PEAS 
Two pounds (one quart) will sow a row 100 feet long; 75 to 100 Ibs. for an 
acre. A pint weighs about one pound. Smooth seeded varieties weigh 60 pounds 
to the bushel, and wrinkled-seeded varieties weigh 56 pounds to the bushel. 
Culture: Dry and moderately rich loam is best adapted to early Peas, while heavy soil is pref- 
erable for the late sorts. The early varieties are usually planted about 2 inches deep, from the 
middle of January to the middle of March; wrinkled Peas, being so liable to rot in cold, wet ground, 
they should not be sown before the latter part of February. Dwarf varieties may be drilled in 
rows 18 inches apart, but more space must be given to the kinds which make more vine, truckers 
usually allowing 2% feet for the ordinary extra earlies. Commence cultivating when the Peas 
are 2 inches high, and draw the earth up on each side to help in supporting the vine. In the 
latitude of Norfolk a fall crop of Peas may be planted between the middle of August and the 
tenth of September. EXT RA EARLY 
og! . (55 days). The earliest and best smooth-seeded Pea, but 
Tait s Thorobred Nonpareil. recommended only for those who want an extra early 
crop. The bright waxen green, blunt pods average about 2% inches in length, containing usually 
6 to 7 medium sized peas of good quality. It is enormously productive for a small-podded variety. 
Height. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 20c; Ib., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.20, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $4.50; 50 lbs., $8.50. 
Al aska (60 days). An extremely early variety with light green, blunt pods averaging 2% 
* inches in length, containing 5 or 6 peas of good quality. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 14 
Ib., 20c, lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $4.25; 
50 lbs., $8.00. 
Pedigreed Early Market (58 days). A smooth, white-seeded variety that for spring 
* sowing cannot compete as to size and quality with either 
Pilot or Early Bird, but for fall sowing some Pea growers still use it, having found it 
dependable. Pkt., 10c; 4% Ib., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $4.25; 50 Ibs., $8.00. 
EARLY 
(68 days). A smooth-seeded Pea sometimes called ‘‘Ameer’” or ‘“‘Bounti- 
Long Pod Alaska. ful” and quite popular in some Pea-growing sections. The pods are 
slightly curved, average about 8 inches in length, and are of a bright green color, containing 
usually 7 or 8 peas of good quality. Height, 
3 feet. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 
5 Ibs., $1.35; 10 lbs., $2.35, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
25 lbs., $4.75; 50 lbs., $9.00. Laxton’s 
Pil ot (63 days). A handsome, early, hardy and OG eae ene 
* productive, smooth-seeded variety. The 
pods are pointed, usually borne in pairs, of medium green color, 
average about 344 inches in length, and usually contain 7 to 8 
large peas of fair quality. Height 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; 1% lb., 25c; 
Ib., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.40; 10 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. Not pre- 
paid, 25 lbs., $5.25; 50 lbs., $10.00. 
Earl Bird (60 days). An exceptionally early semi-wrinkled 
y ° Pea; also known as Laxton’s Superb. The pods are 
pointed, medium dark green, average about 314 inches in length, 
and contain usually 7 or 8 large peas of fair quality. On account of : 
its hardiness it can be planted earlier than the Laxtonian type. Very productive. Height 
2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 12 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 Ibs., 75c; 5 Ibs., $1.40; 10 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $5.25; 50 lbs., $10.00. 
’ (60 days). An improved early strain of the well known 
Ww World > Record. wrinkled pea Gradus. The pointed pods are medium 
dark green, average about 3% inches in length, and usually contain 7 or 8 large 
peas of exceptionally fine quality. Height 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 25c; Ib., 40c; 2 lbs., 
75c; 5 lbs., $1.40; 10 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $5.25; 50 Ibs.,, $10.00. 
(60 days). Considered by many the 
x Dark Green Thomas Laxton. best all-around early wrinkled Pea for 
either market or the home garden. It has a vigorous, hardy constitution, is remark- 
ably productive, and matures the crop with remarkable uniformity. The pods are 
dark green, blunt at the end, and average about 3% inches in length, and usually 
contain 8 or 9 large peas of the best quality. Height 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 20c; 
lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.35; 10 lbs., $2.35, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $4.75; 
50 Ibs., $9.00. 

’ (62 days). Probably the largest and best of the early 
Ww Laxton s Progress. dwarf wrinkled varieties. The pods are dark green, 
average about 4 inches in length, and usually contain 8 or 9 large peas of the best 
quality. Height 1% feet. Pkt., 10c; 4% Ib., 25c; Ib., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.40; 10 lbs., 
$2.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $5.25; 50 lbs., $10.00. 
(64 days). This wrinkled Pea of the Laxtonian type can 
Ww Hundredfold. well be described as an improved Blue Bantam, which it 
resembles. The pods are dark green, average about 3% inches in length, and con- 
tain usually 8 or 9 large peas of excellent quality. Height, 1% feet. PEt., 10c; 
1% lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.40; 10 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
25 lbs., $5.25; 50 lbs., $10.00. 
Varieties marked with a 3 are wrinkled. 
Our Peas are produced from Thorobred Stocks in the Mountain States of the Northwest, 

Dark Green 
are thoroughly rogued, are hand picked and free from disease and weevil. 
Thomas Laxton Peas. 


Inoculate your Peas with Nitragin. (See page 43) 
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