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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 



Xiong- Red Cayenne. 



IVONG RED CAYENNE. — Is very hot and 

 pungent. Cultivated here and used for 

 pepper sauce and seasoning- purposes. 

 There are two varieties, one is long- and 

 straight, the other is like shown in cut, 

 which is the only kind we keep. Largely 

 planted for drying and for shipping to 

 Northern and Eastern markets. Packet, 

 10c. ; oz., 35c.; i/4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3,50, post- 

 paid. 



ANAHEIM CHILI.— A thick-meated pep- 

 per, growing from 8 to 10 inches long, ex- 

 ceptionally desirable for culinary use be- 

 cause of its agreeable pungency. Staple 

 crop, much used for canning. Packet, 10c. ; 

 oz., 50c.; 14 lb., $1.50; lb., $5.50, postpaid. 



'WORIiD BEATER. — A cross between 

 Ruby King and Chinese Giant. It is large, 

 mild and sweet, splendid for shipping. 

 Very thick and prolific, matures in about 

 130 days. Packet, 10c. ; oz., 50c.; 14 lb., 

 $1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid. 



Chinese Giant. 



CHINESE GIANT. — One of the very best 

 and largest Peppers. The enormous size 

 fruits are of thick, blocky form, and of 

 most brilliant scarlet. The first fruits ap- 

 pearing at the base of the plant are set in 

 clusters from 3 to 5 and are generally a 

 little more elongated than the fruits ap- 

 pearing later on the upper branches. Fruit 

 is very uniform in size, containing very 

 few seeds, of a very mild flavor and very 

 thick meated. Most excellent. Packet, 

 10c. ; oz., 40c.; 14 lb-, $1.50; lb., $4.50, post- 

 paid. 



CELESTIAL. — Beautiful Chinese novel- 

 ty; starts to bear early and continues until 

 frost. The peppers are of a delicate 

 creamy yellow then siiddenly change to an 

 intense vivid scarlet, carried upright. Fair 

 size, clear sharp flavor. Valuable for 

 pickles and pepper sauce. Packet, 10c. ; 

 oz., 75c., postpaid. 



SWEET POTATO SLIPS. 



Setting the plants is rarely done as carefully as this important operation demands. 

 Careless setting will often damage the crop one-half, by the loss of a stand and the 

 slow, Vv^eak growth following poor or improper setting. The bulk of the crop is set just 

 after a rain, and often when the soil is more or less damaged on account of its being 

 too wet. The secret of good setting is found in putting the plants deep into the soil, 

 with the roots in close contact with moist earth, and firmly pressing the earth about 

 the roots throughout their length. This requires 7,000 to 11,000 plants per acre, respec- 

 tively. When planted in beds, these vary from 36 to 42 inches apart and the plants 

 are set from 12 to 20 inches apart, in the row, requiring 7,000 to 13,000 plants to set 

 an acre. 



WHITE TRIUMPH.— This variety is 

 best known in our community is a large, 

 oval shaped, white potato and is grown 

 more for early stock food, especially hogs, 

 than any other variety, but is not consid- 

 ered a good potato for home use. 



GOLD COIN. — A golden yellow, very at- 

 tractive and raised very extensively for 

 the market, as its color and the fact that 

 it will keep like a rock makes it a most 

 desirable shipping potato and is the potato 

 for the market gardener to plant. Good 

 yielder. 



BUNCH YAM. — Has a good yellow color, 

 not much vine, sometimes called forked- 

 leaf yam, a very popular potato all over 

 the South, a good keeper and for both 

 table use and keeping. 



NANCY HALL.— The best eating potato 

 that we know, but the poorest keeping po- 

 tato that we raise unless it is the Yellow 

 Nansemond. This potato looks very much 

 like the Gold Coin and yields fairly well. 

 maturing as most all yellow varieties, 

 about September and October. 



PORTO RICAN YAM. — Not only a good 

 eating potato, but a very fine keeper; it is 

 late maturing and yields well. 



"We beg-in shipping* about April IStli, slips -will be sent from growing- station. Prices, 

 Parcel Post Paid, 100, 60c.; 500, $2.00; l.OOO, $3.50; By Express, Not Prepaid, 500, $1.75; 

 1,000, $3.00. 



WE ONLY HANDLE THE VINES OP SWEET POTATOES, NONE OF THE TUBERS. 



