PEAS 
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\ germination. Dwarf and trailing types can be sown 
_ in double rows 6 or 8 inches apart and then spaced 
_ 3 feet apart. Tall types should be spaced 4 inches 
| apart in the row in 3 foot rows, so they can be sup- 
, ported by pole, string, or wire. Peas will continue 
_ to bear if picked often. 
DWARF OR LOW-GROWING VARIETIES: 
| Dwarf Telephone — Attractive home and market 
| garden type which is large podded and wilt-resist- 
‘/ ant. Vines are about 2 feet tall, light-green and 
' vigorous. Pods are about 4% inches long, broad 
* and pointed, medium green, contain about 8 peas. 
| Seed is large, wrinkled, green. Matures in 75 days. 
| Laxton Progress No. 9—Choice of the large-podded, 
_ dwarf english peas, and a uniform strain. Used by 
|) freezers, shippers, and gardeners. Vine is only 18 
inches tall, dark green. Pods are 414 inches long, 
| very broad, dark green, contain about 8 peas. Green 
|) peas are large, dark green, and fine-flavored. Dry 
seed is cream and green, flattened and wrinkled. 
65 days. 
_ Laxton Superb — Often called Early Bird because 
/ it is the earliest of the large-podded dwarf types. 
-|A home and market garden variety. Vines are 
‘ about 20 inches tall and heavy-yielding, light green 
_in color, Pods are about 4 inches long, thick, curved, 
' pointed, and medium green. Green peas are large 
-and tender. Dry seed is round, slightly dimpled, 
| cream colored. 60 days. 
Little Marvel — A popular local shipping and 
/ market variety, very productive and of good quality. 
' Vine is about 20 inches tall. Pods average 3 inches 
“long, blunt-ended, plump and straight, contain 7 
or 8 peas each. Green peas have excellent flavor, 
quality and dark green color. Dry seed is green, 
| square and wrinkled. 60 days. 
) Notts Excelsior — Also called American Wonder. 
| An early, home garden type of good quality. Vines 
are about two feet tall. Pods are almost 3 inches 
long, straight, blunt, medium green, contain about 
| [8 peas each. Green peas are medium size, tender 
and round. Dry seed is green, square, and wrinkled. 
65 days. 
/ Premium Gem — Sometimes called McLeans Little 
| Gem, and favored by many home gardeners over 
other varieties. Vines are 2 feet tall, well-foliated 
and very productive. Pods are about 2% inches 
long, thick and straight, blunt-ended, medium 
‘green, and contain 6 or 7 peas each. Green peas 
/are small and tender. Dry seed is wrinkled, cream 
‘and green. 65 days. 
|Wando — A canning, freezing, and home garden 
‘variety bred to stand adverse weather conditions. 
‘Its resistance to heat and cold alike give it a 
longer planting season than other types. Vine is 
-about 2 feet tall, vigorous and prolific. Pods are 
about 3 inches long, dark green color, rather slim, 
‘Straight, but small for marketing fresh. Green peas 
‘are medium size, dark green, tender, and well- 
‘flavored. Dry seed is green, wrinkled. 75 days. 
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