| VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES Md KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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_ NOTT’S EXCELSIOR H PARTY 
A well-known early home and market garden pea, with fine edible qualities. 
Frequently used as American Wonder. 
VINE —16 inches tall, slender, dark green, vigorous grower. 
PODS—3 inches long, blunt, sometimes paired, medium green, straight, 6 to 
7 peas. 
PEAS—Tender, medium sized, of good quality. Dry seed, squarish, green in 
color, about 2,160 per pound. 
| PERFECTION C PABIT 
A leading canning variety noted for productiveness and development of crop 
all at one time. Resistant to Fusarium wilt. Our pedigreed strain is outstand- 
ing for its uniformity of pod, vines, and maturity. At 100 tenderometer reading 
90% of the peas are 3, 4, and 5 sieve sizes, according to our tests. 
VINE —30 inches tall, medium green, sturdy, vigorous grower even under 
adverse conditions. 
PODS—3'% to 3% inches long, paired, medium green, almost blunt, plump, 
straight, 7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS—Medium size, medium green, uniform, of sweet flavor and good quality. 
Dry seed, uniformly medium green, wrinkled, about 1,900 per pound. 
_ PREMIUM GEM or Little Gem HM —~ PARSE 
A favorite among home and market gardeners. Hardy and productive. 
VINE —16 to 17 inches tall, occasionally paired, medium dark green, stout. 
PODS—3 inches long, almost round, straight, blunt, with prolonged tip, me- 
dium green, 6 to 7 peas. 
PEAS—Medium large, round, very good quality. Dry seed, medium sized, 
wrinkled and green, about 2,000 per pound. 
| PRIDE c PEDRI 
Uniform in growth and maturity. Resistant to Fusarium wilt. At 100 ten- 
derometer reading 80% of the peas are 4, 5, and 6 sieve size, according to our 
tests. 
VINE —28 to 30 inches tall, sturdy, vigorous, uniform, productive, shows re- 
sistance to aphids. 
PODS—3¥ inches long, blunt, oval, broad, straight, medium green, single and 
paired, 7 to 9 peas per pod. 
PEAS—Medium size, medium green, oval, of sweet flavor and fair quality. 
Dry seed, medium, wrinkled, green, about 1,850 per pound. 
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-_SUPERFECTION (formerly Sun Valley) C PALLE 
Bred for sweet and tender peas and for uniform early set of plump well-filled 
pods. The finest early strain of the Perfection group. Our tests indicate that 
at 100 tenderometer reading 90% of the peas are 3, 4, and 5 sieve size. 
VINE —28 to 30 inches tall, dark green, vigorous, sturdy stem with zigzag 
internodes, highly productive. 
PODS—3%4 inches long, blunt, plump, straight, medium green, mostly paired, 
7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS—Medium size,rich green, of excellent quality. Dry seed, uniformly 
bright green, wrinkled, about 1,900 per pound. 
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