20 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 jin the 
spring. The wrinkled varieties are liable to rot if the soil is cold and wet, and 
should be planted later. 
1 ? iny 60 days. One of the most pro- 
Little Marvel or Dark Podded Sutton’s Excelsior °°. days. One of t AeA 
Pods long, 3 to 4 inches, well filled with deliciously sweet peas. Vines about 
15 inches in height. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.10; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), 
$2.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.00. 
Little Gem 58 days. A second early, hardy variety. Prolific, bearing pods on both 
sides of the stalk, beginning near the ground. Pods medium length, 
round, and well filled to the end. Height of vine about 15 inches. Seed green, 
wrinkled. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.10; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.75; 56 
Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.00. 
Alaska 57 days. A small, smooth blue Pea, and one of the earliest. Grown largely 
by 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. 
Pe 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.10; 15 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.75; 60 Ibs. (1 bu.), 
10.00. 



























; 60 days. One of the earliest and sweetest wrinkled Peas. Vines 
American Wonder very dwarf and productive. Pods small, but well filled. The 
most delicious Pea for the home garden. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., 
$1.10; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.00. 
, 62 days. The best of the Laxtonian type. Second early. 
+ Improved Laxtonian 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., $1.10; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), 
$10.00. 
; 80 days. Vines 4 to 5 feet in height, productive. Pods 2 to 8 
Champion of England inches long, broad and well filled. Peas medium size, of 
unsurpassed sweetness. Lb., 25c, postpaid. Not pre- 
paid, 5 Ibs., $1.10; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), 
$10.00. 
58 days. A.new variety on the order 
# World’s Record 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 always well filled 
with large, sweet peas of splendid quality. An excel- 
lent, profitable sort for home or market garden. Lb., 
25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.10; 14 lbs. (1 
pk.), $2.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.00. 
62 days. One of the best second 
* Thomas Laxton 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 Ibs., 
$1.10; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), 
$2.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), 
$10.00. 
* Dwarf Telephone 
A splendid main crop 
Pea, coming between 
the Telephone and 
Stratagem. Of the 
Stratagem type, but a 
heavier yielder. Height 
2% feet. Foliage very 
heavy, sturdy and dark 
green. Pods 4% inches 
long, dark green, 
broad, straight and 
pointed, containing 
nine large, medium 
dark green peas of the 
best quality. Lb., 25c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 lbs., $1.10; 14 Ibs. 
(1 pk.), $2.75; 56 Ibs. 
(1 bu.), $10.00. 

Little Marvel Peas 


Improved Laxtonian 
or Hundredfold 
x Alderman 72 days. A little later than the Telephone. 
_ 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., $1.10; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), 
$2.75; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), $10.00. 
72 days. A standard high quality, large- 
Telephone podded Pea, for main crop; nied nective: 
height 4% feet. Vine and foliage strong and heavy, 
medium green. Pods 4% inches long, medium green, 
straight, broad and pointed, well filled. Lb., 25c, post- 
paid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.10; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.75; 
56 lbs. (1 bu.), $10.00. 
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. 
62 days. A dwarf, edible pod va- 
Dwarf Gray Sugar riety. Vines about two feet high. 
Cook pods like string beans. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.25; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.25; 56 Ibs. 
(1 bu.), $12.00. 
i H 70 days. A tall variety, 
Melting Sugar, or Edible Pod Lectin iaceewant ener 
tle 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., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.25; 14 Ibs. 
(1 pk.), $3.25; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $12.00. 
BE SURE TO INCLUDE POSTAGE ON ALL 
QUANTITIES MARKED “NOT PREPAID.” SEE 
RATES ON PAGE 3. 


x This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
