James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
Vegetable Seeds 27 
LATE PEA IMPROVED STRATAGEM 
More than Filled the Bill 
We have been customers for your seeds for more than 50 years and 
more than pleased every year. THE HIAWATHA Corn and Lemon 
Cucumber more than filled the bill. Mrs. Katie A. Knight 
Charlton Depot, Mass. 
Gradus (Prosperi ty). As an extra early Pea, the Gradus, being 
a sugar Pea, is far superior to all smooth varieties, not only in its delicious 
quality, but also in the long pods. While the early smooth varieties contain 
four or five peas to the pod, the Gradus usually contains from eight to twelve. 
Nott S Excelsior. An extra early dwarf, green, wrinkled sort. 'I*he 
peas are superior in sweetness and quality ; the vines larger and more vigor¬ 
ous than American Wonder, and yield one quarter more in shelled peas. 
Bliss American Wonder is one of the verv best of the earliest 
wrinkled Peas in cultivation, and a superior cropper, bearing large, well-filled 
pods, having from six to nine large peas in a pod. The vines are ten to 
twelve inches high, and of robust habit. A fine variety for the home garden. 
Extra Early Premium Gem. is an improved I.ittle Gem, another 
extra fine dwarf Pea. Many consider it equal to either Nott's Excelsior or 
American Wonder. Vines 12 to 15 inches. Very productive, pods large and 
Peas of excellent quality. An old favorite. 
Second Early Sorts 
[ o C A new dwarf Pea introduced by the Eng- 
A A* a. A lish growers of Thomas Laxton and Gradus, 
resembling the latter in size and shape of pod / ip fact, it is a dwarf Gradus. 
It is a well-known fact that for quality in flavor Thomas Laxton and Gradus 
were in a class by themselves, until the introduction of Laxtonian. The vines 
are about twelve inches high, and when in hearing arc filled with immense 
dark green pods containing eight to nine large peas. It is but a few days 
later than the early sorts, but is classed as a second early. 11 i*. so produc¬ 
tive, the pods so large and well filled, the quality so good, it is deserving of 
a place in every home garden. In our trials last summer of over forty new 
varieties we selected the Laxtonian as the one most worthy of introduction. 
Packet, 10 cents ; *4 pt., 35 cents; pt., 60 cents; qt., $1.10. 
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 qu;dit\. 
\7 1 fs 1/ *T)^1CV The Daisy is a second early Pea 
^ of robust habit; the vines grow 
about two feet in height, bearing an abundance of well-filled 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 ; J 4 pt., 20 cents ; 
pt., 35 cents ; qt., 60 cents. 
Horsford S Market Garden. A wrinkled variety of superior quality, 
growing two feet high, very stocky ; requires no brushing; extremely pro¬ 
lific, 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. 
Telephone • A fine, tall, wrinkled variety, and a great cropper, bearing 
immense pods of large peas of exquisite flavor. It is decidedly a market 
garden Pea, filling a basket quicker than any other variety. Vines four feet. 
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 Sorts 
Improved Stratagem 
sorts ; vigorous, productive, and of exceedingly fine quality ; a favorite with 
market gardeners everywhere. Vines two to two and a half feet. 
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. 
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. 
Melting Sugar. T iis 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. 
Large Black-Eyed Marrowfat. Well-filled pods. Four feet tall: 
pint. 10 cents ; pint, 25 cents ; qt., 40 cents. 
Large White Marrowfat. Like the Black-Eyed M mow fat, exten¬ 
sively grown as a field crop. *4 pt., 10 cents; pt., 25 cents ; qt., 40 cents. 
Canada Field. For sowing broadcast. Bushel, $2.50. 
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