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Iowa Seed Company, 33... Des Moines, Iowa.

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[Image: American Wonder plant]

*American Wonder.-The most popular extra early variety for the family garden. Being very sweet it cannot be planted quite as early as the above as it will not stand as much cold wet weather, but it is far superior to the extra early smooth sorts in flavor and table qualities and is quite productive. Of dwarf and robust habit, growing about ten inches high, and produces a profusion of good sized, well-filled pods fairly packed with the finest flavored peas. On good soil each vine will average twelve pods and each pod six peas. The vines grow from eight to twelve inches high. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c.

*Premium Gem.-Height one foot; early and prolific; a type of and an improvement on the McLean's Little Gem. Pods long and of dark green color. The most popular sort for family use. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 10c, qt. 35c.

Alaska.-Height two feet, pods rather small, dark green color, well filled; the earliest pea known, being two days earlier than the Rural New Yorker, and ninety per cent of the pods can be gathered at the first picking. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 40.

[Image: Nott's Excelsior Pea Plant]

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Peas.
One quart will plant about 100 feet of drill; 2 to 3 bushels per acre.
Peas mature quickest in light, dry soil not too rich. May be sown as early as the ground can be worked, and for a succession, every two weeks up to July, or what is better, select several kinds which will form a succession in maturing. Sow in drills two to four feet apart, according to varieties, not less than four inches deep for general crop, although the first earlies will come to maturity sooner if only covered one and one-half to two inches. Wrinkled sorts are marked *. They should be sown thicker in the row than the smooth varieties, as they are more liable to rot if ground is wet.
Prices include postage. Pints at one-half the quart rates. 15c. per quart discount if sent by express. See special prices by the peck or bushel on page 22. Our packets contain about two ounces.

*Gradus.-See novelties. Per pkt. 10c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c.

Iowa Challenge.-An extra early variety of superior merit which is a favorite with Des Moines market gardeners. We can in all confidence say that after a trial of nearly all extra early varieties offered to the trade we have not found one possessing more merit, hence its name. For the market gardener it has no superior. It is not only extremely early and prolific, but it is of good flavor. All the good qualities of the Extra Early are most nearly brought to perfection in the Challenge. Vines 18 inches. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 40c.

Rural New Yorker.-Very early and of most even growth and maturity; 80 to 90 per cent of the pods can be removed at one picking. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 10c, qt. 35c.

[Image: Dwarf Champion pea plant]

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[Image: Iowa Challenge plant]

First and Best.-A standard first early variety popular with gardeners in all parts of the country. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 40c.

*Dwarf Champion.-This extra choice new variety is a great improvement on the old Champion of England which has been one of the sweetest, best and most popular varieties for the last 30 years. The old variety is very tall (6 feet) while this new sort grows only 2 1/2 feet, and still the vines are vigorous with a great profusion of very large pods filled with large sized peas of superior quality and very sweet. It is medium late and suited to main crop. Everyone who wants extra choice peas for family use should plant a few of these. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

*Telephone.-Immensely productive of the finest quality and excellent, sugary flavor; vines very strong, the pods are of large size, with six or seven large delicious peas; height four feet. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

*Champion of England.-One of the richest and best flavored peas grown. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 10c, qt. 35c.

*Everbearing.-Height two feet; late to very late; hardy, vigorous, enormous cropper, pods and peas of large size and good quality. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 40c.

*Improved Stratagem.-Late variety for family or market use. Half dwarf, vigorous, branching habit, and under favorable conditions an enormous cropper. Pods long and filled with seven to nine large peas of extra fine quality. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Mammoth Luscious Sugar.-This new sugar pea bears pods much larger than any other variety, often six to seven inches long, and an inch and one-half broad. They should not be shelled, but the peas and pods eaten together, and as they contain so much sugar, starch, and gluten, they are very nutritious for family use. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

*Nott's Excelsior.-A superb new variety, and we are sure our customers will welcome it as an ideal family and market pea. It is fully as sweet and delicious as the American Wonder and grows one-half taller. Pods are larger and it is far more productive than the Premium Gem, and it is within a day or two as early as the first early smooth peas. Mr. George Buchanan writes: "I found these peas a very distinct, pure sort, with many marked excellencies over the American Wonder, Premium Gem, Advancer, etc. The peas were ready for table use within forty-three days from planting. Quality very superior. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

*Juno.-This is considered by many by far the best wrinkled pea of its class to-day. It has very robust vines; stout, straight pods usually borne in pairs. The pods are very thick, broad-backed all the way up and filled from the stem to the tip with seven to nine sweet, delicious, dark green peas of immense size. Its height is two feet its season from medium early to main crop. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Dwarf White Marrow.-An improvement on the old Large White Marrowfat. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 10c, qt. 35c.

Black Eyed Marrowfat.-Is grown largely by gardeners and also sown as a field pea for stock. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 10c, qt. 30c.

*Abundance.-A standard medium early sort. Large and productive. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 40c.

Field Peas.-See list of Miscellaneous Field Seeds.