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PARSNIP 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; five to six pounds for an acre. 

 CUI/TURE. Sow as early in the spring as the weather will permit, in drills 15 inches apart and one-half 

 inch deep, in a rich, deep soil; thin out to 6 inches apart in rows. _ The quality of the roots is improved by leaving 

 them in the ground over winter for spring use. Secure enough in pits or cellars for immediate needs. Valuable 

 for feeding stock as well as for table use. 



HOLLOW CROWN SUGAR PARSNIP. Is the best bred and handsomest parsnip. It is 

 half long, wedge-shaped, hollow-crowned, and very broad at the shoulders, easily taken out 

 of the ground, and producing more tons to the acre than the longer and thin varieties. 

 Packets, 5c and 10c; %. lb., 15c; y z lb., 20c; lb., 35c. 



PUMPKIN 



KURDIS 



Two Pounds to the Acre. 

 Hills 8 Feet Apart. 

 SWEET POTATO. The finest variety 

 for table use. Packets, 5 and 10c; % lb., 

 15c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 50c. 



CONNECTICUT FIELD, or LARGE 

 YELLOW. The common field variety so 

 largely grown amongst corn. Excellent for 

 stock feeding. Ounce, 5c; % lb., 10c; 

 y 2 lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 



SMALL SUGAR. A very handsome, little 

 pumpkin with deep orange-colored skin and 

 flesh of unusually fine, sugary flavor; fine- 

 grained, very productive, and keeps well. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % lb., 15c; lb., 50c. 



LARGE SWEET CHEESE. A most popular variety; fruit-flattened; skin-mottled light 

 green and yellow, changing to rich cream color as it matures. Flesh yellow, thick, tender, 

 very nutritious and of excellent quality. A most productive variety. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 

 Yi lb., 25c; lb., 40c. 



YELLOW WINTER CROOKNECK. Fruit about 2 feet long, with solid, meaty, 

 curved neck. Seed located in bulb-like end. Very fine for pies; color solid yellow. Packets, 

 5 and 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 



Large Cheese 



PEPPERS 



'PEFFERS 



Ounce to 1,000 plants. 



CUI/TURE. Peppers are indispensable as a seasoning for soups and meats. The 

 large varieties are mainly used for this purpose and pickling. The mild sweet 

 varieties like Sweet Mountain, Bull Nose and Ruby King are used for Mangoes, while 

 the small fruited sorts are best for sauces. Sow in hot-beds in March or April or 

 sheltered border in May, and when the season is favorable, transplant in rows two 

 feet apart and 18 inches in the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



RUBY KING. An improved American variety, reaching the largest 

 size, often 4 to 6 inches in length and 3)^ to 4 inches thick, yet retain- 

 ing the symmetrical sbape of the smaller sorts. It is very bright 

 colored and the flesh is beautiful, sweet and mild-flavored. One of the 

 best stuffed pickles. Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 



SWEET MOUNTAIN. Fruit very large, often 8 inches or more in 

 length by 2 inches in diameter; very smooth and handsome, being when 

 unripe of a bright green color, entirely free from any purple tinge, and 

 when matured of a rich red. Flesh very sweet, thick and mild flavored. 

 Well suited to use as a stuffed pickle. Packets, 5 and 10c; ounce, 20c; 

 ]i lb., 60c; lb., |2.00. 



BELL, or BULL NOSE. Produces a very large-sized pepper, which is 

 highly esteemed for pickling, the skin being thicker than that of any of 

 the other varieties. Packets, 5 and 10c; ounce, 20c; % lb., 60; lb., $2. 



RED CHILI. They are pointed like the Cayenne, but not so long nor 

 so thick, and are exceedingly pungent when ripe. Requires a long, 

 warm season. The plants should be started quite early in a hot bed. 

 Packets, 5 and 10c; ounce, 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 



LONG RED CAYENNE. A long red variety, very hot, and is 



generally used for seasoning soups. Packets, 5 and 10c; ounce, 20c; 



Chinese Giant Pepper X lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 



CHINESE GIANT PEPPER. This monstrous fruiting variety averages 12 to 15 inches in circumference and, notwithstanding 



its immense size, it is very early and prolific. The stocky, well-branched plants, about 2 feet high, carry so many peppers that in 



places they seem bunched together. The flesh is thick, tender, mild, sweet, and unexcelled when sliced or for stuffing for 



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brilliant, varnished scarlet. Packets, 5 and 10c; ounce, 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



Gentlemen: Your seeds have been more than satisfactory, 

 money order to pay for inclosed order, $9.85. 



Selena, N. V., 

 My neighbors are making up an order for you. Find inclosed 

 FRANK PL ATT. 



