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Title: Annual descriptive catalogue : seeds
Identifier: CAT31282682 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Frank S. Platt (Firm); Platt, Frank S; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Connecticut New Haven
Publisher: New Haven, Conn. : Frank S. Platt
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FRANK S. PIATT'S FARM, GARDEN AND SFFD MANUAL. PEAS, GENERAL AND LATE CROP—Continued.
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Pride of the Market. Height, from eighteen inches to two feet, and bears grand pods well filled with large and finely-flavored peas from top to bottom of the haiilm. Its robust character, enor- mous productiveness and fine appearance insure its acceptance as a market favorite with the public. Price per qt., 20c; pk., $1.25 ; bu., $4.00. * Juno. A large wrinkled pea of great merit, medium late, growing two to three feet high; pods long, large, straight and terminating abruptly. The peas are of unusual size, making a very broad pod. Price per qt., 30c; pk., $1.35 ; bu., $5.00. * Stratagem. It is a pea that will always pay, whether for the best table in the land or for the people's market, the plant being dwarf, hardy and prolific, the pods of good shape and color and well filled. Height, two and one-half feet. Price per qt., 25c; pk., $1.25 ; bu., $4.00. * Yorkshire Hero. A large, late wrinkled sort, excellent for the kitchen garden; vines rank and vigorous, but not tall (sometimes called Dwarf ChampionJ. Height, two and one-half feet. Price per qt., 20c; pk., $1.00; bu., #3.00. * Shropshire Hero. This is similar to the Yorkshire Hero, but much more abund- ant cropper. Larger podded, of equal quality and a little earlier. Price per qt., 20c; pk., $1.25 ; bu., $4.00. Juno. * Telephone. This is a great cropper, is a wrinkled variety, and peas of excellent quality and flavor. Height, two to three feet. Price per qt., 20c; pk., $1.25 ; bu., $4.00. * Champion of England. An old favorite, rich flavored and very prolific, Height, five feet. Price per qt., 15c; pk., 85c; bu., $3.00. White Marrowfat. One of the oldest sort in cultivation, and possessing desirable quali- ties. Height, five feet. Price per qt., 10c; pk., 60c; bu., #2.00. Black=Eyed flarrowfat. A standard late pea among the market gardeners ; the pods grow very large, round and full ; the quality is excellent. Height, three feet. Price per qt., ioc*; pk., 60c; bu., $2.00. EDIBLE PODDED PEAS. Dwarf Sugar. Edible pods, of good quality shelled. Round, yellow seeds, resembling the extra earlies. Height, three feet. Price per qt., 25c; pk., £1.50; bu., $5.00. Tall Sugar. Similar to Dwarf, except in height of vines. Height, five feet. Price per qt., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00.

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