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DE JONG FLORAL AND 



SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



PEPPER 



Ger. Fr. Piment. 



One ounce will produce 1500 plamts. 



Pepper is highly valued for the pungent flavor 

 and is used in seasoning soups, meats, etc., also 

 used for pickles and mangoes. Early in the 

 spring sow the seed on a gentle hotbed, or in a 

 box placed near a window, in a .warm room, and 

 transplant early in the summer or sow in a warm 

 spot of the garden about the middle of May and 

 Transplant them when about two inches high, in 

 rows 18 inches apart and 18 inches in the row. 



CORAL GEM BOUQUET. The finest of the small 

 sized varieties. Its beautiful little pods of 

 shining red color are so thickly set as to give 

 it the appearance of a bouquet of coral. The 

 plant grows 24 to 30 inches high, so densely set 

 with pods as to bend its branches down. So 

 many desirable qualities are combined in this, 

 it will undoubtedly become popular as well as 

 profitable in the manufacture of pepper sauce. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



SWEET MOUNTAIN. Similar in shape to the 

 Large Bell but of a much larger size;rind thick, 

 fleshy and tender; much used for pickling, 

 stuffed like Mangoes. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 85 

 cts., 14 lb. 81.25. 



CRIMSON GIANT 



A NEW SWEET PEPPER OF SPECIAL MERIA. 



Habit of growth, robust and stocky, with no 

 tendency to grow an immense plant with little 

 or no fruit. The Giant Crimson is especially 

 desirable for the Central States, as it matures 

 the earliest of all extremely large sweet pep- 

 pers. The fruit is large, runs even in both size 

 and shape and is produced in more abundance 

 than some of the other large varieties. The 

 color is a deep green when young and rich red 

 when ripe, flesh thick, sweet and very mild. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



PERFECTION OR PIMENTO. This is the sweet- 

 est and thickest fleshed of all peppers grown. 

 The plants are productive, fruit dark green and 

 n-iedium in size, and of a shape which is desir- 

 able for stuffing. It is a great pepper for can- 

 ning, or to be used for salads or flavoring. It 

 has thick, smooth and firm flesh, which permits 

 of it being scalded and peeled. It has become 

 a very popular -ariety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 

 cts. 



MAMMOTH GOLDEN QUEEN. This variety is 

 wonderfully productive, of perfect shape, and 

 uniform large size; growing from 15 to 20 per- 

 fect fruits, from 8 to 10 inches long, and 4 to 6 

 through on a single plant. Thej' are so mild in 

 flavor they can be eaten like tomatoes with 

 pepper and vinegar. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



LONG RED CAYENNE. From 3 to 4 inches 

 long, of a bright red color, very productive, hot 

 and pungent, the best for seasoning pickles. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., % lb. S1.25. 



RED CHILL. Small, cone-shaped, very pungent. 

 Ripe and green pods are used as pickles ; also 

 for making pepper sauce. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 35 cts. 



RUBY KING. This pep- 

 per attains a large size. 

 The fruit is from 6 to 

 8 inches long by 4 

 inches through, of a 

 bright ruby red color. 

 Thej" are remarkably 

 mild and pleasant in 

 flavor, free from any 

 hot taste. They can be 

 sliced and eaten with 

 vinegar like tomatoes 

 and make a very pleas- 

 ant salad. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 35 cts., I4 lb. SI. 25. 

 CHINESE GIANT. This 

 is one of the largest 

 and finest peppers in 

 existence. The ex- 

 tremely large size of 

 the peppers is a great 

 surprise to all who 

 grow them. The plant 

 is a strong grower, and 

 a prolific bearer. The 

 flesh is quite thick and 

 very mild, fruit of a 

 bright scarlet color when ripe. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 35 cts. 



I was well pleased with the seed that you sent 

 me last year, Eind many thanks for the extra seed 

 that you sent us. — Mrs. Lizzie Cayler, Udell, la. 



