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PEAS—Wrinkled Seeded Varieties—Continued 
Little Gem—cContinued 
curved, blunt, almost round, borne sing- 
ly and doubly, containing 6 to 7 peas. 
Peas—bright green; small, oblong and of 
good quality. 
Dry seed—green with occasional cream 
color, drum shaped and wrinkled. Ap- 
prox. 2400 dry seeds per pound. 
An old time favorite with home gardeners. 
Little Marvel 62 days 
Vine—16 to 18 inches tall; dark green, 
sturdy, heavy foliaged and productive. 
Pods—3 inches long x % inch wide; dark 
green, both singles and doubles, very 
plump, straight, blunt ended, very tight- 
ly packed containing 6 to 8 tender peas. 
Peas—dark green, large compressed, 
round, tender, sweet, juicy and fine 
flavored. 
Dry seed—medium green, wrinkled, square 
to blocky in shape. Approx. 1,800 dry 
seeds per pound. 
One of the most important market varieties 
for fall planting in Florida and used 
generally by home gardeners through- 
out the United States. Unsurpassed by 
any other pea in its class; it continues as 
the standard in comparing others for 
quality, productiveness and attractive 
appearance. Extensively used for ship- 
ping and early local marketing. 
Pacemaker (resistant to Fusarium 
wilt) 58 days 
Vine—24 to 28 inches tall; yellow-green, 
slender stems with small leaves. Pro- 
lific yielder of small sieve sized peas. 
Pods—2% inches long x % inch wide; light 
green, straight, blunt, and borne singly. 
The pods contain from 5 to 7 peas. First 
bloom on 9th node. 
Peas—rich green, small, round, definitely 
sweeter than Alaskas. Good quality 
when harvested prime. 
Dry seed—blue-green, small and wrinkled. 
Approx. 2,800 dry seeds per pound. 
An early sweet canning variety popular in 
sections where Alaskas have been used. 
Perfected Wales (resistant to 
Fusarium wilt) 67 days 
Vine—28 to 33 inches tall; medium dark 
green, vigorous and a good yielder. 
Pods—3% inches long x % inch wide; 
light green, blunt, borne double and 
better filled than Prince of Wales and 
having 6 to 8 peas per pod. 
Peas—light green, large. 
Dry seed—large, oval and wrinkled, not 
as yellow as Prince of Wales. Approx. 
1550 dry seed per pound. 
A large berried canning variety developed 
from a cross between Perfection and 
Prince of Wales. 
Perfection, Dark Seeded 66 days 
Same as Perfection except it is dark 
green in pod and berry color. 
Perfection Early—See Page 56 
Perfection Wilt Resistant (resistant 
to Fusarium wilt) 70 days 
Vine—18-to 34 inches tall; medium green, 
moderately heavy stems profusely cov- 
ered with medium sized leaves, vigor- 
ous and productive. 
Pods—3 inches long x % inch wide; 
medium green, long, slightly curved, 
blunt, plump, and’ nearly round, borne 
mostly as doubles and containing 6 to 
8 peas. Very uniform in maturity with 
concentrated pod development at top 
of plant. 

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Rogueing a Northrup, King & Co. field of peas growing for seed in Idaho 
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