OLDS’ GARDEN PEAS 
Peas are one of the finest garden vegetables. Do not depend upon one 
planting. Plant some of the earlies, mediums and lates. The early peas 
are not usually as sweet as the mid-season or the late varieties and the 
wrinkled varieties are always much sweeter than the smooth, but the 
smooth varieties can be planted in the ground a trifle earlier than the 
wrinkled varieties. The varieties marked * are the wrinkled varieties. 
For large amounts see page 39. 
CULTURE: Early peas are grown with best results on light warm soils; 
main crop varieties on fairly heavy soils but of course, peas will do well 
on most any good garden soil. Do not use much nitrogen fertilizer as that 
will cause a heavy leaf growth with fewer pods. Sow the extra early 
varieties in rows 2 to 3 inches deep and 2^ to 3 feet apart as soon as 
the ground can be worked and for succession, plant every two weeks until 
the middle of June. Early varieties can be again planted in August and 
a good crop secured in the fall. One pound of seed will sow about 50 feet, 
120 to 160 pounds should be used for an acre. Use Nitragin on the seed. 
See page 8. 
Little Gem. 
329. EXTRA EARLY PREMIUM OR LITTLE 
GEM.* (64 days.) Probably the most popular of all 
peas for the home garden. The vines grow to about 15 
inches in height. The variety is very productive and the 
peas of fine flavor. Considered by many the sweetest of 
all early peas. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 5c; y 2 lb., 17c; lb., 
28c; 2 lbs., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. 
THREE PEAS FOR SUCCESSION 
The following three varieties are splendid for a succes¬ 
sion in the home garden. Plant all at one time and it 
will give you peas over quite a long period. COLLECTION 
PRICES: 1 pkt. of each of the three, 15c; y 2 lb. of each, 
45c; 1 lb. of each, 75c, postpaid. 
320. WIS. EARLY SWEET.* (61 days.) Very 
similar to the old Surprise but resistant to wilt. The 
vines are 22 to 30 inches tall, medium green and slender. 
Pods single, 2 % inches long, light green, plump, blunt, 
containing 6 to 7 medium small wrinkled green peas. 
Tender, firm, and very good quality. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 
25c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.30, postpaid. 
333. ★ENGLISH WONDER.* (65 days.) This 
new, dwarf, second-early variety is the sweetest pea we 
know of. The pods are produced in abundance and are 
well filled with large, dark-green peas. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 
10c; i/ a lb., 25c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.30, post¬ 
paid. 
326. IMPROVED STRATAGEM.* (78 days.) The 
best large podded, late pea. The foliage is large, and the 
vines about 20 inches tall, strong and robust, requiring no 
support. It is very prolific, bearing many very large, 
well-filled pods containing large dark-green wrinkled peas 
of excellent quality. Large pkt., (2 ozs.), 10c; y 2 lb., 
20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
339. ★LITTLE MARVEL.* (62 days.) A dwarf 
early pea of unusual value. The vines average 15 inches 
in height«and the pods 3 inches or more in length. Pods 
contain 6 to 7 large, dark green peas, sweet and delicious. 
They produce a larger pod and a heavier crop than other 
extra earlies, with the exception of the New Progress. 
Large pkt., (2 ozs.), 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 
5 lbs., $1.30, postpaid. 
323. ALASKA. (60 days.) Earliest of all. A smooth, 
round, blue pea. Height 2 x / 2 feet. The most popular early 
pea for canning. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 5c; y 2 lb., 17c; lb., 
25c; 2 lbs., 45c; 5 lbs., 90c, postpaid. 
Laxton’s Progress. 
324i/ 2 . ★blue BANTAM OR GIANT 
LAXTONIAN.* (62 days.) A new large-podded, 
dwarf wrinkled pea. Unequaled for its combination 
of extreme earliness, superb quality, and unusual 
productiveness. The dwarf vigorous vines average 
15 inches in height and carry really enormous 
crops of large dark green pods with six to eight 
peas each of excellent quality. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 
10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., 
$1.30, postpaid. 
336. LAXTON’S PROGRESS.* (62 days.) 
A recent introduction of real merit, and ideal for 
the home gardener. Progress grows but 18 inches 
high. The vines are exceedingly vigorous and pro¬ 
duce the largest pods of any extra early sort. Pods 
average over 4 y 2 inches long, well filled with 8 to 
10 deep green large peas of wonderful flavor. Large 
pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 
65c; 5 lbs., $1.30, postpaid. 
341. MAMMOTH LUSCIOUS SUGAR.* 
(74 days.) Eat pods and all, like String Beans. 
Pods are stringless. Vines 5 feet high. Seeds 
large, gray, and wrinkled. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 
y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.50, post¬ 
paid. 
325. ★NOTT’S EXCELSIOR.* (62 days.) 
Height 15 inches. It is as early as American Won¬ 
der, as sweet as Little Gem and outyields both of 
them. The vines are vigorous in growth, the pods 
large and square at the ends, and the flavor deli¬ 
cious. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 
30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10 postpaid. , 
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Nott’s Excelsior, 
