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PEAS. One quart to 100 ft. of row 
The ground for Peas should be enriched with plenty of manure or commercial fertilizer. Early varieties may be 
sown in March as soon as the ground can be properly worked; successive plantings may be made at two-week intervals 
up to the end of August, although plantings after the middle of May are not likely to produce as well on account of the 
hot weather. With favorable growing conditions peas are ready for the table in about 8 weeks from time of planting. 
Seed should be covered to a depth of 2 inches, with rows from 2 to 4 feet apart, according to type of vine and method of 
cultivation used. Taller varieties must have brush, poles or other type of support. 
EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES 
Genesee Extra Early. A very early and productive variety. Vigorous foliage bearing large, Qt. Pk. Bu. 
broad, dark green pods containing 6 or 7 light-green peas. Very profitable for the 
market gardener. Height, 3 ft. The seed is smooth, varying in color from cream 
to green. $0.30 $2.00 
Early Bird. Exceptionally early, hardy and productive. Pods are dark green, 4 inches long 
and well filled with 7 or 8 peas. Height, 2 ft. Very desirable for the home or 
the market-gardener. Seed is semi-wrinkled, of a bluish green color. .30 2.00 
SECOND-EARLY VARIETIES 
Excelsior. A well-known early dwarf variety. Pods are light green, 3 inches long and well filled 
with 5 or 6 peas of very good quality. Height, 18 inches. .25 1.80 
Peter Pan. One of the best early dwarf varieties. Heavy, dark green foliage; pods 4 inches 
long, broad and carrying 6 or 8 dark green peas of excellent quality. Height, 20 
inches. .30 2.00 
Laxtonian. A pea of exceptional quality. Plant and pods are similar to Peter Pan, but a few 
days later in coming to the table. Height, 2 ft. .30 2.00 
Laxton’s Progress. An excellent variety for either the home or commercial garden. Height of 
vine about 20 inches; pods dark green, with 7 or 8 large peas of excellent quality.. .30 2.00 
Gradus. Very popular with the gardener desiring a taller growing vine. Pods pointed, 4 inches 
long and containing 6 or 8 delicious sweet peas. Very productive. Height, 234 ft. .30 2.00 
Thomas Laxton. An excellent market gardener’s variety. Pods are a medium green color, 334 
inches long, almost round and blunt ended. A little earlier than Gradus. Height, 
3 ft. .30 2.00 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
Dwarf Telephone. One of the best of the dwarf-growing type. A vigorous grower producing 
broad, straight pods, 4 inches long, containing 7 or 8 peas of good quality. Height, 
2 ft. .30 2.00 
Improved Advancer. A well-known variety that is popular with some gardeners. Dark-green 
heavy foliage, 234 ft- high and very productive. Pods 3 inches long, round and 
with blunt end. Good quality. .25 1.80 
Tall Telephone. A vigorous grower, with dark green foliage. Broad pointed pods 434 inches 
long, with 7 or 8 large medium-green peas of excellent quality. Height, 4 ft. .30 2.00 
SUGAR CORN. One quart to 200 hills; 1 peck per acre 
Varieties designated as “Extra Early” may be planted from middle of April to first of May, depending on the weather, 
and followed by other varieties at intervals of two or three weeks up to about August 1. Plant in hills about 2 ft. apart, 
with 3 ft. between the rows. Drop 5 or 6 grains to a hill and cover an inch or two deep; thin out to 3 plants to a hill. 
Genesee Extra Early. Stalks attain a height of 5 or 6 ft., with one or two ears each. The ears Qt. Pk. Bu. 
are 7 or 8 inches long with 16 rows of sweet, white, wedge-shaped grains. $0.25 $1.60 
Kendel’s Early Giant. A second-early corn with grain and ear similar to Genesee Extra Early, 
but fodder is larger. .25 1.60 
Golden Bantam. A very early corn. The ears are small but well filled with a golden-yellow 
grain that is very sweet and of a distinctive flavor. .25 1.60 
Golden Giant. Similar to Golden Bantam, but the ears are larger and a little later coming to 
the table. An excellent type of yellow sweet corn for the market gardener. .25 1.60 
Howling Mob. A medium early variety with a large ear; very productive. A white grain of 
excellent quality. .25 1.60 
Country Gentleman. (Shoe Peg.) A main-crop variety. Bears a long, slender cob with deep, 
narrow white grains without any row formation. Excellent quality and popular 
with many home gardeners. .25 1.60 
Improved Evergreen. A development from the well-known Stowell’s Evergreen, the ear being 
larger and the grain whiter. One of the best sellers of the maincrop varieties. . . .25 1.60 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Probably the best known sweet corn. Ears are 8 inches long; slender cob 
with 16 to 18 rows of deep, sweet grains. .25 1.60 
Late Mammoth. Large ears with 14 to 16 rows of grain. The kernels are white, juicy, tender 
and sweet. .25 1.60 
