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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]4 

 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 Pulcginm. German, Kraiisemunze ; French, Ment/i^ 

 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, Ffeffennunze ; French, Menthe 

 poirrce. — 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. 



