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of sufficient height, they are plowed under. The Clay Pea is the most popular. There 

 are several varieties called crowders, which do not grow as tall as the others, but produce 

 a great many pods, which are used green; the same as snap-beans, and if dried, like dried, 

 beans, make a very good dish. The crowders are of an oblong shape, almost pointed at 

 one end; they are on an average larger than the other Field Peas. I^ady Peas are small, 

 white, with a back eye; they are generally planted between corn, so that they can run up 

 on it. Dry, they are considered the very best variety for cooking. 



p:^pp^r. 



PiMENT (Fr.), Spanischkr Pfkffer (Ger.), Pimento (Sp.), Peperone (Ita.) 



Peppers are tender and require to be raised in the hot bed. Seed should be sown in 

 January, and when large enough transplanted into the ground in rows from one and a half 

 to two feet apart, and a foot to a foot and a half in the rows. There are more Peppers 

 raised here than in other sections of the country; the hot varieties are used for seasoning 

 and making pepper sauce; the mild variety is highly esteemed for salad. Care should be 

 taken not to grow different kinds close together, as they mix very readily. 



Bel/ or Bull Nose. 



Sweet Spanish Mammoth. 



Columbus. 



Sweet Ruby Kins;. 



Golden Dawn Mango. 



Long Red Cayenne. 



Sweet Spanish Mammoth. A very 

 popular variety, much cultivated. It is 

 very mild, grows to a large size, tapering 

 towards the end. and, when green, is used 

 as a salad. Superior for that purpose to any 

 other kind. 



Sweet Pepper, Ruby King. This 

 variety grows to a larger size than the Sweet 

 Spanish Mammoth, and is of different 



Red Cherry. 

 Bird Eye, 

 Chili. 

 Tabasco. 

 Red Cluster. 



shape. The fruit is from 5 to 6 inches long 

 by about 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and of 

 bright red color. It is remarkably mild 

 and pleasant in flavor, and can be sliced 

 and eaten as a salad the same as the Span- 

 ish Mammoth, Single plants ripen from 8 

 to 10 fruits, making this variety both pro- 

 ductive and profitable. A decided acquisi- 

 tion. 



Sweet Spanish, Mammoth Pepper. 



Sweet Pepper Ruby King. 



All Seeds are of Undoubted Germinating" Qualities and only such vari- 

 eties are sold as suit our Climate and Soil. 



