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Round or Smooth-seeded Varieties 
Alaska 28-57 (resistant to Fusarium 
wilt) 56 days 
Vine—26 to 34 inches tall; light green with 
slender stems and small leaves. 
Pods—2% inches long x % inch wide; 
light green with single, round, straight 
blunt pods containing 5 to 7 peas. First 
bloom usually appears on the 9th node. 
Peas—small, round and starchy. 
Dry Seed—bluish-gray-green, small, near- 
ly smooth and round. Approx. 2,500 dry 
seeds per pound. 
Developed at the Univ. of Wisconsin. It is 
one of the most widely grown canning 
varieties. 
Alaska H. F. 30 58 days 
Vine—28 to 36 inches tall; light green 
slender stems with small leaves, less 
uniform, but more vigorous than 28-57 
and about 2 days later in maturity. 
Pods—2% inches long x % inch wide; 
light green, single and blunt containing 
6 to 8 peas. First bloom appears on the 
10th node. 
Peas—small, round uniform and starchy. 
Dry seed—medium dark green and lightly 
dimpled. Approx. 2,400 seeds per pound. 
A selection from Alaska that has been 
pure-lined and is produced because it 
has greater vigor due to deeper root 
development. 
Dwarf Gray Sugar (Edible Pod) 
(resistant to Fusarium wilt) 
65 days 
Vine—26 to 30 inches tall; much branched 
with slender wiry stems. Plant produces 
purple blossoms. Productive. 
Pods—=3 inches long; light green, curved 
and indented between the peas, semi- 
pointed and borne in clusters at top of 
vine, plump and fleshy. 
Peas—and Pods—are without parchment 
and are edible. 
Dry seed—mottled reddish-gray, small 
and round with yellow cotyledons. Ap- 
prox. 3100 dry seeds per pound. 
A home garden variety that produces edi- 
ble pods. It should be picked and pre- 
pared for the table in the same manner 
as snap-beans using the pods before the 
peas develop to full maturity. 
Laxton’s Superb (Baltimore Early 
Bird), (wilt susceptible) 60 days 
Vine—18 to 24 inches tall; light to medium 
green, very hardy, robust and a heavy 
yielder, large leaved with prominent 
stipules, rather coarse in appearance. 
Pods—4%% inches long; medium dark green, 
slightly curved and pointed. Peas are 
large averaging 9 to 10 per pod. First 
bloom appears on 10th node. 
Peas—dark green, large, round, tender and 
fair quality. 
Dry seed—medium blue green, medium 
size, round and appear as a mixture of 
smooth and slightly wrinkled peas. Ap- 
prox. 1,400 dry seeds per pound. 
One of the earliest large pooded dwarf 
types. Useful for the home and early 
market trade where wilt disease is not a 
factor. It is extensively used along the 
Atlantic seaboard for early planting 
where the smooth seed with withstand 
sowing in cold soils much better than 
the wrinkled seed varieties of similar 
vine type. 
Mammoth Podded Extra Early 
60 days 
Vine—30 to 36 inches tall; medium dark 
green heavy foliage, productive. 
Pods—=3 to 4 inches long; medium to light 
green, round, straight, plump, blunt, 
borne singly and containing 6 to 7 good 
sized peas. The pods resemble Thomas 
Laxton. 
Peas—large, rich green and of fair quality. 
Dry seed—green to cream, large, oval and 
smooth with occasional dimpled peas. 
Approx. 1,500 seeds per pound. 
A desirable early variety for both home 
garden and market garden trade. It is 
very productive. 
White Marrowfat (resistant to 
Fusarium wilt) 80 days 
Vine—48 to 60 inches tall; light green, 
very hardy, prolific and a vigorous 
grower. 
Pods—3 to 3% inches long; light green, 
straight and blunt. 
Peas—white to creamy white, with a yel- 
low interior; large, smooth and round. 
Dry seed—Approx. 1600 dry seed per lb. 
A commercial variety grown extensively 
for dry peas to use in soups. 
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