. Dreer's garden book 1924. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. I RELIABLE YE6ETMLE SEEM 37 Pais, Fr .. GARDEN PEAS One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill. Guisante, Sp. Erbsen, Ger. Dreer's Electric Extra Early CULTURE —The very earliest sowing of peas may be made as early in March as the gardener can prepare a piece of ground because subsequent frosts do not hurt the young plants, especially those of the extra early smooth-seeded varieties. Sow in single or double r
. Dreer's garden book 1924. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. I RELIABLE YE6ETMLE SEEM 37 Pais, Fr .. GARDEN PEAS One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill. Guisante, Sp. Erbsen, Ger. Dreer's Electric Extra Early CULTURE —The very earliest sowing of peas may be made as early in March as the gardener can prepare a piece of ground because subsequent frosts do not hurt the young plants, especially those of the extra early smooth-seeded varieties. Sow in single or double rows 24 to 26 inches apart, covering seeds about 2 inches deep. All varieties do better with some sort of support. Where the brush is lacking, poles and twine may be utilized. By selecting varieties maturing in succession (and it is easy to pick them out from the following pages because they are listed in about the same order as they reach full size), a constant supply of delicious peas may be had from early in June until middle of August. Experience has proven that sowings made after middle of May are not as successful as the earlier ones because hot midsummer heal is apt to cut short both vines and pods. Material for inoculating Peas will be found offered on page 223. PEAS BY PARCEL POST The prices given in this catalogue for Peas of all kinds are for same to be sent by express or freight at purchaser's expense. If wanted sent by Parcel Post, remit extra as follows: To points East of Mississippi River, 5 cts. per pound. To points West of Mississippi River. 10 cts. per pound. Packets of all varieties of Peas, 10 cts. each. The Smooth-Seeded Extra Early Sorts The hardiest sorts, to be planted as soon as the soil can be put in condition. Dreer's Electric Extra Early. We consider this the best blue-seeded extra-early sort. The vines grow very uniform and attain a height of 2-| feet, bearing an abundant crop of medium size, dark green pods, which are well filled with peas of good
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