PEPPERS 



The large fruited, mild varieties are largely used as salads, or stuffed with meat 

 or other ingredients and baked or stewed, or sliced and fried as eggplants. The 

 hot and pungent sorts are largely used for flavoring. The hot peppers may be 

 i ^h ^fc^a^fc ^b dk^A^h ^k^k^ strung oh thread or the whole plant hung up to dry for winter use. 



Culture — Sow the seed % inch deep in hot bed, greenhouse or warm window, in March or April. After all danger of frost, 

 set out in open ground. A warm, moist soil is best, with plenty rotted manure plowed under. Set in rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 

 18 inches apart in the rows. A packet will produce about 100 plants, an ounce about 1500 plants; % pound to transplant for an 

 acre. Ready for use in 110 to 145 days. 



* 530 Maule's Giant Crimson Pepper 



120 days. A Large, Early, Sweet Mango Pepper 



Anyone wishing an early, large, sweet pepper can have one by planting 

 Giant Crimson. It is an early maturing large variety. Very sweet, with 

 exceptionally thick heavy flesh. The color is a beautiful deep green when 

 young, turning to a deep crimson when matured. An excellent, large mango 

 pepper used for stufHng; equally as good for the table. The plant is vigorous 

 and upright, growing 2 to 3 feet high. An ideal home garden sort, and for 

 market gardeners who wish a quick basket filler. Matures in 120 days. 

 Packet 15 cts.; % ounce 35 cts.; ounce 60 cts.; % pound $1.75; 

 Vz pound !|3.25; pound $6.00; 5 pounds $27.50, po.stpnid 



538 Tom Thumb 



135 days. Very Hot, Used 



Principally for Pepper Vinegar 



Plant dwarf and branching. Fri 

 globular, about the size of a r^ 

 cherry. Very hot and p^oducti^ 

 Matures in 135 days. Excellent f 

 soups, pepper vinegar, etc., or dri 

 for winter use. 



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530 Maule's Giant Crimson Pepper 



545 Large Bell or Bull Nose 



Packet 10 cts.; 

 ounce 25 cts.; ounce 40 cts.; 

 pound $1.10; % pound $2.10; 

 pound $4.00, postpaid 



120 days. An Old Standard 

 and Favorite Sort 



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Early, bright red in color at maturity, of large size, and has thick flesh. Swe 

 I but occasionally plants w^ill produce fruits which are hot in flavor. Matures in 1 

 ' days. The standard variety for both home and market. Sometimes called Swe 

 Mountain. 



Packet 10 cts.; Va ounce 25 cts.; ounce 40 cts.; % pound $1.00; Va pound $1.85; 

 pound $3.50; 5 pounds $15.00, postpaid 



•f? 533 Maule's Improved Ruby King 



130 days. The Standard Shipper, Home and Market Pepper 



This pepper was introduced to the American public more than a decade ag 

 ' and it at once took a conspicuous place and became the leader of the sweet r( 

 sorts. It grows about 5 to 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches in diameter; flesh is vei 

 thick, sweet and so mild it is often sliced for a salad; also fine for stuffing. "W 

 have furnished this seed to tens of thousands of gardeners with the most sati. 

 factory results, and our strain of Ruby King is now noted for perfection of fori 

 large size, brilliancy of color, and sweet, mild fiavor. Matures in 130 days, i 

 prominent are these desirable features the words "Maule's Improved" are properly 

 attached to the strain we furnish. 



Packet 10 cts.; % ounce 25 cts.; ounce 40 cts.; % pound $1.00; Va pound $1.90; 

 pound $3.75; 5 pounds $17.50, postpaid 



537 Tabasco "" '^'''- ^"^^ """" 



Maule's Early Giant Pepper 



140 days. The 

 of All Small Peppers 



Pungent and strong; very prolific. It is 

 easily gathered as the fruit does not ad- 

 here to the stem and grows almost erect 

 on the branches. This variety is used in 

 manufacturing the well-known Tabasco 

 Sauce. It is tall growing, producing small, 

 slender and very hot fruits in 140 days, 

 splendid for family use, sauce and pickling. 

 Packet 10 cts.; % ounce 25 cts.; 

 ounce 40 cts.; ^ pound $1.10; 



Vz pound $2.10; pound $4.00, postpaid 



* 539 Maule's Early Giant 



110 days. The Earliest Large and Most Prolific 

 Sweet Pepper Grown 



Maule's Early Giant is the earliest and largest 

 sweet pepper grown. The plants grow about 

 2 feet in height and are very productive, pro- 

 ducing an enormous yield of extra large size 

 green peppers turning red when fully ripe in 

 about 110 days. The thick flesh is very sweet 

 and of pleasant flavor. Owing to its earliness, 

 Maule's Early Giant will produce a good crop of 

 peppers in the Northern States where other 

 large sorts fail. An excellent home garden sort 

 and a profitable large pepper for the market. 

 Packet 20 cts.; % ounce 65 cts.; ounce $1.25; 

 % pound $3.25; % pound $6.25; 

 pound $12.00, postpaid 



540 Pimiento or Sweet Salad 



135 days. The Mildest Flavored of All Peppers 



Its productiveness makes it a desirable sort 

 for the home garden or market. Its smooth, 

 thick flesh and uniform shape make it an excel- 

 lent shipper. Should be planted in every garden 

 where a delicious sweet fiavored pepper is 

 wanted. Matures in 135 days. 

 Packet 10 cts.; % ounce 25 cts.; ounce 40 cts.; 

 Vi pound $1.00; y, pound $1.S5; pound $3.50; 

 .5 pounds $15.00, postpaid 



533 Maule's Improved Ruby King Pepper 



542 Royal King 



125 days. Ideal for Stuffing, Baking 

 or for Slaw 



This grand sweet pepper is excep- 

 tionally large in size, thick and meaty. 

 Producing in 125 days uniform shaped 

 crimson colored fruit, and continue 

 bearing an enormous yield throughout 

 the season. 



Packet 10 cts.; % ounce 25 cts.; 



ounce 45 cts.; % pound $1.25; 



% pound $2.40; pound $4.50; 



5 pounds $20.00, postpaid 



540 Pimiento Pepper 



Pepper plants are easily grown from seed ; allow 8 weeks for good size plants to be set outdoors 



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