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Harris' Early Giant Pepper. 



PEPPER 



Light, warm, mellow soil is best for 

 Peppers. The seed should be started in- 

 doors or in the hotbed early in March. Give 

 the young- plants plenty of* heat and mois- 

 ture, transplanting to paper pots when 3 

 inches high, and setting them out in the 

 garden late in May. 



One ounce of seed will produce 1000 plants. 



Harris' Earliest. Like Neapolitan but 

 earlier and a little smaller. Pkt., 10c; % 

 oz., 35c; oz., 60c; M lb., $1.75. 



Neapolitan. Extra early and prolific; fruits 

 3 inches long and rather narrow; mild. 

 Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 45c; % lb.. $1.25. 



RUBY KING. Always mild and sweet. 

 Fruits thick-fleshed, 4 inches long, taper- 

 ing to a blunt point. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 

 30c: oz., 50c; *4 lb., $1.50. 



Pimiento (Crimson Beauty). Medium size 

 and bluntly cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, 

 very thick-fleshed and sweet as an apple. 

 Pkt.. 10c; Vz oz., 30c; oz.. 50c; *4 lb., $1.50. 



Bullnose or Large Bell. Good sized, square 

 fruits; usually quite strong in flavor. Pkt., 

 10c; oz.. 25c: oz., 45c; % lb., $1.25. 



HARRIS' EARLY GIANT. The earliest of 

 the extremely large-fruited Peppers. 

 Fruits fairly long and almost as large in 

 diameter as Chinese Giant, with thick, 

 meaty flesh and fine, mild flavor. Pkt.. 

 25c; % oz., $1.00; oz., $1.75; \i lb., $6.00. 



Giant Crimson. Large, square, mild fruits: 

 medium earlv; productive. Pkt., 10c; % 

 oz., 35c: oz.. 60c: *4 lb., SI. 75. 



Chinese Gip.nt. Fruits average 5 inches long 

 and 4V2 inches in diameter; thick fleshed 

 and sweet. Pkt., 10c: y> oz., 40c; oz., 75c: 

 % lb., $2.25. 



Squash or Tomato-Shaped. Small, round, 

 thick-fleshed, strong flavored. Pkt., 10c: 

 % oz.. 30c: oz., nOc; H lb.. $1.50. 



Small Red Chili. Prolific. Fruits very hot 

 and pungent. Pkt., 10c; ¥> oz.. 30c; oz.. 

 55c; % lb.. $1.65. 



Long Red Cayenne. Like the Chili but 

 longer and larger. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c: 

 oz., 50c; V 4 lb., $1.50. 



Large Red Cherry. Very pungent. Pkt.. 

 10c; y, oz., 30c; oz., 55c; y* lb., $1.65. 



PUMPKIN 



Sow in May in well enriched hills 8 to 10 

 feet apart each way, or sow with corn, 

 dropping a few seeds in everv third or 

 fourth hill. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 4 lbs. 

 for an acre. 



Connecticut Field. Large, heavy, oblong in 

 shape, with orange skin and orange-vel- 

 low flesh. Productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



Cushaw, Golden. Deep yellow skin and 

 flesh. The Cushaw Pumpkins resemble 

 very large, smooth, crookneck squashes 

 in shape. Excellent for pies. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.50. 



Cushaw, Green Striped. Creamy white, 

 striped with green. Pkt., 10c; "oz., 20c; 

 % lb., 60c; lb., $1.50. 



Cushaw, White. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; y. lb.. 

 60c; lb., $1.50. 



Kentucky Field. Somewhat similar to Large 

 Cheese, but orange in color and manv 

 fruits inclined to be long or round. Pkt., 

 10c; oz.. 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



LARGE CHEESE. Large and flat, with 

 creamy buff skin and vellow flesh. Good 

 quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; & lb., 40c; 

 lb., $1.25. 



King of the Mammoths or Fotiron. Grows 

 to an enormous size (often 100 pounds in 

 weight). Skin salmon-orange; flesh yel- 

 low, coarse. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; y± lb., 

 65c; lb., $1.75. 



Small Sugar. Small, round, bright orange, 

 with fine grained, sweet, yellow flesh. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



WINTER LUXURY or PIE SQUASH. 

 Sweetest of all Pumpkins. Medium size: 

 round, with yellow skin and flesh. Pkt.. 

 10c; oz., 20c; V*, lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



Connecticut Field Pumpkin. 



RHUBARB 



Sow in early Spring in rows iy> feet 

 apart, covering an inch deep. Thin out to 

 6 inches. In the Fall, transplant to deep, 

 rich soil, spacing the plants 3 to 5 feet 

 apart each way, and mulch well with ma- 

 nure. 



One ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill. 

 Victoria. The most popular variety. Lar^e. 



tender, juicy stalks. Pkt., 10c; "oz., 25c: 



M lb., 75c. 



Rhubarb Roots. Strong roots, 15c each 

 large clumps, 50c and $1.00 each. 



