J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds. 



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Poi; 



Peas. 



Chicaros o GuisanUs . 



Culture. 



■A week may be gained in earliness by sowing a quantity in moist sand, placed in a box in the 

 cellar, and planting outside when well sprouted. Light, dry soil, 

 not over-rich, suits the Pea. Sow as early as the ground can be 

 worked, and again every ten days for succession, up to the first 

 of June, after which there is danger from mildew. Sow in single 

 or double rows, from four to six feet apart, according to the differ- 

 ent heights, about an inch apart in the rows (except such sorts as 

 we note to sow thin ), and four inches deep. In this climate the 

 O'Rourke Peas, if planted from the 10th to the last of August, 

 will produce a fair crop for fall picking, when Peas will be most 

 acceptable. Hoe often, and keep the ground clean and fine. The 

 tall sorts can be made to bear more freely by pinching-in. The 

 dwarf varieties maybe grown in beds like Bush Beans, with rows 

 about the same distance apart. The holes which are sometimes 

 found in Peas are caused by the Pea Weevil (Bmchus pisi). This 

 insect is a native of this country, but is now found nearly all over 

 the world. The beetles lay their eggs on the young pods, and the 

 larvae, as soon as hatched, make their way through the pods into 

 the nearest Peas. They do not, as is sometimes supposed, destroy 

 the germ, for Peas will grow if they are infested, but the plant 

 is likely to be more feeble. 



Extra-Early Peas. 



1141 



1142 



Hei-ht 

 in feet. 



Thorburn Extra-Early Market. 



Our standard market-g arden 

 extra-early Pea ; productive and 



profitable to grow 2)4 I 



Rural New- Yorker. Very early; 



Per 

 qt. 



Per 



Per 

 pk. 



Per 

 bus. 



25 $0 75 SI 25 §4 50 





prolific and unifoi-m in ripening . 





25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



1146 







25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



1147 



Alaska. One of the very earliest blue Peas ; quite productive .- 





25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



1151 * Alpha. An extra-early, wrinkled Pea ; sow thick 



3 



30 



1 00 



1 



75 



6 00 



1153 



Blue Beauty. Pods medium size; peas of fine flavor 



2 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 50 



1161 



Daniel O'Rourke Improved. Best strain of extra-early: a favorite sort 





















25 



75 



1 



25 



4 50 



1166 





3 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



1168 



Small Early French. {Petit Pais.) The true small French Pea, so exten- 



















4 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



Early and Medium Peas 



1186 *McLean Advancer. A fine, standard sort, of excellent quality .... 

 1188 *Horsford Market- Garden. On the style of Advancer; a good c ropper, and 



very prolific * 2)4 



1200 *Everbearing*. Long pods and large peas ; sow thin 2% 



1201 Pride of the Market. Very large pods, green peas: sow thin 2 



1203 *Prince of Wales. Heavy cropper; peas of fine flavor 3 



1206 *Champion of England. A well-known, standard variety; sow thick .... 5 

 1210 *Duke of Albany. Immense pods on style of Telephone; a very superior pea 



of quick growth, following Advancer 5 



1212 *Heroine. Large, full pods; enormously productive 2% 



1213 Fillbasket. Of excellent flavor ; one of the best 2% 



1214 *Shropshire Hero. A valuable new variety; very productive and of 



fine flavor. Of English origin 2% 



1225 French Dwarf Sugar. Edible pods 2 



1226 Melting" Sugar. One of the best edible-pod sorts . .4 



1228 Mammoth or Giant Sugar. Of French origin; immense pods; the best 



edible-pod variety 5 



1229 *Yorkshire Hero. A spreading variety : very productive; sow thin . . . .2% 

 1231 Blue Imperial. A 43roductive blue Pea 2% 



2>£ 25 75 1 25 4 00 



40 

 50 

 30 



40 

 40 

 50 



50 

 25 

 20 



75 

 1 25 

 90 

 75 



1 25 

 1 50 

 90 



1 25 

 1 50 

 1 50 



1 50 

 75 

 50 



1 25 



1 25 



2 00 

 1 50 



1 25 



2 00 

 2 50 

 1 50 



8 00 



9 00 

 5 00 



7 00 

 9 00 

 10 00 



2 75 10 00 

 1 25 4 00 

 85 3 00 



