PEAS to Eat Green 
PEAS to Can Green 
PEAS to Quick-Freeze 
PEAS to Dry for Soups 
We venture to say that peas of some 
variety are grown in every vegetable 
garden in the world if seed is obtain- 
able. The origin of this crop is un- 

Little Marvel Peas ¥ 
known, but it is certain that they were 
in use 2000 years before Christ and 
were introduced into England during 
the reign of Henry VIII. 
Peas are decidedly a cool weather 
crop and should be sown as early as the 
ground can be worked. Well fertilized, 
well drained and well cultivated soil 
will produce an abundant crop, be it 
heavy or light. There are now in culti- 
vation around a hundred varieties but 
many are duplicates as to performance. 
LAXTON’S SUPERB, or Early Bird, is 
a dwarf variety that is a favorite 
among the smooth-seeded sorts and 
grows only 16 inches. 
EARLY ALASKA is very productive 
and early growing; about 28 inches. 
BLUE BANTAM, a wrinkled type dwarf, 
seems to lead the list, being very 
sweet and tender; 7 to 9 peas in a 
pod; height about 18 inches. 
LITTLE MARVEL grows about the 
same, with pods a little shorter; 7 or 
8 peas. 
WORLD’S RECORD gave good results 
last season for the medium short 
type. Grows three feet and matures 
in about 65 days. 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS, LAXTONIAN, 
IMPROVED GRADUS, IMPROVED 
ALDERMAN, TALL TELEPHONE, 
DWARF TELEPHONE, and THOM- 
AS LAXTON all did well the past 
season. 
MELTING SUGAR and DWARF GRAY 
~ SUGAR PEAS are becoming popular. 
The entire pod is cooked when young 
and tender. Treat seed with nitrogen. 

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