VICK’S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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PEA, NOTT'S EXCELSIOR 
Pea is the Thomas Lax ton. 
The Sweetest Extra Early 
quality will surprise you. 
Vick’s Daisy, for Second Early, is one of the best 
the peas sweet and tender. 
Vick's Charmer is an old standard favorite for late crop, 
bearer of the highest quality. 
the pods are large. 
A wonderful 
PEA VICK’S CHARMER 
SECOND EARLY SORTS 
^ Daisy. The Daisy is a second early Pea of robust habit; 
vines two teet in height, bearing an abundance of well-tilled pods containing seven 
to nine large and deliciously-flavored peas. It is one of the finest dwarf early 
green wrinkled Marrow Peas in cultivation, and one that ought to be grown in 
every garden whose owner appreciates Peas. Sturdy and branching in habit, 
requiring no stakes, coming early and remaining late in profitable productiveness, 
giving green peas of considerable size and of best quality, it is one in the very 
front rank. Packet, 10 cents; y pt., 15 cents ; pt., 25 cents ; qt., 50 cents. 
Heroine. A medium early,green wrinkled Pea of recent introduction. 
Pods large, long, slightly curved, containing eight or nine peas of fine quality, 
possessing a rich, buttery, marrow-like flavor. An extremely heavy crupper. 
Two and one-half feet high. 
Bliss Everbearing. A fine wrinkled sort, about thirty inches high ; very* 
robust, bearing heavy crops of large, well-filled pods ; peas of excellent flavor. 
Owing to its branching habit, the peas should be planted about six inches apart. 
Bliss Abundance. Remarkably* productive. Plant one and a half to two 
feet in height; pods three inches long; peas large, wrinkled, of superior quality. 
Horsford s Market Garden. a wrinkled variety of superior quality, 
growing two feet high, very stocky*; requires no brushing; extremely prolific, 
bearing pods in pairs. A very desirable sort for canners' use. 
McLean s Advancer. A fine early* market variety, exceedingly prolific, 
with well-filled pods of green wrinkled peas of delicious flavor. It is also known 
as Dwarf Champion. Vines two to two and a half feet high. 
The Admiral. A very* heavy-cropping green wrinkled Pea. Ripens with 
the Telephone and remains palatable longer than any other variety after it 
becomes large enough to use. The abundant pods are closely* packed with peas 
of the very best quality. Vines three to four feet high. 
Telephone. A fine, tall, wrinkled variety, and a great cropper, bearing im¬ 
mense pods of large peas of exquisite flavor. It is decidedly* a market garden 
Pea. The large pods fill a basket quicker than any other variety. Vines four feet. 
Packet, 10 cents ; ^ p.,15 cents; pt., 25 cents ; qt., 45 cents. 
Long Island Mammoth. One of the most productive Peas in the list. Pods 
large and handsome, and well filled with peas of excellent flavor. This is another 
one of those popular sorts for the market gardener, as the large pods soon fill a 
basket, requiring but little time for gathering the crop. 
LATE OR MAIN CROP 
VirK 1 ® A green wrinkled variety introduced by 
v ^ z. A & %z, 3. • U s in 1894. Has exceptionally fine stay¬ 
ing qualities. Three to four feet high; very productive. Its large, long, 
scimeter-shaped pods are closely packed with peas of the highest quality and 
sweetest flavor. One of the very best late varieties. 
Improved Stratagem. This is one of the very* best of the large-podded 
sorts; vigorous, productive, and of exceedingly fine quality; a favorite with 
market gardeners everywhere. Vines two to two and a half feet. Packet, 
10 cents ; y pt., 15 cents ; pt., 25 cents ; qt., 45 cents. 
Improved Pride of the Market. A very robust, strong-growing variety, 
about two feet high, requiring no bushing or support; wonderfully productive ; 
fine in appearance, and quality most excellent. A fine Pea for the kitchen garden 
or for market use. Packet, 10 cents; y pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; 
quart, 45 cents. 
Yorkshire Hero. A very* fine, large, dwarf, wrinkled variety, of extra 
fine quality and very productive. Vines two and one-half feet high, bearing 
numbers of large well-filled pods. 
Champion of England, a handsome variety*, popular everywhere; one 
of the richest and best-flavored green wrinkled Peas. Five feet in height. 
Shropshire Hero. a handsome green wrinkled variety. Vines two and 
one-half feet. Pods long and filled with large fine-colored peas of excellent quality . 
Very productive. 
Melting Sugar. This variety is used either shelled or cooked in the pod, 
like string Beans, and when young is very tender and sweet. It is but little 
known in this country, while abroad it is considered a great relish. Packet, 
10 cents ; y pt., 20 cents ; pt., 35 cents ; qt., 60 cents. 
American Champion (Duke of Albany). A-remarkably hardy and 
vigorous variety, producing in great profusion its large pods, which are well filled 
with large and delicious peas. A valuable main crop sort. It is a tall grower, < f 
branching habit, and should be sown thinly. Packet, 5 cents; y 2 pt., 15 cents; 
pt., 25 cents ; qt., 45 cents. 
Large Black-Eyed Marrowfat. Well-filled pods. Four feet talk 
y 2 pint. 10 cents; pint, 20 cents ; qt., 35 cents. 
Large White Marrowfat. Like the Black-Eyed Ma rrowfat, extensively 
grown as a field crop, y pint, 10 cents ; pt., 20 cents ; qt., 35 cents. 
Canada Field. por sowing broadcast. Bushel, $2.00. 
