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PEAS. 
Culture. — A week may be gained incarlincss 
by sowing? a quantity in moist sand placed in 
a box in the cellar, and planting outside when 
well sprouted. Lijjht, dry soil, not over rich, 
suits the Pea. Sow as early as the prround can 
be worked, and aj^ain every two weeks for suc- 
Nfi' cession up to the first of June, after which there 
is danfrer from mildew. Sow in single or double 
rows, from four to six feet apart, according: to 
the different heights, about an inch apart in the 
row and four inches deep. In summer sow 
six or eight inches deep. In this climate the 
O'Rourkc Peas, if planted from the loth of 
July to the 1st of Augtist, will produce a fair 
crop for fall picking, when peas will be most 
acceptable. Iloe often. The fall sorts can be made to 
bear more freely by pinching in. The dwarf varieties 
may be grown in beds like bush beans, with rows 
about the I'amc distance apart. 
It will pay you to plant Northern Grown Peas. 
They are adapted to all sections. 
They are earlier, hardier, and yield largrer crops 
than any others. 
We are extensive grrowers, and our stocks are un- 
equaled. 
EXTBA EAELIES. 
N". *W. Premier. — fSee Specialties for full description 
of this varict}'.) The earliest Pea in cultivation. 
Alaska. — This is one of the earliest Peas grown, 
being a few days earlier than the Rural New Yorker. 
Seed round, green, resembling the Kentish Invicta; 
pods fine shajie, dark green color, and well filled. 
One of the most desirable of the early varieties for , 
market gardeners. Height, 2 feet. Pkt. 5c., pt. 25c., 
qt. 40c. 
Rural New Yorker, — Very early, prolific, and uniform in ripening. 
Pkt. Sc., pt. 20c., qt. 35c. 
First and Best. — This is a very fine variety for market gardeners* use ; 
early, and ripens with such uniformity that they may be picked clean 
■with two pickings. Height, 2'/^ feet. Pkt. 5c., pt. 20c"., qt. 35c. 
Kentish Invicta. — Blue seed, very prolific, and most desirable sort 
for tabic use. Height, 4 feet. Pkt. 5c., jit. 20c., qt. 40c. 
Blue Peter. — Matures early, very rich, sweet and tender. A blue- 
seeded Tom Thumb. Height, IV2 feet. Pkt. Sc., pt. 20c., qt. 40c. 
Philadelphia Extra Early. — Very fine variety. Matures a little later 
than the I-irst and Best. Height, 2% feet. Pkt.' 5»., pt. 20c., qt. 35c. 
Improved Bamel 
O'jRourke.— This is a 
great improvement 
on the old Daniel O'Rourke. One 
of the best of the extra early 
varieties, and is largely iised for market pur- 
poses. Height, 2Vi feet. Pkt. 5c., pt. 20c., 
qt. 35c. 
American Wonder. — The earliest wrinkled 
Pea in cultivation. Of dwarf and robust habit, 
growing from 9 to 12 inches high, and producing 
a profusion of good sized and well filled pods, 
of the finest flavor. Peas planted in June, ma- 
ture in thirty-three days. Pkt. 5c., pt. 25c., 
qt. 40c. 
McLean's Little Gem.— One of the most pro- 
ductive of the Dwarf Wrinkled Marrows grown, 
and although very early, it has all thj sugary 
flavor of the late wrinkled varieties. Height, 1 
foot. Pkt. Sc., pt. 20c., qt. 40c. 
Premitim Gem. — Very productive, good flavor, 
and fine for family use. Height, 1 foot. Pkt. 5c., 
pt. 20c., qt. 40c. 
Tom Thumb.— A dwarf early variety, of ex- 
cellent qualit}'; abundant yielder. Height, 1 
foot. Pkt. 5c., pt. 25c., qt. 45c. 
Blue Beauty.— One of the best features of this 
splendid variety is its regular habit of growth. It is a 
round, blue pea, and comes into bearing about the 
same time as American Wonder. Pods of medium size, 
and well filled with peas of the finest flavor. Pkt. 
lOc, pt. 30c., qt. 50c. 
Extra Early Kent. — This is a very early sort, 
which grows to a height of about 3 feet, and ripens 
so evenly that nearly the whole crop may be gathered 
at one picking. Pods well filled with peas of good 
flavor. Pkt. 5c., pt. 20c., qt. 40c. 
True Blue. — See Specialties for price and description. 
MEDITTM. 
Prince of Wales. — White wrinkled variety. Height, 
2V2 feet. Fine quality. Pkt. 5c., pt. 25c., qt. 50c. 
Quantity. — A good varietj', resembles Bliss' Ever- 
bearing, but is earlier and more productive. Pkt. 5c., pt. 25c., qt. 50c 
Horsford's Market Garden.— A splendid wrinkled sort, on the sty. 
of the .■\dvanccr. Very productive, and pods are well filled with mcdiun 
sized peas, of a delicious flavor. Height, 2 feet. Pkt. 5e., pt. 20c,, qt. 40c 
McLean's Advancer. — A second early variety, and now a great fa. 
vorite with growers in this neighborhood, among, whom it is often 
known as the Early Champion. It is a green wrinkled variety of fiiii 
flavor. Pkt. Sc., pt. 20c., qt. 40c. 
Abundance. — An enormous bearer, and has the appearance of a bush 
as it branches directly from the root. Grows to a height of 18 inches 
Pods about three inches long, and well filled. Pkt. 5e., pt. 25c qt 45c 
