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Sweet Peppers— mine 
542 Burpee’s Fordhook Pepper 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner for 1940 (67 days) 
The fruit is blocky, just the right size and shape for stuffing, 3 to 
3% in. in diameter and 3% to 334 in. in length. It is nearly round 
in cross section, with 3 or 4 lobes, glossy dark green turning bright 
red when ripe. Flesh is nearly 4 in. thick, tender, crisp, and 
always sweet. Plants grow 15 to 18 in. tall, erect, bearing fruits 
upright in large clusters. Productive under any conditions. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.00. 
536 Golden Queen 
Bright yellow flesh; golden yellow skin (73 days) 
The best of all large yellow peppers, with fruits growing 4 to S in. long and 3 in. 
across. The flavor is mild and pleasant, sweet and tasty. The beautiful golden 
yellow skin contrasts well with the green and red of other peppers. More 
growers are using this pepper than ever before because it is so distinctly different 
and makes so attractive a table dish. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.50; 14 Ib. $2.75. 
Hot Peppers 
Hot peppers are used chiefly in relishes, pickles, and condiments; some are 
canned, while others are dried and ground. Peppers may be strung on thread 
or the whole plant hung up to dry for winter use. Culture is the same as for 
sweet peppers (see opposite page). 
549 Hungarian Wax 
(65 days) Quite hot and pungent; waxy canary-yellow changing to bright red 
when ripe, 6 to 8 in. long and 2 in. across at the largest part; the stem end tapers 
to a blunt point. Flesh is quite thick. 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.15; 12 lb. $4.00. 
535 Maule’s Red Hot 
(77 days) Handsome, bright red peppers growing 4 to 5 in. long and about 
1 in. thick at the shoulder, gradually tapering toward the point. The fruits 
stand upright. The thick flesh is exceedingly hot and pungent, fresh or dried. 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.15; 14 lb. $4.00. 
543 Small Red Chili 
(82 days) Plants grow 18 in. tall and are covered with small, very hot, cone- 
shaped fruit, 124 in. long and % in. thick. Both the skin and flesh are a rich, 
deep red; fine for pepper sauce, pickling, or drying. 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.15; 14 Ib. $4.00. 
547 Long Red Cayenne 
(72 days) In demand for drying purposes, or for pickling either when green or 
ripe. Peppers grow about 4 to 434 in. long and 1 in. thick and often curled and 
twisted. The bright red skin and deep red flesh are hot and biting. 
Pkt. 10¢; 42 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢; 14 Ib. $2.15; 14 Ib. $4.00. 
Maule’s Peanuts 
485 Improved Virginia or Jumbo 
The popular commercial jumbo sized peanut (120 days) 
Early, large, and prolific, yielding fewer imperfect pods than any other kind; 
produces as much as 100 bushels per acre on medium land. 2 or 3 large, richly 
flavored kernels to the pod; in great demand everywhere. Vines spread 314 
to 4 ft. across, making valuable fodder for stock. 
Pkt. 10¢- 14 lb. 30¢; lb. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 90¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $3.50. 
Peanuts grow best in a 
| warm, light or sandy soil, 
rich in lime. Do not plant 
until ground is thoroughly 
warm. Plant in rows 2% 
to 3 it. apart; shelled nuts 
to be placed 8 to 10 in. 
apart in the rows, but if 
planted in the hulls, space 
them 16 to 18 in. apart in 
the row. Cover with 2 in. 
of soil. Cultivate and hoe 
freely. In the fall, before 
frost, dig and hang them 
under a shed or in-an airy 
room to cure. A packet 
will sow from 15 to 25 ft. 
tow; a pound from 175 
to 300 ft. Use 30 to 45 Ibs. 
of seed per acre. Seed is 
_shipped in the shell. 



Burpee’s 
Fordhook 
Pepper 
Rutabagas 
Rutabagas (Swede Turnips) require a longer season than turnips. Sow from 
June until August in rows 15 to 24 in. apart. Cover with % in. of fine soil and 
thin the seedlings to stand 6 to 8 in. apart inthe row. Usea packet to about 50 ft. 
of row; an ounce to 250 ft.; 134 lbs. to the acre in drills or 2% lbs. broadcast. 
707 Maule’s Heavy Cropping ¥ 
(90 days) The most profitable of all yellow purple top Swede Turnips to grow; 
it is the hardiest, heaviest, best shaped and most productive. Flesh is beautiful 
yellow and of the choicest quality. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 lb. 50¢; 1% Ib. 85¢; Ib. $1.55; 2 Ibs. $2.90; 5 Ibs. $6.75. 
710 Maule’s Golden Heart 
(85 days) Large, uniform, and the quickest to mature. Roots are smooth, 
globe shape, with a shade of green or bronze at the top; flesh is yellow, fine 
grained, solid, tender, and sweet. Sure cropper; perfect winter keeper. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 lb. 50¢; 14 Ib. 85¢; Ib. $1.55; 2 Ibs. $2.90; 5 Ibs. $6.75. 
708 Improved Purple Top or Long Island 
(90 days) Keeps perfectly all winter. It is hardy, productive, sweet, solid and 
always satisfactory. Roots are globe-shaped, with purple top, yellow skin and 
flesh, and have smaller tops and shorter neck than most sorts. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; 14 lb. 50¢; 14 lb. 85¢; Ib. $1.55; 2 Ibs. $2.90; 5 Ibs. $6.75. 
For other 
Turnips 
see page 56 



Maule’s 
Heavy 
Cropping 
Rutabaga 
WM. HENRY MAULE, SEEDSMAN 45 
