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OLDS & WHIPPLE, INC., HARTFORD, CONN. 
Peas 
The wrinkled varieties, while the sweetest of all 
peas, are more liable to rot, being tender, and need 
to be planted thicker and later than the round, 
hard sorts. Soil needs to be well fertilized. Have 
the dwarf varieties in rows two and one-half feet 
apart; those kinds growing two or three feet high, 
in rows three feet apart, and the tallest in rows 
four feet apart. The smooth varieties may be 
sown as soon as ground can be worked; the wrinkled 
sorts when soil is well warmed. One quart to 100 
feet of drill; one and one-half bushels to an acre. 
Suttons Excelsior 
SMOOTH ROUND SEEDED VARIETIES 
Alaska—A very early variety, slender light 
green vines from 2 to 2)^ feet high. Pods contain 
6 to 8 small bluish green peas. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.00 10 lbs. $1.70 
15 lbs. or more at 15c lb. 
East Hartford Extra Early—An extra early 
variety growing 23^ ft. tall. The vines are very 
productive, carrying an abundance of well-filled 
pods containing small luscious peas. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.00 10 lbs. $1.70 
15 lbs. or more at 15c lb. 
WRINKLED SEEDED VARIETIES 
Dwarf Alderman—(Improved Dwarf Telephone.) 
A late larger podded productive sort. Very pop¬ 
ular home and market garden variety. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.10 10 lbs. $1.90 
15 lbs. or more at 17c lb. 
Gradus—(World’s Record Strain.) Popular vari¬ 
ety, growing about 2)^2 ft- tall and bearing an 
enormous crop of nearly straight pods 3)^ to 4 
inches in length containing 6 to 8 large peas of a 
very good flavor, can be planted nearly as early 
as the smooth varieties. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.10 10 lbs. $1.80 
15 lbs. or more at 16c lb. 
Hundredfold—One of the best known early 
dw'arf large podded sorts. Very prolific and attrac¬ 
tive. Popular with home and market gardeners 
because it bears a heavy crop of excellent quality. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.10 10 lbs. $1.80 
15 lbs. or more at 16c lb. 
Suttons Excelsior—An improvement of Nott’s 
Excelsior, with large pods and greater productive¬ 
ness. Height 16 inches. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.10 10 lbs. $1.80 
15 lbs or more at 16c lb. 
Telephone Tall—A giant podded, mid-season 
variety. Vines A ]/2 to 5 ft., color dark green. 
Immensely productive and of the finest quality. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.10 10 lbs. $1.80 
15 lbs. or more at 16c Ib. 
Thomas Laxton—A popular medium early 
variety. Vines 2)^ to 3 feet, medium dark green 
with dark green pods 3}/2 in. long containing 7 to 8 
large, tender peas of very good quality. 
1 lb. 30c 2 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. $1.10 • 10 lbs. $1.80 
15 lbs. or more at 16c lb. 
Potatoes 
IT PAYS TO PLANT NORTHERN GROWN 
CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES 
Keep your own costs down by raising more 
bushels per acre, and this can be done by planting 
Northern Grown Certified Seed. 
Seed from the North comes to you with a vigor 
which your home grown seed does not possess. 
This fact is recognized by successful potato growers. 
We sell certified seed and we select our seed 
from farms that have produced full crops, that 
show a low disease count, and finally are stored, 
handled and shipped by men whose business is 
seed and have pride in their product. 
While the cost of Northern grown seed potatoes 
is somewhat higher at the time our catalogue goes 
to_ press than last year, no grower should make the 
mistake of planting his home grown seed. 
Scene on the farm of Philbrick and Durepo. Kingston, R. I. 
Mr. Durepo harvested a fine crop of Chippewa potatoes 
grown on O & W fertilizer. Photograph July 17, 1939. 
