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The garden pea combines two features of great value. 
It is not only very nutritious and rich in Vitamins A, B 
and C but provides many advantages of clean vegetable, 
hence, its first great importance as a garden crop. For best 
results this crop is grown in a cool mild climate. 
Peas do well on practically all types of garden soil. 
Best results may be obtained by using a good commercial 
fertilizer at the rate of 4 pounds per 100 foot row. Also for 
a better crop it is advisable to inoculate with Nitragin. 
Almost no garden crop is so easy to start as peas. Peas 
of the low sort should be planted just as early as the 
ground can be worked. You need not wait for the last 
erratic late frost. Sowing pea seeds should be practically 
the first spring activity in the vegetable garden. Tall vari¬ 
eties are better planted about ten or fifteen days later than 
the lower sorts. 
For the first planting of the low varieties make the drills 
about two inches deep, or 1 inch deep if the soil is heavy 
and has much clay in it. Later planting should be in drills 
about twice this depth but only half filled at first. As the 
plants grow the trench is gradually filled up. The object 
of this deeper drill for the later planting is to secure 
greater coolness and moisture for the roots and plants 
that will have to face greater heat. 
Peas need only sufficient cultivation to keep down weeds. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
All Peas—Packet, 10c; lb., 20c; 1 lb. 30c, 
postpaid. 
Alaska. Height of vine 30 inches. Pods 3 inches 
long, blunt, straight, light green, containing 6 to 8 
peas, good quality—used extensively for canning. 
Grad US. Height of vine 36 inches. Pods 4 inches 
long, broad, plump, pointed, medium green, con¬ 
taining 8 to 10 sweet delicious peas. 
Laxtonian. Height of vine 18 to 20 inches. Pods 
4% inches long, broad, slightly curved, pointed, 
deep green containing 7 to 8 large succulent peas. 
American Wonder. Height of vine 14 to 16 
inches. Pods 2% to 3 inches long, blunt, straight, 
light green containing 6 to 7 peas. 
Dwarf Gradus. Height of vine 28 inches. Pods 
3% to 4 inches long, broad, plump, pointed, medium 
green containing 7 to 8 large tender peas. 
Little Marvel. Height of vine 18 inches. Pods 3 
inches long, blunt, plump, dark green containing 
to 8 tender peas. 
Premium Gem. Height of vine 20 to 22 inches. 
Pods 2% to 3 inches long, round, straight, blunt, 
light green containing 6 to 7 peas of good quality. 
World’s Record. Height of vine 30 inches. Pods 
3^2 to 4 inches long, broad, plump, pointed, con¬ 
taining 7 to 8 large tender peas. 
Thomas Laxton. Height of vine 30 to 36 inches. 
Pods 3% to 3% inches long, plump, broad, blunt, 
medium green containing 7 to 8 large tender peas. 
Laxton Progress. Height of vine 18 to 20 inches. 
Pods 4% to 5 inches long, broad, some with curved, 
pointed, medium dark green containing 7 to 9 large 
tender peas. 
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LATE VARIETIES 
Tall Telephone. Height of vine 40 inches. Pods 
4% to 5 inches long, broad, plump, straight, pointed, 
dark green containing 8 to 10 peas of highest quality. 
Alderman. Height of vine, pods and color same 
as Tall Telephone. 
Stratagem. Height of vine 26 inches. Pods 4% 
inches long, %'inch wide, nearly round, straight, 
pointed, dark green containing 8 to 10 tender, suc¬ 
culent peas. 
Dwarf Telephone. Height of vine 22 inches. 
Pods 4% inches long, broad, slightly curved, 
pointed, containing 8 to 10 peas. 
OTHER VARIETIES OF PEAS 
Blue Bantam, Hundredfold, Dukes Delight, Cham¬ 
pion of England, Dwarf Grey Sugar, Yorkshire 
Hero. 
Klondike Striped Watermelon. A most 
attractive melon in both outside appearance 
and especially when cut. The rind is tough, 
hard and fairly thick. The color is light green 
with irregular dark green stripes. It does not 
show sunburn and has proven very desirable 
for shipping. The size is convenient, the flesh 
is scarlet and sugar content is higher in the 
Klondike than in any of the other watermelons. 
Its edible qualities are truly delicious. This 
strain has black seeds, splotched and striped 
with brown at the edges. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; |4 lb., 40c 
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