Okra 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 8 pounds will sow an acre 
Dwarf Prolific. Of dwarf, stocky growth, very early and prolific. Excellent for general crop. 
Perkins’ Mammoth. This variety is about 3 feet high, very early and productive. 
Pods are deep green, very long, slender, slightly corrugated, and very tender. 
Peas 
One to 2 pounds will plant 100 feet of row; 120 pounds will plant an acre 
Giant Stride. The 434 to 5-inch, dark green, pointed pods of this new variety arr 
; borne in large numbers on strong, vigorous, 24-inch vines. It matures with the 
main-crop varieties and withstands both wilt and hot, dry weather. 
Gilbo. A fine new variety with dark green, heavy, 24 to 28-inch vines with a heavy 
yield of 434 to 5-inch, dark green, pointed, well-filled pods maturing about 5 days 
after Laxton’s Progress. 
Hundredfold. Ready about 4 days after Laxton’s Progress, and bears dark green, 
fairly broad and pointed pods, 4 inches long, containing about 8 large, dark green 
Peas. The vines are 16 inches high, sturdy, and resist heat well. 
Laxton’s Progress. The 4-inch deep green pods hold 8 or 9 large dark green Peas 
of very high quality. The 15 to 18-inch vines are more productive and mature 
Peas 4 days earlier than Laxtonian, Blue Bantam, or Hundredfold. 
Little Marvel. A dwarf early Pea, in season a few days later than Gradus or Thomas 
Laxton. Vines 15 inches tall, bear a remarkably large crop of 334-inch pods 
filled with sweet, dark green large Peas. The pods, often in pairs, are straight, 
deep green, and square ended, and always well-filled regardless of weather. 
Thomas Laxton. Vines like Gradus, grow 234 to 3 feet high, but are lighter in color 
and mature at the same time. It yields a heavy crop of straight, round, square- 
ended, medium green 334-inch pods packed with 7 or 8 medium green Peas. 
World’s Record. Earliest of all large-podded Peas, maturing its pods before the aphis 
lice appear. The medium green, 2-foot vines bear pods of the same color, 4 inches 
long, fairly broad, and pointed with 7 to 9 large, dark green Peas. 
Other Early Varieties 
Late Main-Crop Peas 
Blue Bantam. Vigorous, 15-inch vines carry 
enormous crops of large, deep blue-green, 
smooth, 4 to 41^-inch pods, packed with 
8 to 10 large, luscious Peas. 
Gradus. These 3-foot vines produce early 
crops of medium green, 4-inch, stiaight 
pods, semi-round, curved at the tip, and 
pointed, with 6 to 8 large Peas. 
Laxtonian. Vigorous, 18-inch, productive 
dark green vines and dark green, 4-inch 
full pods, curving slightly at the point. 
Matures before Gradus. 
Smooth-Seeded Extra-Early 
Alaska. Productive, extremely early, 
light green, 23^ to 3-foot vines, with 
light green, 2^-inch straight, round, 
blunt-ended pods. 
See prices on opposite page 
Alderman. The strong, 4-foot, medium green 
vines are vigorous and exceedingly pro¬ 
ductive. The dark green pods are 5 inches 
long, very broad, slightly curved, and 
pointed, with 8 or 9 very large Peas. 
Telephone, Dark-Pod. Vines are tall, 
vigorous, 434 feet high, with large, 
coarse, medium green leaves and pro¬ 
duce an abundance of attractive dark 
green pods 4]4 inches long, straight, 
broad and pointed, filled with 8 large 
light green Peas which are 
very tender and 
of fine sweet flavor. 
Laxton’s 
Progress 
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