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NEW CHINESE GIANT. 
The Finest, Largest and Handsomest 
= Pepper of Them All. 
Chinese Giant is certainly a wonder. The plants 
are of strong stocky growth, of bushy erect habit, 
crowing 18 inches to 2 feet in height, with abun- 
dant foliage. The compact plants are very prolific, 
setting 3 to 4 extra large fruits at the base quite ~ 
early in the season, which ripen while a second 
crop is setting on the branches. The fruit is well 
shown in the illustration herewith, being quite i : 
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square in appearance, While the flesh is thick and Vf 3 , | }} 1) Me | AA \\N \ : 
very mild, being entirely free from any fiery flavor. F y : \ \Y\\ 
In 1902 I offered $150 in three cash prizes for the 
largest specimens of Chinese Giant Peppers 
grown by my customers—$75.00 for the largest and 
best,$50.00 for the next, and $25.00 for the next. 
I expressed a doubt whether a 17-ounce pepper 
could be exceeded in weight, but it has been done, 
and a record of 18 ounces has been made. Two 
of my customers each sent me a fine 18 ounce 
specimen, so the first and second prizes were 
divided between them. 
$62.50 awarded for a fine 18 ounce Chinese Giant 
to John Grape, Waukesha, Wis. 
$62.50 awarded for a fine 18 ounce Chinese Giant 
to John S. Becker, Lebanon, Pa. 
$25.00 awarded for a fine 1774 ounce specimen to 
Mrs. J. C. Stearn, Greensburg, Ind. 
The above proves that the Chinese Giant Pepper | 
has well earned its name. Without exception 
every one of my customers who have ever grown 
the Chinese Giant have pronounced it the finest 
and largest pepper they have ever seen. If you 
have never grown it you should not fail to have it } 
in your 904 vegetable garden, as it certainly will 
prove profitable as far as you yourself are con 
cerned and certainly will excite the admiration 
of all your neighbors. 
Packet, 10 cents; 144 ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 
50 cents; 14 pound, $1.50; pound, $5.00. 














































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4) Maule’s Improved Ruby King. 
| The Standard Field Pepper. 
While in size Chinese Giant knocked out Ruby King 
last season, in other respects I found Ruby King equally 
meee CeSirable, and in one special point, that of earliness, 
may away ahead. A single plant of Maule’s Improved Ruby 
a King Pepper frequently carries at one time twelve to 
9 eighteen very large, marketable peppers. It will be 
hard for a new variety to excel such a record. 
This pepper was introduced to the American 
public more than a decade ago, and it at once took 
conspicuous place and became the leader of the sweet 
red sorts. It has such high and numerous merits 
that I do not expect to see anything wholly replace 
it. Nevertheless, I so clearly recognized the advan- 
tages that follow selection in seed growing, that I 
have every year sought to elevate and improve this 
“already good pepper. I can truthfully claim that every 
year my strain of Ruby King is better than the y ear 
before. I have furnished this seed to tens of thous- 
sand of gardeners, with the most satisfactory results and 
my strain of this splendid stock Is now noted for per- 
fection of form, large size, brilliance of color, and sweet, 
mild flavor. So prominent are these desirable features 
that the words ‘““Maule’s Improved” are properly attached 
tothe name. The Ruby King pepper attains a larger size 
than Spanish Monstrous or any other sort excepting 
Chinese Giant, and is most excellent in every way, whether 
considered from the domestic standpoint or from the position of 









the commercial gardener. It isagood home pepperand ane ully 
good seller. Its flavor is so mild and pleas t that it y be 
Sliced and used as a salad, and ina variety of other ways 
My strain of Ruby King is so good, and grown wit suc extreme 
care year by year that it is hard to beat under any circumstances 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 4 pound, 75 cents: pound, § 
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