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ENCYCLOPEDIA OP PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



Pig. 1. Ruby King Pepper. 



kinds most commonly grown are as fol- 

 lows: 



Ruby King.— Fruit very large, bright 

 red, smooth, mild flavored and prolific. 

 The best for general use. 



S. B. Green, 

 Minneapolis, Minn. 



Fig. 2. Tomato Pepper. 



Other large mild varieties are Squash, 

 Bell, Sweet, Mountain and Golden. Coun- 

 ty Fair and Kaleidoscope are medium 

 sized and mild. The medium-sized hot 

 varieties are Long Red, Celestial and Ox- 

 heart. The small varieties, like Coral 

 Gem, Tabasco, Chili and Cayenne, are 

 very hot. 



Fig. 3. 1, Mexican Chili; 2, Chili. 



PEPPER DISEASES AND PESTS 



Peppers are attacked by diseases and 

 pests which are common on tomato and 

 other related plants. {Which see.) 



Persimmon 



The native persimmon (Diospyros vir- 

 giniana) is one of our neglected wild 

 fruits which has heretofore received but 

 little attention from the fruit growers of 

 this country, although it possesses many 

 desirable qualities which, when brought 

 to a higher state of perfection by selec- 

 tion and cross-fertilization, will certainly 

 cause it to be more highly appreciated by 

 all lovers of good fruit. The general pub- 

 lic is quite ignorant concerning its real 

 merits. The fruit is scarcely known ex- 

 cept by those who live in sections of the 

 country where it grows wild, and even in 

 these localities but little attention has 

 been given to its cultivation. Recently, 

 however, considerable interest in the per- 

 simmon has been awakened. Reports of 

 studies and experiments with persim- 

 mons have been made by both the Indiana 

 and Tennessee experiment stations, and 



