62 PETER HEXDERSOX & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



PEAS— Continued. 



Per qt Peck. Bush. 



Peabody. A very prolific dwarf Pea, of branching habit, excellent 



flavor; W ft 50c. $3 50 $12 00 



White Marrowfat. A favorite market sort ; 6 feet 25c. 1 25 4 00 



Black-Eyed Marrowfat. This, as well as the preceding, is exten- 

 sively grown as a field Pea; hardy and productive ; 4 ft 25c. 1 25 4 00 



Tall Sugar. The young pods are tender and well flavored, of good 



quality as a 'shell Pea; 5 ft 60c. 4 00 14 00 



Dwarf Sugar. Edible pods, of good quality shelled ; 3 ft 60c. 4 00 14 00 



PEPPER. 



German, Pfeffer. — French, Piment. — Spanish, Pimienio. 



Grown largely for pickles. Sow in hot-bed early in April, and transplant to the open 

 ground when the weather is favorable. They should be planted in warm, mellow soil, 

 in rows eighteen inches apart. They may also be sown in the open ground when danger 

 of frost is passed, and the soil is warm and settled. 



Per oz. >4 lb. Lb. 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose. An early variety, of mild flavor ; rind 

 thick and fleshy. It is a favorite sort both for pickling and 

 for use in the crude state 50c. $150 $5 '00 



Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the preceding in shape 

 and color, but much larger, and milder in flavor; used to 

 make stuffed pickles 50c. 150 5 00 



Squash, or Tomato-Shaped. The sort most generally grown for 



pieklinjf; very productive ; the leading market variety 40c. 1 25 4 00 



Sweet Spanish. One of the largest and earliest varieties ; the 



flesh is sweet, mild, and pleasant 50c. 150 5 00 



Cayenne. The variety of commerce ; pods small, cone-shaped; coral 

 red when ripe. It is quite a late variety, but the pods are as 

 often used for pickling green as when ripe : extremely acrid. 50c. 1 50 5 00 



Cherry Red. An exceedingly ornamental variety ; fruit erect, 

 round, of a rich glossy scarlet color ; remarkable for its intense 

 piquancy - 



40c. 1 25 4 00 



POTATO. 



German, Kartoffel. — French, Ponime de Terre. 



The Potato, like all robust-growing vegetables, can be grown with varying success 

 on soils of all kinds, and in all conditions of fertility, but the soil best suited to it is a 

 sandy loam. In all heavy soils it is more subject to disease, and the flavor is also much 

 inferior. In breaking up good pasture land, the decaying sod answers sufficiently well for 

 the first year in lieu of manure. Manure is applied either in the rows or hills, or broadcast 

 over the hills, and plowed in. the latter in most cases being preferable. If the soil is 

 good, but little manure is required. In highly-enriched soil, the plants are more liable 

 to disease than when grown in soil that is naturally good. The best fertilizers are those 

 of a dry or absorbent nature, as plaster, lime, super-phosphate of lime, and bone dust. 

 For wet soils these are particularly beneficial, as they not only promote growth, but 

 prevent disease. Plant as early in Spring as the ground can be had in fair working 

 order, in hills or ridges about three feet apart, covering, in light warm soils about four 

 inches deep, but in cold, wet situations, two and a half or three ,inches will be 

 sufficient. 



(Prices subject to variation.) 



Per peck. Bush. Bbl. 



Early Rose. A universal favorite, one of the very best yet intro- 

 duced 75c. $2 00 $5 00 



Early Goodrich. An early and productive variety, of good quality 75c. 2 00 5 00 



Early Dykeman. One of the earliest; attains a large size, and is 



a great favorite in some localities 75c. 2 00 5 00 



Sebec. An excellent keeper, of large size ; good either for an early 



or late variety '. 75c. 2 00 5 00 



Jackson White. An excellent flavored variety, extensively grown 



for second crop 75c. 2 00 5 00 



Peach Blow (Jersey). Extensively grown for market, and a favor- 

 ite shipping variety, very productive, and of superior qual- 

 ity 75c, 2 00 5 1)0 



