. Gregory's annual illustrated retail catalogue of warranted seeds, vegetable, flower and grain. eingPer package. 15 cents; per MINIMUM PEA. I herewith present a photograph of Mr. Laxtons new dwarfwrinkled pea. the Minimum. This new seed-ling, of Mr. Lax-ton (the originatorof Alpha), is de-scribed as the mostdwarf of all peas,and was found tobe. the most prolificof 100 varieties test-ed at Girtford. Eng-land. Tested onmy own groundson a somewhatlarge scale 1find it as described,the most dwarf ofall varieties, grow-ing to the height ofJPP about six inches. Itis as early as thatvery early pea, t
. Gregory's annual illustrated retail catalogue of warranted seeds, vegetable, flower and grain. eingPer package. 15 cents; per MINIMUM PEA. I herewith present a photograph of Mr. Laxtons new dwarfwrinkled pea. the Minimum. This new seed-ling, of Mr. Lax-ton (the originatorof Alpha), is de-scribed as the mostdwarf of all peas,and was found tobe. the most prolificof 100 varieties test-ed at Girtford. Eng-land. Tested onmy own groundson a somewhatlarge scale 1find it as described,the most dwarf ofall varieties, grow-ing to the height ofJPP about six inches. Itis as early as thatvery early pea, theTom Thumb. Thepods are not aslarge as Tom Thumb (which is the objectionable trait), but in yield it farsurpasses that variety or indeed any dwarf sort. The aboveengraving was taken from a photograph of one grown on mygrounds, and, a? will be seen, has 21 pods on a sintgle May 25, the crop was ready for the table July 12. Asa remarkably early, exceptionally dwarf, and unexceptionallyprolific variety, the Minimum deserves a place in the familygarden. Per package, 15 cents. jggpx.
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