Fordhook 
Wonder 
Main-Crop PEAS 
Dwarf and Tall Growing 
6231 Fordhook® Wonder © 
79 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1935. Extremely large 
pods, 5 to 5% in. long, nearly round, dark green, and contain 
up to 10 extra-large sweet and most delicious peas. Quality is 
excellent; very good for freezing. For a main-crop home garden 
pea, or for markets where size of pods is important, we recom- 
mend Fordhook Wonder for any section where late peas do 
well. Plants are very productive, 28 in. tall; peas are of the 
finest flavor and they retain their sweetness for an unusually 
long time after the pods are ready to pick. Good shipper. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 1b. 50¢; lb. 95¢; 2 Ibs. $1.75; 5 Ibs. $4.00 
5174 Alderman or 
Tall Dark Podded Telephone 
74 days. Depending upon growing conditions, vines grow 4% to 
6 ft. tall and require support. Very productive over a long bearing 
season. Pods 4% to 5 in. and more in length, straight, pointed; well 
filled with 8 to 10 extra-large, extra-sweet peas which hold their 
green color well in cooking. An ideal, high quality pea of unsur- 
passed flavor for home, market, shipping and freezing. Does best 
in cooler regions as do all the largest podded varieties. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 lb. 40¢; Ib. 70¢; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $3.00 
5181 Carter’s Daisy or Dwarf Telephone 
79 days. Vines grow about 24 in. tall, are stout and in- 
variably bear a good crop of attractive large pods, 4% in. 
long, broad, slightly curved, and pointed, each containing 
7 to 9 large, round, luscious peas. A standard market 
variety and popular medium-tall, large-podded pea for 
the home garden as the vines are short and bushy enough 
not to require support. Suitable for quick freezing as the 
large, bright green peas hold their tenderness well. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 2 Ibs. $1.40; 5 Ibs. $3.25 
To enjoy the sweet, delicious flavor of peas, 
pick pods before they become fully developed 
and while still green; then cook as soon as 
possible, because they lose flavor rapidly. 
EDIBLE-PODDED or SUGAR PEAS — 
THE PODS ARE COOKED AND EATEN LIKE SNAP BEANS : 
Sugar Peas possess the tenderness and fleshy podded qualities of a snap bean and the 
flavor and sweetness of fresh green peas. When young the pods are cooked like snap beans; 
the peas are not shelled. At this stage, pods are stringless, brittle, succulent and free of fiber 
or parchment. Should pods develop too fast for use as snap beans, seeds may be eaten as 
shelled peas and are of the best flavor before they have reached full size. Mammoth Melting 
Sugar Pea vines should be given support of string or brush to climb upon for best results. 
5184 Mammoth Melting Sugar®O 75 days. Well-known, productive — 
and resistant to fusarium wilt. The fleshy, tender, 4 to 4'4 in. pods are light green, some- 
times twisted, broad and blunt-ended, stringless, sweet and delicious. Pods are often sliced for 
cooking. The dried seed is large and white. Most widely used variety for home gardens; 
grown for market in some sections. Vines grow 4 to 4% ft. tall and produce a heavy crop. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 2 Ibs. $1.40; 5 Ibs. $3.25 
5183 Dwarf Gray Sugar 65 days. The earliest and dwarfest growing sugar pea. Pods 
214 to 3 in. long, light green, curved, sweet and tender. Vines grow 2 to 2% ft. tall and 
are very prolific. Because of its dwarf habit, Gray Sugar is ideal for home gardens, especially 
where space is limited and seasons are short. Dried seed is small and mottled reddish gray. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 1b. 40¢; Ib. 70¢; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 lbs. $3.00 
How to Grow Peas 
Peas make their best growth during cool weather so that the first planting of seed should 
be made as early in the spring as the soil can be worked. Sow an early variety two or / 
three times at 10-day intervals or choose from the smooth-seeded early, wrinkled-seeded 
_early and main-crop varieties. Sow again in late summer for a fall crop. Planting space 
available more or less governs the number of sowings and the choice between tall and 
dwarf varieties. Peas are usually planted in double rows 3 in. apart, the seeds dropped 
2 in. apart and covered with 1 to 2 in. of soil. Double rows should be spaced about 2% ft. 
apart. For best results, provide supports (wire, brush or string) for the tall-growing 
varieties to climb upon, A pkt. will sow 20 ft. of single row; 1 lb. 100 ft. ~ 
Mammoth 
Melting 
Sugar Pea 
