PEAS — Continued 
Carter’s Buttercup 
Pea 
( Round Blue, V /2 to 2 feet) 
A hardy type of Daisy 
Pea; may be described as 
an early Maincrop; fine 
robust habit, long well-filled 
pods, produced in pairs, 
averaging ten peas in each ; 
remarkably free bearing. 
The large, deep-green seed, 
which is almost round, 
retains the sweet marrowfat 
flavour when cooked. 
Price, .75 per qt. ; 
.40 per pt. ; 
.26 per pkt. 
“A fine variety, the pods 
being literally packed with fine 
peas of excellent flavour.” — 
Mr. E. Beckett, Head Gardener 
to the Hon. Vicary Gibbs. 
Cultivation of the Garden Pea . — 
The smooth, round-seeded varie- 
ties of the extra early peas are 
the very first thing to be planted 
in] the garden in spring, and 
should be sown quite as early as 
the ground is fit to be worked. 
The wrinkled sorts are not so 
hardy, and should not be planted 
before the ground has warmed 
up to a certain degree. The taller 
varieties need brush, or other 
suitable support, and by select- 
ing sorts that do not grow much 
over 2 feet the necessity of pro- 
viding brush may be eliminated. 
A careful selection Of varieties 
and a frequent planting for 
succession will insure a contin- 
uous crop of peas from June 
until the early frosts. The seed 
should be sown in rows which ara 
3 feet apart and 3 inches deep, and 
should be planted at the rate of one quart of the smoother sorts to 100 feet of drill and one quart of the wrinkled varieties 
to 80 running feet. Cultivate similarly to corn or beans. The taller sorts may be planted in double drills and brush placed 
between for a support. For best results all garden peas require good, strong, fertile soil. Great success has been attained 
by the use of only the very earliest dwarf peas, making plantings ten days apart from early spring until the last of July. 
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