Fresh home-grown Peas are a real delicacy 

GARDEN PEAS 
Pois (Fr.) 
ErsseEn (Ger.) 
PisELxo (Ital.) 
Two pounds will sow 100 feet of row; 90 to 120 pounds, an acre 
The smooth-seeded varieties may be sown 
as soon as the ground can be worked; the 
wrinkled-sorts when the ground has become 
warm. Sow in single or double rows, 2 to 4 
feet apart, according to the variety. To have 
a continuous crop, sow weekly up to May 15, 
then discontinue until August 1, when the 
early varieties may be sown for a fall crop. 
Prices quoted on Peas are prepaid in 
quantities up to 5 pounds, to the First and 
Second Zones; for other Zones, see Parcel 
Post table on page 1. Larger quantities at 
purchaser’s expense. 
Extra-Early Varieties 
Alaska. 56 days. 214 ft. Smooth-seeded. 
Very early. Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 25c.; Ib. 40c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.75. 
Blue Bantam. 62 days. 11% ft. One of the 
best dwarf Jarge-podded wrinkled Peas. 
Blue-green pods more than 4 inches long. 
Pkt. 10c.; 4b. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Early Jume. 55 days. 214 ft. A green- 
seeded, smooth Pea, desirable for first 
planting. Pkt. 10c.; 4%Ib. 30c.; Ib. 45c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Early Bird or Laxton’s Superb. 60 days. 
The earliest large-podded, dwarf sort. 
Vines about 18 inches high, foliagé light 
green. Produces an abundance of attrac- 
tive pods about 4 inches in length, contain- 
ing 9 to 10 Peas. Very tender and of ex- 
cellent flavor. Pkt. 10c.; Wb. 25c.; 
Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Early Eight Weeks. 50 days. Wrinkled 
variety, growing 30 inches high and com- 
mencing to bear 614 weeks after planting. 
A heavy cropper and ay pees desirable 
where room is scarce. Pkt. 10c.; 4 Ib. 25c.; 
Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 

Early June Peas 


Gradus or Prosperity. 60 days. 3 ft. A 
popular and very early sort producing 
gigantic pods and Peas. Exceedingly 
luscious; wrinkled. An excellent freez- 
ing variety. Pkt. 10c.; 4Ib. 30c.; Ib. 
50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 

Laxtonian. 63 days. 11% ft. An extra-fine, 
early, dwarf sort with large pods well filled 
with Peas of extra-fine quality. Pkt. 10c.; 
Yelb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Laxton’s Progress. 62 days. 14% ft. Earlier 
than Laxtonian. Long pods filled with 8 or 
9 large Peas of excellent flavor. Highly 
recommended for freezing preservation. 
Pkt. 10c.; 14Ib. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Little Marvel. 64 days. Deak 18 to 20 
inches. Sweet, wrinkled Peas. Prolific. 
Pkt. 10c.; \lb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Special Extra Early. 56 days. 2 ft. The 
peer of the smooth-seeded sorts. Extremely 
early, Iusciously sweet and tender.-A grand 
yielder. Pkt. 10c.; Mlb. 25c.; Ib. 40c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.75. 
Thomas Laxton. 62 days. 3 ft. Exceed- 
ingly early and heavy producer of large 
pods filled with big wrinkled Peas of ex- 
cellent flavor. Its heavy cropping qualities 
make it suitable for an early crop in the 
private garden. Highly recommended for 
freezing preservation. Pkt. 10c.; Mlb. 
30c.; Ib. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
é World’s Record. 58 days. First early of the 
wrinkled Peas. Vines grow 24 to 30 inches 
tall, bearing a profusion of pointed pods 4 
inches Iong, with 7 to 9 Peas of exception- 
ally fine quality. Adapted for freezing. 
Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 30c.; lb. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
General or Late-Crop Varieties 
Alderman. 74 days. 5 ft. A giant- 
podded variety of the Telephone group. 
Vines dark green. Pods dark green, 
tapered, 414 to 514 inches Aas iZ inch 
wide and contain’8 to 10 Peas. Recom- 
mended for home and market-gardens 
and shipping. An excellent freezing 
variety. Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.25. 

