
NORTHRUP. KING & CO.S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 


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PEAS—Early Wrinkled Varieties 
Advancer 70 days 
Vines 30 to 36 in. tall, upright in growth 
and very popular with market gardeners 
and commercial canners. Pods 2%4 in. long 
containing 5 to 6 good flavored peas. Pods 
borne in pairs. 
American Wonder 68 days 
A very popular and profitable sort for 
home gardens. Same as Nott’s Excelsior. 
Vines 16 to 20 in. high, dark green, prolific. 
Medium green pods 2% to 3 in. long, % in. 
wide, containing 5 to 8 tender, sweet fla- 
vored peas. Pods straight and square ended. 
American Wonder (Dwarf Type) 
61 days 
Very productive. Dark green plant grow- 
ing about 12 inches tall. Pods single and 
double, light green, blunt, straight, 6 peas. 
Medium size seed, largely square, green. 
For home gardens. 
Little Gem or Premium Gem 70 days 
Vines medium green, 24 to 30 in. tall. 
Of rather straggling growth, but an old- 
time favorite with home and market gar- 
deners. Pods 2%4 in. long, % in. wide, 5 to 7 
peas in a pod. Very productive. 
Nott’s Excelsior 
Similar to American Wonder. 
Perfected Wales 65 days 
An excellent large seeded canning variety 
developed from a cross between Perfection 
and Prince of Wales. Vine about 36 inches 
tall. Seed large, 5 to 7 per pod, pods blunt 
ended. Quality rated high. 
Perfection (Wilt Resistant) 70 days 
A recent introduction, basic work done by 
the University of Wisconsin. An excellent 

strain of Perfection and is 100% resistant 
to Fusarium wilt. Vine 28 to 30 in., dark 
ereen foliage, very vigorous, heavy stems, 
very uniform in maturity, a good yielder. 
Pods borne mostly double, 3 to 3% in. long, 
medium green, peas of good quality. Seed 
wrinkled and of medium size. Color, light 
green. 
Pride 65 days 
An exceptionally productive canning vari- 
ety with pods (8 to 3% inches) mainly 
double, straight, medium green, blunt, con- 
taining 7 to 9 peas. Resistant to Fusarium 
wilt. Wine sturdy, about 28 inches in height. 
Excellent sweet canning pea. 
Wisconsin Early Sweet (Wilt 
Resistant ) 58 days 
Developed at the Wisconsin Experiment 
Station by Prof. E. J. Delwiche. Vine 28 to 
30 in., medium green in color, thin stem. 
Early in maturity. Pods borne singly, light 
green, 2% to 8 in., blunt, peas small and of. 
good quality. Seed small, wrinkled, green. 
Wisconsin Merit 66 days 
Developed by Dr. E. J. Delwiche at the 
University of Wisconsin. A canning variety 
of Perfection type. Medium green plant, 
blunt pods, slightly curved. 7 to 8 large 
medium green peas. Wilt resistant. Heavy 
yielding. Excellent for home use. 
Wisconsin Penin 
61 days 
A large seeded sweet variety of excellent 
quality. Plant height about 26 inches, pods 
3 inches long, % inch wide, blunt ended, at- 
tractively shaped. An excellent home garden 
and canning variety. Heavy yielding. A 
good addition to the short vined, early, high 
quality varieties. Fully wilt resistant. 

Rogueing a Northrup, King & Co. field of peas growing for seed in Ideho., 
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