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SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
A Healthful Food 
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PEAS 
Star Brand 
Vegetables * 
GARDEN PEAS 
Pkt. Lb. 
10c 35c 
Sow Peas as early in the spring as the 
ground can be worked, in drills about 4 
inches deep. The rows must not be 
nearer than 2 feet, except for the dwarf 
sorts. Those growing 3 feet high or more 
should not be nearer than 3 or 4 feet, and 
should have brush for their support. 
Avoid fresh manure and very rich soil, 
as they cause the vines to grow too 
rank. One pound will sow 40 feet of drill; 
55 to 100 pounds for an acre, in drills 
3 feet apart. 
EARLY SMOOTH VARIETY 
ALASKA. 56 Days. Very early, smooth, 
blue pea. Popular with canners and 
market gardeners for a first early sort. 
Height 2% feet. Foliage and pods light 
green; pods 2% inches’ long, round, 
straight and square ended, containing 6 
light green peas, Very uniform in ma- 
turity. 
FIRST and BEST. Not quite as early as 
Alaska, but is prolific and hardy. Plant 
is 2144 feet high, producing medium sized 
pods well filled. 
AMERICAN WONDER. 60 Days. One of 
the earliest of the green wrinkled sorts. 
Vine 10 to 14 inches high, dark green, 
fairly coarse. Very prolific. Pods of 
striking form, 2% to 3 inches long, con- 
taining 5 to 8 tender sweet flavored peas. 
Dry seed, green, wrinkled. 
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. 78 Days. 
One of the richest, best flavored late 
peas; well known and popular. Height 
414 feet. Vine stout, deep green; pods, 
often in pairs, medium green, 3% inches 
long, straight, nearly round and blunt 
ended, containing 8 light green peas; pro- 
ductive. Season following Telephone. 
GRADUS or PROSPERITY. 62 Days. A 
standard, early large podded variety, very 
popular with market gardeners. Height 
3 feet. Vine and foliage moderately heavy 
and medium green; pods medium green, 
33%, in. long, semi-round, straight, slight- 
ly curved at the tip, and pointed, con- 
taining 6 to 8 large, very sweet, medium 
green peas; moderately productive and of 
high quality. 
MARROWFAT, LARGE WHITE. 80 
Days. An old time smooth, round, white 
seeded pea, growing five feet in height. 
While immensely productive the quality 
is below the average. Pods light green, 
8 inches long. 
LITTLE GEM, PREMIUM. 65 Days. An 
improved and more dwarf strain of Mc- 
Lean’s Little Gem. Height 1% feet. Fo- 
liage dark green; pods light green 3 in. 
long, round, square ended and well filled 
with 6 to 8 light green peas of good 
quality; very productive. 
LITTLE MARVEL. 64 Days. An extra 
fine dwarf sweet pea. Pods somewhat 
larger than Nott’s Excelsior and same 
season. A fine variety for either private 
or market garden. Height 18 in. Foliage 
and pods very deep green; pods 3 in. 
long, nearly round and square ended, con- 
taining 7 very dark green peas of high 
quality. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. 60 Days. A 
standard, extra early dwarf pea. Height 
1% feet. Foliage medium green, stout 
and heavy; pods light green, 3 inches 
long, round, straight and blunt ended. 
containing 6 light green peas of high 
quality; productive. 
TELEPHONE. 76 Days. A _ standard, 
high quality, large podded pea. Height 
4144 feet. Vine and foliage strong and 
heavy, medium green. Pods 4% in. long, 
medium green, straight, broad and point- 
ed, containing 8 large, light green peas; 
main crop, productive. 
THOMAS LAXTON. 65 Days: A very 
popular gardener’s variety. Height 3 feet; 
vine and foliage moderately stout, me- 
dium green; pods medium green; 3% 
inches long, straight, nearly round and 
square ended, containing 7 medium dark 
green peas of superior quality, Compared 
with Gradus is a little earlier, more pro- 
as pric but with a smaller, less broad 
pod. 
RADISHES 
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5c 10c 30c 
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CULTURE—To be tender and crisp 
radishes must be grown quickly, and this 
requires rich soil and plenty of moisture. 
Commencing with the first mild spell in 
the spring, sow at intervals of 10 days, 
in a light rich, deeply-worked soil. One 
ounce will plant 50 feet; 8 to 10 pounds 
one acre. 
ICICLE. The Finest White Radish. An 
ideal white radish; long, slender root, 
which remains crisp and mild until grown 
large. It matures early with short top, 
which permits close planting and forcing. 
Many of our customers say it is the finest 
radish they have ever grown. Plant every 
10 days for succession. 
CRIMSON GIANT. 25 Days. 
Extremely large, but never 
pithy. One of the best for 
outdoor culture. Top is a 
little too large for a forcing 
sort; intermediate in season. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. 
23 Days. A well known va- 
riety; very quick grower. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP, 
WHITE TIPPED (Rosy 
Gem). 24 Days. Round, deep 
scarlet, shading to a white 
tip on the bottom; very 
early; used extensively both 
as a forcing and outdoor 
sort. 
FRENCH BREAKFAST. 25 
Days. Of oblong form, small 
and quick growing; 
color bright rose-scar- 
let, with small, white 
tip; good outdoors or 
under glass. 
WHITE STRASBURG. 39 Days. Popu- 
lar with market gardeners for summer 
Thomas Laxton 
Little 
Marvel 
PEANUTS 
This crop is natur- 
ally adapted toa light, 
sandy land. When prop- 
erly cared for, it will yield 
a good profit as a market 
crop or as a pasturage for 
use. Roots about 5 inches long, 114 inches hogs. Shell the seed before 
thick at the shoulder, tapering and planting, and plant in rows 3 
smooth. Skin and flesh white, crisp and feet apart, hills 10 inches apart. 
slightly pungent. Continues in market- 
Peanuts should be planted in May 
able condition longer than most varieties. or June. 
WHITE VIENNA or LADY FINGER. 30 Lb. 5 Ibs. 
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on the sloping shoulder. 
VICK’S SCARLET GLOBE. 22 Days. It is one of the 
very earliest of the forcing radishes and does equally 
well outside; roots are of fair size, globe-shaped and 
with a very small top; always crisp and tender; color’a 
bright scarlet. 
SPARKLER. 20 Days. Deep scarlet with a pure white 
tip. In shape it is nearly round. Owing to its attractive 
color, and its extreme earliness it has long been a favor- 
ite for home use and market. The radish is solid, crisp 
and sweet, very good quality. 
WINTER RADISHES 
Sow in June and July 
WHITE CHINESE or CELESTIAL. A beautiful, large, 
white radish grown very extensively by the market gar- 
deners for fall and winter trade. Root is white, cylin- 
drical, very firm and mildly flavored. 
CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH WHITE. 60 Days. An excel- 
lent fall variety. Roots 7 to 8 inches long, 2 inches thick: 
cylindrical, and thickest at lower end; leaves large, light 
green; flesh white, crisp and not pungent. 
ROSE CHINA WINTER. 52 Days. A popular, very 
distinct winter sort. Roots 4 to 6 inches long, 2 inches 
in diameter, cylindrical, but thicker at the lower end; 
blunt, smooth, bright rose-red in color; flesh white, very 
firm, and pungent. 
For 
Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas, 
We Recommend 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
WITH 
The Original Lequme tnoculator 
Icicle Radish 
