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Title: Seed annual, 1899
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: D.M. Ferry & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Flowers Vegetables Nursery stock Gardening
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : D.M. Ferry & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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olive green onthe blossom end. The flesh is a deep orange and uniformly soto the rind, never having the green tinge so objectionable inthe older sort. It cooks very dry. fine grained and ^ood flavored. We believe this is the best fall and winter sort 3et intro-duced and that it deserves to and will become a most popular variety. It certainly has no superior as a table- squasliPkt. 10c; Oz. loc: 2 Oz. 25c; H Lb. 40c: Lb. $1.25 ^ ^^^ No ExcelsiorPea The BestEarly Dwarf Pea It combines to a wonderful degree the good qualities of the AmericanWonder and Premium Gem Peas without their deficiencies. The Vines are Larger and More Vigorous than American Wonder,And Earlier and More Prolific than Premium Gem. The Peas in Sweetness and Quality are Unsurpassed. A .MOST DESIRABLE SORT FOR THE MARKET GARDENER, AND UNSURPASSED FOR THE HOME GARDEN.Pkt. 10c: Ft. loc: qt. 25c: 4 qts. 75c: IJushel $4.00 If Peas are ivanted bymail or express prepaid, add 10 cents per pint. IS cents per quart, for charges.
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50 D. M. FKRRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. ...SEGONP EARLY PEAS... IVI ^1 c^ 2=k rft ^ J\ rl ■%./ 5:* r^ d^ C^v^ ^ green, wrinkled variety, about two and a half feet high, with broad,i^MK^UtyCMit W r\ UVClll^t^l long pods, whieh are abundantly produced and well filled to the ends.Considered by some the best of the second early sorts. This pea is used very extensively by the market gardeners in thevicinity of New York, on account of its great productiveness, the fine appearance of its pods, and quality of the peas. It isvery largely used among canners, as the skin will stand cooking without breaking. Careful comparison shows that our stockis unequaled. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; qt. 20c; 4 Qts. 60c; Bushel $3.00 mj^^ Fx/^r^l^P^Pfel^irKS ^ variety maturing soon after the Gems, and continuing a long time in bear-■■^^ ■- V v5l I_FC?C11 11 I^-j ing. Vine stout, about eighteen inches high, bearing at the top six to tenbroad pods. If these are removed as they mature, and the season and soil ar

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