VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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LITTLE GEM or PREMIUM GEM PARSE 63 
A favorite among many home and market gardeners. Hardy and high in productivity. 
VINE —20 to 24 inches tall, occasionally paired, medium dark green, stout. 
PODS —2M to 3 inches long, almost round, straight, blunt, with prolonged tip, medium 
green, 6 to 7 peas. 
PEAS —Medium large, round, very good quality. Dry seed, oval and flattened, wrinkled 
and light green. 
LITTLE MARVEL PADDY 62 
A standard of high quality, productiveness, and a truly attractive podded variety. It is 
unsurpassed by any other pea in its class. 
VINE —18 inches tall, sturdy, dark green, and very productive. 
PODS —3 inches long, single and quite often paired, blunt, dark green, plump, round, 
exceptionally well filled, 7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS —Large, green, tender, sweet, fine flavored. Dry seed, squarish, wrinkled, and 
green. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR PARTY 64 
A well-known early home garden pea, with handsome curved pods. 
VINE —16 to 20 inches tall, slender, dark green, vigorous grower. 
PODS —2TT inches long, sometimes paired, medium green, curved, 6 to 7 peas. 
PEAS —Tender, medium sized, and of good quality. Dry seed, squarish, cream to 
greenish in color. 
SUTTON’S EXCELSIOR PASTE 64 
This early, dwarf pea is used as a market garden sort. 
VINE —20 to 24 inches tall, medium, light green. 
PODS —33^2 inches long, single, broad, blunt, straight, light green, 6 to 8 peas. 
PEAS —Large, light green, of good quality. Dry seed, elongated, flat, wrinkled, light 
grayish green in color. 
THOMAS LAXTON PATCH 61 
Unsurpassed as an early, high-quality, all-purpose variety. A large, attractive podded 
sort with qualities that fit it for home and market gardens and shipping. 
VINE -—32 to 36 inches tall, medium green, fairly sturdy plant. 
PODS — 3% inches long, single, medium dark green, plump, straight, blunt or square- 
ended, 7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS —Almost round, appealing green color, tender, sweet, of high quality. Dry seed, 
elongated, somewhat flat, wrinkled, and yellow to green in color. 
World’s Record Peas 
WORLD’S RECORD PYLON 60 
Believed to be the earliest of the wrinkled peas. It holds its popularity with the home 
and market gardeners and early shippers because of its earliness and large, fine quality 
peas. 
VINE —30 inches tall, light green, prolific grower. 
PODS —3% inches long, single, light green, rounding to point, 7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS —Large, light green, of very good quality and flavor. Dry seed, large, elongated, 
flat, wrinkled, and yellow. 
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