
PUMPKIN 
PARSNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
Sow the seed as soon as season will permit, 
in drills about 2 feet apart, and thin plants 
out to 1 foot apart in the row. The ground 
should be deeply trenched and well manured. 
Pkt. 10e; 1 oz. 25e. 
Harris Model. Very smooth and white and quite free from 
small roots and prongs. Medium length. Fine for home gar- 
dens. 
Hollow Crown, Thick Shoulder. This is the best and most 
popular variety in cultivation. The skin is smooth and white, 
while the flesh is tender. The roots grow 18 to 20 inches in 
length, but the first 8 inches from the top is the best part. 
PEAS 
11% Ibs. to 100 ft., 90 to 180 Ibs. per acre. 
For first crop, round-seeded peas should be sown in the 
open ground as soon as it is fit to be worked; wrinkled varie- 
ties should be planted 2 to 3 weeks later. Frequent planting 
for succession, and a careful selection of varieties, will give 
an almost continuous crop of peas from June until frost. Sow 
peas in rows 3 feet apart and 1 to 2 inches deep. Rotted horse 
manure and wood ashes should be freely used in the prepara- 
tion of soil for pea growing. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20e; 1 Ib. 35c. 
FIRST EARLY VARIETIES 
American Wonder or Nott’s Excelsior. (59 days.) Important 
early dwarf variety for the home garden. Vines 12 to 14 inches 
tall, dark green, very productive. Pods medium green, 3 inches 
long, plump and straight, blunt; seeds medium small, squarish, 
wrinkled, green; interior green. 
Alaska. (55 days.) This variety is extremely early. The round 
pods, 2% inches long, contain 5 to 8 peas which are ready for 
use in about 55 days. The peas are small, round, and tender. 
The vines are 2% to 3 feet tall. 
Gradus, or Prosperity. (55 to 62 days.) A very popular second 
early, large podded variety for home use and market. Vines 36 
inches tall, medium green, stocky. Pods single, broad plump, 
pointed, mediu mgreen; contain 8 to 10 large, delicious peas. 
Laxton’s Progress. (60 days.) A little earlier than other dwarf 
large podded peas, this variety is generally considered the best 
of its class. The blue green pods are often more than 4 inches 
long and contain 8 dark green peas of finest quality. The seeds 
are large, wrinkled green and cream. 
Little Marvel. (64 days.) Outstanding among dwarf peas on 
account of its exceptional quality and yield. Valuable for home 
garden and early market. Vines dark green, 18 inches tall, 
stocky. Pods single and double, dark green, blunt, plump, well 
filled with 7 to 8 tender peas. 
Hundredfold or Blue Bantam. (60 days.) A leader among the 
early dwarf varieties. Grows 18 inches to 20 inches high. Dark 
green foliage heavy with dark green straight well-filled pods 
of fine quality. 
LATE VARIETIES 
Mature to pick in about 75 days. 
Improved Stratagem, A superior late variety. Vines ee 
green, 26 inches tall, stocky and branching. Pods single and 
paired, wide, nearly round, straight, pointed, dark green. Con- 
tain 8 to 10 tender peas. 
Tall Telephone or Alderman. A handsome, large podded varie- 
ty. Unexcelled for home gardens, for local markets and for 
shipping. Bears immense crops, wilt resistant. Pods single, 
very broad, plump, straight, dark green, pointed, contain 8 to 
10 peas of highest quality. 
Dwarf Telephone. Only about 2 feet tall. Resembles Tele- 
phone, and the pods are well filled with peas of the same 
good quality, It is an excellent variety to follow the early peas 
in the home garden. Seeds large, wrinkled, green. 

PEPPER, CALIFORNIA WONDER 
For a Better 
Crop of Peas 
Use Nitragin 

PEAS, ALASKA 
PEPPER 
1% oz. to 100 ft., 1 to 2 Ibs. per acre. 
Culture and soil and temperature requirements are about 
the same as for eggplant. A moderate dressing of Guano, 
poultry manure, or complete commercial fertilizer, hoed into 
the soil after the plants are 6 to 8 inches tall, will be very bene~ 
ficial. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 75c. 
California Wonder. Thickness of flesh alone, which is often 
38 of an inch, places this sweet pepper above all others. It is 
crisp and juicy, too, without a trace of pungency. Vigorous 
growing plants bear a heavy yield of blocky fruits that become 
as much as 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. 
Chinese Giant. Fruits are often 6 inches across and 4% to 5 
inches deep. The flesh is moderately thick and very mild. The 
fruits are rich bright green when young, and bright: cherry 
red at maturity. 
Large Bell or Bullnose. A popular, early, sweet prolific sort, 
with small, erect plants. Fruits blunt; flesh of fine quality 
and mild flavor. Much used for stuffing. 
Long Red Cayenne. This well known, medium early pepper 
is especially good for drying purposes. The fruit is 4 inches 
long and 1 inch thick, twisted and pointed. It is deep green 
when young and bright red when ripe. The flesh is strong 
and pungent. 
Perfection Pimiento. A splendid canning variety, adapted to 
home and market garden culture. Plants large, erect, prolific. 
Fruits heart shaped, very smooth; flesh exceptionally thick, 
sweet and mild. 
PUMPKIN 
4 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Pumpkins are typically American, and pumpkin pie is one 
of our truly American dishes. They are less sensitive to un- 
favorable conditions of soil and weather than melons or cu- 
cumbers, but they are cultivated in about the same way. 
Pkt. 10¢; 1 oz. 25e. 
Kentucky Field or Dickenson. Fruits very large, flattened, 
furrowed. Skin creamy buff; flesh extremely thick, deep 
salmon-yellow and of good quality. Dependably early and 
heavily productive. Good for canning. 
Large Yellow or Connecticut Field. This sort is grown largely 
in the corn field for stock, but the flesh is moderately fine 
grained, highly flavored, and very good for pies. The fruits 
weigh about 20 pounds and are a rich, deep orange yellow. 
Sugar or New England Pie. The earliest and best variety for 
pies. Fruits commonly 6 inches long and 8 to 9 inches in 
diameter; flattened, furrowed. Skin smooth, of a rich, reddish- 
orange color; rind hard. Flesh is thick and orange-yellow. 
Winter Luxury. This variety is very popular for the home 
garden. The fruit matures in 75 to 80 days, weighs 84% pounds, 
and is nearly round. The skin is light yellow with a russet 
tinge and finely netted; the flesh is rich creamy yellow, very 
thick, sweet, and finely flavored. 

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