Dreer's garden book for 1947 . dreersgardenbook1947henr Year: 1947 Early Wonder Edible-Podded Sugar Pea 640 Dwarf Grey Sugar. 6S days. Grows 2 ft. tall and bears a great abundance of flattened 3-inch pods which are delicious and tender while young. Cook with the pods which are fiberless. Pkt. ISc; yi lb. 30c; lb. SOc; 2 lbs. 90c; S lbs. §, prepaid. 662 Mammoth Melting Sugar. 72 days. An excellent, large, iiat-podded, wilt-resistant variety with tender, fleshy, stringless pods. Used like snap-beans. Pkt. I5c; K lb. 3Sc; lb. 65c; 2 lbs. .$; S lbs. , prepaid. Piseho,iTAL. UQrCl6H l^
Dreer's garden book for 1947 . dreersgardenbook1947henr Year: 1947 Early Wonder Edible-Podded Sugar Pea 640 Dwarf Grey Sugar. 6S days. Grows 2 ft. tall and bears a great abundance of flattened 3-inch pods which are delicious and tender while young. Cook with the pods which are fiberless. Pkt. ISc; yi lb. 30c; lb. SOc; 2 lbs. 90c; S lbs. §, prepaid. 662 Mammoth Melting Sugar. 72 days. An excellent, large, iiat-podded, wilt-resistant variety with tender, fleshy, stringless pods. Used like snap-beans. Pkt. I5c; K lb. 3Sc; lb. 65c; 2 lbs. .$; S lbs. , prepaid. Piseho,iTAL. UQrCl6H l^6QS Erbs''en,Ei Treat seeds 'with Spergon and Nitragin 1 Pkt. for 20 ft.; one pound for 100 feet of drill. Smooth-seeded peas can be sown as early in the spring as the ground can be pre- pared. Subsequent frost does not hurt them. Sow in single or double row, 24 to 26 inches apart, iovering the seeds about 2 inches deep. All wrinkled varieties are sown in the same manner, but the gardener must wait until danger from severe frost is passed. 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 verj' popular with home gardeners and canners. The vines grow about 2 feet tall and bear an abundance of light green pods measuring 2^ inches in length and containing 6 light green peas each. Wilt-resistant. Pkt. 10c; yi lb. 2Sc; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $, prepaid. 635 Dreer's Eureka Extra-Early. 58 days. Very early and most prolific, forming robust vines 24 inches tail bearing a great abundance of 2^-inch pods filled with small, tender, green peas of a delicious, sweet flavor. Pkt. 10c; yi lb. 2Sc; 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 green, square- ended pods which measure 3^ to 4 inches l
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