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PLANTING DIRECTIONS—One pound to 125 foot row; one acre requires about 100 pounds. 
Peas are safe to sow as early as the ground can be worked. They do well in cool weather. Select 
light, not too rich soil, or they will run to vine too much. Sow double rows, these to be y 2 inches 
apart and 2*4 to 314 ft- between the double rows, and drop the peas every 3 inches and covering 
iy 2 inches. Like the Flowering Sweet Peas, the garden variety will produce better if 6-inch deep 
furrows are made, covering 1 inch at the time of sowing and filling in the furrows when the plants 
are nicely started. 
SMOOTH VARIETIES 
EXTRA EARLY — This excellent 
strain of smooth peas is one of the 
best ever offered. Equally as early as 
Alaska, the peas are much better in 
flavor. The vines are quite slender and 
of very quick growth. 
ALASKA —A well known pea among 
canners and truckers for early use. 
Fine for home gardens; height 2% ft.; 
one of the earliest of the round va¬ 
rieties. Pods blunt at the ends. Peas 
green in color when ripe. A popular 
early variety, 
WRINKLED VARIETIES 
AMERICAN WONDER —A widely 
known and prolific variety, bearing well 
filled pods; matures early. We recom¬ 
mend this pea very highly for the home 
garden. Height about 12 inches. 
LITTLE MARVEL —An early variety 
of English origin which has found 
great favor in America. It matures 
about the same time as “American 
Wonder.’’ Grows about 15 inches 
high. Has dark green foliage and vines 
heavily set with pods 2% to 3 inches 
in length. Filled with 6 to 9 dark 
green peas of fine quality. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR —Somewhat larger than Amer¬ 
ican Wonder, but matures a trifle later. Pods contain 
6 to 8 large peas. Height 15 inches. 
It is not only early, but is of splendid 
quality and unusually productive. Al¬ 
though it is a dwarf sort, growing only 
15 to 18 inches in height. It excels in 
yield and equals in size of pods the 
Gradus. The pods are deep bluish- 
green, pointed at the end, generally 
borne singly and measure 4 to 4% 
inches in length. The peas number 7 
to 10 to the pod, are large size and 
of delicious flavor. The vines are vig¬ 
orous in growth, deep green in color 
and require no support. We recommend 
this variety highly. 
GRADUS OR PROSPERITY—A 
very early wrinkled pea. Pods are very 
large, being about 14 inches in length, 
uniformly well shaped, pointed, handsome and 
more attractive than the first early variety. The 
peas are large, of splendid quality and light green 
color, which they retain after cooking. 
THOMAS LAXTON —This well-known variety 
is an early wrinkled pea of great merit. Vines 
have vigorous growth; hardy and productive, and 
of a dark green color. Pods are large and well 
filled with peas of excellent quality. One of the 
best sorts for home or market garden use. Height 
4 feet. 
TELEPHONE —A leader with market garden- 
ers. Hardy and very productive. Pods often 4 to 
' 5 inches long, well filled with a fine quality ol 
peas; considered a main crop variety and one 
of the best for either home or market use. Height 
four feet. 
HORSFORD’S MARKET GARDEN— Vines twen¬ 
ty-six to thirty inches tall with dark green foliage 
produce an abundance of light green, straight pods 
about two and a half inches long well filled with 
medium sized peas of excellent quality. 
BOUNTIFUL —Resembling the Alaska in general 
habit of growth. Vine thirty-six inches, foliage gray 
green; pods 3% in. in length, pointed, gray green in 
color. Fit for table use in fifty-five to fifty-seven 
days from planting. 
MAMMOTH MELTING SUGAR —Large, edible 
pods. Height forty-two to forty-eight inches. Pods 
four to four and one-half inches long and one and 
one-eighth inches broad. Ready to use eighty days 
from planting. 
LAXATONIAN —A first early pea of unexcelled value. 
WHITE MARROWFAT —Vines hardy, strong, vig¬ 
orous and bearing broad thick leathery pods near the 
top of the vine, and containing peas of a fair quality. 
Excellent for second early. 
McLEANS LITTLE GEM —Strong and vigorous in 
growth; vines eighteen to twenty-four inches in height, 
dark foliage bearing pods singly on both sides of the 
stalk beginning near the ground. Pods are almost 
straight, peas, medium in size, excellent in quality. 
Ready to pick in sixty days. 
STRATEGEM —-A magnificent medium early pea. 
The vigorous, healthy vines grow about 20 inches 
high and are very productive of beautiful dark green 
pods about 3 % inches long, straight, broad, pointed 
filled with large green wrinkled peas of excellent 
quality. 
PARSLEY 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS—1 oz. to 150 ft. row; 5 
lbs. to acre. 
Parsley will do well in any garden soil but thrives 
best in a rich, mellow loam. The seed germinates slow and 
it is well to soak the seed in warm water before seeding. 
Sow either in boxes or under glass and transplant to open 
ground in rows 1 to lVa ft. apart and 4 to 6 inches be¬ 
tween plants in the row. In fall take up a few plants 
and keep in boxes inside. 
HAMBURG OR TURNIP ROOTED —This variety is 
grown principally for its roots; highly esteemed for flav¬ 
oring soups, stews, etc. 
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED —Leaves very large, very 
tender, dark green, crinkly and curled. Can be used either 
foj out-of-doors or greenhouse culture. 
