VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES Ad KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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SWEET ALASKA or No. 4683 C PWEET 54 
A variety with Alaska type plants and pods, and wrinkled seed. Has met with 
favor by canners who want a small sieve sized “sweet”. Resistant to Fusarium 
wilt. At 100 tenderometer reading 60% to 70% of the peas are 1, 2, and 3 
sieve size, according to our tests. 
VINE —26 to 28 inches tall, texture of vine, foliage color, and yield similar to 
Alaska. 
PODS—25% inches long, blunt, round, straight, single, light green, slightly 
shorter and narrower than regular Alaska. 
PEAS—Very small, round, sweeter than Alaska, rich green. Dry seed, small, 
green, wrinkled, about 2,400 per pound. 
TALL MELTING SUGAR (Edible Pods) HM PEAKY We 
or Mammoth Melting 
A leading variety of the edible pod class for home and market garden use. 
Considered superior because of its high quality. Resistant to Fusarium wilt. 
VINE —414 feet tall, light green, very hardy. 
PODS—4 to 414 inches long, single, brittle, tender, fleshy, stringless, fiberless, 
and of fine quality. 
PEAS—Dry seed, large, round, smooth, creamy white, about 2,000 per pound. 
THOMAS LAXTON (Dark Podded) HMSF PATCH 60 
Unsurpassed as a freezing variety because of its exceptionally high quality, 
attractiveness and productivity. Also fine garden and market sort. Resistant 
to Fusarium wilt. 
VINE —34 to 36 inches tall, medium green, vigorous and prolific. 
PODS—31% inches long, single, uniform, dark green, broad, plump, straight, 
blunt or square-ended, 7 to 8 peas. 
PEAS—Almost round, appealing medium green color, tender, sweet, of high 
quality. Dry seed, wrinkled, cream and green in color, about 1,600 
per pound. 
THOMAS LAXTON (Dark Podded)—The best pea for freezing, and a favorite 
for home and market gardens. 
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