Champion of England. 80 days. 5 ft. A 
very tall, rank grower, but a wonderful 
yielder of delicious quality, wrinkled Peas. 
Pkt. 10c.; 4Ib. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Dwarf Telephone. 76 days. 18 in. One of 
the best_medium-early sorts. Large pods 
filled with very sweet wrinkled Peas. 
Adapted for freezing. Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 
25c.; lb. 45c.;'5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Dwarf Champion. 70 days. 2 ft. Possesses 
almost all the good qualities of the famous 
Champion of England, and has the further 
advantage of being dwarf. A very delictous 
bes Pkt. 10c.; 4b. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. 
Giant Stride. 74 days. One of the largest- 
podded varieties, 5 to 6 inches Jong, having 
8 to 10 large Peas of excellent quality in 
each pod. The vine is semi-dwarf, 26 to 28 
inches tall, with heavy stem. An "excellent 
freezing variety. Pkt. 10c.; Mlb. 25c.; 
Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Tall Telephone. 75 days. 314 ft. The finest 
late wrinkled Pea grown. Exceedingly 
sweet. An abundant producer. Pkt. 10c.; 
Yelb. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
PUMPKIN SEED for medicinal purposes. 
élb. 75c.; Ib. $1.25. 
Sugar or Edible-Podded Peas 
Large, well-filled pods cooked with the 
Peas intact. Tender and exceedingly sweet. 
Dwarf Gray Sugar. 65 days. 2 ft. Gray 
a Pkt. 10c.; 44Ib. 25c.; ait 45c.; 5 Ibs. 
85. 
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Mammoth Melting Sugar. 72 days. Seed 
creamy white. The best of the edible- 
podded Res se 10c.; Mlb. 25c.; 
ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $1.75. 
Tall Luscious oe 74 days. 4 ft. Gray 
“ee Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. 
1.85. 
MICHELL’S PUMPKINS 
Porrron (Fr.) Kursis_ (Ger.) 
Zucca. (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow 25 to 50 hills; 
4 to 5 pounds, an acre 
Plant any time after the ground has be- 
come permanently warm, about 4 seeds to the 
hill, the latter to be about 8 feet apart each 
way. Do not plant near other vine crops, as 
they may hybridize the latter and spoil the 
taste. Seed can be planted among corn after 
the Iast working. 
Connecticut Field. 118 days. Almost 
round light yellow fruits produced in great 
abundance. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; Y4Ib. 60c. 
Crookneck Pie. 110 days. A crook-necked 
deep green variety with darker stripes 
which turn to a rich golden yellow. Fruit 
sets and matures early. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 
Y4lb. 75c. 
King of the Mammoths. 120 days. Enor- 
mous in size. Orange-salmon skin; bright 
yellow flesh, fine-grained and of excellent 
qe for pies. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 35c.; 44Ib. 
Cs 
Large Cheese. 108 days. A large, flat- 
ribbed \buff-yellow fruit with flesh of fine 
quality. An enormous producer, ‘ideal for 
market, home-garden, and canning pur- 
poses. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; YIb. 75c. 
Mammoth Cushawor Golden Crookneck. 
112 days. Meaty variety suitable for pies 
or for stock-feeding purposes. Tender, 
golden yellow flesh. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 75c. : 
Smail Sugar. 110 days. The true popular 
New England pie Pumpkin. Extremely 
high in sugar content. Small, round; deep 
orange; meaty, sweet and free from string- 
iness. Average weight 5 pounds. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 20c.; 14Ib. 60c. 
Tennessee Sweet Potato. 110 days. An 
oblong, medium-sized fruit with a very 
light buff-yellow skin. It is delicious for 
pies, while for cooking for table use it is 
dry and tasty. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 4lb. 
Cs 
Winter Luxury. 100 days. The skin is a 
russet-yellow, while the flesh is golden 
orange when ripe. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 75c 

Small Sugar Pumpkin 

12 HENRY F. 
MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
