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Peas 
Alaska* 
long. Sold under the name 
Early, Improved Daniel O'Rourke, Rural New 
Yorker, Extra Early Kent and a dozen other similar 
names. For price* rcp colored page*. 
EARLY TOM THUMB is an old-fashioned favorite 
on account of its very dwarf habit, and is really more 
productive than many varieties that grow twice its 
height. It produces a fine-sized pod and the Peas are 
Peas mature early when in a 
light, rich soil. For the gen- 
eral crop, a rich deep loam or 
clay would be best. Peas thrive better 
if the ground is poor and requires en- 
riching, use well rotted manure, and for 
the dwarf varieties you can hardly make 
the soil too rich. "When grown as a 
market crop, Peas are seldom staked or 
bushed, but are sown in single rows 
three to four inches deep, the depth depending on 
the time of sowing, nature of the soil, as well as 
the variety. Wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as 
the smooth sorts, and if planted early should have 
di>, warm soil, and not planted deep, or they arc 
liable to rot in the ground. These wrinkled varieties 
are, however, the sweetest and best flavored. Rows for planting 
should be from 2 Ms to JUfc feet apart according to the kind 
soil and manner of culture desired. When grown in the 
kitchen garden it is best to sow the seed in double rows 6 to 
8 inches apart, the tall sorts requiring brush. Commence sow- 
ing early varieties as soon as the ground can be worked in 
the Spring, and continue, for a succession, every two weeks 
l, P to the end of June, discontinuing until the middle of July" 
when a good crop can sometimes be secured by sowing an 
extra-early sort. Two pounds sow 100 feet of rows; 115 to 140 
pounds for an acre in drills; 175 lbs. broadcast. 
EARLY ROUND OR SMOOTH 
PEDIGREED EXTRA EARLY (2 feet). — This extra early Pea is not 
only early, but the very best of the smooth, white, extra earlies. 
Matures in from 40 to 45 days after germination and the full, round, 
dark, green pods are produced in wonderful profusion. Practically ali 
the pods can be gathered in two pickings, and as they are of strong 
texture, are well lilted for shipping even long distances. The Peas are 
of medium size, round, smooth and of splendid flavor. The vines are very hardy 
and seed may be sown as soon as the soil becomes mellow. For prices see colored 
EARLY ALASKA. — This is the earliest blue variety in cultivation; the dark 
green color of its pods makes it a desirable shipping variety, as it will carry long 
distances without losing color; this quality combined with its extreme earliness 
recommends it very highly to the market gardener; height 2V» feet- is also the 
most popular variety for canning, being almost exclusively used for that purpose 
by the largest canning establishments in the country. For prices see colored pa^es- 
FIRST AND BEST.— A popular, extra early Pea, producing good crops and sat- 
isfactory in nearly all sections. Vines 2}4 feet high, producing pods 3 to 3 V. inches 
of Philadelphia Extra 
sweet and tender. For prices Ree colored pages. 
AMEER. — This variety is very much like the 
Alaska, but is not quite so early. The vine is slightly 
longer as are the pods which are well shaped. It 
ripens uniformly and the peas are of excellent qual- 
ity. The seed is round, wrinkled and light green. 
For prices see colored pages. 
EARLY WRINKLED PEAS 
These are qi.uch finer than the hard, smooth Peas, being much sweeter and of superior flavor. They can 
not be planted quite as early, as they are liable to decay in cold, wet soil. 
THOMAS LAXTON. — The earliest Wrinkled Pea. 
Equal in quality to the best of the late wrinkled 
sorts. Peas are large as Telephone, unsurpassed in 
quality; coming into use early in June, as soon as 
the small round, early sorts. This is certainly the 
finest Wrinkled Pea yet introduced, coming in with 
the first earlies, with pods double the size. The pods 
are a dark rich green, straight and square ended, and 
contain on the average seven to eight large, narrow 
peas of the richest flavor. We consider it superior to, 
and likely to supersede, that fine early pea. the 
"Gradus.” being hardier in constitution, darker in 
color and a better yielder. It is a reliable market 
gardener’s as well as private gardener’s pea, and will 
undoubtedly take the same place among earlies as 
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Telephone among the late sorts. For prices see col- 
ored pages. 
PREMIUM GEM. — An old variety still largely 
grown and quite early. It is productive and the 
peas are of high quality. Grows a little taller 
than most extra early varieties. For prices Her col- 
ored pages. 
AMERICAN WONDER. — A leading dwarf wrinkled 
Pea. Esteemed for earliness, productiveness, flavor 
and quality; strong and robust in habit, growing 
about 10 inches high and produces a profusion of 
good-sized pods, which are fairly packed with the 
finest flavored Peas. Has always been a great favor- 
ite for the home garden. For prices see colored pages. 
