JEROME B. RICE SEED COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 
Early and Extra Early 
Dwarf Peas 
*Bliss’ American Wonder. An old standard, very 
dwarf, extra early sweet pea; growing about 1 
foot high. 
:,: Blue Bantam. A splendid, large-podded dwarf 
variety, of the Laxtonian class; of stout, healthy 
growth, with an abundance of large, sweet peas 
in 4 inch pods. 
Early Bird. A very early, hardy, productive, 
blue-seeded variety with large, dark green pods. 
*Extra Early Premium Gem. An old favorite 
and an improvement on McLean’s Little Gem, 
being somewhat earlier and of more dwarf 
habit in growth. 
*Laxtonian. A large podded dwarf variety, on 
the order of Gradus, with equally large pods 
and growing only 16 inches in height. 
*Laxton’s Progress. Where a dwarf pea with 
large pods is desired this variety will please the 
most critical gardener. The dark green pods 
are as large as Telephone while the vine seldom 
exceeds 1% feet in height. Peas excellent, 
sweet and tender. 
*Nott’s Excelsior. An old, standard extra early 
dwarf pea, producing an abundance of well 
filled pods. 
*Peter Pan. One of the very finest of the large 
podded dwarf peas, on the order of Laxtonian, 
though somewhat earlier and more productive; 
the immense pods are well filled with large, 
very sweet peas. 
* Sutton’s Excelsior. A decided improvement on 
Nott’s Excelsior, with larger pods and greater 
productiveness; height about 16 inches; quality 
the best. 
RICE'S Little Giant 
An outstandingly fine new, large-podded 
dwarf pea 
PRICE’S Little Giant. Best described as a 
dark podded Sutton’s Excelsior. One of the 
finest of the large podded, early dwarf va¬ 
rieties, growing about 14 inches in height 
and of highest quality; recommended for 
either private or market garden. 
Well Known Standard Varieties 
* Admiral Dewey. A desirable variety of the large 
podded Duke of Albany type; a favorite with 
many gardeners. 
Alaska. A well known, hardy, very early variety; 
popular with gardeners as a first early pea. 
*BIiss Everbearing. An old standard late, main 
crop variety, maturing with Telephone. 
Canada Field. A small, rather tall, white seeded 
pea’ for field culture and the seed for “split 
peas”; useful also as a cover crop and for plow¬ 
ing under for green manure. 
*Champion of England. One of the oldest and 
best known varieties; vine 4 feet in height, with 
large pods well filled with peas of highest 
quality. 
*Dwarf Champion Rice’s Improved. A fine main 
crop variety of the best quality. Vines are 
about 2Vz feet in height and well filled with 
large pods. 
* Gradus, or Prosperity. A standard early, large 
podded variety, very popular with private and 
market gardeners; vine about 2 Ms feet in 
height, stout and heavy, producing large, well 
filled, pointed pods. 
Pilot, Improved. Very popular with market gar¬ 
deners, because of its hardiness and produc¬ 
tiveness. Follows in season closely after Rice’s 
Extra Early and produces an abundance of 
dark green 4-inch pods. 
RICE’S Pedigree Extra Early. (First and Best). 
Our finest, earliest, selected strain of Extra 
Early peas, growing about 2 feet in height, 
with a profusion of pods. 
* Sutton’s Ideal. An English variety on the order 
of Thomas Laxton, producing long, thick, 
“stubby” pods. Very productive; a market 
gardeners’ favorite. 
RICE’S Peas are grown in the best localities known for production of fine Pea seeds and the grow¬ 
ing crops are always under direct supervision of experienced field men. Better pea seed is not pro¬ 
duced so we feel sure you will find RICE’S Peas well worth the price asked. 
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