SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD. MO 
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r FOR PEAS, BEANS, 
SWEET PEAS 
WE RECOMMEND 
GARDEN PEAS 
Pkt. Lb. 5 Lbs. 
10c 25c $1.10 
Sow Peas as early in the 
spring as the ground can be 
worked, in drills about 4 
inches deep. The rows must 
not be nearer than 2 feet, ex¬ 
cept for the dwarf sorts. 
Those growing 3 feet high or 
more should not be nearer 
than 3 or 4 feet, and should 
have brush for their support. 
Avoid fresh manure and very 
rich soil, as they cause the 
vines to grow too rank. One 
pound will sow 40 feet of 
drill; 55 to 100 pounds for an 
acre, in drills 3 feet apart. 
EARLY 
SMOOTH 
VARIETY 
ALASKA. 56 
Days. Very 
early, smooth, 
blue pea. Pop¬ 
ular with can- 
ners and mar¬ 
ket gardeners 
for a first 
early sort. 
Height 2% 
feet. Foliage 
and pods light 
green; pods 
IVz inches 
long, round, straight and square ended, con¬ 
taining 6 light green peas. Very uniform in 
maturity. 
FIRST and BEST. Not quite as early as 
Alaska, but is prolific and hardy. Plant is 
2% feet high, producing medium sized pods 
well filled. 
AMERICAN WONDER. 60 Days. One of 
the earliest of the green wrinkled sorts. Vine 10 to 14 inches 
high, dark green, fairly coarse. Very prolific. Pods of striking 
form, 2% to 3 inches long, containing 5 to 8 tender sweet 
flavored peas. Dry seed, green, wrinkled. 
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. 78 Days. One of the richest, best 
flavored late peas; well known and popular. Height 4% feet. 
Vine stout, deep green; pods, often in pairs, medium green, 
3% inches long, straight, nearly round and blunt ended, 
containing 8 light green peas; productive. Season following 
Telephone. 
GRADUS or PROSPERITY. 62 Days. A standard, early large 
podded variety, very popular with market gardeners. Height 
3 feet. Vine and foliage moderately heavy and medium green; 
pods medium green, 3% in. long, semi-round, straight, slightly 
curved at the tip, and pointed, containing 6 to 8 large, very 
sweet, medium green peas; moderately productive and of high 
quality. 
MARROWFAT, LARGE WHITE. 80 Days. An old time 
smooth, round, white seeded pea, growing five feet in height. 
While immensely productive the quality is below the average. 
Pods light green, 3 inches long. 
LITTLE GEM, PREMIUM. 65 Days. An improved and more 
dwarf strain of McLean’s Little Gem. Height 1% feet. Foliage 
dark green; pods light green 3 in. long, round, square ended 
and well filled with 6 to 8 light green peas of good quality; 
very productive. 
LITTLE MARVEL. 64 Days. An extra fine dwarf sweet pea. 
Pods somewhat larger than Nott’s Excelsior and same season. 
A fine variety for either private or market garden. Height 18 
in. Foliage and pods very deep green; pods 3 in. long, nearly 
round and square ended, containing 7 very dark green peas of 
high quality. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. 60 Days. A standard, extra early dwarf 
pea. Height 1% feet. Foliage medium green, stout and heavy; 
pods light green, 3 inches long, round, straight and blunt ended, 
containing 6 light green peas of high quality; productive. 
TELEPHONE. 76 Days. A standard, high quality, large podded 
pea. Height 4% feet. Vine and foliage strong and heavy, me¬ 
dium green. Pods 4% in. long, medium green, straight, broad 
and pointed, containing 8 large, light green peas; main crop, 
productive. 
THOMAS LAXTON. 65 Days. A very popular gardener’s 
variety. Height 3 feet; vine and foliage moderately stout, me¬ 
dium green; pods medium green; 3% inches long, straight, 
nearly round and square ended, containing 7 medium dark green 
peas of superior quality. Compared with Gradus is a little 
earlier, more productive, but with a smaller, less broad pod. 
SUGAR, TALL GRAY SEEDED (Edible Pod). 75 Days. Height 
4 feet. Blossoms purple. Vine medium heavy, medium green; 
pods light green, 2% in. long, % in. broad, square ended, con¬ 
taining 7 light green peas; quite late. 
