VARIETIES OF PEPPERS. 315 



slow. It is not wise to grow more than two crops of pep- 

 pers on even the best of soils without fertilizing very 

 liberally. Cover crops plowed under are found very 

 profitable. 



Varieties. The varieties chiefly grown for home use and 

 marketing green are Large Bell or Bull-nose, an early 

 variety of mild flavor, fruit large, slightly tapering and 

 generally terminating in four obtuse, cone-like points. It 

 is a favorite sort, both for pickling and for table use. 

 Sweet mountain is another popular variety similar to the 

 foregoing, but larger and milder in flavor, and Chinese 

 Giant is an immense pepper, often twice as large as Large 

 Bell. 



The standard for hot pepper and for the dried crop is 

 the Mexican chile, long, narrow pods on a low-growing, 

 narrow-leaved plant. One type is a very dark, thick- 

 meated, cone-shaped chile, growing from 4 to 6 inches 

 long, which is gaining ground ; while the Long Red, or 

 Anaheim Chile, having pods from 6 to 10 inches long, is 

 the best known. The plant is strong and holds its fruit 

 up well and is very productive. There is also a longer 

 variety with pods up to fourteen inches in length which, 

 however, is claimed to be less productive and light when 

 dried, though the flesh is quite thick when green. 



