. Mingle & Co.'s almanac and garden manual 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. 42 P. B. MINGLE & CO., SEEDSMEN, 10:5 MARKET STREET. PHILADELPHIA PEAS The Pea is so generally known that it is n-edless to give any description of it. There ar« many new varieties coming out every year, most of which turn out to be no better than the older sorts. We have carefully culled them over, and our list will be found to contain that are really valuable The Pea matu


. Mingle & Co.'s almanac and garden manual 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. 42 P. B. MINGLE & CO., SEEDSMEN, 10:5 MARKET STREET. PHILADELPHIA PEAS The Pea is so generally known that it is n-edless to give any description of it. There ar« many new varieties coming out every year, most of which turn out to be no better than the older sorts. We have carefully culled them over, and our list will be found to contain that are really valuable The Pea matures earliest in a light, rich soil; but for general crop, a rich, deep loam will be found best The Extra Early varieties should be sown as soon as the ground can be worked in the Spring, and continue every two weeks for a succession. The tall varieties require brush stuck m between rows. The wrinkled varieties are superior, more delicate in Havor. and remain longer in season than the smooth sorts, but are not so hardy. Th« dwarf varieties suit best for small gardens, and can be planted in rows one foot apart #/ IMPROVED PREMIER EXTRA EARLY PEA.—This is undoubtedlv the best and earliest Pea grown /CLEVELAND'S ALASKA, (New.—See cut on page 41. /-CLEVELAND'S RURAL NEW YORKER, (NbwJ j. MINGLE'S EXTRA EARLY.—For family use this is probably equal to the Improved Premier; it does not ripen so evenlv, but keeps in bearing longer. S TOM THUM 13.—Very dwarf, grows only ten inches high, excellent quality and productive. j/McLEAN'S jLITTLE GEM —Highly recommended for garden cultivation ; quite dwarf, and anion? the earliest McLEAN'S PREMIUM GEM.—An improvement on the Little Gem, being larger and more productive. Does not ripen quite so earlv, is very luscious in flavor, and is general favorite. •^AMERICAN WONDER—A hybrid between Cham- pion of England and Little Gem ; grows eight to ten inches high ; it is an enormous cropper, and ripens in about fifty days from germinatio


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