. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. 'Bliss's Ever-Bearing. Telephone. A tall,wrinkled marrow, enornous- ly productive, and of the best quality. Is a strong grower, averaging 18 pods to the stalk. The pods are of the largest size, and contain from 6 to 7 large peas. A desirable sort for the family garden. Extra Early Tom Thumb. A remarkable early variety. Very dwarf, growing but nine inc
. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. 'Bliss's Ever-Bearing. Telephone. A tall,wrinkled marrow, enornous- ly productive, and of the best quality. Is a strong grower, averaging 18 pods to the stalk. The pods are of the largest size, and contain from 6 to 7 large peas. A desirable sort for the family garden. Extra Early Tom Thumb. A remarkable early variety. Very dwarf, growing but nine inches. If planted early in the Spring, three crops can be ob- tained in a single season. Bliss's Abundance. A second early variety, at- taining a height of from 15 to 18 inches. Pods 3 to 3% inches long, roundish and well filled, con- taining 6 to 8 large wrinkled peas of excellent qual- ity. This variety branches directly from the roots forming a veritable bush, making it necessary to sow the seeds much thinner than usual. Six to eight inches apart in the rows is as near as the plants should stand; if the soil is very rich 8 inches is preferable. Carter's Strata- gem. Seeds green,. square height t orous, habit; wrinkled, 2 feet, vig- branching remarkably luxuriant foliage, leaves unusually large sized, under Carter's Stratagem. favorable conditions an enormous cropper; pods long, well filled with from seven to nine peas of the largest size, extra fine quality. One of the most elegant and showy peas in cultivation. Yorkshire Hero. A splendid wrinkled green marrow pea of branching habit and abundant bearer. Seedsmen on both sides of the Atlantic find their sales for this variety constantly on the increase; 2% feet. Tall White Marrowfat. A favorite marrow sort; 6 feet. Mostly grown as a field pea, and very pro- ductive. Black-Eyed Marrowfat. This is extensively grown as a field pea; hardy and productive, but not so fine flavored as most other varieties; 4 feet, Tall Sugar. (Edible
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