ning and freezing. 
Burgess’ Northern Grown Peas 
One pint of seed for 50 feet of row; 120 to 180 Ibs. per acre. 
Drought-Proof Pea 
(Wiit-Resistant) 
Laughs at Drought, Smiles at Rain 
BURGESS’ Drought-Proof. 70 days. 
Will do well under a wider range of 
weather and soil conditions than any other variety. It will grow a crop dur- 
ing the driest, hottest summer months, 
failure. 
at a time other varieties would be a 
If it rains and the soil is. kept moist, it will produce as large a 
crop as any variety we know of; if it doesn’t rain, and it gets hot and dry, 
you will get a crop anyway. Vines medium height with stout, fleshy stems 
that can take the dry weather and keep the pods up off the ground. Pods 
medium green, 4% inches long, and contain 7 to 9 large, sweet and tender 
peas. 
LAXTON’'S PROGRESS 
63 days. The largest podded of the 
Laxtonian family and the leading 
early shipping variety. Fine for can- 
Vines dwarf. 
Pods dark green, 4% inches long, 
and contain 7 to 9 large, dark green 
‘peas of the best quality. 
THOMAS LAXTON 
(Dark Podded) 
62 days. One of the sweetest and 
finest home garden varieties. Ex- 
cellent for freezing, shipping and 
canning. One of the most productive 
peas. Vines tall. Pods very. dark 
green, 3% inches long, and contain 
6 to 8 large, dark green peas of 
choicest quality. 
Alaska (Wilt-Resistant). 56 days. 
Standard extra-early, smooth-seeded 
variety. Used extensively for can- 
ning and early planting. Vines me- 
dium height. Pods light green 215 
inches long, and contain 6 to 8 small, 
round, light green peas of fair 
quality. 
American Wonder. 60 days. Pop- 
ular early dwarf variety for the 
home garden. Pods medium green, 3 
inches long, and contain 6 to 7 me- 
dium sized, light green peas of good 
quality. 
Alderman or Dark-Podded Tele- 
phone (Wilt-Resistant). 74 days. A 
large podded, main-crop variety. Fine 
for the home garden, shipping and 
freezing. Vines tall. Pods dark 
green, 4% inches long, and contain 
8 to 10 large, dark green peas of ex- 
cellent quality. -Extra sweet. 
Little Marvei 
LITTLE MARVEL 
(Finest Early Variety) 
64 days. The surest to produce a 
big crop of exceptionally fine quality 
peas. Used extensively for early 
shipping, freezing and canning. Vines 
dwarf. Pods dark green, 3 inches 
long, and contain 7 to 8 large, dark 
green peas of exceptional quality and 
flavor. 
Dwarf Telephone (Wilt-Resistant). 
75 days. A productive main-crop 
variety for home gardens and ship- 
ping. Vines dwarf. Pods light green, 
414 inches long, and contain 7 to 
10 large, light green peas of ex- 
cellent quality. 
Gradus. 60 days. A large podded 
variety for home garden and market. 
Vines tall. Pods medium green, 3% 
inches long, and contain 6 to 8 large 
tender peas of fine flavor. 
PREMIUM GEM 
A New Home Garden Pea 
64 days. One of the finest new home garden peas; good for canning and 
wonderful for eating fresh. Dark green, medium early, highly productive, 
with 20” vines, holding a heavy set of pods containing 6 to 7 peas of excel- 
lent quality. 
AMEER (Wilt-Resistant) 
EARLIEST LARGE-PODDED PEA 
58 days. A money maker for the market gardener and fine for the home 
gardener wanting a Large-Podded Alaska. Produces a heavy crop and may 
be harvested all at one time. Vines medium height. Pods medium green, 
34 inches long, and contain 7 to 8 large, smooth, light green peas of 
good quality. 
i‘ 
-Laxton’s Progress 
- WYOMING 
WONDER 
(Mammoth-Podded) 
74 days. Wyoming Wonder is Wilt-Resist- 
ant and one of the most valuable main-crop 
varieties. Used extensively for freezing, can- 
ning and home garden. Vines semi-dwarf. 
Pods dark green, 5 inches long, and contain 
8 to 10 mammoth sized, dark green peas of 
exceptionally fine flavor. Extra sweet and 
tender. 
Edible-Podded Peds (Cook Like Snap Baani) 
Edible-podded or Sugar Peas are picked when the peas are partly grown. 
They are prepared like snap beans and have the sweetness and flavor of 
fresh green peas. When the peas become larger, they are shelled and 
eaten as regular peas. 
Dwarf Gray Sugar (Wilt-Resistant). 
podded peas. Vines dwarf. 
sweet and tender. 
Mammoth Melting Sugar (Wilt-Resistant). 72 days. This is the best of 
the large, flat, edible-podded varieties. Vines tall. Pods light green, 5 
inches long and % inch broad. Sweet, tender and of delicious flavor. 
INOCULATION 
MOBBE-HILTNER PROCESS ~ 
of seed hastens maturity, NITRAGIN 
increases the yield and 
enriches the soil. Nitragin Inoculator for Peas 
only, 100 Ib. size, inoculates up to 100 Ibs. seed, 
50c, postpaid. 
Garden Size. 
Peas. 
Peas are not only delicious food 
but are a good source for Vitamin — 
62 days. The earliest of the edible- 
Pods light green, 3 inches long and unusually 
B, as well as a fair amount of. 
Vitamin C and Calcium. 
Wyoming Wonder 
PRICES PREPAID NOT PREPAID 
10 Lbs. | 25 Lbs. | 100 Lbs. 
$5.00 
6.50 
7.50 
6.50 
Alaska (Wilt-Resistant) 
Alderman or Dark-Podded Telephone (W.R.).. 
Ameer (Wilt-Resistant). (Pkt. 15c) 
American Wonder......... FN PLR Sek 
Burgess’ Drought-Proof (W.R.). (Pkt. 15c).... 7.50 
Dwarf Gray Sugar (W.R.)....(Pkt. 10c)..... 
Dwarf Telephone (Wilt-Resistant)........... Apel 
. 7.00 
7.00 
6.00 
6.50 
7.50 
Good for Beans, Peas and Sweet 
Sufficient for 6 lbs. of seed, !5c¢, postpaid. 
OUR PRICES ARE LOW 
FOR OUR QUALITY SEEDS—THEREFORE, 
NO DISCOUNTS OR C.0.D. ORDERS 
FROM THIS CATALOG, PLEASE 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
Laxton's Progress 
Little Marvel 
Mammoth Melting Sugar (W. R.). .(Pkt. 15c) 
Premium Gem ; 
Thomas Laxton....... : 
| Wyoming Wonder (W. 