SUGAR, DWARF GRAY SEEDED (Edible Pod). 75 Days. 
Height 3 feet. Purple blossoms. Quite like Tall Gray, but 
earlier and of shorter growth. 
RHUBARB or PIEPLANT 
Highly esteemed for pies, tarts, jelly and marmalade. Sow 
in drills 1 foot apart early in spring. In the fall or next spring 
transplant 3 feet apart in deeply dug, rich soil. 
MAMMOTH VICTORIA. Largest, most productive variety. 
Large pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; '/i lb., 50c. 
RHUBARB ROOTS. Set in spring, they will furnish leaf stalks 
the following season. Large roots, each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 
RADISHES 
Pkt. Oz. 14 lb. 
5c 10c 25c 
CULTURE—To be tender and crisp radishes must be grown 
quickly, and this requires rich soil and plenty of moisture. 
Commencing with the first mild spell in the spring, sow at 
intervals of 10 days, in a light, rich, deeply-worked soil. One 
ounce will plant 50 feet; 8 to 10 pounds one acre. 
ICICLE. The Finest White Radish. An ideal white radish; 
long, slender root, which remains crisp and mild until grown 
large. It matures early with short top, which permits close 
planting and forcing. Many of our customers say it is the finest 
radish they have ever grown. Plant every 10 days for succession. 
CRIMSON GIANT. 25 Days. Extremely large, but never pithy. 
One of the best for outdoor culture. Top is a little too large 
for a forcing sort; intermediate in season. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. 23 Days. A well known variety; 
very quick grower. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TIPPED (Rosy Gem). 
24 Days. Round, deep scarlet, shading to a white tip on the 
bottom; very early; used extensively both as a forcing and out¬ 
door sort. 
FRENCH BREAKFAST. 25 Days. Of oblong form, small and 
quick growing; color bright rose-scarlet, with small, white tip; 
good outdoors or under glass. 
SAXA. 22 Days. The earliest of the forcing radishes, and one 
of the slowest to shoot to seed. Round, bright scarlet and with 
the smallest possible top. We have an excellent stock of this 
radish and can highly recommend it. 
WHITE STRASBURG. 39 Days. Popular with market gar¬ 
deners for summer use. Roots about 5 inches long, 1% inches 
thick at the shoulder, tapering and smooth. Skin and flesh 
white, crisp and slightly pungent. Continues in marketable 
condition longer than most varieties. 
WHITE VIENNA or LADY FINGER. 30 Days. Similar to 
White Icicle, but more slender and several days later. Roots 
5% to 6% inches long, %-inch thick, sleek, tapering; skin white, 
with tinge of green on the sloping shoulder. 
VICK’S SCARLET GLOBE. 22 Days. It is one of the very 
earliest of the forcing radishes and does equally well outside; 
roots are of fair size, globe-shaped and with a very small top; 
always crisp and tender; color a bright scarlet. 
SPARKLER. 20 Days. Deep scarlet with a pure white tip. In 
shape it is nearly round. Owing to its attractive color, and its 
extreme earliness it has long been a favorite for home use and 
market. The radish is solid, crisp and sweet, very good quality. 
WINTER RADISHES 
Sow in June and July. 
WHITE CHINESE or CELESTIAL. A beautiful, large, white 
radish grown very extensively by the market gardeners for fall 
and winter trade. Root is white, cylindrical, very firm and 
mildly flavored. 
CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH WHITE. 60 Days. An excellent fall 
variety. Roots 7 to 8 inches long, 2 inches thick; cylindrical, 
and thickest at lower end; leaves large, light green; flesh white, 
crisp and not pungent. 
LONG BLACK SPANISH. 60 Days. A good keeping winter 
variety. Roots cylindrical, slightly tapered at tip, 7 to 10 
inches long, 2 to 2% inches in diameter; skin black and some¬ 
what wrinkled; flesh white, solid and pungent. 
ROSE CHINA WINTER. 52 Days. A popular, very distinct 
winter sort. Roots 4 to 6 inches long, 2 inches in diameter, 
cylindrical, but thicker at the lower end; blunt, smooth, bright 
rose-red in color; flesh white, very firm, and pungent. 
