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PEAS 
Peas for an early crop should be sown as soon as the 
ground can be worked. They require a light, dry soil 
planting every 10 days up to the first of June. They are 
generally planted in double rows to 234 to 3 in. deep. 
Supply supports for the tall varieties. The dwarf sorts 
are grown in drills like Bush Beans. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
Laxton’s Progress. A large-podded dwarf variety. 
Pods 4 in. long, broad and deep green color. Grows 
18 in. tall. 
Laxtonian. A heavy cropper. Grows about 18 in. 
high, bearing pods about 4 in. long, each pod contain¬ 
ing 8 to 10 large peas. A few days earlier than Gradus. 
Little Marvel. This leading variety grows about 18 in. 
high, pods round, containing 6 to 7 large peas of fine 
quality. 
Sutton’s Excelsior. Dwarf, vigorous vines, growing 
15 in. high. Large peas and a good cropper. 
Nott’s Excelsior. Early sort, 12 to 15 in. high, very 
dwarf, pods medium size, about 3 in. long, tightly 
filled with 6 to 8 peas of fine quality. 
Blue Bantam. The dwarf, vigorous vines average 
15 in. in height, carry an enormous crop of large, 
deep blue green pods. The pods measure 4 in. in 
length and contain-8 to 10 luscious, deep green peas 
of Fine flavor. 
Thomas Laxton. A very popular variety. Height 3 ft. 
Pods medium long, medium green, containing 7 
medium size peas of line quality. 
Gradus (“Prosperity”’). A very popular variety, 
growing 234 ft. high, bearing an enormous crop of 
fine pods, 4 in. long; nearly straight and hold 6 to 8 
large peas of fine flavor. 
Pt. 25c., qt. 40c., pk. $2.25, bus. $7.50 
Peas, Gradus 
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PEAS —Continued 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
Dwarf Telephone. Dwarf, about 2 ft., stocky, vigor¬ 
ous and productive. Pods long and handsome, well 
filled with delicious peas of fine size and flavor. 
World’s Record. Equal to the best wrinkled sorts, 
growing 30 in. high, pods 4 in. long, beautiful green 
in color and bearing 7 to 10 peas in a pod. 
Telephone. The old standard growing 434 to 5 ft. tall. 
The pods are medium green color, 4 34 in. long, each 
pod containing 8 large peas of superb quality. 
Pt. 25c., qt. 40c., pk. $2.25, bus. $7.50 
EDIBLE PODDED PEAS 
Mammoth Melting Sugar. Fleshy, edible pods, 4 to 
5 in. in length. Very tender when young and are 
cooked like snap beans. Vines grow 5 ft. tall and need 
support. Pt. 25c., qt. 45c., pk. $3.00, bus. $10.00 
PEPPER 
Peppers require a good rich soil, highly manured. 
Seed sown in March in hotbed will be ready for setting 
out when the weather is warm and settled. Set in rows 
2 ft. apart, 18 in. in the rows. Keep down weeds. 
Harris Early Giant. A very heavy yielder among the 
large Peppers. The plants are 18 in. tall and the 
Peppers 4 by 434 in* Deep green turning to red. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 40c., lb. $1.25, lb. $1.00. 
Worldbeater. A four-lobed Pepper, 5 in. long and 
334 in. in diameter. Glossy red skin and thick, mild 
flesh. Matures early and is a good Pepper for the 
home garden or for shipping. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 
M lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Large Bell, or Bullnose. This is the sweet variety. 
Fruits 3 in. long and 2 in. thick. A good standard 
sort. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
California Wonder. Stocky upright plants which 
bear large, deep green Peppers which turn to a bright 
crimson when ripe. Fruits 434 in. long and 334 to 4 
in. thick, and a most mild flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 
34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Ruby King. The large green fruits are 4 to 6 in. long 
and 4 in. thick, tapering gradually from the crown, 
turning ruby red when ripe. Thick, firm, mild and 
sweet. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Sweet Mountain. Very large, of regular size and of 
mild flavor. A good standard sort. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 
34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50. 
Pimento. This is a very productive sort; fruits smooth 
and glossy. The flesh is very thick and solid, mild 
and very fine flavor. Plants are vigorous and upright; 
desirable for salads and stuffed Peppers. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25. lb. $4.00. 
Long Thick Red. A hot sort. Larger than Cayenne; 
fruits tapering and flesh thick, measuring about 5 in. 
long. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Red Squash, or Sunnybrook. A medium sized, flat, 
or Tomato-shaped variety with very thick, mild flesh. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Long Red Cayenne. A medium early variety having 
a slender, twisted and pointed pod about 4 in. long. 
The color is deep green when young and bright red 
when ripe. Extremely strong and pungent. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Red Cherry. Large. Plants vigorous, upright, prolific. 
Fruits round, smooth, solid and exceedingly pungent; 
color deep green changing to deep scarlet. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 40c., 34 lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 
Hungarian Wax. A first early hot sort. Plants dwarf 
and prolific. Fruits medium slender, tapering, smooth 
and very pungent. Color waxy yellow, changing to 
bright crimson at maturity. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 34 
lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 
