Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 35 



PEAS 



GENERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



PRICES 



By mail 

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PEAS. (2 quart to 100 feet of drill; 2 to 3 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 no staking or 

 brush. w 

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



compact growth, wrinkled ; of the finest quality 



*LrttIe Gem. 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, (^ee 



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,xmiformity 

 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 early, round, smooth Pea 



Holmes* Pedigree Extra Early. 2}^ 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 enormgus tender, sweet and luscious "marrow" peas 



in early June. Productive, healthy and vigorous grower 



^Thomas Laxton. 23>^ feet. (See special description.) Blore 



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. 2K 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 

 froin the bottom and bearing abundantly 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, >2 

 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 VAI^IETIES. 



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



3>^ feet 



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

 ket. \% feet 



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

 New Giant-Podded Marrow. The hardiest lai-ge-podded Pea: 



can be used at all s-^asons, heavy cropper. 2 feet 



♦Duke of Albany, or American Champion. 4K 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 viarorons constitution 



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IF ORDERED BY FREIGHT OR EXPRESS DEDUCT 5 CTS. PER PINT OR 10 CTS. PER QT. FROM MAIL PRICES. 



