VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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GARDEN PEAS—Continued 
LITTLE MARVEL—A fine shipping and garden pea. 
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LAXTON'S PROGRESS PUTTY 
This variety has been so readily accepted by shippers, home and market gardeners, that 
it is now the most important of the dwarf, large-podded, Laxtonian sorts. Recommended 
as adapted to freezing preservation. 
VINE—16 to 18 inches tall, dark green, prolific grower. 
PODS—4 1/2 to 4% inches long, single, attractive, fully % inch broad, dark green, 
curved and pointed, with 7 to 9 peas. 
PEAS —Large, green, oval, tender, excellently flavored. Dry seed, large, elongated, 
flattened, wrinkled, green and yellow. 
LAXTON'S SUPERB or Early Bird PYGMY 
The earliest of the large-podded dwarf peas. Very fine for the earliest home and 
market garden demands. 
VINE—18 to 20 inches tall, light green, very hardy, robust, heavy yielder. 
PODS—4 to 4 i /4 inches long, medium green, sometimes double, curved, pointed, 8 to 9 
peas. 
PEAS —Dark green, round, tender, good quality. Dry seed, dark green, dimpled, 
belonging to the semi-wrinkled class. 
LITTLE MARVEL PADDY 
A standard of high quality, productiveness, and a truly attractive podded variety. It is 
unsurpassed by any other pea in its class. Extensively used for shipping and local 
marketing. 
VINE—18 inches tall, sturdy, dark green, and very productive. 
PODS—3 inches long, single and quite often paired, blunt, dark green, plump, round, 
exceptionally well filled, 7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS —Large, green, tender, sweet, fine, flavored. Dry seed, distinctly squarish, 
wrinkled and green. 
MAMMOTH POD EXTRA EARLY PADON 
A very prolific early pea valuable for its large pods. A hardy robust sort popular in 
many home and market gardens. 
VINE —30 inches tall, medium dark green, single medium straw. 
PODS—3 inches long, single, medium light green, round, broad arid blunt with slight 
tapered to stem end; 6 to 7 peas. 
PEAS —Large, rich green; of good flavor. Seed, smooth but dimpled; green to cream 
colored. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR PARTY 
A well-known early home garden pea, with very fine edible qualities. The same as 
American Wonder. 
VINE—16 inches tall, slender, dark green, vigorous grower. 
PODS—3 inches long, blunt, sometimes paired, medium green, straight, 6 to 7 peas. 
PEAS—Tender, medium sized, and of good quality. Dry seed, squarish, and green 
in color. 
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