RICHARD FROTSCH]^R SE^^D CO., I/td. 



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thought 



by some people. The seeds are 

 very hot Used for pickling. 



Red CltlSter. A new variety of which 

 the pods grow in bunches, upright like the 

 Chili which the pods resemble, but are a 

 little larger. Quite distinct, and ornamental 

 on account of the bright fruit and compact 

 growth of the plant. It is hot and pungent. 



Tabasco Pepper. This variety of pep- 

 per is growMi for the market as well as for 

 making sauce. It is pungent and strong, 

 also very prolific. It is easily gathered as 

 the fruit does not adhere to the stem, and 



grows almost erect on the branches, as may 

 be seen in the cut. This variety is used in 

 manufacturing the well-known Tabasco 

 Sauce. It is splendid for family use. 



Red Cherry. A small, roundish variety, 

 very hot and produclive- 



Bird Kye. Small, as the name indicates. 

 It is very hot and used principally for pep- 

 per vinegar. 



Chili. A small variety, from three- 

 fourths to an inch long. It is strong and 

 used for pepper sauce; very prolific. 



Long Red Cayenne Pepper, 



Eed Cluster Pepper. 



POTATOES. 



PoMME DE Terre [Fr ], Kartoefei, [Ger.j, PaTaTAS INGIvEZAS [Sp.] Tartueo 



BlANCHO [Ital.] 



. Potatoes thrive and produce best in light, dry but rich soil. Well decomposed stable 

 manure is the best, but if not to be had, cotton seed meal, bone dust, of any other fertilizer 

 should be used to make the ground rich enoftgh. If the ground was planted the fall 

 previous with Cow Peas, which were plowed under, it will be in good condition for pota- 

 toes. 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 earlier 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 late frost, than if planted deep and not hilled up well. Early potatoes have 

 not the same value here as in the North, as the time of planting, which is so long, and 

 very often the first planting gets cut down by a frost, and a late planting, which may just be 

 peeping through the ground, will escape and produce in advance of the first planted. 

 A fair crop of potatoes can be raised here if planted in August; if the autumn is not too 

 dry, they will bring nice tubers by the end of November. They should not be cut if 

 planted at this time of the year, but planted whole and should be put in a moist place 

 before planting, so they may sprout. The early varieties are preferable for this time of 

 planting. 



It is our determination to sell only such Seeds as have increased our 

 business to its present large proportions. 



