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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



PEPPER 



Peppers are most largely used for seasoning meat and vegetable dishes as well as for salads and mangoes. They are used 

 also for making chow chow and chili sauce. 



The culture is the same as for egg plant and the plants need quite as much heat to perfect them. Sow seed early in hotbed, 

 or about middle of spring in open seed bed. the soil being light and warm. When three inches high transplant in rows about two 

 and one-half feet apart and two feet apart in the row. Cultivate and keep free from weeds. Guano, hen dung, or any other bird 

 manure hoed into the surface soil when the plants are about six inches high, will undoubtedly increase the product. 



13 J ^-t A second early sort. The plants are tall, bearing a 



rvecl i^nerry profusion of round, bright red fruits, about two thirds 



of an inch in diameter, which are very pungent when ripe. A very 



ornamental plant, when in fruit. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 



1/4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 

 1^ J i^i M* A late variety. The pods are bright, rich red, about two 

 i\.6Cl i.^nill inches long, "one-third to one-half inch in diameter at the 



base, tapering to a sharp point and exceedingly pungent when ripe. 



Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 1/4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 

 , D J rf^ -"^ ^""'^^ known medium earlv varietv having 



LiOng Keel L^ayenne a slender, twisted and pointed pod about 



fotir inches long. The color is deep green when fruit is yoimg. bright 



red when ripe. The fiesh is extremely strong and pungent. {See color- 

 ed plate opposite.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 1/4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 

 f 11 D 11 M Sometimes called Sweet ^Mountain. 



Large iSell or DUU IMOSe The plants are vigorous, about two 



feet high, compact and ver\" productive, ripening their crop uniformly 



and early. The fruits are 'large, with thick, mild flesh of excellent 



quality for use in salads and mangoes or stttff ed peppers. The color 



is deep green when fruit is yoting, bright crimson when ripe. Pkt. 10c; 



Oz. 55c; 2 Oz, $1.00; 1/4 Lb. $1.60; Lb. $5.50 



D 1 t^* A comparatively new variety of sweet pepper. Plants 



JKoyal iVing" two to two and one-half feet high, vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, ripening large attractive frtiits early in the season. Fruits 



deep green when young, bright scarlet red when ripe. Flesh very 



thick, mild and fine flavored. An excellent sort for use in salads or for 



stuffed peppers or mangoes. {See colored %)Jate on page opposite and 



further description in Supplement, page 6.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 



2 Oz. $1.00; 1/4 Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 

 13 1 -wr-* An improved American variet;^. very large and at- 



rvUby fti.ing tractive. The plants are about two and one-half feet 



high, vigorous, compact and productive. The fruits are often four to 



four and one-half inches long and of deep green color vrhen young-. 



bright red when ripe. The flesh is thick and mild flavored. One of the 



best varieties for mangoes or stuft'ed peppers. (See colored plate 



opposite.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; 1/4 Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 ^"""^^ ^^^^ °" ^^^^ ^°2^ 



o. . . The fruits of this very productive sort are exceptionally smooth and glossy, of good size, medium length 

 rimientO and attractive color. The flesh is very thick and solid, mild and of very fine flavor. Desirable not only for 



salads and stulTed peppers but it is also the sort used largely by canners. The plants are vigorous and upright, about two to 



two and one-half feet high, with short, broad, dark green leaves. The fruits are deep gre^-n when young, becoming deep 



red as they mature. (See colored plate opposite.) Pkt.lOc; Oz.BOc; 2 Oz. 85c; V4Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 " 

 f^. L C ' The fruits of this very desirable sort are of the largest size, ripen earlier than any of the other very large 



vaiant l^rimSOn sorts and average heavier, as the flesh is exceptionally thick. The plants are vigorous and upright, about 



two and one-half to three feet high, larger than those of Chinese Giant and more productive. The color is deep green when 



fruit is young, deep crimson when matured. The flavor is mild. One of the very best sorts for salads and large mangoes. 



(See colored plate opposite.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75c; 2 Oz. $1.25; Va Lb. $2.00; Lb. $7.00 

 I Q J. Q • U -^ ■'^^^ maturing and attractive, red. sweet pepper. The plants are about two and one-half 



Large ijWeet OpaniSn feet high, upright, very compact, vigorous and productive. The fruits are very large; and 



long, frequently seven inches inlength and about two inches in diametei-. with very thick, mild flesh of excellent quality. The 



color is deep green when fruit is j^oung, rich red when ripe. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; Vi Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 



PUMPKIN 



Pumpkins are less sensitive than melons or cucumbers to unfavorable conditions of soil and chmate but are cultivated the 

 same, though on a larger scale. They are raised between hills of corn or in fields by themselves, but more properly belong to the 

 farm than the garden as they readily mix with and injure the quality of the finer squash. After danger of frost is over plant 

 the seed in hills eight to ten feet apart each way. dropping about a dozen seeds in a hill. The soil should be made as rich as 

 possible. If planted with corn two or three seeds a rod apart each way will be sufiicient. When danger from bugs is past, 

 thin to three plants to a hill. 



ry- The fruits are of medium size and nearly round. The skin is 



Jrie hght yellow, smooth and is covered with a. fine gray netting. 



The flesh is light yellow, very thick, sweet and finely flavored. This 



variety makes veVy deUcious pies. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 



1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



r, «T T^ 1 1 n* This variety is small, but 



bugar or Mew Lngland rie of most excellent quality 



for pies. The fruits are deep orange, eight to ten inches in diameter, 

 round or somewhat flattened and slightly ribbed. The flesh is rich 

 deep yellow, flne grained and very sweet. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 J V II The pumpkin most extensively used for feeding 



Large Yellow stock: also used for making pies. It grows to a 

 large size and varies in shape from nearly round or slightly flattened 

 to quite long. Flesh deep, rich yeUow. fine grained and highly 

 flavored. This variety is often planted with corn. It is known also 

 as Field Pumpkin. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb.$1.00 



r> 0. • 1 i-^ L Fruits very large, -nith crooked 



Careen Otripea CUSnaW neck. Color creamy white, irregu- 

 larly striped or traced with green. Flesh light yeUow, very thick, 

 rather coarse but sweet. This sort is very productive and popular 

 in some sections. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 

 « . /-11 Very popular in the south, but not as well 



OWeet Cheese or adapted to northern latitudes. The fruits 

 krAnfii/^L-^T- Pi^lrl are flattened, with the diameter usually 

 IS^emUCKy r leia a^out twice the length. The skin is mottled 

 light green and yellow, changing to creamy yellow when mature. 



,.,_„-^^-.- „. ^..^-.^ rpj^g ^ggj^ jg yellow, tender and of excellent quality. Pkt. lOc; 



England Pie Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



