Peas 
CULTURE. Sow the seed just as soon as frost is out of the 
ground, for Peas need cool growing weather. Plant 2 
inches deep and an inch apart. If brush is used to support 
the vines, make double rows a foot apart and put the bush 
between them; otherwise rows should be 2 to 3 feet apart. 
1 Ib. plants 100 ft. of row; 1% bus. an acre. 
LAXTON PROGRESS. 60 days. Splendid variety 
for home, market garden and shipping. Vines 16 to 
18 inches tall. Dark green pods 4 to 41% inches long, 
containing 7 to 9 large Peas of excellent quality. 
THOMAS LAXTON. 60 days. Unsurpassed as an 
early, high-quality, all-purpose Pea. Vines grow 30 
inches tall and bear a good crop of large, deep green 
pods which average 31% inches in length; they are 
broad, straight and have square ends. Pods contain 
6 to 8 large, tender, fine-flavored Peas. Suitable for 
freezing. 
LAXTON SUPERB. 60 days. The earliest of the 
large-podded dwarf Peas. The vines are 18 to 20 
inches tall, light green, heavy yielding. Pods 4 to 414 
inches long, medium green, curved, pointed and con- 
tain 8 to 9 Peas. Excellent for home or market gar- 
den. 
WORLD’S RECORD. 57 days. Vines grow about 
30 inches tall and bear an enormous crop of pods 
31% inches long, nearly straight, pointed at the tip, 
medium green, and holding 7 to 9 large tender Peas. 
A tall-growing, early, large-podded variety. <A 
general favorite for market and freezing. 
GRADUS. 62 days. A large-podded variety suitable 
for home or market garden and freezing. Plants 
grow about 3 feet tall and produce a crop of medium 
green, broad, pointed pods containing 7 to 9 large, 
tender Peas. Heavy producer. 
ALDERMAN. 75 days. Splendid large-podded 
variety of the Telephone type for home, market 
garden, shipping and freezing. Pods dark green, 5 
inches long, straight, pointed. well filled with 8 to 10 
extra large Peas. Vines 41% to 6 feet tall, depending 
upon growing conditions. 
PEAS, Alderman 
TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY, Ince. 23 
PHILADELPHIA 6, PA. 
Pumpkin 
CutturE. Plant the seed in hills 8 to 12 feet apart each 
way, 4 seeds to a hill. Often grown among corn to save 
space. 1 oz. plants 25 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. an acre. 
PUMPKIN, Small Sugar 
SMALL SUGAR (NEW ENGLAND PIE). 105 
days. Round, slightly ribbed fruits of medium size, 
about 7 inches in diameter, with thick, bright orange 
skin and rich orange flesh. One of the best Pumpkins 
for table decorations and making pies. 
GENUINE MAMMOTH. 120 days. Also called 
Jumbo or King of the Mammoths because the 
Pumpkins obtain a weight of 60 pounds or more. 
Fruits grow 18 to 20 inches in diameter and have an 
orange-salmon skin. The flesh is thick, of a bright 
yellow color, rather coarse. Productive; high feeding 
value; used for Hallowe’en decorations. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD (FACE PUMPKIN). 115 
days. Large, round or slightly oval fruits with a 
hard, smooth, rich reddish orange skin and thick, dry, 
orange-yellow flesh. Vines make a vigorous growth. 
This Pumpkin, which weighs about 25 pounds, is 
grown chiefly for window decorations at Hallowe’en. 
PUMPKIN, Connecticut Field 
