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G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



GARDEN PEAS ERBSEN, Ger 



One quart will plant about 100 feet of drill. One and a half bushels for one acre. 



Prices subject to change without notice. If to be sent by mail, add for postage at the rate of eight cents per pint, 



fifteen cents per quart. 



CULTURE. — Peas mature earliest in a light, rich soil; for general crop, a rich deep loam, or inclining to 

 clay is best. Sow in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart, the rows 2 to 4 feet apart, the tall ones requiring brush. 

 Commence sowing the extra early varieties as early as the ground can be worlied in February or March; con- 

 tinue for a succession every two weeks until June, then discontinuing until the middle of August, when a 

 good crop may be secured by sowing the extra early and early sorts for fall use. They should be kept clean 

 and earthed up twice during the growth. The wrinkled varieties are not as hardy as the small round sorts, 

 and if planted early should have dry soil, or they are liable to rot in the ground; they are, however, the 

 sweetest and best flavored varieties. The dwarf varieties are best suited for small gardens or for forcing, 

 planted in rows 1 foot apart. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES 



NEW WONDERFUL EXTRA EARLY PEA.— See page 2, 

 Specialties. 



FIRST-IN-MARKET PEAS 



A GRAND EXTRA-EARLY PEA— LARGEST-PODDED 

 OF ALL EXTRA EARLIES.— None of the numerous Extra- 

 Earlies compare with First-in-Market, in length of pod, number of 

 peas in a pod, or number of pods to the vine; many single plants 

 yield forty to fifty fully developed peas as the result of one seed 

 sown. The average yield is sometimes fifty per cent larger crop than 

 with any other strain. The quality is the very best, one of the sweet- 

 est and finest flavored of the earliest smooth varieties. Vines grow 

 about thirty inches in height, and are a perfect mass of well-filled 

 pods, which can be gathered at two pickings. We know this sort is 

 the most satisfactory Extra-Early Pea that can be sown; either by 

 the market-gardener, canner, or in the kitchen garden. Yi pt., loc. ; 

 pt, .15c.; qt., 25c.; ^ pk., 75c.; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50. 



PROSPERITY, OR GRADUS.— This Pea is a most marked 

 advance and improvement in wrinkled Peas. It is remarkable 

 for the size and fullness of its pods, yielding an abundant supply 

 of large wrinkled peas, which are of most delicious flavor. The 

 vines grow about two feet high, have heavy stems, stand upright, 

 and' do not require staking. The peas remain edible, tender and 

 sweet for some time after they reach maturity. Pt., 15c.; qt., 

 30c.; gal, $1.15; peck, $2.00; bushel, $8.00. 



THOMAS LAXTON.— The splendid new English variety 

 closely resembles the Gradus in habit and rapidity of growth, 

 earliness and luxuriance of foliage. It is, however, even more 

 productive than the Gradus, and has proved with me to be a sure 

 cropper. The pods are large, but a little shorter than Gradus, 

 and instead of being rounded at the point are square or blunt, 

 being even better filled than the Gradus. Pt, 15c.; qt., 30c.; 

 gal., $1.15; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.00. 



EARLIEST OF ALL, OR ALASKA.— I have a fine stock of 

 this smooth, blue pea, of unequaled evenness in growth of vine 

 and' early maturity of pods. Vines two by two and one-half feet 

 high, ripening all the crop together. Pods straight, handsome 

 and well filled with bright green peas of excellent flavor. The 

 seed is small, smooth and bluish-green. A very popular sort, es- 

 pecially for Market Gardeners and Canners. Pt, 15c.; qt, 25c.; 

 gal., 80c.; peck, $1.50; bushel, $5.75- 



FIRST AND BEST, OR TRIUMPH.— Vines vigorous and 

 hardy, two to two and one-half feet high. The seed is medium 

 sized, smooth, yellowish-white; the pods mature so well together 

 that a single picking will secure the whole crop. Pt., lOc; qt., 

 20c. ; gal., 60C.; peck, $1.00; bushel, $4.50- . , 



AMERICAN WONDER.— One of the earliest of wrmkled 

 Peas, and excellent for family use. The vines grow about nine 

 inches high, are of robust nature, and remarkably productive. 

 Pt, iSc; qt, 25c.; gal., 75c.; peck, $1.25; bushel $5.00. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR.— A standard variety of wrmkled Peas, 

 coming in a few days later than the American Wonder, but bear- 

 ing larger pods and being more prolific than that variety. Vines 

 dwarf in habit, growing about a foot in height; of vigorous con- 

 stitution and wonderfully productive. Pt., 15c.; qt., 25c.; gal., 

 Boc; peck, $1.40: bushel, $5.00. ^ . ,1 , 



McLEAN^S PREMIUM GEM.— A favorite early wrinkled va- 

 riety, maturing a little later than the American Wonder. Dwarf 

 habit, bears abundantly, and is of excellent quality, being sweet 

 and tender. Height, one foot Pt, 15c.; qt, 25c.; gal., 70c.; peck, 

 $1.25; bushel, $5.00. 



Nev/ Wonderful Extra Early Pea. 



