. Annual catalogue of seeds and bulbs. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New York (State) Buffalo. 18 O. W. CLARK & SON, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. Peas. French, Pois. German, ©rbfett. Spanish, Chicaros o Guisantes. Culture.—One quart for 75 feet of drill, 2 to 3 bushels for an acre. Peas mature earliest in a light, rich soil; for a general crop a deep, rich loam, or inclin- ing to clay, is the best. When grown in the gardeu, sow in double rows, 6 to 8 inches apart. When grown for a market crop, sow in
. Annual catalogue of seeds and bulbs. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New York (State) Buffalo. 18 O. W. CLARK & SON, BUFFALO, NEW YORK. Peas. French, Pois. German, ©rbfett. Spanish, Chicaros o Guisantes. Culture.—One quart for 75 feet of drill, 2 to 3 bushels for an acre. Peas mature earliest in a light, rich soil; for a general crop a deep, rich loam, or inclin- ing to clay, is the best. When grown in the gardeu, sow in double rows, 6 to 8 inches apart. When grown for a market crop, sow in single rows, 1 inch apart and 2 to 3 inches deep, the rows from 2 to 4 feet apart, accord- ing to the variety. Begin sowing the extra-early varie- ties as soon as the ground can be worked in March ; con- tinue for a succession every 2 weeks until June, then dis- continue until the middle of August, when a good crop may be secured by sowing the extra early sorts for fall use. They should be kept clean, and earthed up twice during growth. The wrinkled varieties are not as hardy as the smooth sorts, and if planted early should have a dry soil, as they are liable to rot in the ground ; they are, how- ever, the sweetest and best flavored varieties. The dwarf varieties are best suited for small AMERICAN WONDER. Extra=Early Peas. American Wonder. Height 1 foot. Extra-early dwarf, wrinkled, eral use. Qt. 25 cts., pk. $, bus. $5. Clark's Improved Extra-Early. Height, 2V2 feet. Ripens evenly; pods well filled. Most profitable earlv market variety. Qt. 25 cts., pk. $1, bus! $3. Early Alaska, or First of All. Height, 2^ feet. One of the very earliest blue Peas ; productive. A good market variety. Qt. 25 cts., pk. $1, bus. $ Rural New-Yorker. Height, 2% feet. Very early, prolific and uniform in ripening. Favorite with market-gardeners. Qt. 25 cts.; pk, $1, bus. $ First and Best. Height, 2% feet. An im- proved strain of Extra-Early Philadelphia. Qt. 25 cts., pk. $1
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