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PEPPERS.***™* 



:ie thousand plants. 



CULTrivE.— Pepper- e as a seasoning tor soups and meats. Tte large varieties are mainly used for this 



purpose and pickllag. Tbe mild sweet varieties, ltke sweet Mountain, Bull Nose, and Ruby KlDg are used for Mangoes, 



while: esmail Sow In hot beds In March or April, or on a warm sheltered border In 



M mt in rows 2 feet apart and IS Inches In the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



CHINESE GIANT PEPPER. 



Ruby King.— An improved American variety 

 reaching the largest size, often 4 to 6 inches in 

 length and Z l A to 4 inches thick, yet retaining the 

 symmetrical shape of the smaller sorts. It is very 

 bright colored, and the flesh is beautiful, sweet 

 and mild flavored. One of the best for stuffed 

 pickles. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 20 cents ; 2 ounces, 

 35 cents; Jjj pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00. 



Sweet Mountain.— Fruit very large, often 8 

 inches or more in length by 2 inches in diameter; 

 very smooth and handsome, being when unripe of 

 a bright, deep green color, entirely free from any 

 purple tinge, and when matured of a rich red. 

 Flesh very thick, sweet, and mild flavored. Well 

 suited to use as a stuffed pickle. Packets, 5 

 cents and 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 

 cents; pound, $1.50. 



Bell or Hull Nose.— Produces a very large- 

 sized pepper, which is highly esteemed for pick- 

 ling, the skin being thicker than any of the other 

 varieties. Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents; ounce, 

 20 cents; \\ pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50. 



Red Chili.— They are pointed like the cay- 

 enne, but not so long nor so thick, and are ex- 

 ceedingly pungent when ripe. Requires a long, 

 warm season. The plants should be started quite 

 early in hot -bed. Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents; 

 ounce, 20 cents; J4 pound, 50 cents; pound, $2.00. 



Long Red Cayenne.— A long, red variety, 

 very hot, and is generally used for seasoning 

 soups. Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents; ounce, 20 

 cents; l A pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50. 



./Chinese Giant Pepper.— Th:5 monstrous fruiting variety averages 12 to 15 inches in circumference, and, 



mense size, it is very early and prolific. The stocky well-branched plants about 2 feet high, 



a places rhey seemed bunched together. The flesh is thick, tender, mild, sweet, and 



t i when sliced or for stuffing for " mangoes." When ripe the surface is of a brilliant varnished scarlet. 



Packets, 5 and 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; J4 pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50. 



PUMPKIN.'KURB.S 



LARGE CHEESE. 



Two e acre. Hills 8 feet apart. 



Potato.— The finest variety for table use. Packets, 5 cents 



and 10 : Rid, 15 cents; Vi pound, 25 cents; pound, 



40 cents. 



Connecticut Field or Large Yellow — The common 



largely grown amongst corn. Excellent for stock 



Ounce, 5 cents; % pound, 10 cents; V 2 pound, 15 



jnd, 25 cents. 



Small Sugar.— A very' handsome little pumpkin, with deep 



rolored skin, and flesh of unusually fine sugary flavor; 



fine grained, very productive, and keeps well. Packet, 5 cents; 



10 cents; % pound, 15 cents; poundg 40 cents. 



Large Sweet Cheese.— A most popular variety. Fruit flattened, skin mottled light green and yellow, 



changing to rich cream color as it matures. Flesh yellow, thick, tender, very nutritious, and of excellent quality. 



; reductive variety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; J4 pound, 15 cents; pound, 40 cents. 



Yellow Winter Crookneck. — Fruit about 2 feet long, with solid, meaty, curved neck. Seed located 



1 tVery fine | ..low. Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents; % pound, 15 cents; pound, 



SWEET POTATO ROOTS. 



HOW TO PLANT SWEET POTATOES IN A DRY TIME. 



CULTU RE*.— Don't wait for a rain or a "season" to set out sweet potato plants. Harrow your ground well before laying 

 oS, then throw up tbe ridges higher than you —ant them, and If the soil Is very dry allow two or three days for the moisture 

 to rl=e ; tnen knock ofl the top 01 the ridge just ahead of planting; make a mud batter with water and clay loam, or better 

 with the addition of fresh cow dung, about as thick as thick cream ; dip the plants, in hands of about twenty, Into this bo 

 that a large quantity o: the mud clings to them. 



Big Stem Sweet Potatoes.— Have come to be recognized the best for market gardeners. They are 

 fine size, and the yield has astonished our most critical trade. They make only a very few, and in some cases no 

 Ha. The quality is first-class. We handle these only on orders, and an order must be placed at least 

 four days before the seed are wanted. 



Jersey Sweet Potatoes. —Are too well known to require any description. We get these from reliable 

 growers in New Jersey, and our trade has grown very large on them. Orders must he placed at least one -week 

 ahead of the time when expected to lay the roots, as we cannot keep them on hand. 



