PEPPER CAPSICUM. 97 



is to sow the early varieties in June or July. In the 

 hands of a skillful and experienced gardener, peas are a 

 very profitable crop. The price varies considerably, 

 ranging from two dollars per bushel for the early, to fifty 

 cents per bushel later in the season. The latter price is 

 paid by the canning factories. It is a good plan to con- 

 tract with a canning establishment to take all the 

 peas after the price in market falls to seventy-five cents 

 per bushel. Taking the whole crop together, the returns 

 are quite satisfactory. It costs here fifteen cents per 

 bushel to pick the peas. 



'BUGGY PEAS. 



The principal insect enemy of the pea is the Weevil 

 (Bruchus pisi). It is spreading very rapidly. Not Jong 

 ago, peas grown in the northern latitudes and in Canada, 

 were not injured by the Weevil. Now we get "buggy 

 peas " from many places formerly free from this pest. 

 There is nothing that we can do to 

 check or destroy the Weevil after it 

 is introduced. What we should all 

 aim to do is, never to sow buggy 

 peas. In time this would help us. 

 Do not buy seed peas from any seeds- 

 man unless he will warrant them 

 entirely free from bugs. 



PEPPER CAPSICUM. 



Pepper, or Capsicum, is a tender 

 plant. It does well in the Northern 

 States after the plants are fairly 

 started. Occasionally we can grow Fi - 16 - FBPFEB.-LABGB 

 them by sowing the seed in the BELL B BULI " NOSB - 

 open ground, about the time we plant melons and 

 cucumbers; but, as a rule, it i^ better to start the plants 

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