Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co 
ONION SETS (Extra Fine) 
Subject to Market Fluctuation 
32 lbs. standard weight to a bushel of Onion Sets 
YELLOW. Lb. 25c.; in 32-lb. lots, 20c. per lb. 
RED. Lb. 30c., in 32-lb. lots, 25c. per lb. 
WHITE. Lb. 30c.; in 32-lb. lots, 25c. per lb. 
PARSNIPS 
German, Pastinake; Italian, Pashtinca; Polish, Pasternak 
1 oz. will sow 100-ft. drill; 5 lbs. will sow an acre 
Sow as early in the Spring as the weather will admit, in drills 
15 inches apart, covering inch deep. When well up, thin out 
to 5 or 6 inches apart in the rows. Unlike Carrots they are 
improved by frosts and it is usual to take up in the Fall a 
certain quantity for Winter use, leaving the rest in the ground 
until Spring, to be dug up as required. 
LONG SMOOTH or HOLLOW CROWN. 90 days. Best for 
general use. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., ]/i lb. 35c., lb. 75c. 
THE STUDENT. 90 days. A fine-flavored variety. Pkt. 5c., 
oz. 15c., lb. 35c., lb. 75c. 
German, Erbsen; Italian, Pisello; Polish, Broch 
60 lbs. to the bushel for Round Smooth sorts; 56 lbs. for the 
Wrinkled sorts 
1 lb. will plant about 50-ft. row, 60 to 80 lbs. will plant an acre 
Peas come earliest to maturity in light, rich soil. For general 
crops, a deep, rich loam or a strong inclination to clay is best. 
For early crops, decomposed leaves or leafmold should be used; 
or, if the soil is very poor, stronger manure may be employed. 
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 and are sown in 
single rows, 2 or 3 inches deep and from 3 to 4 feet apart, accord¬ 
ing to the variety or the strength of the soil. When grown in 
small quantities, for private use, they are generally sown in 
double rows, 6 or 8 inches apart and the tall varieties are staked 
up by the brush. For an early crop, sow in March, as soon as 
the ground can be worked, and make repeated sowings every 
two weeks for succession. After the first of June, sowing should 
be discontinued until the middle of August when a good crop 
can sometimes be secured by sowing an early sort. 
WORLD’S RECORD. 55 days. An improved type of Gradus. 
Very productive. 2 ft. high. lb. 12c., lb. 20c., 10 lbs. 
$1.80, 100 lbs. $16.00. 
EARLY ALASKA. 55 days. A green-seeded extra early Pea. 
Very desirable. Green, smooth Pea. Y lb. 12c., lb. 20c., 
10 lbs. $1.75, 100 lbs. $14.00. 
PILOT. 63 days. A large, nearly smooth Pea. Can be sown 
along with Alaska and early Peas. Will produce a pod as 
big as Gradus and from three days to a week earlier. lb. 
12c., lb. 20c., 10 lbs. $1.80, 100 lbs. $17.00. 
EARLY NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. 60 days. Extra early dwarf 
wrinkled Pea. Ready for table in 40 to 50 days from 
planting. It grows 16 in. high, about half as tall again as 
American Wonder. Its even, regular habit is a great advan¬ 
tage to the market gardeners. This variety has come to stay, 
owing to its superior advantages over all other sorts. lb. 
12c., lb. 20c., 10 lbs. $1.80, 100 lbs. $17.00. 
EARLY GRADUS or PROSPERITY. 62 days. A first early 
wrinkled Pea, very hardy, vigorous grower. 2 ft. high. 
Pods very large and well filled, 6 to 8 large sweet peas in a pod. 
The great value of Gradus is in its earliness. It is in the mar¬ 
ket four days after the first early. lb. 12c., lb. 20c., 10 lbs. 
$1.80, 100 lbs. $16.00. 
BLUE BANTAM. 65 days. Extra early dwarf wrinkled Pea. 
Averages 15 in. high, bears enormous crops, pods deep 
bluish green, pods 4 in. long, bear 8 to 10 peas. Pods twice 
the size of American Wonder and ready to pick at same time. 
H lb. 12c., lb. 20c., 10 lbs. $1.80, 100 lbs. $17.00. 
Long Smooth or Hollow Crown Parsnip 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS. 64 days. Season same as Lax- 
tonian. Vines 20 in. high, pods 4 in. long, dark green, con¬ 
taining eight large, delicious sweet peas. Superior to all 
other second early Peas for market gardener or private use 
as well. H lb. 12c., lb. 20c., in 10-lb. lots, 18c. per lb., in 100-lb. 
lots, 16c. per lb. 
EARLY THOMAS LAXTON. 65 days. This fine early Pea 
was raised by crossing “Gradus” (Prosperity) with a very 
early seedling of the “Earliest of All” type. It is a wrinkled 
marrow with a good constitution. In earliness it is within a 
day or two of “Earliest of All,” but pods contain on the 
average of seven to eight very large peas of the richest flavor. 
The height is from 3 to 3 ft. As a first early we consider 
this is the finest early Pea ever introduced. Yi lb. 12c., 
lb. 20c.; in 10-lb. lots, 18c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 16c. per lb. 
TALL TELEPHONE. 80 days. A very fine wrinkled late Pea. 
Vines are heavy and vigorous, 4J£ ft. high, and produce an 
abundance of pods, 5 to 7 in. long, containing 8 to 12 peas 
of unequaled flavor, yi lb. 12c., lb. 20c., 10 lbs. $1.80, 
100 lbs. $17.00. 
DWARF TELEPHONE. 70 days. Possesses the quality of 
Carter’s Telephone, except it grows half the height. This 
makes it an exceptionally valuable market sort; green wrin¬ 
kled. Yt lb. 12c., lb. 20c., 10 lbs. $1.80, 100 lbs. $16.00. 
Peas, Early Thomas Laxton 
