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Title: Seed annual 1913
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: D.M. Ferry & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Michigan Detroit Flowers Seeds Vegetables Seeds Nursery stock Gardening Equipment and supplies
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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splendid quality, are very nearly aslarge in size and matm-e a little earlier. The vines are vigor-ous and productive, averaging fifteen to eighteen inches high;fohage dark green; pods about four inches in length. Seedlight green, large, -nTinkled. flattened, irregular in shape.I See colored plate, page 5. and further description in Supple-ment, page U.) Pkt. 10c; Pt. 60c; Qt. $1.00 Gem) A very early green wrinkled dwarfvariety similar to but better than McLeans LittleGem. The vine is vei-y productive and grows to aheight of from fifteen to eighteen inches. The podsare of medium size, about two and three-fotirths inches long,and crowded -nith six to eight very large peas of fine quahty.The seed is green, large, wrinkled, often flattened. Pkt. 10c;Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1,50; Bu. $8.00 rj • /^ (Improved Little rremiUm Vaem desirable early g If peas are ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart for charges. D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH, 47
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Peas, Alderman 48 M. FERRY & CO, DETROIT, MICH, PEAS—SECOND EARLY VARIETIES ... > A J -^ green, wrinkled variety of McLean S Advancer medium height, about two andone-half to three feet, witli long, broad pods, about two andthree-fourths to three inches long, which are abundantlyproduced and well filled to the ends. This pea is used veryextensively by market gardeners because of its productiveness,the flue appearance of its pods and is popular with consumerson account of its quality. It is also largely used by cauners.By careful selection we have developed a strain showingmarked improvements in vigor of plant, size of pod and pro-ductiveness. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.50 ■«r I 1 • u Vines stout, of medium height, about I OrkSnire Hero two and one-half feet, bearing near thetop a number of broad pods of medium size, about two andone-half to three inches long, filled with large peas that remaina long time in condition for use and whicli never become a

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