24 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc. 
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. 
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Little Marvel or Dark Podded Sutton’s Excelsior Serene BP athe 
second early sorts. Pods long, 3 to 4 inches, filled with deliciously 
sweet Peas. Vines about 15 inches tall. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not postpaid, 
5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 lbs., (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs., (1 bu.), $14.00. 
Littl G 58 days. A second early, hardy variety. Prolific, bearing 
HUE 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 postpaid, 
5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 
Ala k 57 days. A small, smooth blue Pea, and one of the earliest. 
S$Ka 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 postpaid, 
5 Ibs., $1.40; 15 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.25; 60 Ibs. (1 bu.), $12.50. 
: 60 days. One of the earliest and sweetest wrinkled 
American Wonder Peas. Vines very dwarf and productive. Pods 
small, but well filled. The most delicious Pea for the home garden. 
Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not postpaid, 5 lbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 
56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 

- 62 days. The best of the Laxtonian type. 
* Improved Laxtonian 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 postpaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs., (1 pk.), 
$3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 
: 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 
postpaid, 5 lbs., $1.40; 14 lbs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $14.00. 
Little Marvel Peas 
* Alderman 
about four feet in height; very heavy 
72 days. A little later 
than the Telephone. Vines 
foliage. One of the most productive 
sorts. Pods long, dark green, well filled; 
seed wrinkled. Suitable for quick freez- 
ing. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not postpaid, 5 
Ibs., $1.40; 14 lbs. (1 pk.) $3.75; 56 Ibs. 
(1 bu.), $14.00. 
Laxton’s Progress 60 days. Splendid variety for home, 
’ 58 days. A new variety on the order 
* World’s Record ef 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 
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 post- 
paid, 5 lbs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), 
$14.00. 

% 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 postpaid, 5 Ilbs., 
$1.40; 14 lbs., (1 pk.), 
$3.75; 56 lbs., (1 bu.), 
$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 
21%, feet. Foliage very 
heavy, sturdy and dark 
green. Pods 414 inches 
* long, dark green, broad, 
straight and pointed, con- 
taining nine large, me- 
dium dark green peas of 
the best quality. Suitable 
for quick freezing. Lb., 
30c, postpaid. Not post- 
paid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. 
(1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs., 
(1 bu.), $14.00. 
Improved 
Laxtonian 
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 
postpaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. 
(1 bu. ), $14.00. 
Telephone 72 days. A standard high quality, large- 
podded 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. Net postpaid, 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. 
Dwarf White Sugar (Wilt resistant.) 64-67 days. Vines 24 
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o 30 in. tall. Slender, medium green, 
branching. productive, white blossomed. The pods are 214-3 
in.x %-%4 in., straight to slightly curved, fairly plump, semi- 
pointed, light green, borne singly or double, tender, excellent 
quality. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Net postnaid, 5 lhs., $1.40; 14 lbs. 
(1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.) $14.00. 
62 days. A dwarf, edible pod variety. 
Dwarf Gray Sugar Vines about 2 feet high. Cook pods like 
string Beans. Lb., 30c, postpaid. Not postvaid, 5 Ibs., $1.40; 
14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 Ibs. (1.bu.), $14.00. 
variety, 
Melting Sugar, or Edible Pod Oe flat, brittle 
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, postpaid. Net post- 
pee Ibs., $1.40; 14 Ibs., (1 pk.), $3.75; 56 lbs. (1 bu.), 
A tall 

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