GERMAIN’S 
PEAS 
gTVEGETABLE SEEDS 
Chicharos 6 Guisantcs Erbsen Pois 
If ordered by mail, add 10 et«. per pound for postage. 
The Pea is one o/ our most important crops, and to be successfully grown must be liberally 
treated. A deep, rich soil, well pulverized, and incorporated with a fair allowance of well-de¬ 
cayed manure, should be chosen for the principal crops. For early peas the ground does not re¬ 
quire to be so rich. Sowing of the first early variety should be made in October, and the other 
varieties, for successive crops, planted every two weeks until April 1. 
Peas are sown in single or double rows, from 
2 to 6 feet apart, according to the variety or the 
height to which they attain. Have rows of the 
dwarf varieties 2 feet apart, and those of the 
YORKSHIRE HERO 
medium sorts from 3 to 4 feet apart, and the 
tall varieties from 5 to 6 feet apart. Tall varie¬ 
ties require sticks. Two pounds will sow 100 
feet of row. 
FIRST-EARLY VARIETIES 
American Wonder. 10 to 12 inches high; ex¬ 
tra-early; of dwarf, compact growth, wrin¬ 
kled; of the finest quality. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. 
$1.25. 
McLenn’H Little Gem. Green, wrinkled, early 
marrow, delicious flavor; 15 inches. Lb. 15 
cts., 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Premium Gem. Splendid wrinkled variety, very 
early, fine flavor; 18 inches high. Lb. 15 cts., 
10 lbs. $1.25. 
Gradus. This magnificent pea is one of the 
finest yet introduced. It is as early as Amer¬ 
ican Wonder, with pods as large as Tele¬ 
phone, filled with eight or ten large peas of 
most delicious flavor. It is a vigorous grower 
and very productive. Vines 2 % feet high. Lb. 
25 cts. 
SECOND-EARLY VARIETIES 
Abundance. Good bearer; peas large and of ex¬ 
cellent quality; 2 feet high. Lb. 15 cts., 10 
lbs. $1.10. 
Dwarf Sugar. (Edible pods.) Pods beautifully 
crimped, very sweet, delicious flavor; cook 
same as snap beans. Lb. 20 cts. 
Stratagem. A very heavy cropper, producing 
large, well-filled pods of excellent quality. 
One of the finest peas in cultivation. Lb. 25c. 
Yorkshire Hero. For years this pea has been 
the favorite of the Los Angeles and San Fran¬ 
cisco markets on account of its being hardy 
and ever-bearing; for fall and winter, it is 
more profitable and more certain to mature a 
crop than any other variety. Lb. 15 cts., 10 
lbs. $1. Price per 100 pounds on application. 
LATE VARIETIES 
Champion of England. Green wrinkled, great 
favorite; unsurpassed in quality and produc¬ 
tiveness; 4 to 4% feet. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. 
$1.25. 
Ever-hearing. Remarkably prolific; pods are 
very fine and closely filled; peas soft, juicy 
and of excellent flavor; 3 feet. Lb. 15 cts., 10 
lbs. $1.25. 
Telephone. Handsome, well-filled pods; peas 
large size, good quality; 4 to 5 feet. Lb. 20c. 
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