strain which is much superior in quality and 
yield. A heavy vine grows around 2 feet, 
bearing a green, blunt pod measuring 2% to 
2% by % inches. Seeds are medium size, 
green and wrinkled. The quality is highly 
pleasing, sweet and tender, making a desir- 
able home garden variety. 
DWARF TELEPHONE or DAISY, WILT 
RESISTANT (76 days)—This tall, stocky 
branching sort (2 to 2% feet) with large 
leaves and light green foliage, bears long, 
broad, pointed pods 4% by % inches. These 
show a light green color, single and double, 
containing 7 to 9 peas. Seeds are green with 
a bluish coat, having a few cream-colored, 
large, almost round and wrinkled. Those re- 
quiring a large pod pea, it is alike suitable for 
Sel purposes, home and market gar- 
ens. 
EVERBEARING, BLISS’S EVERBEAR.- 
ING (75 days)—This variety has been on the 
market many years and still is a prime favor- 
ite for home gardens. Vines grow 26 to 30 
inches tall with dark green branching foliage. 
The plump, dark green, straight to curved 
pods at the tip, are blunt and borne doubly, 
containing 4 or 5 large peas. Seeds are large, 
flat and wrinkled, bluish-green with part 
cream colored. 
FIRST AND BEST, or PEDIGREE EXTRA 
EARLY (55 to 60 days)—An old-time early 
round pea of fair quality, still enjoys consider- 
able distribution. Vines grow about 30 inches 
tall with plump, light green pods, containing 
6 or 7 peas. Seeds are a creamy white, round 
and dimpled. 
LAXTONIAN or HUNDREDFOLD, BLUE 
BANTAM (65 days)—A very desirable, large- 
podded, dwarf sort and most prolific, yielding 
an abundant crop of high quality suitable for 
home gardens, canning and freezing. The 
sturdy, dark green vines grow 18 to 20 inches 
tall. The pods, a dark green, pointed, curved, 
measure 4 to 4% by % inches and bear 8 
large, tender, dark green peas. The large 
seeds are flat and wrinkled, green to cream 
in color. 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS (60 to 62 days)— 
Similar in several ways to Laxtonian, it is 
earlier and more dwarf. Enjoys a splendid 
reputation for home gardens, shipping and 
freezing. Vines range 15 to 16 inches tall, in 
color a dark green. The glossy dark green, 
plump, pointed pods, measuring 4% by % 
inches, contain 7 to 9 large peas. Majority 
of the seeds are apple green, some cream in 
color, large and wrinkled. 
LITTLE GEM, PREMIUM GEM (64 days) 
An old-time sort and still popular with home 
gardeners. The plant, vigorous and produc- 
tive with medium to dark green foliage, grows 
25 to 30 inches tall. The medium green, blunt, 
plump, almost round pods (3% by % inches) 
are borne singly and doubly, containing 6 or 7 
peas. Seeds are wrinkled, green in color with 
an occasional cream colored type. 
LITTLE MARVEL (62 to 64 days)—This 
pea has gained wide favor through its flavor 
and other exceptional qualities. Since its in- 
troduction the variety has received wide ac- 
ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS ————__________23 
World’s Record 
ceptance from commercial handlers and from 
home gardeners. One reason is a dwarf habit, 
growing 16 to 18 inches tall with stocky, 
heavy, dark green foliage. The plump pods 
are dark green, mainly double, measuring 3 
by % inches, containing 6 to 8 round, tender, 
sweet, juicy peas. Seeds are medium in size, 
squared and a light green color. 
PERFECTION WILT RESISTANT (70 to 
73 days)—A popular, prolific canning variety 
bearing straight, uniform, green, plump and 
round pods measuring 3% by % inches. Pods 
containing 6 to 8 peas are borne on a stocky 
plant about 30 inches tall. Seeds are green, 
of medium size, drum-shaped, and wrinkled. 
THOMAS LAXTON (62 days)—A tall, gen- 
eral purpose variety of the Laxton type, it 
grows about 2% to 38 feet high, bearing 
broad, plump, blunt, deep green pods contain- 
ing 6 to 8 large green sweet peas. Seeds are 
green and cream colored of a large size, 
dimpled and wrinkled. 
WORLD’S RECORD or EARLY GRADUS 
(60 days)—The light to medium green vines 
grow 2% feet or more, bearing 3%%-inch 
pointed, plump pods, which contain 7 or & 
dark green peas. Seeds are large, wrinkled, 
green and cream colored. 
