Use Plant=-Foods generously 
for best results in your garden. 
Sawco General Garden Fertilizer 
will work wonders; use 50 pounds or 
more per 1000 square feet. 100 Ibs. $6 



: / Laxtonian Peas 
Early Siicothecceded Sorts 
Dwarf Early Bird. Hardy; sow it very 
early, and in 60 days you begin picking the 
4-inch-long pods packed with good-quality 
Peas. Height 16 inches. lb. 30 cts., Ib. 
55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
First of All or Pedigree Extra-Early. Peas 
tender, well flavored, in Jong, tightly filled 
pods. 60 days from planting to picking. 
Height 30 inches. Pkt. 10 cts., Ib. 30 cts., 
Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Early Wrinkled Sorts 
(Marrowfat) 
Freezonian. * All-America Bronze Medal 
Winner for 1948. A deep-freezing sort, and 
an excellent all-purpose variety, because 
it bears for a longer time and resists hot 
weather; resists wilt also. Thirty inches 
tall; the 34-inch pods are crammed with 
large, wrinkled, very sweet Peas. 63 days. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 4Ib. 50 cts., Ib. 90 cts. 
Gradus or Prosperity. » Vines have light 
green leaves and grow about 3 feet high. 
Pods uniformly large, 4 to 414 inches in 
length, well filled and handsome. Very 
early, and the Peas are of fine flavor. 65 
days from seed to picking. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Ylb. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Peas are a valuable protein food, an excellent 
source of vitamin Bi, a good one of vitamin G 
and a fair one of A. Outstanding in their 
phosphorus content, they also furnish iron 
and copper. 
The average yield from a 25-foot row of dwarf 
Peas is 25 to 30 pounds of pods; about 25 per 
cent more for tall sorts. 
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GREEN PEAS 
Sow round, smooth-seeded sorts as early in the 
spring as possible, and the superior-flavored 
wrinkled Marrow varieties two weeks later. Use 
several kinds at each seeding to insure a long pro- 
ductive season. Place the Peas 2 inches deep and 
about 1 inch apart in single or double rows 214 feet 
asunder. Thin to 3 inches. Sorts over 114 feet need 
the support of brush or wire. 
If you have not grown Peas in your garden be- 
fore, you should treat the seed with Legume-Aid. 
One pound (equal to about 1 pint) plants 100 feet. 
EARLY WRINKLED SORTS 
continued 
Laxtonian. »* The large pods are filled with 
large, luscious Peas. It is ready for use 
about a week later than the very early 
sorts. The plant grows about 11% feet high, 
and is of a rich dark green color. 62 days. 
VIb. 30 cts., Ib. 55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
Laxton’s Progress. %* The pods are 4 
inches long and are filled with 8 large, 
melting, sweet Peas. The plant grows 114 
feet high. A variety that is excellent in 
every way. 60 days. lb. 30 cts., Ib. 
55 cts., 5 lbs. $2.50. 
Little Marvel. Eighteen inches high, heavily 
set with fine pods, usually in pairs. Pods 
are 314 inches in length, square, filled with 
large, deep green Peas. 62 days. Pkt. 
10 cts., 14lb. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Market. Vines robust, growing from 2 to 
2% feet high, bushy, with dark green 
leaves. Pods filled with 8 to 11 Peas of de- 
lightful flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., 4%Ib. 35 cts., 
Ib. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Sutton’s Excelsior. Dwarf and very pro- 
ductive. Height 114 ft. Matures in 63 
days. Mlb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Thomas Laxton. *% The Peas are of extra- 
fine quality, tender and of good flavor. 
Height 3 ft. Ready for picking in 63 days. 
VIb. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
World’s Record. % An improved Gradus, 
but somewhat earlier and showing even a 
higher yield. Yields in 61 days. Mlb. 35 
cts., Ib. 55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 

Following the directions above, sow Peas early; spring frosts seem to help them. 
Do not attempt succession plantings, for late seedings are rarely profitable 
Main-Crop Wrinkled Sorts 
(Marrowfat) 
Alderman. >» On generous soils it grows to 
a height of 5 to 6 feet. The pods contain 
7 large, elongated, dark green Peas of the 
highest quality. Eleven weeks from plant- 
ing to picking. Mlb. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 
5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Boston Unrivaled or Telephone. *% A 
fine tall late variety. The yield of pods is 
good and they are uniformly well filled. 
Attains a height of 5 feet. Twelve weeks 
from seed to harvest. Fkt. 10 cts., M4Ib. 
30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Potlach. *% The best dwarf, extremely late 
Pea. Healthy bluish green vines bearing 
loads of deep green pods. Height 2 feet. A 
continuous bearer from July 1 to 15 in 
most seasons. Pkt. 15 cts., Mlb. 30 cts., 
Ib. 55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
Quite Content. One of the largest-podded 
Peas in existence. This variety is preferred 
by many growers on account of its size. 
5 feet. Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
Number Forty. *% A dwarf plant which 
produces pods 51% to 61% inches long. Their 
cocking quality is of the best. 75 days from 
sowing to harvest. Mlb. 35 cts., Ib. 60 cts., 
5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Edible-podded Sugar Peas 
Used like snap beans 
Luscious Melting Sugar. Large, broad 
pods which are so brittle that they snap 
with no string. 5 feet. Ten weeks from 
seed to yield. Pkt. 15 cts., 4lb. 35 cts., 
Ib. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Very Dwarf Sugar. Herght 25 inches. 
oo 15 cts., Ib. 35 cts., lb. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. 
peihey 
* Kinds so marked suitable for 
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