ee. GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Garden Peas 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One quart will plant 100 feet of drill; about 56 
pounds per acre. Peas do best on rich, sandy loam that has been well manured 
the previous season. Plant smooth, early sorts as soon as the ground can be 
worked in the spring. The wrinkled varieties are liable to rot if the soil is cold 
and wet, and should be planted later, 
Little Marvel or Dark Podded Sutton’s Excelsior (02 oiine of the 
second early sorts. Pods long, 3 to 4 inches, well filled with deli- 
ciously sweet peas. Vines about 15 inches in height. Lb., 30c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. 
Li | G 58 days. A second early, hardy variety. Prolific, bearing 
thle Gem pods on both sides of the stalk, beginning near the ground. 
Pods medium length, round, and well filled to the end. Height of vine 
about 15 inches. Seed green, wrinkled. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), $10.50. 
Ala k 57 days. A small, smooth blue Pea, and one of the earliest. 
$Ka Grown largely by canners and market gardeners for early 
crop. Vines about two feet in height, pods small, but well filled. Can 
nearly all be harvested at one picking. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not pre- 
paid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 15 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 60 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. 
° 60 days. One of the earliest and sweetest wrinkled 
American Wonder Peas. Vines very dwarf and productive. Pods 
small, but well filled: The most delicious Pea for the home garden. 
Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 
56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. . APN eae j 
» 62 days. e best of the Laxtonian type. 
* improved Laxtonian Second early. A little earlier than the Gradus. 
Vine 16 inches high, sturdy, dark green and productive; pods dark 
green, four inches, broad, containing eight large peas of excellent 
quality. The best second early, big-podded sort. Lb., 30c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 ve (1 pk.), 280) 56 1 a OT deta 
° 80 days. Vines 4 to 5 feet in height, productive. 
Champion of England Pods 2 to 3 inches long, broad and well filled. 
Peas medium size, of unsurpassed sweetness. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 lIbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. 
; 58 days. A new variety on the order 
* World's Record cf Gradus, being slightly earlier, 

Little Marvel Peas 
more productive and true to a fixed type. Grows about 
2 feet in height, with large, dark green pods nearly 4 
inches in length, broad, pointed and always well filled 
with large, sweet peas of splendid quality. An excel- 
lent, profitable sort for home or market garden. Lb., 
30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs. $1.40; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), 
$2.80; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.5 
e * Thomas Laxton 
62 days. One of the 
best second early sorts 
for the market gar- 
deners. Vines of same 
height as the Gradus, 
but a little earlier, 
more hardy and pro- 
ductive. Pods _ long, 
blunt-ended and well 
filled with large Peas. 
Peas wrinkled. Lb., 
30c, postpaid. Not pre- 
paid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 
Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 56 
Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. 
* Dwarf Telephone 
A splendid main crop 
Pea, coming between 
the Telephone and 
Stratagem. Of the 
Stratagem type, but a 
heavier yielder. Height 
2% feet. Foliage very 
heavy, sturdy and dark 
green. Pods 4% inches 
long, dark green, 
broad, straight and 
pointed, containing 
nine large, medium 
dark green peas of the 
® best quality. Lb., 30c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 
pk.), $2.80; 56 lbs. (1 
bu.), $10.50. 




Improved 
Laxtonian 
72 days. A little later than the Telephone. 
% Alderman 7, “2: about four feet in height; very 
heavy foliage. One of the most productive sorts. Pods 
long, dark green, well filled; seed wrinkled. Lb., 40c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), 
$2.80; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. 
72 days. A standard high quality, large- 
Telephone podded Pea, for main crop; productive; 
height 4% feet. Vine and foliage strong and heavy, 
medium green. Pods 4% inches long, medium green, 
straight, broad and pointed, well filled. Lb., 30c, post- 
paid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 
56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. 
Edible Pod Sugar Peas 
The pods of the two varieties listed below are 
cooked with the peas. They have a high sugar con- 
tent and make a delicious dish, and once tried, they 
will be regularly grown. 
62 days. A dwarf, edible pod va- 
Dwarf Gray Sugar riety. Vines about two feet high. 
Cook pods like string Beans. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 lIbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $2.80; 56 lbs. (1 
bu.), $10.50. 
os ; 70 days. A tall variety, 
Melting Sugar, or Edible Pod 7° de: pereve rp tate 
tle pods. These are sweet and are cut or broken and 
cooked like string Beans. It is a delicious vegetable 
and should be better known and more generally used. 
Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.40; 14 Ibs. 
(1 pk.), $2.80; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $10.50. ; 
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* This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
