SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED 



Trial Grounds. — ^Partial view of 400 tests of Peas, 310 tests of Beans, 156 tests of Tomatoes, and some 

 thousands of tests of other Vegetables. This picture shows one of four sections of the Bloomsdale 

 Trial^ Grounds, which various trials cover from eight to ten acres a year, but the entire Farm is really 

 a Trial Ground on an immense scale— a ground from where are issued "Seeds which Succeed." 

 The observer must be convinced that we are familiar with the respective merits of all Garden Vege- 

 tables. 



Peas 



WE DO NOT PAY 

 POSTAGE ON PEAS. 



Three Quarts of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. One and a Half to Two Bushels to the Acre. 



Peas are among the first seeds that may be sown at close of Winter, frequently being planted before 

 sharp frosts are fully over. The driUing of Peas may be safely commenced when the Peach is in bloom or 

 as soon as the land can be plowed, and continued at intervals up to within sixty days of frost for the 

 early kinds, or seventy days for the intermediate varieties, or eighty days for the later sorts. Late-sown 

 Peas are never as productive as those sown in the Spring, and often are found to be subject to mildew 

 Landreths' Extra Early will be found to be the best for August and September sowings, because of its 

 early ripening habit and its ability to resist mildew. The dwarf varieties may be drilled at 2 feet if culti- 

 vated by horse power, or 15 inches if to be hoed by hand. The varieties of medium length should be 

 drilled not closer than 3 feet, and the tall-growing sorts at 5 feet apart. The number of Peas in a row 

 may vary from 10 to the foot, in the case of the very dwarf kinds, to 8 to the foot of the medium tall 

 varieties, and 6 to the foot of the very tall kinds. Yield 100 to 300 bushels. The Pea thrives best in 

 light, loamy soil; the early and dwarf sorts demand rich ground. 



TEN EXTRA EARLY SORTS (None of them needing sticks) 

 Landreths' Lightning Pea, 42 days.— So called because ^p*- 



of its astonishingly early habit. Not so large a vine nor so productive as the 

 Landreths' Extra Early, but quite four or five days earlier, and therefore is 

 specially desirable to those private gardeners whose aim is to beat their neighbors 



in having the first Peas ready for the table §1 . 50 50 10 



Alaska, 49 days. — Green-seeded Extra Early. 30 inches. One of the best $1,60 1.00 35 10 



Ameer, 50 days. — Somewhat resembling the Gradus; not 



so large in pod, but quite near it, and more prolific. A very desirable variety 

 for the Market Gardener. A choice Pea in any locality and for any purpose. 



24 inches high 1.90 1.25 35 10 



For Express charges paid by customer, or small seeds Postage paid by us, see inside of cover. 



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