Plant Tail’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
PEAS 
(Pisum Sativum.) Pois. Erbsen. Pisello. Chicaroso-Guisante. 
A pint weighs about one pound. Smooth seeded varieties weigh 60 pounds to the bushel, and wrinkled seeded varieties 
weigh 56 pounds to the bushel. 
CULTURE.—1 quart is sufficient for about 100 feet of drill; peas are sown in the drills at the rate of 1 to 2 bushels to 
the acre. Dry and moderately rich loam is best adapted to early peas, while heavy soil is preferable for the late sorts. As 
fresh, rank manure is apt to induce too heavy a growth of vine, manuring for the spring crop should be done in the previous 
autumn, or if deferred until the time of sowing, only thoroughly decomposed manure should be used. The early varieties 
are usually planted about 2 inches deep, from the middle of January to the middle of March, wrinkled peas being so liable 
to rot if put in cold, wet ground they should not be sown before the latter part of February. Dwarf varieties may be 
drilled in rows 18 inches apart, but more space must be given to the kinds which make more vine, truckers usually allow¬ 
ing 2 V 2 feet for the ordinary extra earlies. In the family garden, a good plan is to plant in double rows 6 inches apart, 
with 3 feet between the double rows. The late varieties do best when in rows far apart and with low-growing crops planted 
between. Commence cultivating when the peas are 2 inches high, and when the tendrils appear stick with brush and draw 
the earth up on each side to help in supporting the vine. Considerable profits are usually realized from a fall crop of peas 
planted between the middle of August and the middle of September, and shipped in October or November, there being 
usually an active demand for them about that time. 
Extra Early 
Tait^s Thoroughbred 
Nonpareil 
The Earliest Smooth-Seeded Pea. 
The earliest and best smooth seeded 
pea, but recommended only for those 
who want an extra early crop. The 
pods are a bright waxen green color, 
averaging about 2% inches in length, 
containing usually 5 to 7 medium 
sized peas of good quality. It is 
enormously productive for a small 
podded variety, and ripens so uni¬ 
formly that the crop may be gathered 
at a single picking. The pods hold 
their waxy green color for several 
days after picking, which is a great 
advantage in shipping to distant mar¬ 
kets. Height, 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., 
14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 
5 lbs. $1.20, 10 lbs. $2.05. Postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 25 lbs. $3.50, 50 lbs. 
$6.50. 
There are a great many stocks 
* of this well known pea, origi¬ 
nally called “Laxton’s Earliest of All,” and 
the name means less than in the case of 
any other sort, some strains being fine 
selections, while others sold as Alaska are 
frequently worthless. When pure, it is one 
of the best extra earlies. Height, 2 feet. Extra 
Pkt. 10 cts., Yz lb. 20 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. Early 
55 cts., 5 lbs. $1.15, 10 lbs. $1.95. Postpaid. Nonpareil 
Not prepaid, 25 lbs. $3.25, 50 lbs. $6.00. Peas. 
Long Pod Alaska. 
tiarly 
A smooth-seeded pea, sometimes called 
-;-^ “Ameer” and “Claudit,” and quite populai 
in some pea growing sections. The pods are slightly curved, average aboul 
3 inches in length, and of a bright green color, which is retained several 
days after picking. It is only a few days later than the Alaska, very pro¬ 
ductive and of good quality. Height, 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 lb. 20 cts., 
lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 60 cts., 5 lbs. $1.25, 10 lbs. $2.15. Postpaid. Not prepaid 
25 lbs. $4.00, 50 lbs. $7.50. 
Pilot ^ handsome, early, hardy and productive smooth-seeded variety 
The pods are pointed like those of World’s Record, usualh 
borne in pairs, of medium green color, average about 3 34 inches in length 
. - 1 ^ ^ XT ^ usually contain 7 or 8 large peas of fair quality. If planted the mid 
ale 01 January in the latitude of Norfolk it will mature ahead of the Laxtonian types. Height 3 feet Pkt 10 cts Vn lb 
20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 60 cts., 5 lbs. $1.25, 10 lbs. $2.15. Postpaid. Not prepaid, 2^5 lbs. $4 00, 50 lbs.’ $7.50. ’ 
INOCULATE YOUR PEAS WITH HUMOGERM. (See page 59.) 
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