. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Herbs Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs California San Francisco. STRATAGEM.—A sweet, wrin- kled variety, introduced from En- gland. Vines not large, but of vigor- ous growth, producing a heavy crop; beautiful, long pods, well filled with large peas of good quality; two feet. PRIDE OF THE MARKET.— Large peas of fine flavor, borne in large, handsome dark green pods at the top of attractive and sturdy vines of medium height. A showy variety of good quality. DW


. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Herbs Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs California San Francisco. STRATAGEM.—A sweet, wrin- kled variety, introduced from En- gland. Vines not large, but of vigor- ous growth, producing a heavy crop; beautiful, long pods, well filled with large peas of good quality; two feet. PRIDE OF THE MARKET.— Large peas of fine flavor, borne in large, handsome dark green pods at the top of attractive and sturdy vines of medium height. A showy variety of good quality. DWARF SUGAR EDIBLE PODDED—GRAY SEEDED.—One of the best Edible Podded kinds. Early; peas large, tender, and very sweet. TALL SUGAR EDIBLE POD- DED—GRAY SEEDED.—Similar to the Dwarf, but grows much larger and continues in bearing longer. Large White flarrowfat. LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT.—A leading kind for the main crop; of vigorous growth; pods long, and well-filled with large, smooth peas, that are of a creamy color, and very handsome when ripe, four feet. BLACK=EYED MARROWFAT.—Similar to the White Marrowfat, but the vine is smaller, and the pea has a black eye Yields heavily; three feet. FIELD PEAS.—White Marrowfat, Black-Eyed Marrowfat, Blue or Green, Small White, and Sweet Wrinkled. These are sown broadcast and fed to stock along with the vines, when green, or left to ripen and sent to market to be made into split peas, or used for other food Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bowen, E. J; E. J. Bowen (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. San Francisco, Calif. : E. J. Bowen


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