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mature several weeks later than the Black Pekin, but 

 the latter is much more productive. The New York 

 Purple and Black Pekin are excellent varieties for shipping 

 or for home use, but the New York Spineless and Early 

 Long Purple mature earlier. (See Plate X.) 



The New Orleans Market is a variety which has long 

 been grown in Louisiana and gives good results in the 

 hotter parts of the United States. The Florida Highbush 

 is an excellent variety as it carries the fruit free from the 

 soil, an important consideration in a moist climate. 

 The white eggplant has not become a favorite with the 

 market, but for home use it is excellent, as its flavor is 

 superior to that of the colored varieties. 



PEPPER 



The "pepper" grown in vegetable gardens is the fruit 

 of species of Capsicum; they are sometimes called 

 "chillies," particularly the small, very pungent kinds. 

 The fruits are also known as "red peppers" and "Cayenne 

 peppers," to distinguish them from the true pepper (of 

 the genus Piper) from which the black and white table 

 pepper of commerce is made. 



The red peppers were among the vegetables found by 

 Columbus in the New World four hundred years ago. 

 They are now cultivated in most tropical and subtropical 

 countries. They grow well in the warmest parts of the 

 earth. Within the tropics the hot peppers especially are 

 used as seasoning, while the large sweet peppers are pre- 

 ferred as vegetables in temperate lands. The sweet 

 peppers are sometimes canned. The hot peppers are used 



