. Dreer's garden book for 1942. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS Fois, Fr. Pisello, Ital. Garden Peas One pound will plant 100 feet of drill. Guisante, Sp. Erbsen, Ger. Smooth-seeded peas can be sown as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared. Subsequent frost does not hurt them. Sow in single or double row, 24 to 26 inches apart, covering the seeds about 2 inches deep. All wrinkled varieties are sown in the same manner, but the g
. Dreer's garden book for 1942. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS Fois, Fr. Pisello, Ital. Garden Peas One pound will plant 100 feet of drill. Guisante, Sp. Erbsen, Ger. Smooth-seeded peas can be sown as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared. Subsequent frost does not hurt them. Sow in single or double row, 24 to 26 inches apart, covering the seeds about 2 inches deep. All wrinkled varieties are sown in the same manner, but the gardener must wait until all danger of frost has passed or otherwise the wrinkled seeds will rot. All varieties over 2 feet do better with support. Smooth-Seeded Extra-Early Sorts The hardiest sorts to be planted as soon as the soil can be put in condition. 618 Alaska. 54 days. A smooth-seeded Pea very popular with home gardeners and canners. The vines grow about 2 feet tall and bear an abundance of light green pods measuring 2j inches in length and containing 6 light green peas each. Pkt. 10c; 5 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $, prepaid. 635 Dreer's Eureka, Extra-Early. 58 days. Very early and most prolific. It has given good results wherever grown. The vines reach a height of about 20 inches, are very robust, and bear an abundance of pods which measure 2j inches in length and are well filled with tender green peas of sweet flavor. Pkt. 10c; j lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $, prepaid. 628 Early Eight Weeks. 54 days. A splendid first-early Pea growing 12 to 15 inches tall. The vines are simply loaded with well-filled pods of good size. Exceed- ingly tender and of most dehcious flavor. Smooth-seeded. Pkt. 10c; J lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $, prepaid. 667 Mammoth Pod Extra-Early. 58 days. The earliest large-podded quality Pea with vines growing about 3 feet tall. Bears a heavy crop of dark , square- ended pods which measure 3J to 4 inches l
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