ICSS 
5c 
Per 
Pkt. 
V 2 lb., 15c; 
1 lb., 25c. 
CULTURE—Peas can be grown in 
every garden, but for earliest varieties a 
light, warm, moderately rich soil is best. 
The smooth kinds can be sown as soon 
as the ground can be worked, but the 
wrinkled varieties should not be planted 
until about two or three weeks later. 
Sow in single or double rows from lJ/ 2 
to 3 feet apart, dropping a pea every inch 
and covering from 2 to 3 inches. 
EARLY SMOOTH 
VARIETIES 
Aliska 
A remarkably 
early variety, 
and a good 
yielder. Pods 2% 
inches long, 
round, straight 
and square end¬ 
ed, containing 6 
light green peas. 
We advise mar¬ 
ket gardeners 
to give this va¬ 
riety a trial. 
First and Best 
early as the 
Alaska, but is prolific and hardy. 
Plant is 2 y 2 feet high, producing medium 
sized pods well filled. 
Unexcelled for profusion and continu- 
Ejveiucdi g a nce b ear jng. Plant has a remark¬ 
able branching habit, reaches a height of 2 to 2*6 feet 
and will do well without sticks or brush. 
Improved Str3ta£6m ^ rather dwarf variety, 
improveu oiraidgeiu with thick short> cloge _ 
pointed stems; leaves are very large, of yellow- 
green color. The immense pods contain ten or twelve 
peas of large size. 
White Marrowfat SimBar the Black , Eye Mar¬ 
rowfat, is a popular heavy 
yielder, but the eyes in these peas are not black. 
Owflrf f»r 3 v SiiPBr ^ dwarf plant growing about 
" » 2 feet high, producing an 
abundance of edible pods which are very sweet and 
tender. They are prepared for the table just as you 
would snap beans and are served with white sauce. 
1 ([Peppers) 
ft 
5c 
Per A J/ 2 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 
Pkt. • y 4 lb., $1.30. 
CULTURE—They thrive best in a warm, deep, fairly moist, fer¬ 
tile, sandy loam, although they are often grown commercially on 
moderately heavy soils. They should be started in hotbeds, in Feb¬ 
ruary or March, and not planted outside until the soil is warm and 
there is no danger of frost. Set the plants in rows 2 feet apart 
and 18 inches in the row. 
Barteldes Ruby Giant A cross between the 
J Ruby King and the 
Chinese Giant, having the good qualities of both. The 
peppers are of very large size and so sweet and mild 
that they can be eaten raw. The flesh is very thick 
and when ripe is of a deep red color; matures early. 
California Wonder (Sweet). Larg ® s reen 
fruits, popular with mar¬ 
ket gardeners and shippers. Only slightly later than 
Ruby King. Size of fruits 4% inches long, 3% inches 
in diameter. 
EARLY WRINKLED VARIETIES 
Laxtonian Laxtonian Peas grow 18 inches high, but 
the vines are exceedingly vigorous and 
produce pods averaging 4 y 2 inches long, straight and 
pointed, containing seven to eight large peas. 
Premium fVm A Popular dwarf variety for family 
use on account of its exquisite but¬ 
tery flavor; pods 2% inches long, well filled to ends; 
early in maturing. 
Nott’s Excelsior This variety is very popular in the 
West and Central West. It stands 
drought better than most other varieties. The vines are 
about 14 inches high, which permits close planting in 
rows, and they are self-supporting. 
American Wonder Q aite distinct from ail 
other peas in habit of 
growth and appearance; about 10 inches high; 
pods are straight, well filled to the ends, 2% 
inches long. 
Barteldes Little Marvel An . early dwarf 
variety, of excel¬ 
lent quality; 15 inches in height; pods in 
abundance, about 3 inches long. / 2 lb., 20c; 
lb., 35c. 
Thomas Laxton Very popular early, large- 
podded, hardy variety, 
producing an abundance of large, well filled 
pods. 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
AlrWman (Improved Telephone). Very ro¬ 
bust and vigorous growing plant, 
producing pods o f very large size, averaging 
4% to 5 inches in length. 
Dwarf Telephone 
This variety was ob¬ 
tained by crossing the 
Stratagem and the Telephone. The season is 
medium, ripens about a week earlier than the 
Stratagem. Pods are about 4 inches long. 
Golden Dawn ° ne of tke most profitable and inter- 
- esting of the yellow bell-shaped pep¬ 
pers. It is dwarf, branching, producing peppers of beau¬ 
tiful, bright yellow. 
Ruhy King A remark ably mild and pleasant pepper 
J ® of bright red color, growing 4 or 5 inches 
long, by about 3 inches through. The fruit is tapering or 
cone-shaped. 
Large Bell or Bull Nose A thick-set plant of light 
° green eolor, branches 
short and stiff; fruit has four deep furrows and four cor¬ 
responding ridges along the sides. Flesh is very thick 
with few seeds. Usually mildly flavored. 
Chinese Giant 
A late leafy variety, with 
square fruit of splendid 
shape for stuffing, of 
glossy-red color when 
ripe, very large, and of 
mild flavor. / 2 oz., 30c; 
1 oz., 50c; y 4 lb., $1.75. 
Long Red Cayenne 
Fruit is a brilliant coral 
red, conical, and from 2 
to 3 inches long and 
about 1 inch thick. Very 
hot to the taste. 
Barteldes Ruby Giant 
Small Red Chili 
Appearance very distinct 
from other kinds, very 
low-growing stem, long 
tapering seed vessels 
about 2 inches long and 
about % inch in diam¬ 
eter, of very bright scar¬ 
let color when ripe, and 
always very hot. 
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