. Pearce's seeds, 1896. Nursery stock Ontario Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. JOHN S. PEARCE & CO.—Vegetable Seeds. 37. PEAS.—Peas require good ground, enriched with well-rotted manure ; fresh manure is injurious. They are usually sown in double drills ; that is, two drills eight inches apart; by so doing, one row of sticks will serve for two rows of peas. The space between the double drill may be about three feet or less, according to the height of the peas. Sow early sorts rather thick, and they will withstand dry weather and yield bette
. Pearce's seeds, 1896. Nursery stock Ontario Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. JOHN S. PEARCE & CO.—Vegetable Seeds. 37. PEAS.—Peas require good ground, enriched with well-rotted manure ; fresh manure is injurious. They are usually sown in double drills ; that is, two drills eight inches apart; by so doing, one row of sticks will serve for two rows of peas. The space between the double drill may be about three feet or less, according to the height of the peas. Sow early sorts rather thick, and they will withstand dry weather and yield better than those sown thin. One quart will sow ioo feet of drill. EXTRA EARLY VAR/ETIES-Vewees Uno.—For earliness, productiveness, and quality, this is perfection. A round blue pea, with vines about two feet long, medium sized pods and well filled. The earliest pea in existence. Lb. 15c ; peck $ Kentish Invieta, op Alaska (Private Stock).—A round blue sort, of superior flavor; two feet. Lb. 10c; peck $ *Ameriean Wonder.—Extra early ; productive ; of fine flavor. Lb. 20c; peck $ FiPSt and Best—Very early, pro- lific, and uniform in ripening ; two feet. (See cut.) Lb. 10c ; peck $ *Carter's Premium, or Im- proved Little Gem (Private Stock). —Podslong,and well filled; finest flavor ; one and a-half feet. Lb. 20c ; peck $ EARLY AND MEDIUM VARIETIES. Horsford's Market Garden.— Extremely prolific, of superior quali- ty ; two feet. (See cut.) Lb. 10c; peck $ McLean's Advancer.—A fine standard sort, of excellent quality : productive ; two feet. Lb. 20c ; peck $ The Queen.—Pods large, green» slightly curved. The peas are large' oval, deep green, and of a delicious flavor when cooked. From 2 to 2% feet in height. Lb. 30c. Horsford's Market Garden. * Yorkshire Hero.—Fine main crop sort ; prolific, and fine flavor ; two and a-half feet. (See cut.) Lb. 15c; peck $ *Prinee Of robust habit; immense pods, containing eight to
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