22. GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
SE SETLIST TTSSTGST OO 
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, 
60 days. One of the 
. b e 
Little Marvel or Dark Podded Sutton’s Excelsior jnost prolific of the 
second early sorts. Pods long, 3 to 4 inches, filled with deliciously 
sweet Peas. Vines about 15 inches tall. Lb., 36c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 lbs., (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs., (1 bu.), $14.60. 
. 58 days. A second early, hardy variety. Prolific, bearing 
Little 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.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 
57 days. A small, smooth blue Pea, and one of the earliest. 
Alaska 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 prepaid, 
5 Ibs., $1.40; 15 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.25; 60 Ibs. (1 bu.), $12.50. 
A : W d 60 days. One of the earliest and sweetest wrinkled 
merican WONnGdel 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 lbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), oa40; 
56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 
* Im d L . 62 days. The best of the Laxtonian type. 
prove axtomlan 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. Suitable for quick 
freezing. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs., (1 pk.) 
$3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. i ‘ F 
, 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 lbs., $1.40; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 
’ 58 days. A new variety on the order 
* World’s Record cf Gradus, being slightly earlier, 
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 

Little Marvel Peas 
72 days. A little later than the Telephone. 
% Alderman Vines about four feet in height; very 
heavy foliage. One of the most productive sorts. Pods 
with large, sweet peas of splendid quality. An excel- 
lent, profitable sort for home or market garden. Suit- 
able for quick freezing. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not pre- 
long, dark green, well filled; seed wrinkled. Suitable 
for quick freezing. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 
Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs., (1 bu.), $14.00. 
paid, 5 lbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), 
$14.60. 
%* 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. Suit- 
able for quick freez- 
ing. Lb., 30c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., 
$1.40; 14 lbs., (1 pk.), 
Sac Jamo DS- CLS Du): 
$14.00. 
* Dwarf Telephone 
A splendid main crop Pea, 
coming between the Tele- 
phone and Stratagem. Of 
the Stratagem type, but a 
heavier yielder. Height 
2 60 days. Splendid variety for home, 
Laxton s Progress market garden and shipping. Vines 
dwarf, about 22 inches, dark green, prolific. Pods 4% 
inches long, handsome; dark green; plump, tapered 
at ends. Seeds large, wrinkled, cream, interior yellow. 
Suitable for quick freezing. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. 
(1 bu. ), $14.00. 
72 days. A standard high quality, large- 
Telephone pudded 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. Suitable for 
quick freezing. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs., 
$1.40; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 
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. 
21%, feet. Foliage very ack d : : S auENT GL 
heavy, sturdy 4 ieate pods like string Beans. Lb., 30c, postpaid. No 
heavy, ene ir ivehes | Prepaid, 5 Ibs. $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. 
long, dark green, broad, 
straight and pointed, con- 
taining nine large, me- 
dium dark green peas of 
the best quality. Suitable 
for quick SBE open [birt 
ved 30c,. postpaid. Not pre- 
pumprove. paid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. 
(l= pk) se seers. be Ibs, 
(1 bu.), $14.00. 
(1 bu.), $14.00. 
} 1 70 days. A tall variety, 
Melting Sugar, or Edible Pod [2 .¢9¥%- oe at, brit: 
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, pestpaid. Not prepaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. 
(1 nk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 

Be sure to include postage on all quantities marked “Not Prepaid.’’ See rates on page 3. 


