15 lbs. $3.50. 



ALASKA. A select strain of the old favorite for 

 early market and canning. Maturing a few days 

 after Early Eight Weeks, 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. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 i/ 2 lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 60 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.25, 15 lbs. $3.00. 



MARKET SURPRISE. A couple of days later 

 than Alaska but the pods are much larger, aver- 

 aging 3J-^ inches long and containing from 5 to 

 7 large, light green Peas of very good flavor. A depend- 

 able large-podded extra-early for the home garden. Pkt. 10 cts., V^h. 20 cts. lb. 35 cts., 

 2 lbs. 60 cts., 5 lbs. $1.30, 15 lbs. $3.10. 

 PROLIFIC EARLY MARKET. The largest-podded and most productive of the early, smooth- 

 seeded sorts, except Market Surprise, which it follows by a few days in earliness. Vines 3 feet 

 tall; pods large and uniform; crop comes in two pickings; quality good. Pkt. lOcts., Vi'b. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 60 cts., 5 lbs. $1.30, 15 lbs. $3.10. 



Little Marvel Peas 



Beckert's World's 

 Record Peas 



EARLY WRINKLED PEAS 



Although not so hardy, these are more tender than the smooth-seeded kinds and much superior 



in flavor. 



\I7f\DI TVC DCfflUn The earliest strain of the well-known Gradus or Prosperity Pea, and 

 WUKLD O I\JbL.Ul\L». a thoroughbred in everyway. Does not grow quite so tall as Gradus 

 but is more productive, bearing pods 3 Yi 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. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 V 2 lb. 23 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 15 lbs. $3.75. 

 GRADUS, or Prosperity. Also known as Extra-Early Telephone. A very dependable and pro- 

 ductive 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. Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $3.35. 

 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. Thomas Laxton is one of the sorts we particularly recommend to the home 

 gardener. Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $3.35. 

 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 with 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. Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65c, 

 5 lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $3.35. 



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