F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS 
PEAS 
Culture —Sow in earliest spring, in rows 2^4 
to 4 feet apart, drilling the seed 1 to 2 inches deep. 
Smooth varieties may be sown earlier than wrink¬ 
led varieties. Peas for market are seldom bushed. 
In home gardens, the taller varieties may be 
sown in double rows 12 inches apart and supported 
with brush. One pound is enough for 100 feet of 
row; 2 bushels per acre. A quart weighs nearly 
two pounds. A bushel of smooth peas weighs 60 
pounds; wrinkled peas, 56 pounds. 
SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED 
VARIETIES 
MAMMOTH PODDED EXTRA EARLY. A very pro- 
ductive variety with pods 4 inches long, of dark 
green color, round, full and blunt-ended. Vines 
3 feet tall, dark green. Matures about the same 
time as Alaska and Pedigree Extra Early. 
Smooth seeded. 
WORLD’S RECORD. An improved strain of Grad- 
us, with medium green vines about 2^ feet tall. 
The pods are medium green, 4 inches long, 
broad, pointed and well filled. 
THOMAS LAXTON. Popular for many years, and 
justly so. Slightly earlier than Gradus with a 
vine 3 feet tall. The straight, square-ended 
pods are medium green in color, 3^ inches long. 
ONWARD. An English variety maturing in mid¬ 
season, just before Telephone. A very pro¬ 
ductive pea with vines about 3 feet tall. The 
pods are 4 inches long, broad, straight and 
blunt ended, very dark green. 
EXTRA EARLY AND EARLY 
VARIETIES 
ALASKA. A favorite canner’s variety, very early, 
smooth seeded. Vines 2^ feet tall, light green. 
Pods light green, straight, square-ended, about 
2j4 inches long. 
AMEER. (Large Podded Alaska). An early 
smooth seeded sort. Vine 3j4 feet high. The 
pods are similar to Alaska, but are dark green 
and larger. 
AMERICAN WONDER. (Bliss’). An extra early, 
dwarf variety, vines Ip^ feet high; pods me¬ 
dium green, 2^ to 3 inches long, plump and 
blunt ended. 
BLUE BANTAM. A Laxtonian type, with a vine 
2 feet tall; pods dark green, pointed, and about 
4 inches long. 
EASY MONEY. A large, plump, dark-podded pea, 
similar to Gradus, but slightly earlier, and with 
a shorter vine. Very productive and a good 
shipper. 
GRADUS OR PROSPERITY. A standard, early va¬ 
riety with a vine 3 feet tall. The pods are me¬ 
dium green, straight, pointed, slightly curved 
and 3^/2 inches long. A favorite with market 
gardeners. 
HUNDREDFOLD. A dwarf, early sort, of the Lax¬ 
tonian type: vine 2 feet tall; dark green pods, 
pointed and 4 inches in length. 
LAXTONIAN. One of the leading varieties for 
home or market gardens. Vines dwarf, 22 in¬ 
ches tall; pods nearly 4 inches long, dark green 
straight and pointed. 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS. On the order of Laxton¬ 
ian ; about 4 days earlier and a shorter vine, 
about 18 inches tall. The pods are dark green, 
4 inches long and pointed. 
LAXTON'S SUPERB. (Early Bird). Hardy, semi- 
wrinkled seeded variety, with a vine 2 feet tall. 
Extra early and of fair quality. Pods dark 
green, pointed, and about 4 inches long. 
LITTLE MARVEL. Dwarf vine, 1^ ft. tall. Pods 
3 inches long, dark green, square-ended. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. Extra early dwarf vined, 18 
inches tall. The pods are light green, blunt 
ended, straight and about 3 inches long. 
PEDIGREE EXTRA EARLY. (First and Best). A 
fine extra early, smooth seeded sort. Vine 2 
feet tall; pods 2j4 inches long, square ended 
and light green. 
PETER PAN. A Laxtonian type variety, but 
slightly earlier, with a vine 20 inches tall. 
The pods are dark green, 4 inches long and 
pointed. 
PILOT. A smooth-seeded sort with large 3}i inch 
pods of dark green color, and pointed. The 
vine is 3 feet tall. 
PIONEER. A Laxtonian type, height 20 inches; 
pods dark green, pointed and nearly 4 inches 
long. 
PREMIUM GEM. (Little Gem). A dwarf vined 
sort, about 18 inches tall. The pods are 3J4 
inches long, dark green and square ended. 
SUTTON’S EXCELSIOR. Larger than Nott’s Ex¬ 
celsior, with pods 3y2 inches long, light green 
in color, straight and blunt ended. The vine is 
about 20 inches. 
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