60 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
FIELD OR COW PEAS. 
There are a great many varieties of Cow Peas, different in color and growth. 
They are planted mostly for fertilizing purposes, and are sown broad-cast; when 
in a good stand, and 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 shap-beans, and if dried, like dried beans, make a very good dish. The 
erowders are of an oblong shape, almost pointed at one end; they are on an aver- 
age larger than the other Field Peas. Lady Peas are small, white, with a black 
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. 
PEPPER: 
PIMENT (F'r.), SPANISCHER PFEFFER (Ger.), PImENTO (Sp.). 
Bell or Bull Nose. | | Red Cherry. 
Sweet Spanish Monstrors. Bird Eye. 
Sweet Ruby King. | Chili. 
Golden Dawn Mango | Tabasco. 
Lony Red Cayenne. 
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 sala‘l. Care should be taken not to grow different kinds close 
together, as they mix very readily. 
Sweet Spanish or Mlomstrous. | size it resembles the Bell. Color, a 
A very popular variety, much eulti- bright wary golden yellow; very brilliant 
vated. Itis very mild, grows toalarge | and handsome. Single plants ripen 
Size, tapering towards the end, and, from twelve to twenty-four fruits, maks- 
when green, is used as a salad. Supe- | ing them productive and profitable. 
rior for that ; urpose to any other kind. They are entirely exemptfrom any fier . 
Sweet Pepper, Ruby King. This  fste of flavor, and ean be eaten as 
variety grows toa larger size than the Teadily as an apple. 
Sweet Spanish Monstrous, and is of Bellor Bulli Nose. Is a large ob- 
different shape. The fruit is from 5 to long variety which is not sweet or mild, 
6 inches long by about 3 to 4 inches in as thought by some people. The seeds 
diameter, and ofa bright red colur, It are very hot. Used for pickling. : 
is remarkably mild and pleasant in Leng Red Cayenme. fs very hot 
flavor, and can be sliced and eaten as a and pungent. Cultivated here and used 
salad, the same as the Spanish Mon- for pepper sauce and -segsoning pur- 
strous. Single plants ripen from 8to10 poses. There are two. varieties; one is 
fruits. making this variety both produe- long and straight, and the other like 
tive and proiitable. A decided acquisi- shown in cut, whieh is the only kind I 
tion. keep. 
Goiden Dawn Mango. This sweet Red Cherry. A smallroundish ya- 
pepper attracted much attention forthe riety, very hot and productive. 
last two years, and was admired by all Bird Eye. Small, as the name indi- 
who saw it. I believe it to be allthe cates. It is very hot and used princi- 
originator claims for it. In shape and ' pally for pepper vinegar. 
