Erbsen (Ger.) 
Piselli (It.) 
PEAS 
A pound of seed will sow 100 feet of row. Two to four bushels per acre. 
The very earliest peas like Alaska and Surprise have small 
pods, Mammoth Podded Extra Early, Thomas Laxton, World’s 
Record and Gradus are only three or four days later and have 
much larger pods. Laxton s Progress is two or three days later 
but has larger pods. Midseason Giant, matures between Hun¬ 
dredfold and Alderman and is of superb quality. Alderman is a 
strain of Telephone, but is better than the old type, having 
darker colored peas and larger pods. 
Note: A pound is about a pint and 15 lbs. equals a peck; 25 
lbs. or more of one variety are sold at the bushel price. If your 
order including peas amounts to $20 or more, we will pay trans¬ 
portation on peas in quantities listed “not paid.” See inside 
front cover. 
Sow Plenty of Peas 
There is no more delicious vegetable that we know of than 
fresh, young green peas picked right off the vines in your gar¬ 
den and cooked immediately. If the garden is small, sow all the 
land you can spare. When you are eating and enjoying luscious 
green peas from your own garden you will not regret the space 
they take. After the peas are gone the land can be used for late 
cabbage, turnips, spinach, lettuce, etc. 
It is well to sow early, medium and late kinds at the same 
time so they will mature in succession. This is better than to 
sow one kind three or four times during the season. 
Plant Enough to Can 
Next to fresh peas there is nothing quite so succulent and 
tender as home canned peas. To be at their best they should be 
picked young and canned a few hours after picking. 
The photo to the left shows the relative size and shape of 
the following varieties. 
7. Nott’s Excelsior 2. Thomas Laxton 3. World’s Record 
4. Laxton’s Progress 5. Alderman 
Early Varieties 
THOMAS LAXTON. (3 ft.) One of the most popular early peas for both 
home and market gardeners. The peas are of first class quality, being 
large and tender. The vines are very productive of large pods (2f$ to 
334 inches long) of the finest quality. Season the same as Gradus, matur¬ 
ing right after the first early kinds. 
V 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; 7^/2 Lbs. $1.95 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 15 Lbs. $2.70; 56 Lbs. (Bu.) $8.40. 
WORLD’S RECORD. ft.) We recommend this variety most highly. 
It is really an improved Gradus and is steadily replacing that variety. 
It matures between Mammoth Podded Extra Early and Gradus, being 
the earliest wrinkled pea with large pods. The pods are 33*! to 4 in. long 
and filled with large peas which are very tender and sweet. The sturdy 
vines bear heavily. 
V 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; 7 V 2 Lbs. $2.00 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 15 Lbs. $2.85; 56 Lbs. (Bu.) $8.95. 
GRADUS also called Prosperity. (3 ft.) One of the best early large 
podded peas both for home gardens and commercial growers. It matures 
only three or four days later than the earliest kinds like Alaska and First 
and Best, has much larger pods, and is of much better quality. The 
pods are 3 to 33£ in- long and are filled with large peas which are very 
sweet and tender. 
V 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; Lbs. $2.00 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 15 Lbs. $2.85; 56 Lbs. (Bu.) $8.95. 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS. (18 in.) This is the largest and we consider it 
the best of the medium early dwarf varieties. The pods resemble Hun¬ 
dredfold very closely, but are a little larger and mature a day or two 
earlier. Our stock of Laxton’s Progress is superior to any similar variety 
we know. The vines are 15 to 18 in. high and the pods 4 to 436 in. long, 
deep green and well filled with dark green peas of high quality. This 
variety should be included in every home and commercial planting. 
V 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; 7y 2 Lbs. $2.10 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 15 Lbs. $3.00; 56 Lbs. (Bu.) $9.50. 
Surpris* or Eclipse. (236 ft.) This is the earliest sweet wrinkled pea. 
Matures as early as Alaska and has a finer quality than is found in 
any other maturing as early. The pods are of only fair size but the vines 
are very prolific. One of the best extra early peas. 
V 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; 7V4 Lbs. $1.95 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 15 Lbs. $2.70; 56 Lbs. (Bu.) $8.40. 
First and Best or Pedigree Extra Early. (2 ft.) Early as Alaska and 
has slightly larger pods. Very hardy and one of the earliest peas grown. 
V 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c; 7 V 2 Lbs. $1.85 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 15 Lbs. $2.55; 56 Lbs. (Bu.) $7.85. 
MAMMOTH PODDED EXTRA EARLY. The Largest Extra Early 
Variety. (3 ft.) This fine variety is almost as early as First and Best 
with much larger pods. The peas are semi-wrinkled and can be sown 
very early without danger of rotting. The pods are as large as Gradus 
but are not as good quality and mature a few days earlier. This has 
proved the most profitable market variety. 
V 2 Lb. 25c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; 7 V 2 Lbs. $2.15 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 15 Lbs. $3.15; 56 Lbs. (Bu.) $10.10. 
Mammoth Podded 
Extra Early Peas 
Photo natural size. 
These are semi-wrinkled 
peas and can be sown 
very early in the spring. 
Follow 
Peas 
with 
Beets 
Cabbage 
Carrots 
Lettuce 
Radishes 
Turnips 
etc. 
for 
fall 
use. 
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