PEAS 
CuLtrurE.—Peas require deeply worked soil and may be 
planted as early as the ground is fit to work. ake rows 
1 foot apart for low-growing sorts for the home-garden and 
3 feet apart for field plants. For tall sorts the rows should 
be 2 feet apart for the home-garden and 3 to 4 feet in field. 
Plantings may be made every two weeks all season. 
Alaska, Wilt-Resistant. 60 days. The earliest blue 
Pea, very uniform in growth. The dark green color 
of the pods makes it extremely desirable as it can 
be carried long distances without Iosing color, which 
quality, combined with its earliness and uniformity 
of ripening, makes it a most desirable extra-early 
Pea for market gardeners. Smooth seeded. Height 
28 inches. 
Ameer (Long-Pod Alaska or Bountiful). 62 days. 
Seed large and green, resembling Alaska, but one- 
third larger. An extra-early Pea of fine quality. 
Peas ripen uniformly with pods pointed, somewhat 
curved and 31% inches Iong, containing 7 or 8 Peas. 
Height 30 to 36 inches. 
American Wonder. 60 days. A very fine extra-early 
wrinkled variety. Pods light green, containing 6 
Peas of excellent flavor and quality. Its dwarf habit 
of growth makes it desirable. Height 16 inches. 
Blue Bantam. 64 days. One of the best early dwarf 
wrinkled Peas. A‘ good producer of deep blue-green 
pods 4 inches in length and containing 8 Peas. 
They have a wonderfully sweet flavor. This is an 
exceptionally dark green strain of the favorite 
Laxtonian variety. Height 18 inches. 
Dwarf Telephone or Carter’s Daisy. 76 days. Second- 
early dwarf Pea with immense pods and Peas. A 
magnificent sort. The self-supporting, stout plants 
are fairly loaded with large bright green pods which 
are always well filled. Each pod contains 7 to 9 
large wrinkled Peas of a bright green color, tender 
and well-flavored. Height 24 inches. 
Gradus. 65 days. A popular second-early variety 
with Iarge, plump pods containing 8 to 10 large, 
sweetly delicious wrinkled Peas. Height 34 inches. 
Laxtonian. 63 days. The best known of the early 
dwarf, large-podded varieties. Its dark green pods 
contain 7 to 8 Jarge succulent Peas. Height 18 inches. 
Laxton’s Progress. 62 days. Largest podded and most 
attractive of the Laxton family. For home, market 
and distant shipping. The 16-inch plants bear 414 by 
Y-inch, dark green, rather curved, pointed, single 
pods, with 7 to 9 large Peas of good quality. 
Laxton’s Superb or Early Bird. 61 days. An early 
hardy variety which is very productive. Produces 
dark green pods about 4 inches long, containing 6 
to 7 Peas. The seed is semi-wrinkled and may be 
planted very early without danger of rotting. 
Height 16 inches. 
Little Marvel. 64 days. This outstanding variety holds 
its place for exceptional quality and yield. It is 
valuable both for home-garden and early shipping. 
The vines are dark green, medium stocky. Pods 
both single and double are dark green, plump, and 
well filled with 7 to 8 tender Peas. A heavy crop 
of choice Peas that delight everyone using this 
variety. Height 18 inches. 
Nott’s Excelsior. 62 days. One of the older varieties, 
with dark green vines and slender pods, round, 
plump, light green, well filled with 6 to 7 medium- 
sized tender wrinkled Peas. Height 16 inches. 
Telephone. 74 days. One of the finest, tall, wrinkled 
Peas yet introduced. It is immensely productive, 
of the best quality, and of excellent sugary flavor. 
Vines are very strong, averaging 18 to 20 pods to 
the stalk. The pods are of large size and closely 
packed with large delicious Peas. Height 60 inches. 
Thomas Laxton. 62 days. This grand variety is un- 
surpassed for home- and market-gardens as well as 
shipping, canning and freezing. The vines are deep 
green and medium heavy, with large deep green, 
plump pods containing 7 to 8 large tender Peas of 
splendid quality. Height 36 inches. 
World’s Record. 57 days. Early and more uniform 
maturing than Gradus; fine for home and earliest 
market. Light green, rather heavy, 26-inch plants. 
Pods are single, mid-green, broad, plump, 3 inches 
long, and contain 7 or 8 large tender Peas. 
EDIBLE-POD or SUGAR PEAS 
Dwarf Gray Sugar. 65 days. Prolific, edible-podded 
variety for the home-garden, and resistant to fu- 
sarium wilt. These are small, mottled gray, and 
round, Height 28 inches. 
Dwarf White Sugar. 65 days. Slender 26-inch plant 
of medium green with white flowers. Its 234-inch 
pods are usually straight, semi-pointed, light green. 
Seeds are small, round, smooth and creamy white. 
Mammoth Melting Sugar. 74 days. One of the best 
of the edible-podded varieties, with large, sweet, 
brittle, succulent pods. They are borne in great 
abundance on vines 54 inches tall. 
Mammoth Luscious Sugar. 74 days. Mammoth- 
podded wilt-resistant home and market edible- 
podded sort. The 4'%-foot plants are coarse, pro- 
ducing single, 41%-inch, light green, straight, blunt, 
indented pods with about 8 Peas. Seed is round and 
gray. 
EDIBLE-PODDED PEAS 
Early Wilt-Resistant Blackeyes. 68 days. Extremely 
prolific. It makes a tremendous number of long 
pods on an upright vine. Uniform in size, growth 
and maturity. Very delicious flavor. 
PARSNIP 
_ CUuLruRE.—Sow as early as the ground opens in spring, 
in drills 44 inch deep and 15 inches apart. When well 
up, thin out to 5 to 6 inches in the row. 
All American. 115 days. This newer variety with its 
attractive, smooth, white roots, free from side roots, 
Is very attractive and of fine flavor. 
Hollow Crown. 95 days. For home- and market-gar- 
dens. Roots grow 10 to 12 inches long, are white and 
smooth and have an excellent sugary flavor. They 
may be left in the ground all winter without pro- 
tection, and this improves their flavor. 
Parsnips, Hollow Crown 
DAVID LANDRETH, Owner 
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