PEAS—Continued 
Dwarf Gray Sugar 65 days 
(Edible Pod) (resistant to Fusarium 
wilt) 
Vine—26-30 inches tall, much branched 
with slender wiry stems. Plant pro- 
duces purple blossoms, productive, first 
set 16-18th node. 
Pods—=3 inches long, light green, curved 
and indented between the peas, semi- 
pointed and borne in clusters at top 
of vine, plump and fleshy. 
Seed—Mottled reddish-gray, small and 
round with yellow cotyledons. Approx. 
3,100 dry seeds per pound. 
A home garden variety that produces 
edible pods. It should be picked and 
prepared for the table in the same man- 
ner as snap-beans using the pods be- 
fore the peas develop to full maturity. 
Laxton’s Superb 60 days 
(Baltimore Early Bird) 
(wilt susceptible) 
Vine—18-24 inches tall, light to medium 
green, very hardy, robust and a heavy 
yielder, large leaved with prominent 
stipules, rather coarse in appearance. 
Pods—4% inches long, medium dark 
green, slightly curved and pointed. Peas 
are large averaging 9-10 per pod, 
first bloom appears on 10th node. 
Peas—Dark green, large, round, tender 
and fair quality. 
Seed—Medium blue-green, medium size, 
round, appears as a mixture of smooth 
and slightly wrinkled peas. Approx. 
1,400 dry seeds per pound. 
One of the earliest large podded dwarf 
types. Useful for the home and early 
market trade where wilt disease is not 
a factor. It is extensively used along 
the Atlantic seaboard for early plant- 
ing where the smooth seed will with- 
stand sowing in cold soils much better 
than the wrinkled seed varieties of 
similar vine type. 
Mammoth Podded Extra Early 60 days 
Vine—30-36 inches tall, medium dark 
green heavy foliage, productive. 
Pods—3-4 inches long, medium to light 
green, round, straight, plump, blunt, 
borne singly and containing 6-7 good 
sized peas. The pods resemble Thomas 
Laxton. 
Peas—Large, rich green and of fair qual- 
ity. 
Seed—Green to cream, large, oval and 
smooth, occasional dimpled peas. Ap- 
prox. 1,500 seeds per pound. 
A desirable early variety for both home 
garden and market garden trade. It 
is very productive. Tends to produce 
rabbit ears. 
PEAS—Wrinkled Seeded Varieties 
Advancer 
Similar to Little Gem. 
Alderman 74 days 
Vine—40-60 inches, heavy stems, large 
leaves, dark green, resistant to 
Fusarium wilt. 
Pods—4-5 x % inches, dark green, borne 
singly and in pairs, pointed, 8-10 large 
peas per pod. 
Peas—Very large, dark bright green, very 
high in sugar, excellent quality. 
Seed—Wrinkled, large, green, 1,450 dry 
seeds per pound. 
A giant podded, tall, late variety recom- 
mended for home, market garden and 
shipping. It is also excellent for 
freezing. 
American Wonder 
(Nott’s Excelsior) 
(susceptible to Fusarium wilt) 
Vine—26-32 inches tall, dark green, fair- 
ly coarse stems and foliage very pro- 
ductive. First set on 15th to 19th node. 
Pods—2'% x % inches, medium green, 
straight and square ended, the pods 
are borne singly with occasional pairs 
that are tightly packed with 5 to 8 
sweet flavored, tender peas. 
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Peas—Light green, medium size, round, 
compressed, tender and flavorful. 
Seed—blue-green medium size and most- 
ly square. Approx. 2,000 dry seeds per 
pound. Good consistant yielder, a pop- 
ular type for the home garden. 
Dark Seed Perfection 
