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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



"Pepper — Continued. 



NEW CARDINAX. This pepper trrows to a lenfrtU of 

 about six inches, very tliick and sueet-fleshed. It would lie 

 worthy of cultivation for its beauty alone, the color of the 

 fruit appearing as though varnished in a bright cardinal. It 

 can be used for all purposes to which peppers are put. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz.,20c.; 34 lb,, 65c.; lb., S2.25. 



BIRD'S EYE, or CREOLE. This is the smallest of 

 all peppers, being about the size of a Marrowfat Pea. It is 

 ver>- hot and is used in the manufacture of the celebrated 

 Tabasco Sauce. Pkt., lOc; oz., 40c.; % lb., $1.00. 



NEW DWARF EARI.T RED SQUASH. A great 

 improvement over the old Red .Squash Pepper, being earlier 

 and more prolific. It is of a dwarfer growth, while the fruit 

 is rounder, smoother and milder ; skin is also much thicker 

 Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; % lb., "oc; lb., S2.50. 



>'EW OX-HEART. A small, heart-shaped pepper, of 

 medium size, excellent for pickles; one of the best. Pkt., 

 10c.; oz., 25c.; 34 lb., Ibc; lb., S2.75. 



RED CLUSTER. This new pepper is a sport of the 

 Chili, which it slightly resembles. The leaves and fruits are 

 smaller, while it is much more productive, the fruits being 

 curiously crowded together, making the i)lants extremely 

 ornamental as well as useful. The peppers are very hot ; 

 long and very thin in shape, and of conspicuous coral red 

 color. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; % lb., 75c.; lb., 82.75. 



NEAV CELESTI.4.L. A pepper marvel from China. It 

 Is not only useful l)iit one of the moxtbeautij'ul of plants. It 

 begins to set in peppers early in the season, and continues 

 until frost, single plants producing three to four hundred 

 perfect fruits. The peppers, up to the time they are full 

 grown, are of delicate, creamy yellow color, and then change 

 to an intense vivid scarlet, making a plant loaded with fruit 

 — part one color and part another — an object of most striking 

 beauty. Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; J4 lb., 7oc.; lb., S2.50. 



Golden Dawn. In shape and size resembles the Bell. 

 Color, bright yellow; productive and entirely exempt from 

 any fiery flavor. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; }i lb., 65c.; lb., S2.25. 



Long Red Cayenne. Three to four inches long, bright 

 red color, very productive and hot ; excellent for bunching. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 6.5c.; lb., $2.25. 



Cherry Red. A beautiful ornamental variety; fruit 

 round, of a rich glos.'^y color, and very hot; used for season- 

 ing. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 25c.; 341b.,7oc.; lb., S2.50. 



MAM.IIOTH GOLDEN QUEEN. This is not only the 

 best and most profitable mild pepper, but is one of the 

 largest, handsomest at^d most productive of all varitties; origi- 

 nated on our own grounds, where we first found a single 

 plant growing in a large field of Ruby King some years ago. 

 It grows fully as large as Ruby King and to twice the size of 

 Golden D.iwn, of the most perfect xhnpe and uniform large 

 size. They grow from fifteen t'> twenty i>erfect fruits on a 

 plant, from eight to ten inches long and four to five inches 

 through. In color they are bright, waxy, golden yellow, and 

 so mild in flavor they can be eaten like tomatoes, with 

 pepper and vinegar. Our best market gardeners say they sell 

 in market at dovble the prices of any other sorts, and are ex- 

 ceedingly valuable for stufKng as mangoes. This pepper, 

 which we first introduced in 1887, has been recently oflered 

 AS a noveltv under the name of Golden King. Pkt., 10c. ; 

 oz., 30c.; li'lb., 75c.; lb., $2.75. 



Common Potatoes are again very plentiful this 

 year, with prices probably lower than ever 

 before known. For this reason attempts are being 

 made to work off large quantities of ordinary 

 stock as pure seed potatoes, and at prices that may 

 appear low. 



But right here is a point we wish to 

 make : Can you afford to use such stock for seed 

 at any price? Can you afford to use it even if 

 given to you ? 



We make the selection of seed potatoes a 

 specialty. Our stock is grown mostly in Aroostook 

 County, Maine, by the most reliable growers and 

 for purity and superior quality cannot be excelled. 



PLEASE NOTICE As prices are subject to fluctuation, 



we would request that our customers send in their orders as 

 soon as possible after receiving our Manual. All orders will 

 be promptly acknowledged and potatoes forwarded as soon 

 as weather permits, in time for spring planting. Customers 

 residing South can have them shipped at any time during 

 the winter with little or no risk, but those residing North or 

 West had better wait until the extreme freezing weather is 

 over in March or early April, which will be in ample time for 

 planting. To freeze potatoes, when packed in tight barrels, 

 requires extremely cold weather. We ship each season 

 several thousand barrels seed potatoes to nearly all sections. 

 North, East and West, and rarely receive a complaint of 

 freezing. 



We pack our potatoes in large round hoop barrels, of 

 two and three-quarters to three bushels each, and 

 make no charge for bags, barrels or cartage. We will quote 

 special prices on five and ten barrels of one variety. 



POTATOES BY MALL. All potatoes, except where 

 otherwise noted, will be sent by mail, postage prepaid, 

 at 30c. per pound; 4 pounds for "Sl.OO.carefully labeled. 



The Crown Jewel IH^^ 



The Crown Jewel is a seedling of the Early Oliio, and 

 it partakes of all the pure and unadulterated qualities of its 

 excellent parent, without any admixture of baser blood. Its 

 skin is white and smooth, eyes shallow but strong, flesh pure 

 white and floury, cooking evenly throughout. The vines 

 grow vigorously, the roots extend very deeply into the soil, 

 thus resisting drought, and its keeping qualities are equal to 

 the best. Its extreme earliness makes it the most 

 profitable potato for both the market and home gar- 

 den. Peck, 60c.; bush., $1.50; bbl. of 2% bushels, $3.L0 ; 5 

 bbls., $3.25 per bbl. 



The Freeman Potato ^ll\^ 



This new e.xtra early variety has made a wonderful 

 record, giving enormous yields, of round shape and beautiful 

 russet skin, being fully equal to the old Snowflake in eating 

 qualities. We find the Freeman nincli better adapted to rich, 

 black, moist loam rather than high sandy soils. Cur ciop is 

 grown from seed from the introducer, and guaranteed genu- 

 ine. Peck, 50c.; bush., $1.40 ; bbl., $3.00. 



The Great Divide ^^^Itto. 



A new late potato. In our tests we find it a wonderfully 

 heavy cropper and unusually free from disease. The vines 

 are stout, erect and vigorous. Tubers oblong, white and of 

 fairly good quality. Peck, 50e.; bush., $1.40; bbl., $3.00. 



