I). M. FERRY <( C€V8 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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The best extra early blue pea for canners and for gen¬ 
eral crop of market gardeners, and fully equal to the 
best stocks of Alaska. 
Kentish Invicta. —Vines about two feet in height, 
with straight, handsome, well filled pods. Peas superior 
in flavor to the white sorts; when ripe of a dull blue 
color. Tested by the side of our Extra Early, it proved 
only a few days later. 
Laxton’s Alpha. — Vines about three feet high; 
seeds much indented and wrinkled, light blue, very 
tender and of delicious flavor; one of the best in every 
respect. 
Premium Gem. 
Ferry’s Extra Early Tom Thumb.— Established 
by many years’ selection from the common Tom Thumb. 
Vines dwarf, about nine inches high, so that it can be 
planted in rows ten inches apart. Peas small, round 
and not of the very best quality. 
Blue Peter.— Sometimes called Blue Tom Thumb. 
A blue pea of fine quality; as dwarf as the Tom Thumb 
and a great producer. An excellent pea in all respects, 
and one of the best of the dwarf varieties. Peas large, 
round, semi-wrinkled; dull blue in color. 
McLean’s Little Gem.— A very desirable early, 
dwarf, green, wrinkled variety, growing about fifteen 
inches high. When in a green state, it is very large, 
sweet, and of delicious flavor. 
Premium Gem.— Somewhat like the last, but with a 
little shorter, heavier, more prolific vines and larger 
pods. This and the last fully equal the later sorts in 
quality, which with their earliness, dwarf habit and pro¬ 
ductiveness, make them the most desirable for private 
gardens of any on the list. 
Bliss’ Everbearing.—A new variety maturing soon 
after the Gems, and continuing a long time in bearing. 
Vine stout, about eighteen inches high, bearing at the 
top six to ten broad pods. If these arc removed as they 
mature, and the season and soil are favorable, the plant 
will throw out from the axil of each leaf branches bear¬ 
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ing pods which will mature in succession, thus prolong¬ 
ing the season. Peas wrinkled, large, cooking quickly 
and very tender, of superior flavor; on this*account pre¬ 
ferred by many to any other sort, although they are not 
quite so sweet as some. 
Caractacus. —This popular English variety grows 
from two to three and a half feet high, is prolific and of 
good flavor, continuing longer in bearing than most 
extra early sorts. 
Extra Early Kent.—This is a very early variety, 
growing about three feet high. Pods well filled with 
good sized peas; productive, ripening nearly all at once. 
An early market variety, 7 u/irn true , but has greatly 
degenerated of late years. Our stock is true. 
Improved Daniel O’Rourke.—By careful selection 
we have secured a stock of this old and popular variety', 
which has all the good qualities it originally' possessed. 
Extra Early Philadelphia. —A variety somewhat 
in demand in the vicinity of Philadelphia. We have 
failed to discover any merit in it over earlier and more 
prolific varieties. 
McLean’s Advancer. — A green, wrinkled variety, 
about two and a half feet high, with broad, long pods, 
which are abundantly produced and well filled to the 
end. Considered by some the best of its season, being 
of most excellent flavor. 
Telephone. — This new pea has proved to be a valu¬ 
able acquisition. Vines large, with large, coarse leaves. 
Pods very large, filled with immense peas,which although 
not as sweet as some, are of excellent flavor. Although 
an English sort, this does well here, the vine being 
hardy and productive, and we recommend all who like 
a large, handsome pod to try' it. 
Bliss’ Abundance. — Vine of medium height and 
bearing along its entire length numerous well filled pods, 
each containing six to eight medium sized, roundish, 
wrinkled peas which are of most superior flavor. Of 
the forty' sorts tested on our trial grounds, this cooked 
the quickest and was considered one of the very best 
in quality. 
