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erfection Wilt Resistant—Continued 
Peas—clear green, medium size and semi- 
round, uniform type of good quality. 
Dry seed—pale green, drum-shaped and 
wrinkled. Approx. 2000 dry seeds per 
pound. 
An introduction by the Univ. of Wisconsin 
for use primarily on wilt infested soils. 
An excellent mid-season canning vari- 
ety of fine quality and yield. Will not 
withstand adverse weather conditions. 
Pride (resistant to Fusarium wilt) 
65 days 
Vine—26 to 30 inches tall; dark blue- 
green leaves similar to Perfections. 
Stocky, vigorous, and productive. 
Pods—3 to 3% inches x % inch wide; 
dark green, blunt and borne in clusters 
mostly as doubles, well filled with 7 to 
9 peas. First bloom on 138th node. 
Peas—medium green, large and nearly 
globular. A canning sort producing an 
appreciable percentage of larger sizes, 
5’s and 6’s. 
Dry seed—green, wrinkled and Perfec- 
tion-like in shape and size. Approx. 
1700 dry seeds per pound. 
This variety is productive under adverse 
growing conditions. Where yield is more 
important than quality Pride rates very 
high. 
Progress No. 9 
Same general type as Laxton’s Progress. 
An improved, taller, hardier, large 
podded earlier type. 
Resistant Surprise (resistant to 
Fusarium wilt) 55 days 
Vine—25 to 28 inches tall; medium green, 
slender stem, scant foliage, uniform 
growth, and resembling Alaskas in type. 
Pods—2%, inches x % inch wide; light 
green, straight, blunt ended and gener- 
ally borne singly with fairly tight pods 
that mature uniformly and contain 5 to 7 
peas per pod. 
Peas—light green, round, small, thin- 
skinned and of excellent quality for an 
early crop. 
Dry seed—medium green, finely wrinkled 
and small. Approx. 2200 dry seeds per 
pound, 
One of the older early sweet varieties 
used by the canning trade where 
wrinkled seed varieties are grown. 
Stratagem (Potlatch) (Dwarf 
Defiance) (resistant to Fusarium 
wilt) 79 days 
Vine—28 to 30 inches tall; dark green, 
branching, vigorous and productive. 
Pods—4% inches long x % inch wide; 
dark green, extremely large, broad and 
attractive, straight to slightly curved, 
nearly round and pointed, borne singly 
end double containing 7 to 10 peas per 
pod. 
Peas—bright green, large, tender, round, 
and succulent. 
Dry seed—medium green, large, roundish 
and wrinkled. Approx. 1500 dry seeds 
per pound. 
Peas have good holding qualities and are 
useful as a late home garden sort and 
for local market, shipping and freezing. 
Thomas Laxton 62 days 
Vine—25 to 30. inches tall; medium green 
and moderately heavy foliage. 
Pods—3'% inches long x % inch wide; 
. dark green, straight, plump, blunt, or 
square ended and borne singly contain- 
ing 6 to 8 large tender peas of superior 
quality. 
Peas—bright green, large and round-oval. 
Dry seed—cream and green, interior yel- 
low, medium size, rounded, dimpled and 
wrinkled. Approx. 1600 dry seeds per 
pound. 
Excellent for home and market gardeners, 
shipping, canning and freezing. An 
early, high quality all-purpose variety. 
Wisconsin Early Sweet (resistant 
to Fusarium wilt) 59 days 
Vine—25 to 32 inches tall; medium dark 
green foliage, a Surprise type plant, 
slender stemmed. 
Pods—2% inches long x % inch wide; 
light green, straight, plump, blunt, 
borne singly, they mature uniformly 
containing 5 to 7 peas per pod. First 
bloom is on the 10th node. 
Peas—light green, small and round. 
Dry seed—blue-green, medium size and 
roundish. Approx. 2600 dry seeds per 
pound. 
A wilt-resistant Surprise type developed 
at the Wisconsin Experiment Station 
by Prof. E. J. Delwiche. Primarily used 
as an early sweet canning variety be- 
cause of its thin skin, firm endosperm 
and excellent quality. 
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