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*LITTLE GEM, PREMIUM (65 days)—An improved and more dwarf 
strain of McLean’s Little Gem. Height 1)4 feet. Foliage dark green; pods 
light green 3 inches long, round, square ended, and well filled with 6 to 
8 light green peas of good quality; very productive. 
*NOTT’S EXCELSIOR (62 days)—A standard extra early dwarf pea. Height 
1)4 feet. Foliage medium green, stout and heavy; pods light green, 3 
inches long, round, straight and blunt ended, containing 6 light green peas 
of high quality; productive. 
PRICE’S LITTLE GIANT (65 days)—One of the most satisfactory and 
dependable peas for the home or market garden. Best described as a dark 
podded Sutton’s Excelsior, although somewhat earlier. An excellent, 
extra early, dwarf variety of highest quality. Height 18 inches. Foliage 
dark green, stout and healthy. Pods 3)4 inches long, dark green, straight, 
round, and square ended, containing 6 to 8 large very dark green peas; 
exceedingly productive. 
♦SUTTON’S EXCELSIOR (63 days)—An improvement on Nott’s Excelsior, 
with larger pods and greater productiveness. Height 20 inches. Vine and 
foliage stout, medium green in color; pods light green, 3 Y> inches long, 
straight, round, and square ended, containing 7 to 8 large bright green 
peas of very fine quality. 
Extra Early and Early Varieties—Not Dwarf 
ALASKA (60 days)—A very early, smooth, blue pea. Popular with canners and 
market gardeners for a first early sort. Height 2)4 feet. Foliage and pods 
light green; pods 2)4 inches long, round, straight, and square ended, con¬ 
taining 6 light green peas. Very uniform in maturity. 
*GRADUS—PROSPERITY (65 days)—A standard, early, large-podded 
variety, very popular with market gardeners. Height 3 feet. Vine and 
foliage moderately heavy and medium green; pods medium green, 3% 
inches long, semi-round, straight, slightly curved at the tip, and pointed, 
containing 6 to 8 large, very sweet, medium green peas; moderately pro¬ 
ductive and of high quality. 
MAMMOTH PODDED EXTRA EARLY (60 days)—On the order of 
RICE’S Extra Early, but pods one-fourth larger. Matures practically 
with Extra Early and Alaska and is much more productive. Vine and foliage 
robust, heavy and deep green. Height 3 feet. Pods dark green, 4 inches 
long, round, broad, saddle-backed, and square ended, containing 7 extra 
large light green peas. A very productive and extra fine sort, bound to 
take first place as a leading market gardeners’ first early pea. Dry seed, 
variable in color, white and green. 
PILOT IMPROVED (62 days)—A popular market gardeners’ large podded, 
extra early, smooth pea, much more productive than the old type Pilot, 
with larger pods. Seed large, light to dark green in color. Follows closely 
after RICE’S Extra Early in season. Height 3 feet. Foliage medium green, 
pods a shade darker, peas dark green. Pods 3% inches long, rather broad 
and pointed and containing 6 to 7 peas; productive. 
