

PEAS 
Two pounds (one quart) will sow a row 100 feet long; 75 to 100 lbs. for an 
acre. A pint weighs about one pound. Smooth seeded varieties weigh 60 pounds 
to the bushel, and wrinkled-seeded varieties weigh 56 pounds to the bushel. 
Culture: Dry and moderately rich loam is best adapted to early Peas, while heavy 
soil is preferable for the late sorts. The early varieties are usually planted about 
2 inches deep, from the middle of January to the middle of March; wrinkled Peas, 
being so liable to rot in cold, wet ground, they should not be sown before the latter 
part of February. Dwarf varieties may be drilled in rows 18 inches apart, but 
more space must be given to the kinds which make more vine, truckers usually 
allowing 2% feet for the ordinary extra earlies. Commence cultivating when the 
Peas are 2 inches high, and draw the earth up on each side to help in supporting 
the vine. In the latitude of Norfolk a fall crop of Peas may be planted between 
the middle of August and the tenth of September. 
Extra Early Varieties 
Tait’s Thorobred Nonpareil. (55 days). The earliest and best smooth-seeded 
3 Pea, but recommended only for those who 
want an extra early crop. The bright waxen green, blunt pods average about 2% 
inches in length, containing usually 6 to 7 medium sized peas of good quality. It 
is enormously productive for a small-podded variety. Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 
Y% Ib., 20c; Ib., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., $2.15, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
25 lbs., $4.25; 100 lbs., $16.00. 
Alaska (60 days). An extremely early variety with light green, blunt pods 
‘ * averaging 2% inches in length, containing 5 or 6 peas of good quality. 
Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 4% lb., 20c; 1b. 35c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1:15; 10 lbs., $2.05, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
. (58 days). A smooth, white-seeded variety that 
Pedigreed Early Market. for spring sowing cannot compete as to Bioe and 
quality with either Pilot or Early Bird, but for fall sowing some Pea growers still 
use it, having found it dependable. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; Ib., 35c; 2 lbs., 55c: 5 lbs. 
$1.15; 10 lbs., $2.05, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. : 
Early Varieties | 
Long Pod Alaska. ‘°3,4¢¥5),4 
SsSmooth- 
seeded Pea sometimes called ‘‘Ameer’”’ 
or “Bountiful” and quite popular in 
some Pea-growing sections. The pods 
are slightly curved, average about 3 
inches in length, and are of a bright 
green color, containing usually 7 or 
8 peas of good quality. Height, 3 
feet. Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 25c; lb., 40c; 3 r 
2 Ibs., 65c; 5 Ibs., $1.40; 10 lbs., $2.55, Laxton’s Progress Peas 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $5.25; 
100 Ibs., $20.00. 
Earl Bird (60 days). An exceptionally early semi-wrinkléd Pea; 
yi * also known as Laxton’s Superb. The pods are pointed, 
medium dark green, average about 314 inches in length, and contain 
usually 7 or 8 large peas of fair quality. On account of its hardiness 
it can be planted earlier than the Laxtonian type. Very productive. 
Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 1% lb., 25c; 1b., 40c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 Ibs., $1.40; 
10 lbs., $2.55, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $5.25; 100 Ibs., $20.00. 
sWorld’s Record. (60 days). An improved early strain of the 
well known wrinkled pea Gradus. The pointed 
pods are medium dark green, average about 3%, inches in length, and 
usually contain 7 or 8 large peas of exceptionally fine quality. Height, 
3 feet. Pkt., 10c; 1% I1b., 30c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.60; 10 lbs., 
$2.95, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $6.25; 100 lbs., $24.00. 
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many 
early wrinkled Pea for either market or the home garden. It has a 
vigorous, hardy constitution, is remarkably productive, and matures 
the crop with remarkable uniformity. The pods are dark green, blunt 
at the end, and average about 3% inches in length, and usually contain 
8 or 9 large peas of the best quality. Height, 3 feet. Pkt., 10c: 1% Ib., 
30c; 1lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.65; 10 Ibs., $3.05, postpaid. Not pre- 
paid, 25 lbs., $6.50; 100 lbs., $25.00. 
Site Laxton’s Progress. (62 days). Probably the largest and best 
of the early dwarf wrinkled varieties. The 
pods are dark green, average about 4 inches in length, and usually 
contain 8 or 9 large peas of the best quality. Height 1% feet. Pkt., 
10c; 1% Ib., 25c; Ib., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $5.75; 100 lbs., $22.00. 
ite Hundredfold (64 days). This wrinkled Pea of the Laxtonian 
type can well be described as an improved Blue 
Bantam, which it resembles. The pods are dark green, average about 
334 inches in length, and contain usually 8 or 9 large peas of excellent 
quality. Height, 1% feet. Pkt., 10c: % Ib., 25c; 1b., 40c: 2 Ibs., 70c; 5 
wee $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 25 lbs., $5.75; 100 Ibs., 
22.00. 

Varieties marked with a + are wrinkled. 

Our Peas are produced from Thorobred Stocks in the Mountain 
“States of the Northwest, are thoroughly rogued, are hand picked 
and free from disease and weevil. 
Thomas Laxton Peas 



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