California Wonder Pepper 
711 California Wonder. 72 days. This special strain has 
sturdy, upright plants bearing 6, 7, or 8 smooth, blocky, 
thick walled crimson fruits of immense size. They meas- 
ure about 4% inches in length and 4 inches across. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 60c; oz. $1.10; %4 lb. $4.00. 
732 Pimiento. 75 days. The sweetest Pepper grown. The 
medium-size, heart-shaped Peppers are particularly desir- 
able for stuffing. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 40c; oz. 75c; % lb. $2.60. 
738 Ruby Giant or Worldbeater. 75 days. Very large and 
has a nice flavor. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 40c; oz. 75c; %4 lb. $2.50. 
740 Ruby King. 68 days. Large tapering fruits with thick 
sweet flesh. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 45c; oz. 80c; ™%4 Ib. $2.85. 
Pimiento, Sp. 
Pepper Pfeffer, GER. 
Treat seed with Arasan, Semesan, Cuprocide, or Spergon. 
One ounce of seed will produce about 1000 plants 
Piment, FR. 
Peperone, ITAL. 
Culture—Sow seed in flats indoors or under glass in March, 
transplant seedlings when 2 to 3 inches tall into other flats, 4 
inches apart each way or into individual pots. When the 
nights have lost their chill, transplant to open ground in 
warm, rich, and well-prepared soil, placing rows 3 feet 
apart, with plants 2 feet apart in the rows. The maturity 
dates for Peppers are from time plants are set outdoors. 
Allow 6 to 7 weeks additional for raising plants. 
722 Chinese Giant. 80 days. The largest of all sweet Peppers 
with blocky fruits 4% to 5 inches long and equally as broad. 
Of deep green color ripening to brilliant scarlet-red. Pkt. 
15c; % oz. 55c; oz. $1.00; % lb. $3.65. 
723 Early Giant. 63 days. Will mature in sections too cold 
to grow any of the other large Peppers. It produces an 
abundance of large fruits measuring 4 inches thick and from 
41% to 5 inches in length. They have very thick flesh of a 
delightful, mild flavor. The skin turns from a rich green to a 
beautiful bright red. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 55c3 oz. 95c. 
709 Large Bell or Bull Nose. 55 days. A popular, large, early, 
scarlet Pepper. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 75c; ¥%4 lb. $2.50. 
730 Oshkosh. 70 days. A very productive, medium early 
variety with blocky fruits 41% inches long and 3% inches 
thick. They are deep glossy green turning to rich canary- 
yellow when mature. Their thick flesh is of mild flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 55c; oz. $1.00, %4 Ib. $3.00. 
Small-Fruited Hot Peppers 70 to 85 days. 
733 Hungarian Wax. Long bright yellow fruits turning 
scarlet. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 55c; oz. 95c; %4 Ib. 3:50. 
712 Long Red Cayenne. Long, slender, bright red, and very 
pungent. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; 0z. 75c; % lb. $2.75. 
735 Large Cherry. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; 0z. 75c; %4 Ib. $2.50, 
718 Small Chili. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c; 0z. 75c; 1%4 Ib. $2.80. 
744 Tabasco. Pkt. 15c; ™% oz. 55c; 0z. 95c; 14 lb. $3.50. 
746 Mixed. A useful mixture of small-fruited, hot varieties. 
Pkt. 15c;.%4 oz. 55c; oz. $1.00; %4-Ib. $3.00. 
Dreer’s Pumpkin 
1 Pkt. for 6 hills; 
1 oz. for 25 hills. 
Treat seed with Semesan, Spergon, Arasan, or Cuprocide. 
Potiron, FR. 
Zucca, ITaAv. 
Calabaza, Sp. 
Sow the seed in good rich soil in May when the ground has 
warmed up. Often sown in every fourth hill of Corn which 
spaces them about ten feet apart. Pumpkin varieties planted 
together will mix but there is not much danger of their mix- 
ing with Squashes or other vines. 
750 Kentucky Field or Large Cheese. 120 days. A well- 
known variety for canning and stock feeding with light 
orange-yellow fruits weighing from 10 to 25 lbs. each. 
Has a hard shell and bright yellow flesh of good texture 
and flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.90. 
752 Connecticut Field. (Big Tom) 120 days. Thick bright 
orange yellow flesh which is dry and sweet. The fruits 
are 10 to 14 inches deep and 12 to 15 inches in diameter. 
They are smooth, hard, and have a somewhat ribbed 
orange skin. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.90. 
756 King of the Mammoth. (Potiron) 120 days. The 
largest of all pumpkins valuable for stock feeding and 
exhibition. Globular, slightly ribbed, flattened fruits 
weighing 60 to 90 lbs. each. Light yellow skin mottled 
with orange, and solid orange-yellow flesh of a fair 
quality. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 1% lb. $1.10; lb.*$3.70. 
755 Striped Cushaw. 110 days. A crookneck pumpkin with 
fruits measuring 18 to 20 inches long and weighing about 
12 lbs. each. Smooth white skin with green stripes and 
veining. Thick, rather coarse, cream colored flesh. Highly 
valued for stock feeding. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; ™%4 lb. 85c; 
. $2.90. 
Grosser-Kuerbis, GER. 
Sugar or New England Pie Pumpkin 
760 Sugar or New England Pie. 115 days. The earliest and 
best variety for pies with slightly flattened, furrowed 
fruits having a diameter of 8 or 9 inches. It is a highly 
attractive variety with smooth, reddish-orange skin and 
a hard rind. The thick, rich orange-yellow flesh is of un- 
excelled quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 85c; lb. $2.90. 
764 Winter Luxury. 100 days. A popular home and market 
garden sort resembling Small Sugar but of more rounded 
form. Has smooth light orange skin and thick yellow flesh 
of choice flavor. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 1% Ib. 85c; lb. $2.90. 
For Basket Pumpkin, 
see Boston Marrow Squash, page 23 
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