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HASKELL IMPLEMENT AND SEED CO. 
LEWISTON MAINE 
PEAS 
German,—Erbren French,—Pois 
Spanish,—Guizante 
One ponnd for 50 feet of drill; one to 
two bushels in drills for an acre 
Peas come earliest to maturity in 
light, rich soil. For general crop, a deep 
loam or a soil strongly inclined to clay 
is best. For early crops decomposed 
leaves or leaf-mold should be used; or, 
if the soil is very poor, strong manure 
may be used. For general crops a good 
dressing should be applied, and for the 
dwarf-growing kinds the soil can hardly 
be too rich. When grown as a market 
crop, peas are never staked; for private 
use they are generally sown in double 
rows, and the tall varieties staked up 
by brush. For an early crop sow as soon 
as the ground can be worked, and make 
repeated sowings every two weeks for 
succession. After the first of June, sow¬ 
ing should be discontinued until the 
middle of August, when a good crop may 
sometimes be secured by sowing an ex¬ 
tra-early sort for fall use. 
If sent by mail add .08 per lb.; and 
for each additional lb. to the same ad¬ 
dress add .01. 
All marked thus (*) indicate wrinkled 
varieties. 
Laxtonian 
Extra Early Dwarf Varieties 
♦Notts Excelsior. This is the earliest dwarf wrinkled 
pea. The plant is dwarf and needs no support. The 
pods are of good size and well filled with large peas of 
the finest quality. It is as early as the American 
Wonder, while the vines are much more productive and 
the pods of larger size. There is no better early dwarf 
pea. Fifteen inches. 
Lb., .30; 2 lbs., .50; 14 lbs., $3.00 
♦Sutton’s Excelsior. Ripens early on vines fourteen 
to sixteen inches high, covered with a great abund¬ 
ance of long, straight, broad pods of a pale green 
color. 
Price .Lb., .30; 2 lbs., .50; 14 lbs., $3.00 
♦Laxtonian. One of the best dwarf wrinkled peas 
for the market gardener. Pods about 4 inches long, re¬ 
sembling those of Gradus, but ripening a little earlier. 
Vines productive and vigorous; average height less 
than 18 inches. Lb., .30; 2 lbs., .50; 14 lbs., $3.00 
Vigorous growth. The pods pointed and a little darker 
in color than the vine. Considered fully four days 
earlier than the Laxtonian. 
Lb., .30; 2 lbs., .50; 14 lbs., $3.00 
♦Blue Bantam. A splendid large podded dwarf 
variety of the Laxtonian class. Vines about 15 inches 
high. Pods deep green, about 4 inches long. Fine 
quality. Lb., .30; 2 lbs., .50; 14 lbs., $3.00 
♦Peter Pan. One of the very finest of the large 
podded dwarf variety of the Laxton'ian class, though 
somewhat earlier. Vines 15 inches. Pods straight 
and pointed. Quality best. 
Lb., .30; 2 lbs., .50; 14 lbs., $3.00 
Extra Early Variety Not Dwarf 
Alaska. An extra early round pea bearing pods of 
a dark green color; two feet. 
Lb., .30; 2 lbs., .50; 14 lbs., $3.00 
♦Gradus or Prosperity. It combines the finest qual¬ 
ity with extreme earliness, and is also productive, 
bearing pods fully as large as Telephone. The color 
of the shelled peas is a beautiful light green, which 
color they retain after being cooked; the quality and 
♦Pioneer. An improvement on the popular Laxto¬ 
nian. Vines about 20 inches high; color, light green. 
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