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the soil up around the steins and all varieties will 
stay in bearing longer. All homes should have 
more peas. 
Hastings’ John L. (No. 316)— 
Earliest Extra Early ^uTV^xlra” earl" 
varieties either for home use, market or shipinenl. 
For 21 years it has held the record for earliness 
against all of the best strains of earl.v peas sold 
by other American seedsmen and during that time 
no pea has been introduced that equals it for earli¬ 
ness and productiveness in the e.vtra earl.v class. 
•Tohn L. is a standard with Southern gardeners, 
both for shipping and home markets, and every 
year we sell hundreds and hundreds of bushels of 
this variety to Florida shippers. The earliest time 
on record in early maturity was made with this 
variety years ago by C. .T. Montgomery, St. Augus¬ 
tine, Florida. He planted l.j pounds of .John L., 
and on the 30th day from planting gathered one 
bushel of well developed pods therefrom. This 
reall.y Is a wonderful first early pea and a variety that always makes good when the highest 
prices are obtained. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 
cents; postpaid. Js'ot prepaid, 10-pound lots or over, 20 cents per pound. 
Garden or 
English 
Peas for 
Planting 
in the 
South 
Prices include Postage 
Prepaid on Packets, 1-2, 
1 and 2-lb. packages. 
Larger quantities by 
Express or Freight at 
j Purchaser’s Expense. 
Cultui'^ The small, extra early, round-seeded va- 
wMI&UiC rieties, such as John L. and Alaska, can 
be planted very early, as it takes a hard freeze to kill 
them. In this latitude (Atlanta) begin sowing early in 
January and sow at intervals of ten days or two weeks 
until about March isth; after that date it is advisable 
to sow onl.v the taller-growing varieties with wrinkled 
seed, varieties like Surprise, Bliss Everbearing, coming 
into this cl iss. The wrinkled varieties must not be 
planted until the ground begins to warm up. Wrinkled 
peas rot without germinating in cold ground. In Florida 
and along the Gulf Coast all varieties can be planted 
all through the winter months. The extra earlies should 
be sown in drills thickly; one quart of seed to each 100' 
feet of row and covered about 2 inches. As soon as the 
weather warms up they will make rapid growth. They 
should be kept cultivated clean and as soon as they begin to bloom, earth 
should be worked up around the stems. Be sure to make succession sow¬ 
ings every two weeks to keep up your supply until the long bearing va¬ 
rieties come in. None ot the heavy Iiearers should be planted until the' 
soil warms up. usually in the month of March in the latitude of Atlanta- 
Many people do not plant these taller-growing varieties on account of 
the trouble of “staking” or “brushing." Varieties like Bliss Everbear¬ 
ing, Home Hellglit, etc., can be planted in doulile rows about 6 inches 
apart and run together, leaving 2 feet between the double rows. Being 
stiff in their character of 
growth they largely support 
each other. Keep workinf 
Hastings’ John J,. Extra Early Peas 
Alaeica Fvti*a Farlv^Nn tiest, round extra 
^*****'** fcciriy ^ llU«u I I J early pea; about one week later than .John L. 
in earliness and is the best in quality and heaviest bearer of all the round-seeded extra 
early varieties. A splendid shipper and one of the very best you can plant in the garden for 
home use for an extra early. Foliage and pods light green; pods 214 inches long, round, 
straight and square ended, containing six peas. Seeds are of bluish shade, well rounded 
out and the fresh peas are about equal to the wrinkled peas in quality. There are a great 
many peas being sold under the name of “Alaska” that are from run-out stock or else not 
kept true to name. These dwarf varieties have to be “rogued” very carefully each year to 
keep them true to type. This we do very carefully and you can depend on us. We have a 
specially wonderful stock of Alaska peas this year and know that for canning, marketing or 
home use you will find them absolutely satisfactory. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; 
pounds, 70 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-pound, lots or over, 20 cents per pound. 
Hastings’ E.xtra Early Surprise Pea 
