. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm & garden. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 28 T. W. WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va. GARDEN or Smooth Varieties. have constantly striven to improve both the earliness and quality of our strains, having our stocks-rown in the far North by the best pea-growers in that section. fe &lown m We are constantly in receipt of reports from our customers testifying to the splendid results f
. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm & garden. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 28 T. W. WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va. GARDEN or Smooth Varieties. have constantly striven to improve both the earliness and quality of our strains, having our stocks-rown in the far North by the best pea-growers in that section. fe &lown m We are constantly in receipt of reports from our customers testifying to the splendid results from our early peas. These reports are very gratifying to us, and the large increase in oar trade, not onlv in earlv peas, but m all of our seeds, shows that our truckers are appreciating our efforts to give them the verv strams of seeds that can be procured. 45 very Dest Culture.—Peas succeed best in light, rich, loamy soil which has been manured the previous season. Plant the smooth varieties in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, in rows three or four feet apart, two inches deep giving tbe taller varieties more room between the rows. For a suc- cession, plant every two weeks. The dwarf varie- ties can be planted in rows 2M to 3 feet apart. Peas gro vn as a market crop are rarely ever staked, but when the taller varieties are grown for private use, it is a good plan to sow them in double rows and stake with brush. They should be kept clean and the earth worked toward them two or three tunes during growth. One-and-a-half bushels are required to plant one acre; one quart to plant 100 feet of drill. If to be sent by mail, add for post- age at tbe rate of 8 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart. Packets mailed free. Wood's Lightning Excelsior. Since we first offered this sterling pea, a few years since, it has steadily grown more popu- lar each season, and has made for itself a most enviable reputation, and our sales have steadily iL creased each year. Among the strong
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