The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
Garden Peas.


A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer
says:
It requires some judgement and ex-
perience 10 choose from among the nu-
merous varieties of garden peas, offered
by our seedsmen, the kind best adapted
to our particular soils or locality. Most
of the descriptions of culture, time of
maturing, &C., &C., are copied from Eng
lish catalogues, and although in that
country, the pea reaches its greatest per-
fiction, it is not always safe to rely upon
their descriptions of varieties suited to
our climate which is 30 dissimilar. My
object is, in This short article, to only
mention few varieties, and such as we
know to be No. /.
The use of the pea in this country il
becoming more and more common, and
the smallest garden without q pea patch
is something seldom seen. A loamy
soil il the best for this crop, and more
especially for the dwarf varieties; it
cannot be too rich.
For the early sorts choose . warm
sheltered situation ON the southern side
Of . garden feuce, or south slope OF q hill
side.
A pint Of seed will cow q row about
forty feet in length.
A great mistake is very often made in
not covering tho seeds deeply enough.
have often seen sowings BY market
gardener. where the seed was scarcely
covered, and when the hot, dry spell Of
the latter part Of Nay came on the roots
were dried up, and the vine of course
yielded nothing. By my own expert
sace, should Ssy, never cover the seed
lso than three inches in depth, and for
the later and larger sorts, not less than
fsur inches win 30 found too much, if
good, well. filed pod il desired.
A rulslaid down BY English gardeners
il, when peas arc sownin the usual man.
ner, the rows should b a. far asunder
= the length Of the stem Of the variety
planted. Thus . pea that sttains q
height Of two feet should have two feet
nom row to row, and 70 on to taller or
lower growing sorts.
For convenience, peas are classified by
seedsmen into three Glasses, viz, Extra
Early, Early, or Second Early, and Late
or General Crop.
IxTRA RARLY vARIETrEs.
Carriers First Crop is the earliest pea
in cultivation. Planted April 9th, it
bloomed May 18th, and was suitable for
picking June 10th. For the kitchen
garden it cannot be too highly recon-
mended.
Caractacus--A variety very much re-
sembling the above, with trifle larger
pod, maturing three to Eve days later.
Philadelphia Extra Early.-Sown
April 9Th, came into flower June LIST,
and matured fine crop june 18th. Il
4 great favorite with market gardeners.
NcLean's Little Gem 10, undoubtedly,
the finest garden pea now in cultivation.
Sown April 9th, lowered June 5th and
produced . large and perfect crop June
23rd. In its habit very dwarf ard Of
much superior flavor.
Tom Thumb.-An old and much e.
tsemed favorite, dwarf variety; yields
we'll and natures about Same time -
Little Gem.
sAsLy on SECOND sARLY vARrRrIBs.
NcLsan's Advance il to b considered
the best Of this class 6ne wrinkled
scrt; grows 70 about two feet in height.
Scwn In early part Of June will mature
about July Let.
SAxton's Prolific Long Pod.-Is very
productive long podded variety, often
having seven TO ten peas in apod. Very
hardy and Of fair quality; will mature
about July 4th.