Garden Peas 
All smooth-seeded Peas may be planted as early in spring as 
the soil can be prepared for them. They are very hardy and 
will endure a low temperature, both before and after sprouting. 
By sowing for the first crop as early as is practicable, and for 
succession at intervals of about two weeks until the first of 
June, a good supply of this delicious vegetable may be enjoyed 
through the greater part of the summer. Late sowings, how¬ 
ever. do not yield so well as early ones, because the hot and 
dry weather is unfavorable to the development of the plants. 
The seeds should be sown in drills about 3 inches deep and 
from 3 to 4 feet apart, according to the variety, taller sorts 
requiring more room than the dwarf ones. Dwarf Peas require 
a very rich soil, while tall ones thrive best in rather thin 
ground which does not stimulate too luxuriant growth in the 
vines, to the detriment of the pods. The latter are frequently 
sown in double rows, with brush or support of some kind 
between them. Wrinkled Peas are not so hardy as the smooth 
sorts, and should not be sown so early, but are superior to them. 
One pound of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; 120 pounds, an acre 
If to be sent by mail, add postage at the rate given in 
table on Order Sheet 
Extra-Early Peas 
Medium and Dwarf Sorts 
Alaska. 60 days. One of the earliest in cultivation; about 
75 per cent of the pods can be gathered at the first picking. 
Vines are very thrifty, growing about 2 feet high; pods 
small, but well filled with plump, excellent dark green Peas. 
Smooth seeded. 
Gradus. 65 days. This is undoubtedly the greatest advance 
ever achieved in Peas, for it is as early as the first-earlies, 
with pods as large as the Duke of Albany and the same 
shape and color, each pod containing nine or ten wrinkled 
Peas of the typical fine marrow flavor, cooking very tender. 
Altogether, Gradus is the most distinct and largest-podded 
early Pea ever raised. 
Hundredfold. 65,days. This is, without doubt, the very best 
dwarf Pea ever grown. We have found none so near per¬ 
fection as Hundredfold. It is the best-flavored and the 
largest-podded dwarf-growing sort in existence, ready about 
three days after the earliest, and bears an enormous crop of 
handsome, intensely dark green, fairly broad and pointed 
pods, 4 inches long, containing about eight large, dark green 
Peas of excellent quality. The vines are 16 inches high, 
sturdy, and resist heat well. 
Laxtonian. 62 days. One of the best dwarf, wrinkled Peas 
for the market-gardener. Pods about 4 inches long, re¬ 
sembling those of Gradus, but a little earlier. Vines pro¬ 
ductive and vigorous; average height under 134 feet. 
Laxton’s Progress. 62 days. An improved Laxtonian type 
Pea. Larger dark green pods, very sweet; heavy bearer. 
Little Marvel. 62 days. This is a Pea of extra value. It 
grows about 15 inches high with pods very dark green, well 
filled with five to seven Peas of excellent flavor; very pro¬ 
ductive; quite early. We recommend it for either the family 
garden or for market. 
Mammoth-podded Extra Early. This is the largest podded 
of the extra-early, smooth-seeded varieties. For market- 
gardeners, who want an extra-early variety, this Pea has 
no superior. Pods, 324 inches long. Vines grow about 234 
feet high. 
Rogers No. 95 leer. 75 days. A recently introduced mid¬ 
season variety, with pods from 4 to 5 inches long. Fine 
quality. Heavy bearing. Pods contain 8 to 10 large, succu¬ 
lent Peas. Vines grow from 24 to 28 inches high. 
Little Marvel Peas 
Laxton’s Progress Peas 
W. E. BARRETT CO., Providence, R. I. 
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