. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 52 Pais, Fr. Chicaros o Ginsant, s, Sp. One quart will plant about 100 feet of drill. One and a half bushels for one acre. CULTURE.â Peas nialure earliest in a light, rich soil; for general crop, a rich, deep loam, or inclining to clay, is best. Sow in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart, the rows 2 to 4 Teet apart, the tall ones requiring brush. Commence sowing the exira early , Ger. GARDEN PEAS. loam, o
. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 52 Pais, Fr. Chicaros o Ginsant, s, Sp. One quart will plant about 100 feet of drill. One and a half bushels for one acre. CULTURE.â Peas nialure earliest in a light, rich soil; for general crop, a rich, deep loam, or inclining to clay, is best. Sow in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart, the rows 2 to 4 Teet apart, the tall ones requiring brush. Commence sowing the exira early , Ger. GARDEN PEAS. loam, or inchnin brush. Commence sowin_ varieties as early as the ground can be worked in February or March ; continue for a succession every tM/o weeks until June, then discontinuing until the middle of August, when a good crop may be secured by sowing ihe extra early and early sorts for fall use. They should he kept clean and earthed up twice during the growth. The wrinkled varieties are not as hardy as the small round sorts, and if phmted early should have a dry soil, or they are liable to rot in the ground; they are, however, the sweetest and best flavored varieties. The dwarf varieties are best suited for small gardens or for forcing, planted in rows 1 loot apart. Packets of all varieties ol" Peas at 10 cts. each, postpaid. Sutton's Green Gem. (See Specialties, pages 25 to 30 ) Pi., 25 cts. (postpaitl, 33 cts.); qt., 45 cts. (postpaid, 60 cts.); 4 qts., §; peck, ^ Early Worn. (See Specialties, pages 25 to 30.) Pt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 33 cts.); qt., 45 cts. (postpaid, 60 cts.); 4 qts., 5>; peck, Dreer's Eureka Extra Early. We have been improving this strain ol extra early Pea lor years, and now have a very choice strain. It is the earliest and most prolific extra early variety; height, 20 inches. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt., 30 els. (postpaid, 45 cts.); 4 qts., $1 00; peck, $ Dreer's Electric Extra Early. This is a variety of the Alas
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