THBILMANN SEED CO.’S CATALOGUE 
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PEAS 
The iPeas are very hardy and will endure a great amount of frost 
and cold with safety. They should be sown very early in order to 
have them for early use. Sow in single or double rows from two to 
four feet apart, according to the variety or the height they attain. 
Brush should be furnished the taller varieties as they appear. 1 qt. 
will sow from 150 to 200 feet of row. 
Alderman Pea. This new pea was imported by us from England 
and we found it in many respects the very best early main crop va¬ 
riety of the Telephone type. Pods very large, long, dark green, 
similar to the Duke of Albany and about the same season. The peas 
are of larger size and unsurpassed in quality. Market gardeners 
are demanding the large podded, dark colored sorts, which retain 
their fine color even after shipping a long distance. The Alderman 
meets these requirements, and furthermore, is the most productive 
variety of this class. We recommend it' especially for the market 
gardener and home market. Pt. 20c; qt. 35c; 4 qts. $1.25; pk. $2.25; 
bu. $8.00. 
Gradus. The greatest of peas of recent introduction. Large 
handsome pods, resembling Telephone in size and shape, and as 
early as the earliest. A combination that cannot fail to attract the 
market gardener. Pt. 20c; qt. 35c; 4 qts. $1.25; pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 
American Wonder. A very early green wrinkled dwarf variety; 
peculiarly suited to the private garden; height, ten inches. Pt. 20c; 
qt. 35c; 4 qts. $1.25; pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 
Alaska. The earliest pea known. Pt. 20c; qt. 35c; 4 qts. $1.10; 
pk. $2.00; bu. $7.00. 
Telephone (Improved 
Dark Pod.) An extra 
selected strain with 
very large dark green 
pods, always coming 
true; the result of care¬ 
ful breeding. The im¬ 
provement over the or¬ 
dinary kind is so marked 
that we consider this 
the best Telephone type 
now obtainable. Pt. 20c; 
qt. 35c; 4 qts. $1.25; 
pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 
Bliss Everbearing. — 
Height 2Vz feet; the 
pods are broad and 
borne at the top of the 
vine. The peas are large 
and of superior flavor. 
Pt. 20c; qt. 35c; 4 qts. 
$1.25; pk. $2.25; bu. 
$ 8 . 00 . 
Gradus 
Dwarf Garden Peas 
Blue Bantam. A dwarf variety, growing about 15 in. 
with heavy foliage; the pods that run 4 to 5 inches long 
are well filled. A prolific variety for gardens and field. 
Pt. 20c; qt. 35c; pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 
Carter’s Daisy, or Dwarf Telephone. This is a dwarf 
variety, bearing large, handsome pods like Telephone, 
but without long vines, and grows more dwarf than 
Strategem. It is of dwarf, stocky habit, healthy, vigor¬ 
ous growth, and very productive. Its season, medium, 
from 5 to 7 days earlier than Strategem. The pods are 
