PEAS 
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/ Alderman or Dark Pod Telephone—A good quality 
'' late variety for shippers, home and truck gardeners. 
; Vines are wilt resistant, about 5 feet tall, dark 
|| green, vigorous, coarse, hardy. Pods are up to 5 
. inches long by % inch wide, straight, plump, 
| bright green, pointed, contain 8 to 10 peas. Green 
‘peas are large, almost round, dark green, fine 
| quality and flavor. Dry seed is large, semi-round, 
wrinkled, light green. 75 days. 
/ Mammoth Melting Sugar — Choice edible - pod 
variety for home and market garden. Vines are 
+ almost 5 feet tall, coarse, heavy, and wilt resistant. 
' Pods are about 414 inches long by 34 inches wide, 
- straight, flat, fleshy, stringless, light green, and of 
_ sweet flavor. Dry seed is large, round, smooth, 
| creamy. 75 days. ; 
|| White Marrowfat — Used mostly in dry state for 
'. soups, but also as a late home garden variety. Vines 
' are about 5 feet tall, hardy and wilt resistant. 
. Pods are about 3% inches long, straight, blunt, light 
|| green, contain 6 to 8 peas. Green peas are large, 
| round, pale green, only fair quality. Dry seed is 
» round, smooth, cream-colored. 85 days. 
SWEET CORN 
(Open-Pollinated Kinds) 
- CULTURE: Sweet corn will rot after planting if 
soil is cold and wet, so delay planting until Spring 
| is well under way. Successive plantings will keep 
' the gardener supplied with fresh ears over a long 
- season. Plant in 30-inch rows, 12 inches apart in the 
i row. Keep well cultivated but do not cut roots. Corn 
| requires fertilizer and cultivation for best results. 
|| Manure is preferable. 
| WHITE VARIETIES: 
- Country Gentleman — Standard garden variety in 
| most parts of the country. Plant is about 7 feet 
‘| tall at maturity, with slender, almost suckerless 
| stalk. Foliage is dark green. Ears are about 8 in- 
’ ches long, slightly tapering, with white kernels in 
! irregular rows. Kernels are shoe-peg type, deep 
|’ and narrow. Flavor is good. 95 days. 
Early Evergreen — Early type of Stowells, with 
- ears about 8 inches long and 16 rowed. Kernels are 
' white and deep. Quality and flavor are good. Stalks 
are up to 8 feet tall. 85 days. 
| Stowells Evergreen, Select — This is a uniform, 
quality strain of Stowells, widely used in gardens 
and in canning. Ears are about 8 inches long, 16 
rowed, white kernels of good depth and quality. 
_ Stalks are about 8 feet tall. 95 days. 
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