PEAS 



44 Holmes Seed Company, Harr'^ 



GENERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



PEAS. (1 quart to 100 feet of drill; 2 to S bushels for an acre.) 



(Those prefixed * are wrinkled varieties ; all others smooth.) 

 Liberal packets of any variety of Peas 10 cts. each. 

 DWARF EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. Require bo staking or 

 brush. ^ 



*American Wonder. 10 to. 12 inches. Extra early; of dwarf , 

 compact growth, wrinkled ; of the finest quality 



*LittIe Oem. 16 to 18 inches. A dwarf, green, wrinkled Pea, 

 prolific and of excellent flavor. A few days later than above 



*Nott's Excelsior. 14 inches. A superior dwarf, wrinkled 

 early; ready for the table in about 45 days; vigorous constitu- 

 tion and wonderfully productive ; quality extra fine 



*Premium Gem. 15 inches, A fine dwarf Pea of the "Little 

 Gem " type, on which it is a great improvement 



Tom Thumb. An old variety, 8 inches, very dwarf 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES OF MEDIUM HEIGHT. 



Holmes' Masterpiece. 2 feet. We believe this to be the finest 

 and most prolific, large-podded pea ever introduced. {See 

 special description) , 



Alaska. 2 feet. A wonderfully early, smooth, blue Pea; vines 

 slender; pods very dark green, about 3 inches long, well filled 

 with small, smooth, blue-green Peas. The earliness, uniformity 

 in ripening and deep color render it a desirable market and 

 canning Pea 



Daniel O'Rourke Improved, or Philadelphia Extra Early. 

 3 feet. An old favorite extra eai'ly, round, smooth Pea 



Holmes' Pedigree Extra Early. 23^ feet. An extra early 

 round, smooth white Pea unequaled in earliness, uniformity in 

 ripening, size, yield and flavor. The universally popular ex- 

 tra early Pea for both market and private gardens 



Gradus. 23^ feet. {See special description.) The earliest 

 long-podded, large wrinkled or ' ' marrow ' ' Pea grown ; it pro- 

 duces enormous tender, sweet and luscious marrow " peas 

 in early June. Productive, healthy and vigorous grower 



*Thomas Laxton. 23^ feet. {See sx>ecial description.) More 

 prolific than Gradus, very large pods; quality delicious 



Holmes' Market-Gardeners Extra Early. A superior strain 

 of the Extra Early Peas, ripening even throughout the crop. 



2 feet 



New Surprise. (Eclipse.) Earliest wrinkled variety. 2 feet.. 



SECOND OR MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 



*Advancer. 23^ feet. A great favorite, and popularly known 

 as the Dwarf Champion; green, wrinkled peas of fine flavor 



^Abundance. 3 feet. A deservedly popular variety, branching 

 from the bottom and bearing abimdantly roundish pods 3 to 

 33^ inches long, well filled with 6 to 8 large wrinkled peas of 

 excellent quality 



*Everbearing. 3 feet. A prolific and continuous-bearing Pea 

 giving it especial value for both summer and autumn use ; pods 



3 to 4 inches long, containing 6 to 8 large wrinkled peas, K 

 inch in diameter 



*Horford's Market Garden. 2 feet. A grand wrinkled Pea, 

 noted for its uniform growth and prodigious yield. The pods, 

 though of medium size, are packed with peas of sweet flavor. . 

 Carter's Daisy, or Dwarf Telephone. Cross of Stratagem 

 on Telephone. Very productive. Pods long and well filled . . . 

 *Shropshire Hero. 3 feet. A robust grower, producing abund- 

 antly long, handsome pods, well filled with large, wrinkled 



peas of exquisite flavor 



MAIN CROP OR LATER VARIETIES. 



Long Island Mammoth, or Telegraph. Large pods and peas. 



33^ feet 



Pride of the Market. (Imp.) Large pods; popular for mar- 

 ket. 13^ feet 



*Yorkshire Hero. A spreading variety; very productive. 3 ft. 

 New Giant-Podded Marrow. The hardiest large-podded Pea; 



can be used at all seasons, heavy cropper. 2 feet 



*Duke of Albany, or American Champion. 43^ feet. A 

 grand, large-podded, wrinkled Pea, each pod containing from 

 9 to 12 immense peas ; the largest of all varieties, while the 

 quality is superlatively fine, tender, rich and sweet ; very pro- 

 ductive 



^Champion of England. 5 feet. A superior selection of this 

 well-known favorite, noted for the rich, marrow-like quality of 



its immense, wrinkled peas , 



*Juno. 2 feet. A dwarf main crop, green, wrinkled, marrow 

 Pea of superb flavor and vigorous constitution.. 



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PRICES 



By mail 

 postpaid 



By freight Olf •' 

 expres* 



Pt. 



Qt. 



Qt. 



Pk. 



Bush. 



25c 



45c 



25c 



$1 50 



$5 25 



25c 



40c 



25c 



X Do 



^ no 



25c 



45c 



25c 



1 50 



5 25 



25c 

 25c 



35c 

 35c 



25c 

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1 35 

 1 35 



5 00 

 5 00 



35c 



50c 



35c 



2 25 



8 00 



20c 



35c 



25c 



1 25 



4 50 



25c 



35e 



25c 





4 50 



25c 



45 e 



30c 



1 25 



4 75 



30c 



45c 



35c 



2 25 



8 00 



30c 



50e 



4Qc 



2 00 



7 00 



25c 

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35c 

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25c 

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1 35 



4 75 



25c 



40c 



25c 



1 10 



4 25 



25 c 



40c 



25c 



1 10 



4 25 



25c 



40c 



25c 



1 25 



4 75 



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1 25 



4 50 



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1 75 



5 75 



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1 25 



4 25 



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1 25 



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5 50 

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1 75 



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4 25 



If ordered by Freight or Express deduct 5 cts. per pint or bo cts. per quart from mail prices^ 



