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Procopp's Giant. Largest of all, being two or three times 

 as long as widest diameter ; pointed. Will need a few years more 

 of careful selection for seed to make it more uniform and smooth, 

 when it may be- 

 come one of the 

 grandest sorts in 

 existence. 



Red Clus- 

 ter. A small 

 plant, perfectly 

 covered with 

 coral-red, small, 

 thin peppers, 

 all growing in 



bunches on the top of branches, 

 and pointing upward and outward. 

 Useful for hot pickles. Plant quite 

 ornamental. 



Long Red Cayenne. Fruit 

 small, long, very pungent. One of 

 the old standards. 



Celestial. Fruit about I y 2 

 inches long, conical, at first of 

 beautiful waxy yellow, then chang- 

 ing to purplish scarlet. Plant a free grower and thrifty bearer, 

 and at any stage of development, after fruit has begun to set, a 

 most attractive thing, worthy to be cultivated as a pot plant in 

 greenhouse or conservatory. 



PENNYROYAL. 



Mentha Pulegium. German, Krausemunze ; French, Menthe 

 Pouliot. Perennial of the mint family, easily propagated by 

 division of the creeping root-stock, often found growing wild in 

 moist, clayey soils. Leaves have an agreeable odor, and are 

 used for seasoning and for medical purposes. 



PEPPERMINT. 



Mentha Piperita. German, Pfeffermunze ; French, Menthe 

 poirree. Grows wild along the margins of swamps and streams, 

 and other wet places. In a few localities it is largely cultivated 

 and utilized in the manufacture of peppermint oil and essence. 

 Propagated by division of root-stock or stem, and is easily grown. 

 Plant pieces of root in rows 2 feet by I, and give it a fair chance 

 to grow, when it will soon take care of itself even on upland. 



