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Early Kent. A very popular early Pea ; fine pods ; two and a half feet . . . .30 



Early Dillestone. This is undoubtedly one of the earliest Peas known ; seven or eight days 



earlier than the Dan O'Rourke ; fine flavor ; good size, and one of the best . . 50 



Drew's New Dvjarf. This fine Pea is remarkable for its dwarf and branching growth, 

 forming a bush one foot high and one foot broad ; consequently, only about one 

 plant to each foot of row is required. It is medium in earliness, and extremely 

 productive, each plant producing, with good culture, forty or fifty pods of rich, 

 fine-flavored, large Peas . . . . . . . • . ; . • • • '-"o 



McLean's Little Gem. A dwarf, prolific, green wrinkled Marrow ; habit similar to Beck's 



Gem or Tom Thumb, and is a first early ; a great acquisition ; height one foot . 90 



McLean's Advancer. A dwarf green wTinkled Marrow of fine flavor; long pods, well 

 filled up ; very prolific; nearly as early as the Dan O'Rourke; a comparatively 

 new variety go 



McLean's Princess Royal. A very prolific,, long-podded, early variety, of fine sugary 



flavor ; one foot high ; pods large, well filled ; very productive .... 50 



McLean's Prolific. A dwarf early variety, coming in after the Dan O'Rourke; white 



wrinkled, with the Marrow flavor . '. So 



Early Prince Albert. An old well-known variety ; early and productive ; three feet . . 30 



Early Washington. A standard sort ; verj' early and prolific ; three feet . . . . 30 



Early Hill. Large full pods ; good bearer; three feet 30 



Tom Thumb (Beck's Gem). Plants of remarkably low growth, seldom exceeding nine 

 inches in height ; stout and branching : pods about two and a half inches in 

 length, containing five or six peas, which are of a creamy-yellow ; fine flavor ; 

 very productive. It may be cultivated in rows ten inches apart. No stick re- 

 quired • 75 



Bishop's New Dwarf Long-podded. Stems about two feet high ; pods nearly straight, 

 almost cylindrical, containing six or seven white peas ; very early ; an abundant 

 bearer, and of excellent quality 40 



Carter's Surprise. A new variety of the Blue Surprise ; pods large, very productive, and 



fine quality ; an excellent market variety. Half pint pkts., 25 .... 50 



Alliance, or Eugenie. Plant about three feet in height, with pale-green foliage ; pods 

 single or in pairs, three inches long, containing five or six peas. When ripe, the 

 peas are of medium size, cream-colored, and much shrivelled and indented ; the 

 earliest white wrinkled Marrow Pea in cultivation 60 



Climax, or Napoleon. Plants about three and a half feet high; of robust growth; pods 

 three inches long, containing five or six peas. When ripe, these are of medium 

 size, pale blue or olive, and, like Eugenie, much wrinkled and indented; the 

 earliest of the blue wrinkled Marrow Peas 60 



Champion of England. A standard sort, considered by all to be the best grown for gen- 

 eral crop ; of delicious flavor ; very productive, and growing ft'om three to four 

 feet . . . . . . . .40 



Champion of Scotland, This we consider one of the best for main crop ; of rich, buttery 



flavor ; very productive, and of large size ........ 50 



Blue Imperial. This is considered by many as a standard sort; very hardy, and yields 



abundantly ; of good quality and size 30 



Missouri Marrowfat. This Pea is of American origin ; very productive ; of good quality, 

 and well deserving of cultivation ; about ten days earlier than the common Mar- 

 rowfat ; large pods; an excellent market variety, growing from three to five feet . 30 



Large White Marrowfat. An excellent and profit ble sort ; a little later than the preced- 

 ing ; pods large and full ; very productive, growing from three to five feet . . 25 



Black Eye Marrowfat. An excellent variety, growing about three feet high; pods large 

 and full ; a prolific bearer, and can be recommended as one of the best of the Mar- 

 rowfat varieties 25 



Victoria Marrowfat. A fine late variety; sweet, and of rich marrowfat flavor; very pro- 

 lific ; three to five feet 5° 



Dwarf Marrowfat. A very early sort, with large full pods; rich flavor; very productive ; 



two feet 30 



Veitch's Perfection. A new variety, of superior flavor and sweetness ; large pod, and a 



great bearer ; one of the best ; five feet S° 



Sugar Pea. Eatable pods or string pea ; three feet 90 



I*epper (Capsicum). 



German, P/effer. — French, Piment. — Spanish, Pimiento. 



Capsicum or Pepper is a tender annual, much esteemed for its seasoning qualities. In all the 

 various methods of preparation, it imparts vitality and promotes digestion. It is extensively used 

 for pickling. 



CuLTiRE. — The plants are always propagated from seed. Sow in a hotbed, early in April, in 

 shallow drills six inches apart, and transplant to the open ground when summer weather has com- 

 menced. The plants should be set in warm mellow soil, in rows sixteen inches apart, and about 

 the same distance apart in the rows ; or, in ordinary seasons, the following simple method mnv be 

 adopted for a small garden, and will afford an abundant supply of peppers for family use : When 

 all danger from frost is past, and the soil is warm and settled, sow the seeds in the open ground, 

 in drills three-fourths of an inch deep, and fourteen inches apart ; and, while growing, thin out the 

 plants to ten inches apart in the rows. Cultivate in the usual manner, and the crop will be fit for 

 use early in September. 



