Olds* Garden Peas 
3201/ 2 . BEST EXTRA EARLY. (62 days.) An 
extra early round-seeded variety. Height, 2% feet. 
Seventy-five to eighty per cent of the pods may be 
gathered at the first picking. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 
2 pkts., 15c; i/ 2 lb., 17c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c; 5 lbs., V 
90c, postpaid. V 
324. ★GRADUS.* (65 days.) (Prosperity.) 
This pea is nearly as early as the small, smooth, extra 
early varieties and the pods are much larger. The vine 
grows to a height of about 30 inches. Pods measure 4 
inches or more in length, each containing 8 or 10 sweet 
and fine flavored peas. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 
$1.10, postpaid. 
322. ★IMPROVED TELEPHONE.* (74 days ) 
Vines, 4 feet high; pods, dark green, 3% to 4 inches 
long, containing from 5 to 10 peas each. The leading 
late variety among market gardeners. Large pkt. (2 
ozs.), 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 
55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
330. AMERICAN WONDER.* (61 days.) The 
dwarfest of all peas, vines growing only about io inches 
high. It is also one of the very earliest, the peas often 
being ready for use within eight weeks from planting 
Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; i/ 2 lb., 20c; lb.' 
30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
335. ★DWARF TELEPHONE.* (79 days.) 
(Carter s Daisy.) A cross of Stratagem and Telephone 
growing about 18 inches high. Pods medium green’ 
four inches long, well filled with 7 to 8 bright green 
peas. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; % lb., 
20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
“t i j , April 1, 1937 
1 have planted your garden seeds for several years and 
they sure grow well. I alivays have a fine garden when 
I get my garden seeds from Olds’." 
Mrs. Arnold Castle, III. 
Blue Bantam. 
Peas are one of the 
finest garden vegetables. 
The home gardener 
should not depend upon 
one planting. Plant some 
of the earlies, mediums 
and lates. The early 
peas are not usually as 
sweet as the mid-season 
or the late varieties and 
the wrinkled varieties 
are always much sweeter 
than the smooth, but the 
smooth varieties can be 
planted in the ground a 
trifle earlier than the 
wrinkled varieties. The 
varieties marked * are 
the wrinkled varieties. 
For large amounts see 
page 55. 
CULTURE: Early 
peas are grown with best 
results on light warm 
soils; main crop varie¬ 
ties on fairly heavy 
soils but of course, peas 
will do well on most 
any good garden soil. Do 
not use much, nitrogen 
fertilizer as that will 
cause a heavy leaf 
growth with fewer pods. 
Sow the extra early 
varieties in rows 2 to 3 
inches deep and 2% to 
3 feet apart as soon as 
the ground can be work¬ 
ed and for succession, 
plant every two weeks 
until the middle of June. Early varieties can be again 
planted in August and a good crop secured in the fall. 
One pound of seed will sow about 50 feet, 120 to 160 
pounds should be used for an acre. Use Nitragin on 
the seed. Now comes in 10c package which will inocu¬ 
late 4 pounds of seed. See next page. 
334. THOMAS LAXTON.* (63 days.) In earli¬ 
ness only two or three days behind Alaska, and in 
yield and quality far superior. Height three feet. 
Pods medium green, 3% inches long, containing about 
seven large green peas. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 
$1.10, postpaid. 
340. WHITE MARROWFAT. (88 days.) A 
commercial variety grown extensively for dry use. 
Vines about 5 ft. and a light green color. Pods single, 
plump, blunt, straight, light green; containing 6 to 7 
peas. Seeds large round, creamy white. Pkt., 5c; y 2 
lb., 15c; lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 90c, postpaid. 
323. ALASKA. (60 days.) Earliest of all. A 
smooth, round, blue pea. Height 2% feet. The most 
popular early pea for canning. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 5c; 
y 2 lb., 17c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c; 5 lbs., 90c, postpaid. 
327. CHAMPION OF ENGLAND.* (82 days.) 
One of the richest, best flavored late peas. Height 
4% feet. Pods contain eight light green peas each. A 
standard main crop variety. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 
2 pkts., 15c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 
$1.10, postpaid. 
EDIBLE PODDED PER 
341. MAMMOTH LUSCIOUS SUGAR.* (74 
days.) Eat pods and all, like string beans. Pods are 
stringless. Vines 5 feet high. Seeds large, gray, and 
wrinkled. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; y« 
lb., 25c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.30, postpaid. 
324 Vi. ★BLUE BANTAM OR GIANT LAXTON IAN.* (62 
uays.; A new large-podded, dwarf wrinkled pea. Unequaled for its con- 
bination of extreme earliness, superb quality, and unusual productiveness, 
the dwarf vigorous vines average 15 inches in height and carry really 
enormous crops of large dark green pods with six to eight peas each 
of excellent quality. Large pkt. (2 ozs.), 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; t/ 2 lb., 20c; 
lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
337. WYOMING WONDER.* (74 days.) The outstanding char- 
acteristic of this pea is the fact that it remains sweet and tender a week 
to ten days after it is ready to pick. It was bred expressly for market 
gardeners who want a large, dark green podded pea th(at will hold its 
quality after reaching the picking stage. The vine is dark green, about 
24 to 28 inches tall. The pods are 5 to 6 inches, dark green in color, 
pointed and slightly curved at the tips. Each pod contains 8 to 10 large 
peas of unusually fine flavor. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 
30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
331. LAXTON’S SUPERB.* (Early Bird.) (60 days.) This is 
the earliest large podded dwarf pea. Vines 18% inches tall, coarse and 
light green in color. Pods 4% inches long, single and double, slightly 
curved and pointed: of a medium dark green attractive color containing 
9 to 10 peas of good quality. Large 2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 pkts, 15c; Vo 
lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55o; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
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