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_ DWARF OR LOW-GROWING VARIETIES: 
Dwarf Telephone — Attractive home and market 
_ garden type which is large podded and wilt - re- 
_ sistant. Vines are about 2 feet tall, light-green 
_ and vigorous. Pods are about 4% inches long, broad 
_ and pointed, medium green, contain about 8 peas. 
_ Seed is large, wrinkled, green. Matures in 75 days. 
| Laxton Progress No. 9 — Choice of the large- pod- 
_ ded, dwarf english peas, and a uniform strain. Used 
_ by freezers, shippers, and gardeners. Vine is only 
_ 18 inches tall, dark green. Pods are 4% inches long, 
_ very broad, dark green, contain about 8 peas. Green 
| peas are large, dark green, and fine-flavored. Dry 
_ seed is cream and green, flattened and wrinkled. 
_ 65 days. 
| Laxton Superb — Often called Early Bird because 
it is the earliest of the large-podded dwarf types. 
' A home and market garden variety. Vines are 
_ about 20 inches tall and heavy-yielding, light green 
- in color. Pods are about 4 inches long, thick, curved, 
_ pointed, and medium green. Green peas are large 
» and tender. Dry seed is round, slightly dimpled, 
_ cream colored. 60 days. 
Little Marvel — A popular local shipping and 
| market variety, very productive and of good 
' quality. Vine is about 20 inches tall. Pods average 
- 3 inches long, blunt-ended, plump and straight, 
' contain 7 or 8 peas each. Green peas have excel- 
| lent flavor, quality and dark green color. Dry seed 
_ is green, square and wrinkled. 62 days. 
_ Notts Excelsior — Also called American Wonder. 
| An early, home garden type of good quality. Vines 
' are about two feet tall. Pods are almost 3 inches 
| long, straight, blunt, medium green, contain about 
_ 6 peas each. Green peas are medium size, tender 
- and round. Dry seed is green, square, and wrinkled. 
65 days. 
' Premium Gem — Sometimes called McLeans Little 
| Gem, and favored by many home gardeners over 
| other varieties. Vines are 2 feet tall, well-foliated 
| and very productive. Pods are about 2% inches 
long, thick and straight, blunt-ended, medium 
' green, and contain 6 or 7 peas each. Green peas 
are small and tender. Dry seed is wrinkled, cream 
' and green. 65 days. 
', Wando — A canning, freezing, and home garden 
_variety bred to stand adverse weather conditions. 
| Its resistance to heat and cold alike give it a 
| longer planting season than other types. Vine is 
about 2 feet tall, vigorous and prolific. Pods are 
| about 3 inches long, dark green color, rather slim, 
| straight, but small for marketing fresh. Green peas 
/ are medium size, dark green, tender, and well- 
flavored. Dry seed is green, wrinkled. 75 days. 
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