408 The Principles of Vegetable- Gardening 



PEPPER 



Peppers require the treatment advised for tomatoes, 

 but they will thrive in a rather cooler season and will en - 



Fig. 129. One of the Chili Red Peppers. 



dure some frosty although best results are secured in a 

 warm climate. Some of the varieties mature in a rela- 

 tively short season. 



Peppers are not an important crop in most parts of 

 the country, since their use in cookery is incidental. 



