MAY'S CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
Hand Picked. 
BESli 
Prices quoted 
on peas by the 
packet, pint or 
quart include 
the prepayment 
of postage by us; 
if wanted by ex- 
press or f reieht, 
deduct He per 
pint, 1 5c per 
quart. Express 
or freight al- 
ways means 
purchaser pays 
t r ansportation 
charges. 
One quart to 
75 feet of drill, 
a to 3 bushels in 
drills to the acre. 
German — Erbsen. Spanish — Guizante. 
French — Pois. Swedish — Arter. 
CULTURE — For early peas the soil 
should be light and warm, but for gen- 
eral crop a moderately heavy soil is bet- 
ter. Fresh manure, very rich or wet 
mucky soil should be avoided, as they 
cause a rank growth of vine at the cost 
of the quality of the peas; such soil is 
Often the cause of early sorts maturing 
unevenly. Sow as early as possible, 
a few of the earliest varieties on 
warm quick soil, prepared the fall 
before. The general crop can be de- 
layed until later, but we have met 
with better success from sowing all 
the varieties comparatively early, de- 
pending for succession upon selecting sorts that follow each 
other in ripening. The peas will mature earlier if covered only 
1 inch deep, and where earliness is the most important thing, they maybe 
1 or 2 inches of soil, and when the plants are 5 to 6 inches high, 
treated in that way; but larger pods and more of them will be produced 
the seed is planted in trenches 3 to 6 inches deep, covered with only 
filling the trench level with the surface; this will secure deep rooting, 
prevent mildew and prolong the bearing season. If the peas are covered 
to the full depth at first, or if water is allowed to stand in the trenches, 
hey will not make a good stand of healthy plants. The crop should be 
gathered as fast as it is fit for use. If even a few pods begin to ripen, 
new pods will not only cease to form, but those partly advanced stop 
*" mln * Extra Early Sorts. 
ALASKA — (See cut.) Vines of strong, vigorous habit, about 2 to 2% ft. in height. The i>od 
is three Inches long, well filled with round peas. Quite profitable as a market sort, and for 
canning. Pkt. 5e, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.5», bu. fS.OO. 
DEXTER. — Vines of quick growth, averaging twenty inches in height, bearing a heavy crop 
of fine, well filled pods, averaging three Inches in length. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $1.25, 
bu. $4.75. 
FIRST AND BEST — Very early, matures Its crop so well together that 
sometimes a single picking will secure the entire crop; vines vigorous and 
hardy, two to two and one-half feet high, each containing five to seven me 
dium-sized, smooth peas of good quality. The dry peas are smooth, yellow 
ish white. Pkt. 5c, pt. 20c, qt. 40c, pk. $1;50, bu. $4.75. 
GRADUS — (See cut.) An extra early wrinkled pea. The immense pods 
are as large as those of the Telephone, uniformly well shaped and handsome. 
The peas are very large, of splendid quality and beautiful color, which they 
retain after cooking. This variety is practically the same 
as that sold as "Prosperity." Pkt. 10c, pt. 35c, qt. 65c, pk. $3.00, 
NORTHWEST PREMIER.— (See cut.) Ten days earlier than any 
other pen. The most profitable variety for market gardeners. 
Give It a trial. Unequaled in yield and unsurpassed in flavor. 
If you desire a variety of even growth, wonderful yield and 
the finest flavor, you should not fail to try the Premier. Thou- 
sands of large market gardeners prefer it to any other sort for 
early marketing; this alone is a splendid testimonial. It grows 
to a height of 20 to 30 inches, does not require staking, is 
an immense cropper. 
The genuine stock of this variety can 
us. Pkt. 10c, 3 pkts. 25c, pt. 30c, qt. 50c> 
PREMIUM GEM. — This variety is nearly as early as the \ J 
American Wonder, and the very productive vine is decidedly r» 
larger, growing to a height of from 12 to 15 inches. The 
pods are large and crowded with six or nine very large peas 
of fine quality. The dry peas are green, large, Crinkled, 
often flattened. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $2.00, bu. $6.00. 
IMPROVED TOM THUMB. — Very dwarf in habit, grows to the 
height of 9 inches. The peas are small, white, round; very 
productive. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25e, qt. 45c, pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00. 
AMERICAN WONDER. — It is of dwarf habit, only growing about 
ten or twelve inches high, but always produces a profusion of 
well filled pods of the richest flavor. Peas planted in June ma- 
tured in thirty-three dayst Pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 50c, pk.ij52.00, bu. 
$7.00. 
McLEAN'S LITTLE GEMS. — A green wrinkled variety which 
comes in a little after May's Northwest Premier, vines vigor- 
ous and productive, height twelve to eighteen inches. Pkt. 5c, 
pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $2.00, bu. $6.00. 
NOTT'S EXCELSIOR. — Pods average three inches in length, con- 
taining from seven to nine large, tender peas. Vines vierorous, 
growing to a height of one foot. Pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 50c, pk. 
$2.00, bu. $6.75. 
only be procured from f \ 
)c, pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00. V* 1 
