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PEPPER 



Light, warm, mellow soil is best for Peppers. 

 The seed should be started indoors or in the 

 hotbed early in March. Give the young plants 

 plenty of heat and moisture, transplanting to 

 paper pots when 3 inches high, and setting them 

 out in the garden late in May, in rows 2 to 3 feet 

 apart, allowing 15 to 18 inches between plants. 



One ounce of seed will produce IflOO plants 



Harris' Earliest. Like Neapolitan but earlier 

 and a little smaller. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; 

 %Vo. $2. 



Neapolitan. Extra early and prolific; fruits 3 

 inches long and rather narrow; mild. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; l^lb. Si. 50. 



Ruby King. Early, productive and always mild 

 and sweet. Fruits thick-fieshed, 4 inches long, 

 tapering to a blunt point. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 50 cts. ; '41b. Si. 50. 



PIMIENTO (Crimson Beauty). The ideal 

 Pepper for stuffing. Medium size and bluntly 

 cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, very thick- 

 fleshed and sweet as an apple. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 50 cts.; J4lb. Si. 50. 



BULLNOSE, or LARGE BELL. Good sized 

 square fruits; deep green turning to bright red 

 when ripe; sometimes mild but usually quite 

 strong in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 

 Klb. Si. 50. 



Giant Crimson. Cross between Bullnose and 

 Chinese Giant. Large, square, mild fruits; 

 medium early; productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 60 cts.; >4lb. Si. 75. 



Chinese Giant. The largest of all Peppers. 

 Fruits average 5 inches long and 4K inches 

 in diameter; thick fleshed and sweet. Pro- 

 ductive but late. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; 

 'Alh. Si.75- 



Squash, or Tomato-shaped. Small, round, 



thick-fleshed, strong-flavored. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



oz. 60 cts.; Klb. Si. 75. 

 Small Red Chili. Prolific. Fruits very hot and 



pungent, pointed, >^inch in diameter at the 



base and 2 inches long. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 



60 cts.; Xlb. Si. 75. 

 Long Red Cayenne. Like the Chili but 4 



inches long and i inch thick. Pungent. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; Xlb. Si. 50. 



PUMPKIN 



Sow in May in well-enriched hills 8 to 10 feet 

 apart each way, or sow with corn, dropping a 

 few seeds in every third or fourth hill. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills ; 4 pounds for an acre 



Connecticut Field. Large, heav^y, oblong in 

 shape, with orange skin and orange-yellow 

 flesh. Productive and largely grown for 

 stock feeding. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 141b. 35 cts.; lb. Si. 



Green-striped Cushaw. Creamy white striped 

 with green. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; ^Ib. 

 50 cts.; lb. Si. 50. 



Golden Cushaw. Deep yellow skin and flesh. 

 The Cushaw Pumpkins resemble very large 

 smooth crookneck squashes in shape. Ex- 

 cellent for pies. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 ,V4lb. 50 cts.; lb. Si. 50. 



LARGE CHEESE. Large and flat, with creamy 

 buff skin and yellow flesh. Good quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Klb. 45 cts.;lb. Si. 25. 



King of the Mammoths. Grows to an 

 enormous size (often 100 pounds in weight). 

 Skin salmon-orange; flesh yellow% coarse. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; >4lb. 50 cts.; lb. Si. 50. 



Small Sugar. Small, round, bright orange, with 

 fine-grained sweet, yellow flesh. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; }i\h. 45 cts.; lb. Si. 25. 



White Cushaw. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 'ilb. 50 cts.; lb. Si. 50. 



WINTER LUXURY. Finest in quaHty. 

 Medium size; round, with yellow skin and 

 flesh. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; I4\h. 50 cts.; 

 lb. Si. 50. 



RHUBARB 



Sow in early spring in rows i>2 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 manure. 



One ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill 



Victoria. The most popular variet}'. Large, 

 tender, juicy stalks. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 

 Xlb. 75 cts.; lb. S2.50. 



Rhubarb Roots. Plant 3 to 5 feet apart in 

 deep, well-enriched soil, and keep well sup- 

 plied with moisture. Do not cut the first 

 season. Strong roots. 15 cts. each; la'rge 

 clumps 50 cts. and Si each. 



Small Sugar Pumpkin 



