181 SOLANACEOUS 
CROPS 
coiling fruits are regarded more as curiosities 
than as staple market products. 
The eggplant is subject to several obscure 
fungous diseases, particularly in the South, 
and the only known remedy is rotation and 
destruction of the diseased vines. For the 
potato bug, which sometimes attacks eggplants, 
it is best to use Paris green, about one-quarter 
pound to 20 to 25 gallons of water, and plenty 
of lime. For leaf spot, use Bordeaux mixture. 
Get New Jersey Report 1890, p. 355. 
PEPPERS. 
Peppers are started in frames and when 
transplanted are set from eight to twelve 
inches apart in the row. They are cultivated 
just as tomatoes are, and, as they do not suffer 
from pests or diseases, the crop is more sure. 
Peppers will thrive in a cooler season than 
tomatoes, and will even endure slight frost, 
but in all other respects they require the same 
treatment as tomatoes. They have only re- 
cently acquired any importance as a crop, and 
even now, their use in cooking being only semi- 
occasional, they are not very staple. Italians 
use them extensively, and as Italian com- 
munities grow, the demand for peppers will 
increase. We use them mainly for making 
