All XJsefixl Sorts of Pepper, 



WAT, C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Peppers. 



The pods are long, 



Sow seed in hot-bed early in April, and transplant the seedlings to rich, warm, mellow 

 soil as soon as the weather has become warm and settled, setting them about 2 feet apart 

 in drills 3 feet apart. Seed may be sown later in the open ground, when all danger from 

 frost IS over, and thinned to the distance given above. The young green pods of Peppers 



/are useful in making all sorts of pickles, and some of the plants when covered with small 

 fipe, scarlet pods are very ornamental. An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 

 iARGE BELL, or BXTLL-NOSE. A widely grown, standard old variety, with very 

 y large, thick pods. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. Klb. 90 cts. 



/ RUBY EING. Beautiful, bright red pods, about 5 inches long and 3 or 4 inches thick- 



mild and pleasant in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts , i^lb 90 cts 

 L-^IMFKOVED LONG KED. Pods abundant, bright red, long, sharp Pkt cts 

 oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. ' 

 CARDHiTAL. New, and worthy of cultivation simply for its beauty 

 curved and tapering, 2 inches 

 thick at the stem end ; the fla- 

 vor is sweet and mild. Pkt. 5c. 

 oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 ^^^^ELESTIAL. Pretty, conical 

 pods, 2 or 3 inches long, thickly 

 covering the round, branching 

 plants. When young they are 

 a delicate, creamy v-ellow, chang- 

 ing as they ripen to bright, vivid 

 scarlet, so that a plant full of 

 fruit shows beautiful color con- 

 trasts. The pods are borne 

 abundantly from earh- in the 

 season until frost; the'flavor is 

 sharp, but not disagreeable. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. Ji'lb. 90 cts. 

 ,„<)CALEIDOSCOFE. As beautiful 

 in every \\a.y as Celestial, but 

 entirely different from it in habit 

 of growth and coloring of the 

 pods, and superior to it in many 

 ways. The long, wavy branches 

 droop with their weight of pods, 

 which are small, rounded, and 

 of many colors, changing from ' 

 cream-color in the youngest 

 ones through canary-j-ellow, 

 orange, rose and pink, to deep, 

 luminous scarlet in the ripe 

 pods. The plants grow lu.xuri- 

 antly in pots or in the garden, 

 and seem to be always covered 

 with pods in all stages of growth; 

 their flavor is clear and sharp. 



Improved Long Red. 



and they are as useful in all ways as other 

 Peppers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., %\h. 90 cts. 

 __^PE.OCOPP GIANT. Pods of uniformly very 

 large size, from 8 to 9 inches long, very thick, 

 and moderately sharp. Pkt. 5 cts. oz. 30 cts., 

 Klb. 90 cts. 



\2,^,tff^OUSEm DAWN. Plants of this variety are 

 quite dwarf and very fruitful ; the pods are 

 of medium size, inversely bell-shaped, rich, 

 golden yellow, very thick, sweet and mild. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. Klb. 90 cts. 

 OXHEART. A small, heart-shaped Pepper 

 of medium size ; excellent for pickles. Pkt. 

 5Cts., oz. 30 cts., Jilb. 90 cts. 

 SWEET MOUNTAIN. An early fruiting 

 sort, with enormous, mild-flavored pods, 

 bright red when ripe, tender and sweet 

 when young. They are much used for mango- 

 making, and are frequently sliced raw, when 

 green and tender, for mixing with salads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. HVo. 90c. 

 -GOLDEN BELL. Pods large, yellow; similar to Large Bell in shape, 



but milder flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 JtOLDEN upright. Plants upright in growth, with pods borne on 

 stiff stems ; pods large, golden yellow, brightly flushed with red ; the 

 flesh is mild and pleasant. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 ^ RED SQUASH. Pods of peculiar shape, 2 inches long and 3 in diameter. 

 """^ Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



CREOLE. Small red pods, no larger than a Marrowfat Pea ; they are 

 used in the manufacture of Tabasco Sauce. Pkt. 5 c, Klb. 30c., lb. 90c. 

 A-liONG RED CAYENNE. Pods long, slender, bright red, very sharp. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 LONG YELLOW CAYENNE. Pods yellow, similar to the above. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 30 cts., K lb. 90 cts. 

 RED CHILI. Much used for making pepper-sauce. Pods small, conical, 

 scarlet, pungent ; plants very fruitful. Pkt. 5c ts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 ED CLUSTER. Similar to Chili, but with smaller leaves and fruits. 

 The pods are thin, coral red, sharp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 CHERRY RED. Pods small, round, bright red ; plants prolific and 

 very ornamental. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



ROQUETTE. 



rhe tender voung leaves of this plant are used for salads. The flowers, 

 ch open in May and June, have very much the odor of orange blossoms. 

 The seed should be sown in rows early in spring and the plants thinned to 

 stand 8 or 10 inches apart. If kept well hoed and watered, the leaves will 

 be only pleasantly tart. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



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