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fine deep red and perfectly mild in flavour, and therefore one of 



the kinds that have a distinct value for use in the green state. 

 Elephant's Trunk Capsicum. Seed-pod bright red, large, 



thick. Broad, and more or less ribbed 

 at the base, tapering progressively 

 towards the end. Like most large- 

 fruited Peppers, it is mild in flavour. 

 In growth and productiveness it 

 resembles the Monstrous Pepper, from 

 which it has probably been derived. 



Spanish Mammoth Capsicum. 

 The seed-vessels of this variety 

 resemble those of the Monstrous 

 Capsicum in size, but their shape is 

 that of a cone, or rather a prism, 

 with rounded angles and truncate 

 at the end. They are 6 or 7 in. in 

 length, with a diameter of between 

 2 and 3 in. at the base, and rather 

 more than I in. at the extremity. 

 They are very handsome, and very 

 mild in flavour. 



Of this variety there are two 

 forms, one of which has bright red, 

 and the other fine yellow seed-vessels. 

 Only in very warm climates do the 



seed-vessels attain their full size. Very fair specimens of it, 



which have come from Valencia or Algeria, may be seen in Paris, 



in the shops where the produce of the south of Europe is sold ; 



but it is almost impossible to grow anything like them in the 



climate of Paris. 



Red Tomato Capsi- 

 cum, or American Bonnet 



Pepper. This Pepper 



has some resemblance to 



the Bell Pepper, but the 



seed - vessels are much 



shorter, and are marked 



with numerous ribs and 



furrows, like some kinds 



of Tomato. When ripe, 



they are of a fine bright 



red, and measure about 



Spanish Mammoth Capsicum 

 ( natural size). 



Red Tomato, or Squash, Pepper. 



2 in. across and about I in. in depth. This is not a very productive 

 kind, and is chiefly interesting on account of the singular shape 

 of the seed-vessels, which are usually mild in flavour and only hot 



