Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 DuKii of Aluanv Duke of Albany. Pods unusually large and well filled with large peas of excellent quality. We consider it an improvement on the Telephone, from which it is evidently a selection. It comes into bearing earlier than the Champion of England, and will doubtless become a standard sort. Height, 3A ft. Pkt. 15 cts., qt. 50 cts. Everbearing (Bliss). A first-class pea for summer and autumn use, pods 3 to 4 inches long, and contain 6 to 8 peas of a rich flavor, very sweet and tender. Owing to its remarkable branching
Dreer's garden calendar for 1888 . dreersgardencale1888henr Year: 1888 DuKii of Aluanv Duke of Albany. Pods unusually large and well filled with large peas of excellent quality. We consider it an improvement on the Telephone, from which it is evidently a selection. It comes into bearing earlier than the Champion of England, and will doubtless become a standard sort. Height, 3A ft. Pkt. 15 cts., qt. 50 cts. Everbearing (Bliss). A first-class pea for summer and autumn use, pods 3 to 4 inches long, and contain 6 to 8 peas of a rich flavor, very sweet and tender. Owing to its remarkable branching habit it, remains in bear- ing an unusually long time. Pkt, 10 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck $ Telephone* Immensely productive, of the finest qual- ity, and excellent sugary flavor; vines very strong, averaging 18 to 20 pods per stalk ; the pods are of large size and closely packed with large delicious peas; 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 50 cts., peck $ Large White Marrowfat. A favorite variety; large,, well-filled pods; 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., peck $ Black-Eyed Marrowfat. This and the White Mar- rowfat are extensively grown as field peas, as they are hardy, productive, and bearwell-filled pods; 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., peck $ Dwarf Sugar. Edible pods, fine flavor; used like Snap- Short Beans; 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 50 cts. Tall White Sugar. Large, long edible pods; used like the Dwarf Sugar; 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 50 cts. Early Dwarf Wrinkled Sugar. A French wrink- led variety, with edible pods; 21 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 50 cts. Dwarf Gray Seeded Sugar. Similar to above vari- ety, except in height, which is only 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.,qt. 50 cts. Tall Gray Seeded Sugar. Purple blossom, edible pods ; used as above ; 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 50 cts. POTHTOGS Kartoffcl, Gee. Pomnie de Terre, Fr. Potato, 6 Papas, Sp. The soil best suited to the Potato is a rich, sandy loam, but it seems to thrive in almost any soil or climate. The potato being
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