936 B Street N.W.. Washington, D. 0. 



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PEPPERS.-(«^.> 



Ounce to one thousand plants. 



dispensible as a seasoning fat soups and meats. The larse varieties are mainly used for this purpose and pick- 



- Mountain, Bull Nose, ami Kubv King are used for Hangoes, while the small fruit. .1 sorts are the best 



Vpnl or on a warm sheltered border in Mav, and when the season is favorable trausplaut in rows 1 



CfLTURE.— Peppers 

 ling. The mild sweet varieties, lik - 

 for sancee. Sow in hot-beds In March or Apr 

 feet apart and Is inches in the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



Rubj King. -An 

 improved American va- 

 riety reaching the larg- 

 est size, often i to 6 

 inches in length and 3^ 

 to 4 inches thick, yet 

 retaining the symmetri- 

 cal shape of the smaller 

 >orts. It Lb very bright 

 colored, and the flesh is 

 beautiful, sweet and 

 mild flavored. One of 

 the best for stuffed 

 pickles. Packet. 6 

 cents: ounce. 20 rents ; 

 2 ounces, 35 cents: 1 

 pound. tlO c e n t s : 

 RLBV KINO PEPPER. pound |S 



Sweet Mountain. — Fruit very large, often 8 

 ■ aore tn length by 2 inches in diameter : VI ry 

 smooth and handsome, being when unripe of 

 deep green color, entirely free from any purple tinge, 

 and when matured of a rich red. Flesh very thick, 



* 1 . .10 



May, 



sweet, and mild flavored. Well suited to use as a 

 stuffed pickle. Packets, .1 cents aud 10 cents; ounce, 

 20 cents ; | pound. 50 cents: pound. 



Bell or Hull Nose. 



Produces ■ very large-sized 

 pepper, which is highly es- 

 teemed for pickling, the skin 

 being thicker than any of the 

 other varieties. Packets, 5 

 cents and 10 cents : ounce, 

 SO cents : J pound. 50 cents ; 

 pound, $1.50. 



Bed Chili.— They are 



pointed like the cayenne, but 



not so long nor so thick, aud BELL OR BULL NOSE 



dingly pungent when pepper. 



ripe. Beqnirea a long, warm season. The plant should 

 be started quite early in hot-bed. Packets, 5 cents and 

 10 ceuts : ounce, 20 cents : [ pound, 50 cents ; pound, 

 - 



Long Red Cayenne.— A long, red variety, very 

 hot, aud is generally used for seasoniug soups. Packets, 

 5 cents and 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; } pound, 50 

 cents : pound, $1.50. 



Chinese Giant IVpper.— This monstrous fruiting variety averages 12 to 15 inches in circumference, and, 

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

 •■v geemed bunched together. The flesh is thick, tender, mild, sweet and unex- 

 celled when sliced or for stuffing for " mangoes" When n i- of a brilliant varnished scarlet. Price : 10 

 cents a packet ; 75 cents per ounce. 



PUMPKIN 



(Kurbls.) 



Two pounds to the acre. Hills 8 feet apart. 



Potato.— The finest variety for table use. Packets, 1 rents and 10 cents ; \ pound, 15 cents ; V pound, 30 

 cents ; pound, 60 cents. 



Connecticut Field or Large fellOW. — The common field variety so largely grown amongst corn. Excel- 

 lent for stock feeding. Pint, 15 cents : quart. 25 cents ; gallon, 65 cents ; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.00. 



Small Sugar.— A very handsome little pumpkin, with deep orange colored skin, and flesh of unusually fine 

 sugary flavor: tine grained, very productive, and keeps well. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10 cents ; { pound, 15 cents ; 

 pound, 40 cents. 



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

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

 productive variety. Packet, 5 cents: ounce, 10 cents ; j pound, 15 cents ; pound, 40 cents. 



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

 bnlb-like end. Very fine pies. Color, solid yellow. Packets. 5 cents and 10 ceuts: } pound, 15 cents; pound, 50 

 cents. 



Sweet Potato Roots. 



How to Plant Sweet Potatoes in a Dry Time. 



CCLTCRE— Don't wait for a rain or a " season " to set out sweet potato plants Harrow your ground well before laying off, then throw up 

 the ridges higher than yon want them, and if the soil is very dry, allow two or three diys for tae moisture to rise ; then knock off the top of 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 bands of about twenty, into this so that a large quantity of 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 eases no small 

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

 fore the seed are wanted. 



.Jersey Sweet Potatoes. ~-\re too well known to require any description. We get these from reliable grow- 

 ers in New Jersey, aud our trade has grown very large on them. Orders must be placed at least one week ahead of 

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



