. Burpee's farm annual 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S PROFUSION PEA is of vigorous growth, the haulm attaining three feet in height, and of a very branciiing character—four to eight laterals startiug from the root. The hauliu is very stout, the main stem usually branching at the first three to five nodes above the ground. The pods are usually produced in pairs, from fifty to ninety pods to the plant. The natural-sized poils are represented by the engraving herewith ; the
. Burpee's farm annual 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S PROFUSION PEA is of vigorous growth, the haulm attaining three feet in height, and of a very branciiing character—four to eight laterals startiug from the root. The hauliu is very stout, the main stem usually branching at the first three to five nodes above the ground. The pods are usually produced in pairs, from fifty to ninety pods to the plant. The natural-sized poils are represented by the engraving herewith ; they are well eked with large, luscious peas, of very sweet and splendid as are of very large size, often one-half inch leter, when green, and are packed closely to- ir in the pods, five to nine in a pod. The plants are inuous bearers, extending over a period of several weeks. Qted May 2d, the peas were ready for the table July 9th. immense productiveness, stout, healthy growth, and e quality must make it a leading variety for main crop. Price per package 15 cts., or two packages for 25 cts.; ir pint 30 cts.; per quart 55 cts., postpaid by mail. PROOFS OF ITS PROLIFIC CHARACTER. Although first introduced in 1891, we had previously distributed ifleeii thousand packets of this distinct new main crop Pea for ad- vance trials among our customers with the most gratifying results. In competition for the cash prizes offered for the most prolific plants, we received from AIr. Edward Hack, Portland, Oregon, two plants bearing respectively two hundred and twenty-five and two hundred and twenty pods, which won the first and second prizes; the third prize was awarded to Mr. Chaklks E. Cari'knter, Kent, Washington, for a plant with one hundred and fifty pods, while the fourth prize was won by Mr. W. E. Ingkrsonl, Columbia Falls, Maine, with a plant bearing one hundred and one pods ; the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth prizes were secured oy plants bearing respectively one hundred
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