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and treated similarly as tomato or egg-plants; but they do 

 not require near as long a season as either of them to 

 produce a crop. I usually sow seeds in boxes or flats, often 



rather crowded, and in 

 early June transplant 

 from there directly to 

 open ground, 2 or 2^ 

 feet apart, and plants 1 5 

 inches apart in the rows. 

 Soil of a warm, sandy 

 character is given the 

 preference. I stimulate 

 the plants to thrifty 

 growth with liberal 

 dressings of hen manure, 

 and perhaps wood ashes, 

 and thus have rows that 

 for thrift and amount of 

 fruit are beautiful to 

 behold. I usually sell some of the peppers; a very few are 

 utilized in the household, in preparing pickles and chowders, 

 etc., and the rest are chopped up and mixed with other stuff to 

 be prepared as a warm breakfast for the hens during fall and 

 early winter. 



Ruby King-. 



VARIETIES. 



Ruby King. — Too much cannot be said in its praise 

 as a market and family variety. Fruit very large, bri 

 red, well-shaped, always 

 smooth, and of mild flavor. 

 Prolific. 



Large Bell, Bullnose, 



Sweet Mountain. — 

 These are the principal 

 older market sorts; early, 

 bright red, mild, thick- 

 fleshed and prolific. 



Golden Dawn. — Re- 

 sembles Bullnose, except 

 in color, which is a beau- 

 tiful yellow. Sweet and 

 productive. 



Golden Upright. — 

 Fruit large, golden yellow, smooth, thick-fleshed, mild 

 always upright. Plants and foliage of remarkable thrift. 



Golden Queen. — Resembles Ruby King, except in 

 which is a fine yellow. 



both 

 lliant 



Red Cluster. 



and 

 color 



