10 SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
_ A Healthful Food 
the Year Around 
Thomas Laxton 
GARDEN PEAS 
Pkt. V5 Lb. Lb. 
15c 20c 35C 
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Packets Postpaid. 
Sow Peas as early in the spring as the 
ground can be worked, in drills about 4 
inches deep. The rows must not be 
nearer than 2 feet, except for the dwarf 
sorts. Those growing 3 feet high or more 
should not be nearer than 3 or 4 feet, and 
should have brush for their support. 
Avoid fresh manure and very rich soil, 
as they cause the vines to grow too 
rank. One pound will sow 40 feet of drill; 
55 to 100 pounds for an acre, in drills 
3 feet apart. 
ALASKA. 56 Days. Very early, smooth, 
blue pea. Popular with canners and 
market gardeners for a first early sort. 
Height 2% feet. Foliage and pods light 
green; pods 2% inches long, round, 
straight and square ended, containing 6 
light green peas, Very uniform in ma- 
turity. 
FIRST and BEST. Not quite as early as 
Alaska, but is prolific and hardy. Plant 
is 21%4 feet high, producing medium sized 
pods well filled. 
AMERICAN WONDER. 60 Days. One of 
the earliest of the green wrinkled sorts. 
Vine 10 to 14 inches high, dark green, 
fairly coarse. Very prolific. Pods of 
striking form, 2% to 3 inches long, con- 
taining 5 to 8 tender sweet flavored peas. 
Dry seed, green, wrinkled. 
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. 78 Days. 
One of the richest, best flavored late 
peas; well known and popular. Height 
4% feet. Vine stout, deep green; pods, 
often in pairs, medium green, 3% inches 
long, straight, nearly round and blunt 
ended, containing 8 light green peas; pro- 
ductive. Season following Telephone. 
GRADUS or PROSPERITY. 62 Days. A 
standard, early large podded variety, very 
popular with market gardeners. Height 
8 feet. Vine and foliage moderately heavy 
and medium green; pods medium green, 
3%, in. long, semi-round, straight, slight- 
ly curved at the tip, and pointed, con- 
taining 6 to 8 large, very sweet, medium 
green peas; moderately productive and of 
high quality. 
MARROWFAT, LARGE WHITE. 80 
Days. An old time smooth, round, white 
seeded pea, growing five feet in height. 
While immensely productive the quality 
is below the average. Pods light green, 
3 inches long. 
IE BENS 
Peas cont’d 
LITTLE GEM, PREMIUM. 65 Days. An 
improved and more dwarf strain of Mc- 
Lean’s Little Gem. Height 114% feet. Fo- 
liage dark green; pods light green 3 in. 
long, round, square ended and well filled 
with 6 to 8 light green peas of good 
quality; very productive. 
LITTLE MARVEL. 64 Days. An extra 
fine dwarf sweet pea. Pods somewhat 
larger than Nott’s Excelsior and same 
season. A fine variety for either private 
or market garden. Height 18 in. Foliage 
and pods very deep green; pods 3 in. 
long, nearly round and square ended, con- 
taining 7 very dark green peas of high 
quality. 
NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. 60 Days. A 
standard, extra early dwarf pea. Height 
1% feet. Foliage medium green, stout 
and heavy; pods light green, 3 inches 
long, round, straight and blunt ended. 
containing 6 light green peas of high 
quality; productive. 
TELEPHONE. 76 Days. A_ standard, 
high quality, large podded pea. Height 
4144 feet. Vine and foliage strong and 
heavy, medium green. Pods 4% in. long, 
medium green, straight, broad and point- 
ed, containing 8 large, light green peas; 
main crop, productive. 
THOMAS LAXTON. 65 Days: <A very 
popular gardener’s variety. Height 3 feet; 
vine and foliage moderately stout, me- 
dium green; pods medium green; 3% 
inches long, straight, nearly round and 
square ended, containing 7 medium dark 
green peas of superior quality, Compared 
with Gradus is a little earlier, more pro- 
ductive. but with a smaller, less broad 
pod. 
FOR 
PEAS, BEANS, 
SWEET PEAS, 
WE RECOMMEND 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
WITH 
The Original Legume Inoculator 
RADISHES 
Pkt. Oz. '4 Lb. 
10c 15c 40c 
CULTURE—To be tender and crisp 
radishes must be grown quickly, and this 
requires rich soil and plenty of moisture. 
Commencing with the first mild spell in 
the spring, sow at intervals of 10 days, 
in a light rich, deeply-worked soil. One 
ounce will. plant 50 feet; 8 to 10 pounds 
one acre. 
ICICLE. The Finest White Radish. An 
ideal white radish; long, slender root, 
which remains crisp and mild until grown 
large. It matures early with short top, 
which permits close planting and forcing. 
Many of our customers say it is the finest 
radish they have ever grown. Plant every 
10 days for succession. 
CRIMSON GIANT. 25 Days. Extremely 
large, but never pithy. One of the best 
for outdoor culture. Top is a little too 
large for a forcing sort; intermediate in 
season. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. 23 Days. 
A well known variety: very quick grower. 
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE 
TIPPED (Rosy Gem). 24 Days. Round, 
deep scarlet, shading to a white tip on 
the bottom; very early; used extensively 
both as a forcing and outdoor sort. 
FRENCH BREAKFAST. 25 Days. Of 
oblong form, small and quick growing; 
color bright rose-scarlet, with small, 
white tip; good outdoors or under glass. 
WHITE STRASBURG. 39 Days. Popu- 
lar with market gardeners for summer 
use.. Roots about 5 inches long, 1144 inches 
thick at the shoulder, tapering and 
smooth. Skin and flesh white, crisp and 
slightly pungent. Continues in market- 
able condition longer than most varieties. 
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Radishes cont’d 
WHITE VIENNA or LADY FINGER. 30 
Days. Similar to White Icicle, but more 
slender and several days later. Roots 5% 
to 6% inches long, %-inch thick, sleek, 
tapering; skin white, with tinge of green 
on the sloping shoulder. 
VICK’S SCARLET GLOBE. 22 Days. It 
is one of the very earliest of the forcing 
radishes and does equally well outside; 
roots are of fair size, globe-shaped and 
with a very small top; always crisp and 
tender; color a bright scarlet. 
SPARKLER. 20 Days. Deep scarlet with 
a pure white tip. In shape it is nearly 
round. Owing to its attractive color, and 
its extreme earliness it has long been a 
favorite for home use and market. The 
radish is solid, crisp and sweet, very good 
quality. 
WINTER RADISHES 
Sow in June and July 
WHITE CHINESE or CELESTIAL. A 
beautiful, large, white radish grown very 
extensively by the market gardeners for 
fall and winter trade. Root is white, cyl- 
indrical, very firm and mildly flavored. 
CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH WHITE. 60 
Days. An excellent fall variety. Roots 
7 to 8 inches long, 2 inches thick; cylin- 
drical, and thickest at lower end; leaves 
large, light green; flesh white, crisp and 
not pungent. 
ROSE CHINA WINTER. 52 Days. A pop- 
ular, very distinct winter sort. Roots 4 
to 6 inches long, 2 inches in diameter, 
cylindrical, but thicker at the lowed end; 
blunt, smooth, bright rose-red in color; 
flesh white, very firm, and pungent. 
Icicle Radish 
PEANUTS 
_This crop is naturally adapted to a 
light, sandy land. When properly cared 
for, it will yield a good profit as a mar- 
ket crop or as a pasturage for hogs. 
Shell the seed before planting, and plant 
in rows 3 feet apart, hills 10 inches 
apart. Peanuts should be planteed in 
May or June. 
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