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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
Garden Peas 
CULTURE—3 lbs. for 100 feet of row. 3 bushels for 1 
acre. 
EARLY VARIETIES—Plant as early in the spring as the 
ground is thawed out to the depth of about 3 inches, sow by 
hand very thickly in a trench about 2 inches deep. 
Peas properly sown lay in the trench at places so thick as 
to touch one another and of course in some places they will 
be an inch or two apart, in other words, you cannot sow them 
evenly by hand. The idea is to sow as thick as to have the 
vines close together so that they will hold each other erect. 
This does away with support and the pods will be kept off 
the ground. Many gardeners have been very stingy with the 
seed, they planted way too thin. The results of thin planting 
are: The vines since they are wide apart cannot support each 
other and the first rain that comes beats them down and they 
lay in the mud, the pods start to rot and half the crop is lost. 
To pick the pods from such planting is no pleasure. To sow 
thickly as we are advising is the only profitable method. It 
will insure a heavy crop and the job of picking will be an 
easy one. 
LATE PEAS—These can be planted at any time from 
March 15th up to May 1st. The method of culture is the 
same as given for early peas but long vined varieties like 
Telephone and others must be supported by trellis or brush. 
Peas do well on most any soil, but low and excessively rich 
ground should be avoided as on such ground the crop has a 
tendency to grow rank vines but not pods. 
SMOOTH AND WRINKLED VARIETIES—Seed of some 
sorts of peas is smooth and other wrinkled. You have been at 
all times advised not to plant the wrinkled sort as early as 
the smooth seeded. In our experience we find that the wrink¬ 
led sorts can be planted just as early as the smooth seeded 
without any injury. 
WRINKLED TEAS—All varieties of peas offered by us with 
the exception of Alaska and New Leader have wrinkled seed. 
LAXTONIAN PEA 
LARGE PODS—VERY EARLY 
The vines are of sturdy, vigorous and healthy growth, 
with deep green leaves, grow only 16 to 18 inches high, re¬ 
quire no supports of any kind, bear in prodigal abundance 
from top to bottom of vines, large dark green plump pods 
which contain 8 to 10 delicious Peas of double the size of 
any other early Pea. Laxtonian has pods as large and the 
seeds are of such high superlative quality that they fully 
equal the best main crop Marrowfat variety. Hardy and very 
early. Pkt. 10c; V 2 lb. 18c; 1 lb. 35c, prepaid. 10 lbs. $1.70; 
100 lbs. $16.00, not prepaid. 
LITTLE MARVEL PEA 
It is a great improvement over American Wonder, having 
larger pods which contain usually two or more peas to the 
pod. The pods are of deep green color, a feature of great 
importance, filled almost to bursting with luscious, sugary, 
large and better peas, frequently borne in pairs. The vines 
are of uniformly even growth, averaging 15 inches in height, 
the pods average 3% inches in length and are square at the 
ends, remaining in prime condition for a week longer than 
thpse of either American Wonder or Nott’s Excelsior. Pkt. 
10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c, prepaid. 10 lbs. $1.85; 100 lbs. $17.00, 
not prepaid. 
POTLACH OR BIG DINNER PEA 
The vines are vigorous and strong, of even growth, 20 to 
24 inches in length, with luxuriant dark green foliage, bearing 
pods of rich green color which average 4 inches in length 
and are filled to bursting with 9 to 11 luscious, sugary Peas 
of finest flavor and best quality. The pods are quite broad, 
pointed at the ends and usually borne in pairs. No other 
variety will produce more pods, and no pods could shell out 
better. In season it is quite early, pods being fit for table 
use in about sixty days after planting. The Potlach is a 
variety of great merit. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 15c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. 
$1.90; 100 lbs. $16,00, not prepaid. 
PRICES: FOR PEAS IN LOTS OF 10, 25, AND 100 LBS. 
ARE F. 0. B. COUNCIL BLUFFS. We sell 5 pounds at 10 
pound rate, 25 pounds or over at 100 pounds rate. 
DE GIORGI’S MODEL PEA 
BIG PODS—EXTRA FANCY—EVERBEARING 
Wonderful extra early pea, ready in 50 days from date 
of planting, yielding an enormous crop of dark green pods 
4 inches long, fairly broad pointed, containing 8 to 9 large 
dark green peas, tender and sweet. The vines are short, not 
over 18 inches. Unlike other peas MODEL can be planted for 
succession of crops throughout the entire season as it bears 
even in hot weather. From one planting you will harvest two 
full crops of pods. When you pick the first crop, your vines 
will cover themselves again with bloom and produce another 
crop. And under good cultivation MODEL produces three 
crops from one planting. DeGiorgi’s Model is one of the 
best extra early, large podded peas we know of, sure to pay 
you handsomely. 1 lb. 30c, prepaid; 10 lbs. $1.70; 25 lbs. or 
over at 15 cents per lb. F. O. B. 
ALASKA —An early smooth seeded pea of fair quality. A 
very old variety yet still popular with many growers. Pkt. 
10c; lb. 30c, prepaid. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.40. 
DWARF TELEPHONE—A medium early Pea with large pods 
holding from 7 to 9 peas of fine quality. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, 
prepaid. 10 lbs. $1.90; 100 lbs. $17.00. 
GRADUS—An early variety bearing on vines 3 feet tall, hand¬ 
some pods about 4 inches long of light green color. The pods 
are frequently not well filled. This is the nature of this pea 
and has nothing to do with the quality of the seed. Pkt. 10c; 
y 2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c, prepaid. 10 lbs. $1.90; 100 lbs. $17.00. 
Sorrel 
Sow in drills 18 inches apart, early in 
the spring, thin out to 6 inches apart 
in the row, keep the flower stems cut off as they appear. 
The first crop of leaves is ready 60 days from date of sow¬ 
ing. The plants continue in full bearing for 4 to 5 years. 
An excellent vegetable prepared for the table like spinach, 
also used as a salad. Or cooked with spinach, one-third sorrel 
and two-thirds spinach. 
FRENCH SORREL—Produces quantities of large pale green, 
tender leaves of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. 
$2.40. 
All of our specialties and novelties are items of real merit, 
superior either in earliness, quality or productiveness, varieties 
that pays to grow. 
QuMity vegetables, quality flowers will always find a buyer 
and a better price will always be paid for vegetables or flowers 
placed on the market early. Right kind of seed is the key to 
better profits. 
Our duty as seedmen is to have good seeds, seeds of su¬ 
perior varieties. We are doing our duty—just see the long list 
of the new and superior, in both vegetables and flowers. We 
search the world for the new and good In seeds and thus serve 
our own and our customers’ best Interests. We feel that we 
deserve your patronage. 
