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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Garden Peas 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One quart will plant 100 feet of drill; about 56 pounds 
per acre. Peas do best on rich, sandy loam that has been well manured the previous 
season. Plant smooth, early sorts as soon as the ground can be worked in the 
spring. The wrinkled varieties are liable to rot if the soil is cold and wet, and 
should be planted later. 
Little Marvel or Dark Podded Sutton’s Excelsior 
Pods long. 3 to 4 inches, well filled with deliciously sweet peas. Vines about 
15 inches in height. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), 
$2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), $8.00. 
I ittlp f Pm 58 days. A second early, hardy variety. Prolific, bearing pods on both 
Lllllc ucin s ^ es 0 f j-hg s talk, beginning near the ground. Pods medium length, 
round, and well filled to the end. Height of vine about fifteen inches. Seed green, 
wrinkled. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.25; 56 lbs. 
(1 bu.), $8.00. 
Alaska ^7 days. A small, smooth blue Pea, and one of the earliest. Grown largely 
rtlaMVd ^ canners and market gardeners for early crop. Vines about two feet 
in height, pods small, but well filled. Can nearly all be harvested at one picking. 
Lb., 20c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., 70c; 15 lbs. (1 pk.), $1.75; 60 lbs. (1 bu.), 
$ 6 . 00 . 
Ampriran WnnHpr ^0 days. One of the earliest and sweetest wrinkled Peas. Vines 
T very dwarf and productive. Pods small, but well filled. The 
most delicious Pea for the home garden. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., 
$1.00; 14 lbs., (1 pk.), $2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), $8.00. 
^Improved Laxtonian 
62 days. The best of the Laxtonian type. Second early. 
A little earlier than the Gradus. Vine 16 inches high, 
sturdy, dark green and productive; pods dark green, four inches, broad, containing 
eight large peas of excellent quality. The best second early, big-podded sort. 
Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), 
$ 8 . 00 . 
Champion of England days. Vines 4 to 5 feet in height, productive. Pods 2 to 3 
** ® inches long, broad and well filled. Peas medium size, of 
unsurpassed sweetness. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs., (1 pk.), $2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), 
$ 8 . 00 . 
Improved Laxtonian 
or Hundredfold 
★ World’s Record 58days : £ n , ew var i ety °p 
order of Gradus, being slightly 
earlier, more productive and true to a fixed type. 
Grows about 2 feet in height, with large, dark green 
pods nearly 4 inches in length, broad, pointed and al¬ 
ways well filled with large, sweet peas of splendid 
quality. An excellent, profitable sort for home or 
market garden. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., 
$1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), $8.00. 
★ Thomas Laxton 62 , days - the '> es ‘ second 
early sorts for the market garden¬ 
ers. Vines of same height as the Gradus, but a little 
earlier, more hardy and productive. Pods long, blunt 
ended and well filled with large peas. Peas wrinkled. 
Lb., 25c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 5 lbs., 
$1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), 
$2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), 
$ 8 . 00 . 
★Dwarf Telephone 
A splendid main crop 
Pea, coming between 
the Telephone and 
Stratagem. Of the 
Stratagem type, but a 
heavier yielder. Height 
2 V 2 feet. Foliage very 
heavy, sturdy and dark 
green. Pods 41 inches 
long, dark green, 
broad, straight and 
pointed, containing 
nine large, medium 
Hark green peas of the 
best quality. Lb., 25c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. 
(1 pk.), $2.25; 56 lbs. 
(1 bu.), $8.00. 
Little Marvel Peas 
.X. AlrWman 72 days. A little later than the Tele¬ 
phone. Vines about four feet in height; 
very heavy foliage. One of the most productive sorts. 
Pods long, dark green, well filled; seed wrinkled. Lb., 
25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), 
$2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), $8.00. 
Tplpnlinnp 72 days. A standard high quality, large- 
** podded Pea, for main crop; productive; 
height 4% feet. Vine and foliage strong and heavy, 
medium green. Pods Wz inches long, medium green, 
straight, broad and pointed, well filled. Lb., 25c, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.25; 
56 lbs. (1 bu.), $8.00. 
Edible Pod Sugar Peas 
The pods of the two varieties listed below are 
cooked with the peas. They have a high sugar con¬ 
tent and make a delicious dish, and once tried, they 
will be regularly grown. 
Dwarf Gray Sugar A ay t) 
A dwarf, edible pod va¬ 
riety. Vines about two feet high. 
Cook pods like string beans. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.25; 56 lbs. (1 
bu.), $8.00. 
Melting Sugar, or Edible Pod ™ a d ? y |- 
tie pods. These are sweet and are cut or broken and 
cooked like string beans. It is a delicious vegetable 
and should be better known and more generally used. 
Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.00; 14 lbs. 
(1 pk), $2.25; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), $8.00. 
The nationally known GRAND RAPIDS FORC¬ 
ING VARIETIES—Cucumber page 13, Lettuce 
page 15, Radish page 22, Tomato page 26. Include 
some of these seeds in your order and join the 
thousands of satisfied customers. 
★ This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
