28 THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY 
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Little Marvel. (64 days). Resembles 
Nott’s Excelsior, though larger in vine and 
growth, ordinarily fifteen to twenty inches 
high, pods borne in pairs, three inches long, 
very tightly filled. Per pt., 45c.; qt. 80c.; 
10 Ibs., $2.80; 100 Ibs., $25.00. 
Sutton’s Excelsior. (63 days). Large 
seeded, dwarf, early, wrinkled pea. Pods 
31%4 inches long, light green, straight’ and 
blunt. Out 1948. 
Nott’s Excelsior. (62 days). Early sort 
of the older American Wonder and Little 
Gem type, very dwarf, twelve to fifteen 
inches high, pods medium size, blunt ended, 
234 inches long, tightly filled with 6 to 7 
peas of good quality. Per pt., 45c.; qt., 
80c.; 10 Ibs., $2.80; 100 Ibs., $25.00. 
GENERAL AND LATE CROP 
(Two and One-Half to Five Feet High) 
Gilbo. (72 days). A handsome, very 
large, podded pea, resistant to Fusarium 
wilt, with vines only 2 feet high, while the 
pods are 4% to 5 inches long, round and 
dark green. A variety for second early 
home or market use. Per pt., 45c.; qt., 80c.; 
10 Ibs., $2.80; 100 lbs., $25.00. 
Onward. (70 days). (New). A distinct 
heavy-cropping, mid-season variety with 
strong, medium-green foliage. The blunt 
pods, 4 inches long, are tightly filled with 
peas of fine quality. Height 2 to 2% feet. 
Out 1948. : 

Telephone. (74 days). (Alderman). A 
fine dark podded strain of this popular va- 
riety. Vines 5 feet tall, vigorous and 
stocky, heavily loaded with attractive dark 
green pods, 4% inches long, containing 8 to 10 large peas of the highest quality. Per pt., 45c.; qt., 85c.; 
10 Ibs., $3.00; 100 lbs., $27.00. 
Peas Dark Podded Telephone (Alderman) 
NOTE REGARDING OLD VARIETIES OF PEAS. We have discontinued several of the old varieties, such as 
Champion of England, Duke of Albany, White and Black-Eyed Marrowfat, Stratagem, Bliss, Evergreen, Little Gem 
and other antiquated varieties still being called for. We recommend that you try the newer and better sorts. In 
Connecticut, for the past several years, early sorts have done better than late, for they are through before hot weather 
arrives. Peas do not thrive in hot weather. 
EDIBLE PODDED PEAS 
Melting Sugar. (White Seeded). Bears fleshy edible pods from four to five inches long and an 
inch wide. Very tender when young; cooked much the same as snap beans. The vines grow five feet 
long and require support. Per pt., 45c.; qt., 80c.; 10 Ibs., $2.80; 100 Ibs., $25.00. 
PEAS FOR SOWING BROADCAST 
Canada Field. For field culture only. In their dry state they are used for feeding stock, making 
soups, etc. They are usually sown broadcast and often with oats or barley, cut and fed green, or left 
to ripen and then threshed. Per qt., 30c.; 10 lbs., $1.30; 100 lbs., $11.30. 
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Peas belong to the legume family, and can be inoculated with Cultures, enabling them to improve 
the soil supply of nitrogen. This should be taken advantage of, especially in large plantings. See 
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