PEAS 
Height Pod 
ne. ; = Peas 
Varieties Days (inches) Length Shape Color Per Pod Remarks 
SMOOTH SEEDED 
INTENSE? c,clesse ch pacha eee oy) 28 2% blunt light 6-8 ASGROW pedigreed strain. 
Laxton’s Superb (Early Bird) 61 16 4 pointed dark 9-10 Early large-podded; fair. 
YQUGOIN 3g anes ay Ree SY 35 2% blunt light 6-8 Improved Alaska type. 
WRINKLED SEEDED 
Alderman (Telephone)* .... 74 60 4 pointed dark 8-10 High quality; productive. 
[Leap aiteyny if! . <2 Stans Beene 62 38 3Y% blunt dark 7-8 See below. 
ILAgiOi'S PROGRESS... aaneose 62 16 4% pointed dark 7-9 Superior ASGROw Strain. 
erties Marve lime tence. cc cre 64 18 3 blunt dark 7-8 Good yielder, high quality. 
INO. gi 2 74 28 5 pointed dark 8-10 See below. 
PIROTRESS INI@, Og oncaouace 60 20 44 pointed dark 7-9 An early, large w.r. strain. 
ROnd OM pp eere eeeaen's wats 2 2 4% pointed very dark 7-8 See below. 
Wier alts IRGeOrrli? sa one i 32 3% pointed medium 7-9 See below. 
EDIBLE-PODDED 
DwantiGrayeSucar 65 28 3 broad, flat light Se Standard early variety. 
Mammoth Melting Sugar* .. 74 54 5 broad, flat light pa by. Standard for main crops. 
*Resistant to Fusarium wilt. 
LAXTON 7. A recent AsGRow introduction 
closely resembling Thomas Laxton in plant and 
pod but resistant to Fusarium wilt and some- 
what more prolific, with peas a little larger. 
The pods are darker in color than some strains 
of Thomas Laxton and very attractive. 
No. 40. A high-quality, late variety for shippers 
and market gardeners, selected by AsGROW 
from the older Giant Stride and purelined. 
Plants dark green, stocky and branching; wilt- 
resistant. Pods attractive, dark green, and ex- 
ceptionally large, containing 8-10 large, suc- 
culent peas. 
RONDO. An attractive, late-season, dwarf vari- 
ety, developed by asGrow for the fresh market. 
Plants dark green and productive. Pods re- 
semble Alderman, but mostly double; large, 
long, straight, pointed, and well filled with 
excellent quality peas, giving good weight in 
hamper or basket. 
WORLD'S RECORD. The wilt-resistant AsGRow 
strain, developed to furnish growers with an 
attractive, productive, high-quality pea for first- 
early market. Resembles and matures in season 
with older strains, but the pods are somewhat 
darker and more attractive on the stand or in 
Rondo the market. World’s Record 
COW PEAS, southern table varieties 
BLACKEYE, EARLY WILT-RESISTANT RAMSHORN. 63 days. Early and very prolific, producing a heavy yield of long pods on upright 
vines. Plants uniform in size, growth and maturity. 
BLACKEYE, GIANT WILT-RESISTANT RAMSHORN. 70 days. Vigorous and productive. The peas are much larger than regular Blackeyes 
and can be used for both green and dried peas. 
BROWN CROWDER. 75 days. Plants thick-stemmed and branching. Pods filled with brownish peas of good flavor, crowded together. 
DIXIELEE. 75 days. Productive under wide range of conditions. Good quality, fresh or processed. Plants semi-bunch type, with considera- 
ble nematode resistance. 
PURPLE HULL BUNCH. 62 days. Plants bushy, purple pods borne on long stems extending above leaves. At green shell stage peas are 
light green with dark purple eye. 
19 
