56 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
| Frotscher’s Tabasco. 
FROTSCHER’S TABASCO.—This variety 
is grown for the market as well as for 
making sauce. It is pungent and strong, 
also very prolific. It is easily gathered, as 
the fruit does not adhere to the stem and 
! grows almost erect on the branches, as 
Long Red Cayenne. | may be seen in the cut. This variety is 
| used in manufacturing the well-known 
LONG RED CAYENNE.—Is very hot and | Tabasco Sauce. It is splendid for family 
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pungent. Cultivated here and used for use _ (x 
pepper sauce and seasoning purposes. SWEET ITALIAN.—(Nocera.) One of 
= sige 8 Be 2 the most prolific and largest of Sweet 
There are two varieties, one is long and pepper varieties. No other large pepper 
straight, and the other like shown in cut, : . 
: : : z develops so quickly. Plants are strong and 
which is the only kind we Keep. Largely ae : ; 
73 redar | vigorous, grows 2 feet high by 18 inches 
planted for drying and for shipping to | across, completely ladened with large, 
Northern and Eastern markets. handsome fruit. They bear continuously 
; / until frost. Single plant bears 30 to 50 
RED CLUSTER.—A variety of which the marketable fruit at one time. The skin 
pods grow in bunches upright like the and flesh are bright red; the meat is sweet 
Chili, which the pods resemble, but are a and mild as an apple. Carry well and keep 
little larger. Quite distinct and ornamental in fine condition a long time. Twelve 
on account of the bright fruit and compact plants will supply a family throughout the 
growth of the plant. Et is hot and pungent. |! season. 
WHEN BUYING SEED POTATOES BE SURE TO GET STECKLER’S 
SELECTED -EASTERN GROWN STOCK. 
POTATOES. 
For Price List See Red Pages in Back of Book. 
Pomme de Terre (Fr.), Kartoffel (Ger.) 
CULTURE.—The following varieties were tried on the grounds of the Louisiana 
Experiment Stations at Calhoun, La. and Audubon Park, New Orleans; among 150 
different kinds tested they gave the best results, both in yield and quality. Potatoes 
thrive and produce best in a light, dry but rich soil. Well decomposed stable manure is 
the best, but if not to be had, cotton seed meal, raw bone meal or any other fertilizer 
should be used to make the ground ‘rich enough. If the ground was planted the Fall 
previous with Cow Peas, which were plowed under, it will be in good condition for 
Potatoes. Good sized tubers should be selected for planting, which can be cut in pieces 
not too small; each piece ought to contain at least three eyes. Plant in drills from two 
to three feet apart, according to the space and how to be cultivated afterwards. For 
field culture, two and a half to three feet apart; for garden, two feet will answer. We 
plant Potatoes here from the end of December to the end of March, but the surest time 
is about the first of February. If planted earlier they should be planted deeper than if 
planted late and hilled up as they grow. If Potatoes are planted shallow and not 
hilled up soon, they will suffer more, if caught by late frost, than if planted deep and 
. not hilled up well. Early Potatoes have not the same value here as in the North, as the 
time of planting is so long, and very often the first planting gets cuts down by a frost, 
and a late planting, which may be just peeping through the ground, will escape and 
produce in advance of the first planted. A fair crop of Potatoes can be raised here if 
planted in August; if the Autumn is not too dry, they will bring nice tubers by the end 
of November. They should not be cut if planted at this time of the year, but planted 
whole. They should be put in a moist place before planting, so they may sprout. The 
early varieties are preferable for this time of planting. Most people are not careful 
enough in selecting their seeds. Some of the Potatoes sold in this market for seed are 
not fit for planting. Ten bushels to the acre. 
Steckler’s Seeds Are Sold Only Direct to Consumers. 
