. The Geo. A. Weaver Co's annual catalogue of seeds. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Rhode Island Newport; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit; Agricultural implements; Commercial catalogs. 52 The Geo. A. Weaver Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds and Implements, Newport, R. L. PEAS. Gr6]'en. One quart will plant 100 feet of drill; i to ij{ bushels per acre. A light soil, moderately rich, should be selected for the early varieties, and old decomposed manure or leaf-mold should be scattered along the bottom of the drill and co
. The Geo. A. Weaver Co's annual catalogue of seeds. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Rhode Island Newport; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit; Agricultural implements; Commercial catalogs. 52 The Geo. A. Weaver Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds and Implements, Newport, R. L. PEAS. Gr6]'en. One quart will plant 100 feet of drill; i to ij{ bushels per acre. A light soil, moderately rich, should be selected for the early varieties, and old decomposed manure or leaf-mold should be scattered along the bottom of the drill and covered lightly with fine earth, so that the seed may not come in direct contact with the fer- tilizer. For general crops a good dressing should be applied, and for the dwarf kinds the soil should be very rich. The earliest Peas are mostly round and smooth-seeded. These are very hardy, and should be sown as early as possible in spring ; later sowings should follow of the fine, sweet wrinkled varietirs Sow Peas in drills and cover not less than 4 inches For the lowest sorts the drills should be 2 feet apart ; those growing taller should be 3 or 4 feet apart, according to height. When grown for private use. Peas should be staked with brush, except the very dwarf-growing varieties. Extra Early Varieties. Alaska, or Clipper. The earliest of early Peas most prolific, sweetest, and the best color when cooked; a blue, round-seeded variety, growing about 2'/'i ft. high. Pkt. 10c, qt. 25c, pk. $ Allan's Sunol. Vigorous vines, sometimes throw- ing out laterals at the surface of the ground, yield- ing from three to seven pods of good size and shape, containing from five to eight peas of extra- fine flavor ; seeds round, white, slightly dented or pitted; height 2% ft. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 pk. Maud S. Seeds white; very early and productive ; one of the leading sorts for first crop ; fine stock ; height about 2 ft. Pkt, ioc, qt 25c , pk. $ Early Dexter. The standard extra
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