PEAS. 
Pois. 
Cliicliaros o Guisantes. 
©rbfen. 
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. Ligbt, dry soil, not over rich, suits the Pea. Sow as early 
as the ground can be worked, and again every ten days for succession. 
Peas may be sown in this vicinity as late as 20th of August. Sow in single 
or double rows, from 4 to G feet apart, according to the diiferent heights, 
about an inch apai-t in the row (except such sorts as we note to sow thinly), 
and 4 inches deep. In this climate the O'Rourke Pea, if planted from the 
10th to the last of August, will produce a fair crop for fall picking, when 
Peas w-ill be most acceptable. Hoe often, and keep the ground clean and 
fine. The tall sorts can bo 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 {BntcTms pisi). This insect is a native of this 
country, but, as usual with such pests, has spread rapidly, and is now 
found nearly all over the world. The beetles lay their eggs on the young 
pods, and the larvaj, 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, and for this reason Avill not produce as large a crop as if free 
from the weevil. 
EXTRA EARLY PEAS. 
Height Per Per Per 
in feefc Qt. >2pk. pk. 
Extra-early Market. Our 
standard m a r k e t- g a r d e n 
extra-early Pea ; productive 
and profitable to grow 23^ $0 25 $0 75 $1 25 
First-of- All. First-class se- 
lected strain of extra-earlies.2>2 
Philadelphia. Resembling 
First-of -All 3 
Daniel O'Rourke Improved. 
Extra-early ; favorite market- 
gardener sort 23^ 
Alaska. One of the very ear- 
quite pro- 
Thorburn 
1143 
Per 
bus. 
$4 00 
1144 
1145 
1-140 
20 
75 1 00 3 75 
60 1 00 3 50 
75 1 25 4 00 
THOEBURN EXTBA-EABbY MAKKET. 
finest extra-early Pea yet introduced 
licst blue Peas 
ductive 2 
1147 Cradus. Without doubt the 
it is in condition to pick about four 
days after our Extra-earlj' Market. The pods arc veiw large, and WTell-flUed 
with large wrinlded deep green Peas of the very finest quality 3 
1148 *Exonian. One of the finest extra-early wrinkled sorts 23^ 
1149 ^American Wonder. Early and productive ; fine quality 1 
11.50 *IMott Excelsior. A splendid early wrinkled sort ; very prolific 1 
1151 *Alpha. An extra-early wrinkled Pea ; sow thickly 3 
1152 *Premium Cem. Early; straight pods, well-filled 1 
1153 "McLean Little Cem. Early; straight pods 13^ 
1154 *Blue Beauty. Pods medium size ; Peas of lino flavor 2 
115G Gregory's Surprise. A fine wrinkled variety, and only four days later than 
our Extra-early Market 2 
1102 *Station. Extra-early wrinkled, very productive ; large pods, wcll-fllled, and 
ripening but a few days later than the very earliest 2 
1103 Claudlt. (Now.) Extra early, very productive, large sized Peas of finest 
([Uiility ■ ..pint, 40 cts..2J^ 
1104 ^Duke of York. Very lai-go, long, full pods, and Peas of the finest flavor; very 
early and productive; one of the finest Peas grown 3 
25 
50 
30 
30 
30 
30 
25 
25 
25 
30 
30 
75 
75 1 25 4 00 
50 
00 
85 
00 J 
85 
75 
75 
75 
50 
75 
50 
75 
5Q 
25 
25 
25 
85 1 50 
00 
00 
50 
00 
00 
75 
50 
00 
00 
85 1 50 5 00 
30 85 1 50 5 50 
EARLY AND MEDIUM PEAS. 
1180 Daisy. A dwarf wrinkled second-early variety, bearijig large, well-filled pods, 
IK 
35 
1 25 
2 00 
7 50 
1180 *McLean Advancer. A flue standard sort, of excellent quality 
2% 
25 
75 
1 25 
4 00 
IK 
25 
75 
1 25 
4 50 
1188 *Horsford Market-Garden. On the style of Advancer; very prolific. .. . 
2K 
25 
75 
1 25 
4 50 
1201 Pride of the Market. Very large pods, green Peas; sow thinly 
9 
30 
1 00 
1 75 
0 00 
25 
75 
1 25 
4 50 
