J. M. Thorp.urn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds. 



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Peas. 



Pois. Chicharos o Guisantes. C^rMen. 



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 may be 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 {Bruchus 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. 



Height Per Per Per Per 

 in feet. qt. %pk. pk. bus. 



1 141 Thor burn Extra-Early Market. 



Our standard Market-g a r d e n 

 extra-early Pea ; productive and 



profitable to grow 2 K So 25 $0 75 $1 25 $4 50 



1 142 Rural New-Yorker. Very early ; 





prolific and uniform in ripening 



• 2% 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



1 146 





2% 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 25 



1 147 



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



2^ 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



1 148 



*Exonian. A new early wrinkled sort ; very fine per pt., 35 cts. 





60 











1151 



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



3 



35 



1 25 



2 



00 



7 00 



"53 





2 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 50 



1161 



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

















2% 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 50 



1166 





3 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 



1168 



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



















4 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 00 





Early and Medium Peas. 















1 186 



■ McLean Advancer. A fine, standard sort, of excellent quality 



2% 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 50 



1 188 



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



















2% 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 50 



1200 





2% 



25 



75 



1 



25 



4 50 



1 201 





2 



35 



1 25 



2 



00 



7 00 



1203 





3 



30 



90 



1 



50 



5 50 



1206 



^Champion of England. A well-known, standard variety; sow thick . . . 



5 



25 



65 



1 



00 



3 50 



1210 



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



















5 



40 



1 25 



2 



00 



8 00 



1212 





2K 



40 



1 25 



2 



00 



8 00 



1213 





2 Y A 



30 



90 



1 



50 



5 00 



1214 



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



















2M 



40 



1 25 



2 



00 



8 00 



1226 





4 



50 



1 50 



2 



50 



10 00 



1228 





5 



50 



1 75 



3 



00 



12 00 



1229 



*Yorkshire Hero. A spreading variety ; very productive ; sow thin ... 



2% 



25 



75 



I 



25 



4 5o 



1231 





2% 



20 



50 





85 



3 00 



