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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 cliaag-e 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 worked 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.— This Pea 

 was introduced last season to a few truckers who planted it for 

 trial, and my cataloguing it this season is due entirely to its great 

 success. It has without question proven to be a wonderful new 

 Pea. It is as early as the well-known Alaska and bears pods 

 like the Telephone. Its stocky vine and dwarf habit puts it 

 ahead of anything thus far brought out in the class of early 

 Wrinkled Peas. The seed is green, similar to Pride of the 

 Market, though somewhat more dented. It can be planted earlier 

 than the Grad'us or Thomas Laxton, therefore can be marketed 

 ?head of these popular sorts. Earliness combined with produc- 

 tiveness. Large pods grown on a short, stocky vine is what 

 makes the Wonderful unique among Wrinkled Peas. It will be 

 a satisfaction to the market gardener while he picks it, and a 

 source of profit when he sells it. ^ pt., lOc, i pt., 20c.; qt., 30c.; 

 4 qts., $1.00; I pk., $2.00; I bushel, $8.00. 



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, $8.00. 



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, $i..So; bushel, $5.00. 



FIRST AND BEST, OR TRIUMPH.— Vines vigorous and 

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

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

 that a single p'icking will secure the whole crop. Pt., iQc; qt., 

 20c ; eal.. 6oc.: peck, $1.00; bushel, $4.00. . , 



AMERICAN WONDER.— One of the earliest of wrmkled 

 Peas and excellent for family use. The vines grow about mne 

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

 Pt, mc: qt, 2qc.: gai.. 75c.; peck, $1.25; bushel $5.oo. 



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

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

 ino- 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., 

 80c.; peck, $1.40; bushel. $.q.oo. _ . 11 , 



McLEAN^S PREMIUM GEM.— A favorite early wrmkled va; 

 riety maturing a little later than the American Wonder. Dwari 

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

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

 $1.25; bushel, $5.00. 



New Wonderful Extra Early Pea. 



