Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Wholesale Seed Growers, Cambridge, N. Y. 
• PRICE'S LITTLE GIANT (65 days)—One of the most satisfactory and dependable 
peas for the home or market garden. Best described as a dark podded Sutton’s 
Excelsior, although somewhat earlier. An excellent, extra early, dwarf variety 
of highest quality. Height 18 inches. Foliage dark green, stout and healthy. 
Pods 3(4 inches long, dark green, straight, round, and square ended, containing 
6 to 8 large very dark green peas; exceedingly productive. 
*SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR (63 days)—An improvement on Nott’s Excelsior, with 
larger pods and greater productiveness. Height 20 inches. Vine and foliage 
stout, medium green in color; pods light green, 3(4 inches long, straight, 
round, and square ended, containing 7 to 8 large bright green peas of very 
fine quality. 
EXTRA EARLY AND EARLY VARIETIES — NOT DWARF 
ALASKA (60 days)—A very early, smooth, blue pea. Popular with canners and 
market gardeners for a first early sort. Height 214 feet. Foliage and pods 
light green; pods 2(4 inches long, round, straight, and square ended, con¬ 
taining 6 light green peas. Very uniform in maturity. 
*GRADUS— PROSPERITY (65 days)—A standard, early, large-podded variety, 
very popular with market gardeners. Height 3 feet. Vine and foliage mod¬ 
erately heavy and medium green; pods medium green, 3% inches long, semi¬ 
round, straight, slightly curved at (he tip, and pointed, containing 6 to 8 
large, very sweet, medium green peas; moderately productive and of high 
quality. 
MAMMOTH PODDED EXTRA EARLY (60 days)—On the order of RICE’S Extra 
Early, but pods one-fourth larger. Matures practically with Extra Early and 
Alaska and is much more productive. Vine and foliage robust, heavy and 
deep green. Height 3 feet. Pods dark green, 4 inches long, round, broad, 
saddle-backed, and square ended, containing 7 extra large light green peas. 
A very productive and extra fine sort, bound to take first place as a leading 
market gardeners’ first early pea. Dry seed, variable in color, white and green. 
PILOT IMPROVED (62 days)—A popular market gardeners’ large podded, extra 
early, smooth pea, much more productive than the old type Pilot, with larger 
pods. Seed large, light to dark green in color. Follows closely after RICE’S 
Extra Early in season. Height 3 feet. Foliage medium green, pods a shade 
darker, peas dark green. Pods 3% inches long, rather broad and pointed and 
containing 6 to 7 peas; productive. 
RICE'S EXTRA EARLY—FIRST AND BEST (60 days)—Our finest, earliest, se¬ 
lected strain of extra early peas. Height 2 feet. Foliage medium green, pods 
and peas light green. Pods round, square ended, 2(4 inches in length and 
containing 6 peas; productive. 
*THOMAS LAXTON (60 days)—A very popular variety. Height 3 feet; vine and 
foliage moderately stout, medium green. Pods medium green, 3(4 inches long, 
straight, nearly round and square ended, containing 7 medium dark green 
peas of superior quality. Compared with Gradus, it is a little earlier and 
more productive. 
• *WORLD'S RECORD (60 days) —An improved type of Gradus, being slightly 
earlier, more dwarf, true to type, and productive. Height 2(4 feet. Vines 
moderately stout, medium green; pods medium green, 4 inches long, very 
broad, pointed and well filled with 7 to 8 very large dark green peas of excep¬ 
tional quality. (Picture on following page). 
LITTLE MARVEL. An extra fine sweet dwarf pea. 
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