GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 23 
Garden Peas 
PEAS are not discounted, the regular list price being ‘“‘net’’, and are not postpaid. 
Money to cover postage must be included on mail orders or will be weighed to cover 
the actual funds received. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill; about 2 bushels 
or 120 pounds per acre. Peas do best on well-drained, rich, sandy loam that has been 
manured the previous season. Plant smooth, early sorts as soon as the ground can be 
worked in the spring. The wrinkled varieties are liable to rot if the soil is cold and 
wet, and should be planted later. 
ALASKA, 57 days. A small, smooth blue Pea, and one of the earliest. Grown largely by 
canners and market gardeners for early crop. Vines about two feet in height, pods small, 
but well filled. Can nearly all be harvested at one picking. 
Alaska only: Lb., 35c; 5 Ibs., $1.65; 15 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.75; 
60 Ibs. (1 bu.), $13.75. Not postpaid. 
LITTLE MARVEL or DARK PODDED SUTTON’S EXCELSIOR. 60 days. One of 
the most prolific of the second early sorts. Pods long, 3 to 4 inches, filled with deliciously 
sweet Peas. Vines about 15 inches tall. 
LITTLE GEM. 58 days. A second early, hardy variety. Prolific, bearing pods on both 
sides of the stalk, beginning near the ground. Pods medium length, round, and well 
Dwarf Telephone Peas 
home garden. 
te IMPROVED LAXTONIAN. 62 days. The best of 
the Laxtonian type. Second early. A little earlier than 
the Gradus. Vine 16 inches high, sturdy, dark green 
and productive; pods dark green, four inches, broad, 
containing eight large Peas of excellent quality. The best 
second early, big-podded sort. Suitable for quick freezing. 
%WORLD’S RECORD. 58 days. A new variety on the 
order of Gradus, being slightly earlier, more productive 
and true to a fixed type. Grows about 2 feet in height, 
with large, dark green pods nearly 4 inches in length, 
broad, pointed and always well filled with large, sweet 
Peas of splendid quality. An excellent, profitable sort for 
home or market garden. Suitable for quick freezing. 
%* THOMAS LAXTON. 62 days. One of the best second 
early sorts for the market gardeners. Vines of same 
height as the Gradus, but a little earlier, more hardy and 
productive. Pods long, blunt-ended and well filled with 
large Peas. Peas wrinkled. Suitable for quick freezing. 
%DWARF TELEPHONE. A splendid main crop Pea, 
coming between the Telephone and Stratagem. Of the 
Stratagem type, but a heavier yielder. Height 242 feet. 
Foliage very heavy, sturdy and dark green. Pods 4/4 
inches long, dark green, broad, straight and pointed, 
containing nine large, medium dark green Peas of the 
best quality. Suitable for quick freezing. 
% ALDERMAN or TELEPHONE. 72 days. A little 
later than Telephone. Vines about 4 ft. in height; very 
heavy foliage. One of the most productive sorts. Pods 
long, dark green, well filled; seed wrinkled. Suitable for 
quick freezing. 
LAXTON‘S PROGRESS. 60 days. Splendid variety for 
home, market garden and shipping. Vines dwarf, about 
22 inches, dark green, prolific. Pods 4¥4 inches long, 
handsome; dark green; plump, tapered at ends. Seeds 
large, wrinkled, cream, interior yellow. Suitable for quick 
freezing.: 
filled to the end. Height of vine about 15 inches. Seed green, wrinkled. 
AMERICAN WONDER. 
very dwarf and productive. Pods small, but well filled. The most delicious Pea for the 
60 days. One of the earliest and sweetest wrinkled Peas. Vines 
CALIFORNIA BLACKEYE. 95 days. A newer improved se- 
lection. Has concentrated pod set at crown. Holds pods erect, has 
large seed and is resistant to charcoal rot, cowpea wilt and 
nematodes. Normally much more productive than the old type 
Black Eye. Popular for edible purposes. 
1 lb., 40c; 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75. Not postpaid. 
Edible Pod Sugar Peas 
The pods of the varieties listed below are cooked with the 
Peas. They have a high sugar content and make a delicious dish, 
and once tried, they will be regularly grown. 
DWARF WHITE SUGAR. (Wilt resistant.) 64-67 days. Vines 
24 to 30 in. tall. Slender, medium green, branching, productive, 
white blossomed. The pods are 212-3 in.x5@-%4 in., straight to 
slightly curved, fairly plump, semi-pointed, light green, borne 
singly or doubly, tender, excellent quality. 
DWARF GRAY SUGAR. 62 days. A dwarf, edible pod varie- 
ty. Vines about 2 feet high. Cook pods like string Beans. 
MELTING SUGAR, or EDIBLE POD. 7° days. A tall varie- 
ty, bearing large, flat, brittle pods. These are sweet and are cut 
or broken and cooked like string Beans. It is a delicious vege- 
table and should be better known and more generally used. 
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60 Ibs. (1 bu.), $13.75. Not postpaid. 
World’s Record Peas 
xcLb., 35c; 5 Ibs., $1.65; 14 Ibs. (1 pk.), $3.50; 56 Ibs. (1 bu.), $12.75. Not postpaid. 
% Due to present rates of postage and pending changes, please bear in mind that anything that is quoted ‘Not Postpaid” 
means the postage will be extra and in the case of 10 Ibs. of Peas, the mailing weight would be at least 12 or 13 Ibs. on 
which the rates in force at time of ordering would prevail. Additional money must be included with the order for the 
postage, however, if it is not enough to cover the postage due, we will weigh the seeds to cover the actual funds received. 
Any extra money that is sent, and not needed, will be refunded immediately when your order is filled. 
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