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who saw it. I believe it to be all the 

 originator claims for it. In shape and 

 size it resembles the Bell. Color, a 

 bright loaxy golden yelloiv ; very brilliant 

 and handsome. Single plants ripen 

 from twelve to twenty-four fruits, mak- 

 ing them productive and profitable. 

 They are entirely exempt from any fiery 

 taste or fiavor, and can be eaten as 

 readily as an apple. 



Bell or Bull Nose. Is a large ob- 

 long variety which is not sweet or mild, 

 as thought by some people. The seeds 

 are very hot. Used for pickling. 



Long: JKed Cayenne. Is very hot 

 and pungent. Cultivated here and used 

 for pepper sauce and seasoning pur- 

 poses. There are two varieties, one is 

 long and straight, and the other like 

 shown in cut, which is the only kind I 

 keep. 



Red Cherry. A small roundish va- 

 riety, very hot and productive. 



Bird Eye. Small, as the name indi- 

 cates. It is very hot and used princi- 

 pally for pepper vinegar. 



Cleili. A small variety, from three- 

 fourths to an inch long. It is strong, 

 and used for pepper sauce ; very prolific. 



Tabasco. True. Another small va- 

 riety, used more for pepper sauces than 

 any other kind; the fruit is easily 

 gathered, growing almost erect on the 

 branches. 



Red Cluster Pepper. 



Red CSiister. A new variety of 

 which the pods grow in bunches, upright 

 like the Chili which the pods resemble, 

 but are a little larger. It is quite dis- 

 tinct; ornamental on account of the 

 bright fruit and compact growth of the 

 plant. It is hot and pungent. 



POTATOES. 



PoMME DE Teree (Fr.), Kartoffel (Ger.j. 



Early Eose. 



Breese'a Peerless. 



Russets. 



Extra Early Vermont. 



Snowflake. 

 Beauty of Hebron. 

 White Elephant. 

 Riwal Blush. 



Potatoes thrive and produce best in a light, dry but rich soil. Well decom- 

 posed stable manure is the best, but if not to be had, cotton seed meal, bone dust, 

 or any other fertilizer should be used to make the ground rich enough. If the 

 ground was planted the fall previous with Cow Peas, which were plowed under, it 

 will be in good condition for Potatoes. Good sized tubers should be selected for 

 planting, which can be cut in pieces not too small ; each piece ought to contain at 

 least three eyes. Plant in drills from two to three feet apart, according to the 

 space and how to be cultivated afterwards. Field culture two and a half to three 

 feet apart; for garden, two feet will answer. We plant potatoes here from end of 

 December to end of March, but the surest time is about the first of February. If 

 planted early they should be planted deeper than if planted late, and hilled up as 

 they grow. If potatoes are planted shallow and not hilled soon, they will suffer 

 more, if caught by a late frost, than if planted deep and hilled up well. Early po- 

 tatoes have not the same value here as in the North, as the time of planting is so 

 long, and very often the first planting gets cut d,own, l^j a frost, and a late planting,. 



