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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897 
P E AS —Con t i nued . 
AMERICAN WONDER AND CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. 
Chelsea. This variety grows about 15 inches high and is of 
compact, short-jointed habit requiring no bushing. 
The pods are longer than any other early dwarf variety 
and remarkably well tilled with peas of a rich, sugary 
marrow-like flavor. Seed wrinkled and white. Per 
pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; pk., $2.50. 
American Wonder. One of the best and most desirable va¬ 
rieties grown ; being a cross between Champion and 
Little Gem is sufficient guarantee of its superior quali¬ 
ties ; 1 foot. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., $2.00. 
Laxtoirs Alpha. A very early wrinkled marrow of superior 
quality; 3 feet. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., $1.75. 
Alaska. An excellent early blue Pea, as early as Daniel 
O'Rourke ; ripens uniformly; 2*4 feet. Per pt., 15 cts.; 
qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.25. 
Extra Early Premium Gem. A very fine dwarf Pea of the 
Little Gem type, on which it is a great improvement. 
Height, 15 inches. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., 
$1.50. 
McLean’s Little Gem. One of the best dwarf wrinkled mar¬ 
rows grown ; very productive and of line flavor ; 1 foot. 
Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., $1.50. 
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 
Heroine. A green wrinkled pea growing about feet high, 
and very productive. The pods are long and exceed¬ 
ingly well-filled, often containing eight or ten peas of 
a rich buttery marrow-like flavor, that is excelled by 
no other variety. Per pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; pk., 
$2.50. 
McLean’s Advancer. The standard market gardeners’ va¬ 
riety, for second early and principal crop ; green wrin¬ 
kled ; pods long, well-filled, of excellent quality, unex¬ 
celled for private gardens ; 234 ft* Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 
30 cts.; pk., $1.50. 
Carter’s Stratagem. One of the best Peas ever sent out; 
vine of branching habit, heavily laden with immense 
pods, containing ten to twelve peas of large size ; 134 
ft. Per pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; pk., $3.00. 
Horsford’s Market Garden. A cross between Alpha and 
Am. Wonder ; extremely prolific, and of the best qual¬ 
ity. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 3 ) cts.; pk., $2.00. 
Bliss’s Abundance. A dwarf variety, with large, dark, 
green foliage ; pods from 3 to 334 inches long, contain¬ 
ing from six to eight large wrinkled Peas of excellent 
quality ; 134 ft. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; pk., $2.00. 
Fill basket. One of the best second early Peas in cultiva¬ 
tion ; blue, of excellent flavor. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 
cts.; pk., $1.75. 
Small Early French. (Petit Pols.) The true small French 
Pea, so extensively used in France for canning and for 
the table ; 3 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.50. 
FOR GENERAL CROP. 
Juno. The best wrinkled main crop Pea in the market to¬ 
day. Vines robust in growth, pods stout, straight and 
usually borne in pairs. The pods are thick and well- 
filled with delicious, large, sweet dark green peas of the 
finest quality. Per pt., 25 cts ; qt., 40 cts.; pk., $2 50. 
Champion of England. One of the best known of the older 
varieties; a tall-growing, green wrinkled marrow; 
quality unsurpassed by any other Pea; pod medium; 
peas large ; vine about 5 ft. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 
cts.; pk., $1.25. 
Carter’s Telephone. This remarkable Pea is a week earlier 
than Champion of England ; pods 5 to 7 inches in 
length and containing from eight to twelve peas of 
unequaled flavor ; 3 ft. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; 
pk., $2.50. 
Yorkshire Hero. This magnificent variety has become very 
popular ; as a main crop Pea it has few if any equals. 
Long, round pods closely filled with large, luscious, 
wrinkled peas ; of extra fine quality for table use, and 
very productive. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., $1.50. 
Everbearing. This variety is branching in habit and should 
be sown thinner than other varieties. Height, 3 ft., 
foliage large, pods 3 to 4 inches long, peas large size 
and excellent quality. A continuous bearing sort. Per 
pt., 20 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., $1.75. 
Veitch’s Perfection. A large and delicious marrow Pea, 
and an abundant cropper ; 4 ft. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 
40 cts.; pk., $2.50. 
Dwarf White Marrowfat. An old variety of dwarf habit* 
and on that account preferable for small gardens ; 3 ft. 
Per pt., 10 cts.; qt., 20 cts.; pk., $1.00. 
Black-Eye Marrowfat. The standard variety for garden 
or field use ; hardy and productive ; 4 ft. Per pt , 10 
cts.; qt., 20 cts.; pk., $1 00. 
Canada Field. For soiling, sow 4 to 5 bushels per acre. Per 
qt.. 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bush., $2.00. 
EDIBLE PODDED, OR SUGAR PEAS. 
The varieties of this class are cultivated for their pods; 
which are remarkably tender and succulent; in flavor equal 
to the best string beans. They are gathered young, boiled 
whole, and served up with white sauce. 
Dwarf Gray Seeded Sugar. A prolific variety of fine qual¬ 
ity ; 2*4 ft- Per pt. 20 cts.; qt., 40 cts. 
Tall Butter Sugar. One of the most desirable sugar Peas 
in cultivation ; 4 ft. Per pt., 30 cts.; qt., 60 cts. 
PEPPER. 
German, Pfeffer. —French, Piment. Spanish, Pimiento* 
One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants. 
Sow early in April in a hot-bed, in shallow drills 6 
inches apart, and transplant to open ground as soon as the 
weather is warm and settled. Set the plants in mellow soil, 
in rows 16 inches apart and the same distance apart in the 
rows. The seed may also be sown in the open ground but 
not until all danger of frost is past. 
