SELECTED SEEDS FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENERS 21 



Improved Hollow Crown or Guernsey 
The standard variety. Long white roots, tender, 
sugary. Roots 12 to 15 in. long, 3 in. thick at shoulder. 
Tapered and smooth. Pkt., .10; 0z., .25; %4 Ib., .75; 
16 Ib., $1.25. 
PEAS 
Plant 1 pound of seed to 100 feet of drill, 90 to 150 
pounds per acre or 175 pounds if broadcast. 
For very early peas the soil should be light and 
warm. Prepare the seed bed in the fall and plant as 
early in the spring as the soil can be worked. It is best 
to double rows about 6 inches apart and then leave a 
space of 30 inches to the next double row. Do not 
plant in heavy, sticky soil,.as the seed will rot before 
germination. Plant Early, Second Early and Late sorts 
for succession. Many make too small plantings of peas. IMPROVED HOLLOW CROWN 
Plant plenty. Twenty feet of double row is required PARSNIP 
per customer. They are a very fine food and take the 
place of many things you would otherwise buy. 
“ : PEAS — EXTRA EARLY 
(A) Progress (Laxton’s) 60 Days 
An excellent and the standard dwarf early 
variety for home gardens and shipping. May 
be planted almost as early as the smooth pea 
varieties. Vines 15 to 20 in., dark green and 
very prolific. Pods 4 to 4 % in. long, % in. 
wide, containing 8 to 10 large deep green peas. 
Pkt., .10; Ib., .20; 14 Ibs., $2.25; 56 Ibs., $8.30. 



LAXTON’S PROGRESS 
World's Record 57 Days 
Similar to the Gradus type, but earlier, and 
very uniform in maturing. Excellent for the 
home garden and first early markets. Pods 
medium green, pointed, broad, plump; con- 
tain 7-8 large tender peas of good quality. 
This strain is noted for earliness and size of 
pod. Pkt., .10; 1 Ib., .20; 14 lbs., $2.25; 56 
Ibs., $8.30. 
Mammoth Podded Exira Early 56 Days 
An excellent early variety for both home garden and market garden trade. This variety is 
very productive. The pods are large, resembling Thomas Laxton. Plants grow 30 to 36 in., 
stems medium heavy, color of foliage is medium dark green. Pods large, about 4 in. long, 
blunt ended, dark green and contain 7 good sized peas. Pkt., .10;:1 Ib., .25; 14 Ibs., $2.60; 
56 Ibs., $8.30. 

GIANT STRIDE 


(A) RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 
