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Alderman-—the Asgrow strain is outstanding 
; for vigor and yield 
Laxton’s Superb: 61 days. The earliest large- 
podded dwarf sort. Pods 414” long, curved and 
pointed, having 9-10 peas. 
x Little Marvel: 64 days. Outstanding among the 
older varieties of dwarf peas, exceptional in 
quality and yield. Pods about 3”, blunt and well 
filled with 7-8 tender peas. 
*No. 40 w.r.: 74 days. Bred specially for ship- 
pers and market gardeners. Stocky branching 
vines with pods of exceptional size and quality; 
round, plump and dark green; 5”-6” long with 
8-10 large succulent peas. 
Nott’s Excelsior: 62 days. Resembles American 
Wonder but somewhat taller. 
Premium Gem w.r.: 64 days. A good early sort. 
Dwarf vines with straight pods containing 6~-7 
peas of good quality. 
The number of days mentioned for different 
‘varieties indicates the period from planting 
to picking stage. Naturally they cannot be 
the same for every section of the country and 
varying conditions of soil or temperature. 
They are, however, based on averages from 
the different Asgrow breeding and trial sta- 
tions and will serve as an approximate guide, 
enabling comparison between varieties. 

Stratagem Improved w.r.: 79 days. A superior 
late variety with large, plump, pointed pods hay- 
ing 8-9 peas. 
Telephone, Tall Dark-podded w.r.: 74 days. Tall 
vines with attractive large dark green pods of 
highest quality. Similar to Alderman. 
*xTeton w.r.: 67 days. All-America Silver Medal 
for 1937. An attractive new introduction resem- 
bling our strain of Thomas Laxton but fully 
resistant to fusarium wilt. Large, attractive pods, 
concentrated in season and well filled with peas. 
*Thomas Laxton, Improved Dark-Podded: 62 
days. An excellent medium-early sort; 344”, 
blunt, broad pods with 7-8 large, tender peas. 
Vines of medium height. The Asgrow strain 
excels in appearance, being a rich full green, 
darker than the usual strains of this well-known 
and deservedly popular variety. 
* World’s Record: 57 days. The Asgrow strain 
is noted for earliness and large pods each with 
7 or 8 peas of finest quality. Pods are medium 
green, pointed, broad and plump. 

Edible-Podded 
Known also as sugar or salad peas. The large, 
broad, fleshy pods are picked when young and 
used in the same ways as snap beans. 
Dwarf Grey Sugar w.r.: 65 days. Earlier than 
the Mammoth but not so- fine. 
Mammoth Melting Sugar w.r.: 74 days. The best 
of the edible podded sorts for home and market 
gardens. Broad, brittle pods, 4%” long, string- 
less and fiberless. 
For Southern Growers 
May be used not only as table peas but also as 
edible-podded sorts when young, and as dried 
peas for winter. 
Brown Crowder (Sugar Crowder): 45 days. Long 
pods, crowded with 12 to 20 buff-brown, well- 
flavored peas. One of the earliest and most pro- 
lific varieties, excellent also as a forage crop and 
soil improver. 
