PHTE?^ HEfllDEt^SOfi St CO.— VEGETASIiE SEEDS, 



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PEAS— Esstra Early. 



German, Erbse. — French, Pois. — Spanish, Guizante. 

 1 qt. for 75 feet of drill. 2 to S bushels in drills for an acre. If sent by mail, 15 cts, qt, extra. 

 Our trial of Peas is probably the most extensive on this side of the Atlantic, and it enables us to discard inferior sorts, and to offer in the following list only the 

 best varieties. Peas come earliest to maturity in light, rich soil. For general crop, a deep loam or a soil strongly inclining to clay is best. For early crops decomposed 

 leaves or leaf mold should be used, or if the soil is very poor, stronger manure may be used. For general crops a good dressing should be applied, and for the dwarf 

 growing kinds the soil can hardly be too rich. When grown as a market crop. Peas are never staked, and are sown in single rows, two or three inches deep, and from two 

 to three feet apart, according to variety or strength of the soil. When grown in small quantities for private use. they are generally sown in double rows, six or eight 

 inches apart, and the tall varieties staked up by brush, or, what is better, trained on the new garden trellis which is offered on page 149 of this catalogue. For an early crop 

 Bov/ in February, March or April, according to latitude, as soon as the ground can be worked, and make repeated sowings every two weeks for succession. After the first 

 of June sowin" should be discontinued until the middle of August, when a good crop may sometimes be secured by sowing an extra early sort for fall use. 



Dmr im mt mi ..^ 



% to 1% ft. high. Kequiring no staking. 

 Those marked thus * are Wrinkled 

 Varieties. 

 BLUE BEAUTY. Its distinc- 

 tive feature is its unusually 



regular habit of growth. Of a 



uniform height of 1% feet, so 



smooth and level in its growth 



that it resembles a well-kept 



hedge. It is a blue, round pea, 



and is nearly as early as the 



American Wonder. Pods of 



medium size, borne in the 



greatest profusion, and are 



well filled for so early a Pea. 



In quality and flavor Blue 



Beauty cannot be surpassed. 



(See cut.) 20 cts. pt., 30 cts. 



qt., $1.50 peck, S5.00 bushel. 

 Blue Peter (McLean's). A larg- 

 er, better and earlier form of 



Tom Thumb, havingblue seed. 



It is remarkably dwarf, verj- 



early, a capital bearer, and of 



excellent quality. Height, ?^ 



foot. 20 cts. pt., 35 cts. qt., 



$1.75 peck, $6.00 bushel. extba eaklt pea, Henderson's fibst of all. 



Tom Thumb. Remarkably dwarf and early, of excellent quality, and yields abundantly. 

 Height, 1 foot. 20 cts. pt., 35 cts. qt., SI. 75 peck, $6.00 bushel. 



♦AMERICAN WONDER. Better suited to the private than the market garden, as it is not 

 productive enough to make it much grown as a market sort. It is very early. The peas 

 are wrinkled, and its distinctiveness consists in its extreme dwarf growth. Of the 

 fin est quality. Height, 9 inches. 20 cts. pt., 35 cts. qt., $2.00 peck, S6. 50 bushel. 



♦CHELSEA. (See Novelties, pageS.) Height, 1 foot. 10 cts. pkt., 35 cts. pt., 60 cts. qt. 



♦LITTLE GEM (McLEAN'S). A green wrinkled variety which comes into use a few days 

 later than the First of All or Improved Daniel O'Rourke. 18 inches high, very proliffc, 

 and of excellent flavor. 20 cts. pt., 30 cts. qt., $1.50 peck, 85.50 bushel. 



♦PREMIUM GEM. A very flne dwarf Pea of the Little Gem type, on which it is a great 

 improvement. Height, 15 inches. 20 cts. pt., 30 cts. qt., $1.50 peck, $5.50 bushel. 



EXTRA EARLY PEAS OF MEDIUM HEIGHT. 



2h 



to 3 ft. 



HENDERSON'S FIRST OF ALL. The best extra early Pea ever offered. This 

 variety is unequaled for excellence, yield, size of pod and regularity of growth. Height, 

 2)2 feet, or fully six inches dwarfer than the Improved Daniel O'Eourke, First and Best, 

 or'Philadelphia Extra Earlj', and produces pods of good size, which are well filled with 

 round, smooth, white peas of splendid flavor. It is a prodigious bearer, and ripens up 

 so evenly as not to require more than two pickings to clear off the crop, and in this last 

 feature and in its extreme earliness consists its great value to market gardeners and 

 truckers. At the same time we know of no other variety that is more popular than Hen- 

 derson's First of All in private gardens. This variety is sent out only in sealed packages 

 and bags. {See cut.) 20 cts. pt., 30 cts. qt., $1.25 peck, $4.50 bushel. 



ALASKA. The earliest blue Pea. The dark green color of the pods makes it extremely 

 desirable, as it can be carried long distances without losing color, which quality, com- 

 bined with its earliness and uniformity of ripening, makes it a most desirable Pea for 

 market gardeners. Height, 2 feet. 20 cts.pt., 30 cts. qt., SI. 25 peck, S4.50 bushel. 



IMPROVED DANIEL O'ROURKE. A favorite extra early variety. Height, 3 ft. 15 cts. 

 pt., 25 cts. qt., $1.15 peek, $4.00 bushel. 



Philadelphia Extra Early. Height, 3 ft. A very desirable early variety, largely grown 

 South. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., SI. 15 peck, $4.00 bush. 



♦LAXTON'S ALPHA. The earliest of all the medium height wrinkled Peas, of flne 

 quality and very prolific ; pods large and well filled. Height, 3 feet. 20 cts. pt., 30 cts. 

 qt., $1.75 peck, $6.00 bushel. 



*THE ADMIRAL. Heaviest cropping early Pea extant. This wrinkled variety grows to 

 a height of from 3}.< to 4 feet. The pods are about the size of our First of All, are borne 

 in great profusion from top to bottom of the vine and are well packed with large peas of 

 very sweet flavor. This is a very desirable and distinct variety, and should find a place 

 in every garden, -n-hether for market or private use. It is also a variety that is 

 eminently suited for canning. 30 cts. pt., 50 cts. qt., $3.00 pk. 



PEA, BLUE BEAUTV. 



