




Sweet Varieties 
542 Burpee’s Fordhook Pepper ¥ 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner (67 days) 
The fruit is blocky, just the right size and shape for stuffing, 314 in. 
across and 334 in. long. It is nearly round in cross section, with 3 or 
4 lobes, glossy dark green turning bright red when ripe. Flesh is nearly 
YY in. thick, tender, crisp and always sweet. Plants grow 15 to 18 in. 
tall, erect, bearing fruits upright in large clusters. This pepper is a new 
variety, and while it is not the largest fruited type available (Chinese 
Giant and California Wonder are larger), it is much earlier than these 
other types, and has a more uniform and better shaped fruit. It does 
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most other kinds. 
552 Early Pimento % 
All-America Medal Winner (65 days) 
Large, top or heart shaped 
fruits, 344 in. long and 21% in. 
broad; very smooth and glossy, 
dark green turning to bright red 
when ripe. The flesh is thick, very 
sweet and tender. Three weeks 
earlier than the old strain. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 55¢; 
oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00. 
544 Worldbeater 
ae days) Fruits grow 4% in. long and 
3% in. across, deep green turning to 
glossy, rich scarlet when ripe. Its flesh 
is thick and has a mild, sweet flavor. 
Adapted over a wide area, and very 
productive. Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 55¢; 
oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00. 
533 Maule’s 
Ruby King 
(68 days) Fruits grow 5 in. long and 
3 in. across, tapering gradually from the 
crown; deep green turning to bright 
ruby-red. Flesh is quite thick, sweet and 
mild. Early and heavy yielding. Pkt. 10¢; 
‘ 4 oz. 50¢; oz. 90¢; 14 Ib. $2.75. 
Pkt. 15¢; 
VY, oz. 60¢; oz. $1.10; 14 Ib. $3.25. 
546 California 
Wender # 
(75 days) One of the largest, 414 in. 
long, 4 in. across, and unusually 
heavy. Flesh is mild, sweet and 
the thickest of all. The glossy 
dark green skin turns to crimson 
at maturity. An outstandingly 
favorite pepper everywhere south 
of New York State. Pkt. 15¢; 
Y, oz. 60¢; oz. $1.10; 14 Ib. $3.25. 
532 Chinese Giant 
(79 days) Very large, 5 in. or more 
across and fully as long, almost square, 
and blunt at the end. Rich, dark green, 
changing to a deep red when ripe. Flesh 
is thick, mild and sweet, Plants make a 
stocky, bush-like growth, 1% ft. tall and 
2 ft. across. Too late for northern states, 
but the biggest there is for other areas. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 55¢;5 
oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00. 
537 King of the North 
(65 days) Successful in northern gar- 
dens. Bears early and profusely; the 
fruits are 4 in. long, 234 in. across, mild 
and sweet. Dark green turning to red. 
Pkt. 10¢; 44 oz. 50¢; 
oz. 90¢; 14 lb. $2.75. 
Planting Guide 
Sow pepper seed in March or April in hotbed, greenhouse or in boxes placed in a 
warm window. Cover seed lightly and keep the soil moist and very warm. After all 
danger of frost is past, set the plants out in the open ground, in rows 2 to 3 ft. apart 
_ and 18 in. apart in the rows. A packet will produce about 100 plants; an ounce about 
1,500 plants; 1% lb. for an acre. Days of maturity are from field setting of plants. 
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Early 
Pimento 


California 
Wonder 




Burpee’s 
Fordhook 

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549 Hungarian Wax & 
(65 days) Quite hot and pungent but milder than the other hot types. 
Waxy canary-yellow changing to orange-red when ripe, 6 to 8 in. long and 
11% in. across at the largest part; the stem end tapers to a blunt point. 
Flesh is quite thick. Pkt. 15¢3 Y, oz. 50¢; oz. 90¢; 14 lb. $2.75. 
535 Maule’s Red Hot (77 days) 5 in. long; 1 in. thick. Red. 
547 Long Red Cayenne (72 days) Long, twisted fruits. Hot. 
543 Small Red Chili (82 days) 11% in. long. Very, very hot. 
Any of the above three: 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 50¢5 
oz. 90¢; 14 lb. $2.75. 



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