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EicH-^.D Frotschee^s Almanac and Gaeden MAxrAL 



highly esteemed for salad. Care 

 should be taken not to grow different 

 kinds close together as they mix very 

 readily. 



S\i^eet Spanisti; or Monstrons. 

 A very popular variety, and much 

 cultivated, and used for salad. It is 

 very mild, grows to a large siz^, taper- 

 ing towards the end. 



Bell or Bull Nose. Is a large 

 oblong variety which is not sweet or 

 mild as thought by some. The seeds 

 are very hot. Used for pickling. 



liOng: Red Cayenne. Is very 

 hot and pungent. Cultivated here and 

 used for pepper sauce, and seasoning 

 purposes. 



Red Cherry. A small roundish 

 variety, very hot and productive. 



Eed Cherry. 



Long Eed Cavenne. 



POTATOES. 



Eaely Eose. 

 Jackson White. 

 Beeese's Peerless. 

 Breese's Peolific. 



PoMME DE Teeee, (Fr.) Kaetoffel, (Ger.) 

 ErssETS. 



ExTEA Eaely Yeemont. 



Snowflake. 



Beauty of Hebeon. 



The past season has been the poorest for pototoes I have ever 

 experienced ; most of those who planted here in lower Louisiana did not 

 make more than the seed, higher up the crops have been better, but 

 prices ruled low, and with very few exceptions, no money was made. 



