WANDO 
ANEW VARIETY FOR 1954 
(Days to Maturity, 66) 
Developed from a cross between Laxton’s Prog- 
ress and Perfection type pea by the U. S. Veg- 
etable Breeding Laboratory. Tolerant to heat 
and cold. 
Uses: Canning and freezing. 
Vine: 24-28 inches tall, stiff stem, dark green 
foliage, vigorous growth, and very prolific. 
Pods: 3% inches long, straight with blunt 
ends, dark green, well filled. 
Seed: Medium sized, green, wrinkled. 
Peas, Blue Bantam 
BLUE BANTAM 
(Susceptible to Wilt) 
(Days to Maturity, 64) 
Uses: Shipping, home, market gardens and 
freezing. 
Vines: 16 to 18 inches tall, medium green and 
sturdy. 
Pods: 4 to 4% inches long, medium dark 
green pointed, slightly curved. 
Seed: Large, green and wrinkled. 
Similar Varieties: Laxtonian, Laxton’s Prog- 
ress, Peter Pan, Morse Market, Pioneer. 
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Peas, Laxtonian 
LAXTONIAN 
(Susceptible to Wilt) 
(Days to Maturity, 66) 
Uses: Early market and home garden. Good 
freezing qualities. 
Vines: 18 inches tall, light green and sturdy. 
Pods: 4 to 4% inches long, medium green, 
pointed and slightly curved. 
Seed: Large, creamy green, wrinkled. 
Similar Varieties: Hundredfold and Blue 
Bantam. 
WORLD'S RECORD 
(Susceptible to Wilt) 
(Days to Maturity, 62) 
Uses: Valuable for early planting and home 
and market garden. 
Vines: 24 inches tall, slender, light green. 
Pods: 3% inches long, medium green, pointed. 
Seed: Wrinkled, cream and green, large. 
Similar Varieties: Gradus, Thomas Laxton, 
Dwarf Gradus. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR 
(Susceptible to Wilt) 
(Days to Maturity, 65) 
Uses: Generally used for home gardens. 
Vines: 18 inches tall, dark green, stocky, 
broad leaflets. 
Pods: 3 inches long, sometimes paired, me- 
dium green, straight, 6 to 7 peas to pod. 
Seed: Wrinkled, light green, medium size. 
Similar Varieties: Giant Wonder, Premium 
Gem, Sutton Excelsior. 
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