Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
Garden Peas 
MEDIUM LATE VARIETIES 
Asgrow 40. An early Stratagem type, un¬ 
excelled in pod size and quality. Vines dark 
green, stocky and branching, 26 inches high. 
Pods round, dark green, plump, pointed, 
curved at tip, contain 8 to 10 succulent peas. 
Matures 75 days. 
y 2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 
14 lbs. $3.15. 
Alderman. A handsome large podded va¬ 
riety of the Telephone type. Pods 4 1 /2-5 1 /2 
inches long, broad, pointed, dark green con¬ 
taining 8-10 light green peas of highest 
quality. 
% lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.20; 
14 lbs. $2.75. 
Dwarf Telephone (Carter’s Daisy). Sim¬ 
ilar to the Tall Telephone, bearing heavy 
pods, about 4 inches long, height 2 feet. 
y 2 lb. 20c; Tb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.20; 
14 lbs. $2.75. 
Everbearing. Very prolific, pods about 3 
inches long, peas large and of good quality; 
height 2% feet. 
y> lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.20. 
Improved Telephone. An improvement on 
Carter’s Telephone for purity and uniform¬ 
ity of habits, bearing in great abundance 
large, dark green pods, containing peas of 
fine flavor, height 4 feet. 
% lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.20; 
14 lbs. $2.75. 
* Onward. A heavy cropping pea, 3 feet in 
height. Pods are 4 inches long, large, broad, 
straight and blunt ended, deep green in 
color, containing 6 to 8 deep green sweet 
peas. Decidedly the best pea of recent in¬ 
troduction. 
y> lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 
14 lbs. $3.15. 
Wyoming Wonder. It has unusual quality, 
remaining tender and sweet a week to ten 
days after reaching the picking stage. Pods 
5 to 6 inches long, very dark green, pointed 
and somewhat curved at the tip. Vines 28 
inches tall, maturing in 75 days. Resistant 
to the wilt. 
% lb. 25c; Tb. 35c; 2 Tbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 
14 lbs. $3.15. 
Pepper 
Culture—Sow the seeds in hotbeds early 
in April. Transplant when 2 or 3 inches 
high to 3 inches apart. Transplant to the 
open ground about the first of June, in rows 
2 feet apart and 18 inches apart in the rows. 
The soil should be rich and mellow. 
One ounce will produce about 2,000 
plants. 
PEPPER—(Continued) 
Asgrow King. An early pedigreed strain 
bred for size and uniformity. Fruits are ex¬ 
ceptional in breadth at the base and in 
length; 3-lobed, tapered, smooth, dark green 
turning to bright red. Flesh thick, sweet 
and mild. Very desirable. 
Pkt. 15c; y 2 oz. 40c; oz. 70c. 
California Wonder. Mid-season. Fruits 
chunky, smooth, four-lobed, attractive, deep 
green changing to crimson. Flesh thick, firm, 
crisp, sweet and mild. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 35c; oz. 60c. 
Harris’ Early Giant. The earliest and most 
prolific of the large peppers. Fruits mild, 
sweet; 5 inches long by 3V2 inches in diam¬ 
eter. 
Pkt. 10c; y> oz. 40c; oz. 70c. 
Large Bell or Bull Nose. Large and of 
mild flavor, largely used for pickling. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 35c; oz. 60c. 
California Wonder 
King of the North. Distinctly outstanding 
because of its earliness, large fruits and pro¬ 
ductivity. The flesh is thick, mild and sweet. 
Fruits dark green, turning to a deep rich 
red. 
Pkt. 15c; y 2 oz. 55c; oz. $1.00. 
Long Red Cayenne. Bright red, long, slen¬ 
der pods, very pungent. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
Squash or Tomato-Shaped. Fruit medium 
size, early and productive. 
Pkt. 10c; V 2 oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
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