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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
PEAS 
(Pisum sativum) 
German, “Erbse.”—French, “Pois.”—Spanish, “Chicaros” 
The pea is one of the few vegetables 
which almost invariably find a place in 
home gardens. Peas mature earliest in 
light, fertile loams, but will give good 
results in any well-prepared garden 
soil. Sow the smooth sorts as early in 
spring as the ground can be worked; 
after that, make successive plantings 
every ten days until about the middle 
of June, giving the wrinkled sorts the 
preference. From the middle to the 
end of July, when the driest and hot¬ 
test weather of the season is usually 
over, plantings of the extra early var¬ 
ieties may again be made with reason¬ 
able hope of a crop. Plant in trenches, 
or wide furrows, 3 or 4 inches deep 
and from 18 inches to 4 feet apart, ac¬ 
cording to the height of the variety. 
Brush, or supports of some kind, 
should always be provided for the 
vines of tall growing sorts. 
One quart of peas will plant about 
100 feet of drill. 
We supply all varieties in large 
packets, price 10c each. 
1—Grad us 
2—Break’s Imp. Telephone 
3—Alderman 
EXTRA EARLY 
Pt. Qt. Pk. 
Pilot. An extra early, round seeded or 
smooth Pea. Can be planted as soon 
as ground can be worked. Pods as 
large as the Gradus. Very prolific, 
highly recommended as an extra early 
market sort .$0.25 $0.45 $3.00 
Pioneer. An improvement on the popu¬ 
lar Laxtonian. Vines about 20 inches 
high; color, light green. Vigorous 
growth. The pods pointed and a lit¬ 
tle darker in color than the vine. Con¬ 
sidered fully four days earlier than 
Laxtonian .35 .60 4.00 
Laxton Superb. New early Pea which 
received Award of Merit from English 
Royal Horticultural Society. A very 
early, hardy, large podded, almost 
smooth seeded pea. Vigorous growth, 
very prolific; even growth of vine; 
height about 20 inches. 
Alaska, or Clipper. An extremely early, 
smooth, blue pea. Vines about 2 feet 
high; dark green pods, well filled. 
American Wonder. Height 12 to 15 inches. 
Very early wrinkled pea of fine quality 
Breck’s Excelsior. The earliest and best, 
tall-growing smooth pea. 
Breck’s Old Glory. Superior to all other 
extra early varieties, size, quality, and 
productivity considered. A favorite 
market garden sort. Long, dark green 
pods packed with large slightly 
wrinkled peas; vines tall growing and 
vigorous .. 
Claudit. An early, tall-growing variety 
of excellent quality. Peas large, deep 
green, and slightly wrinkled. 
Gradus, or Prosperity. Deservedly the 
most popular early variety among both 
private and market gardeners in this 
locality. Pods large, pointed and uni¬ 
form in shape; peas of fine flavor. 
Vines from 2*4 to 3 feet in height.... 
.60 
4.00 
.20 
.35 
2.50 
.25 
.40 
2.50 
.20 
.35 
2.50 
.25 
.45 
3.00 
.25 
.45 
3.00 
.30 
.50 
3.50 
Laxtonian. One of the best dwarf wrink¬ 
led peas for the market gardener. Pods 
about 4 inches long, resembling those of 
Gradus, but ripening a little earlier. 
Vines productive and vigorous; average 
height less than 18 inches. 
Little Marvel. An extra early dwarf 
wrinkled pea, fast becoming popular in 
this locality. Vines hear a profusion of 
blunt-ended pods, well filled with large 
peas of fine quality. 
Nott’s Excelsior. The standard of quality 
in home gardens. No other dwarf wrink¬ 
led pea is as widely planted. Vines of 
regular habit and about 14 inches high. 
Premium Gem. A desirable, early, wrinkled 
pea. Vines about 15 inches high. 
Sutton’s Excelsior. An early, dwarf, 
wrinkled pea with exceptionally large 
pods. Matures as early as Nott’s Excel¬ 
sior and is its equal in quality. 
Pt. Qt. Pk. 
.35 .60 4.00 
.25 .45 3.00 
.25 .45 3.00 
.20 .35 2.50 
.25 .45 3.00 
Thomas Laxton. This reliable pea is sim¬ 
ilar in type to Gradus, but has darker 
foliage and square-ended pods. Although 
a wrinkled sort of excellent quality, it 
may be planted about as early as 
smooth varieties .25 .45 3.00 
The Record. A popular large-podded extra 
early, wrinkled pea which matures sev¬ 
eral days earlier than the w’ell known 
Gradus. Its growth is quite similar to 
that of Gradus but somewhat dwarfer 
and stouter; pods uniformly large, 
measuring 4V6 to 5 inches, nearly round 
and packed with handsome wrinkled 
peas of the finest flavor. The Record 
is an especially valuable sort for mar¬ 
ket gardeners because the peas will 
remain in good condition a remarkably 
long time after picking.30 .50 3.50 
