D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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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. 



p 1 fni A second early sort. The plants are tall, bearing a 



tvea L^nerry profusion of round, bright i-ed fruits, about two- 

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

 A very ornamental plant, when in fruit. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c* 

 Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



Fj 1 /-^i •!• A late variety. The pods are bright, rich red, about 



IVeCl \.^nill two inches long, one-third to one-half inch in diameter 

 at the base, tapering to a sharp point and exceedingly pungent when 

 ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 1/4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



I D J /^ ^ ^^^^ known medium early variety hav- 



JLiOng Ked Cayenne Ing a slender, twisted and pointed pod 



about four inches long. The color is deep green when fruit is young, 



bright red when ripe. The flesh is extremely strong and pungent. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



I Dll D111VT Sometimes called Sweet Moun- 



L.arge Dell or Bull iNOSe tain. The plants are vigorous, 



about two feet high, compact and very 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 stuffed peppers. 



The color is deep green when fruit is young, bright crimson when 



ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 

 U 1 |v- • An improved American variety, very large and at- 



IxUDy JVing 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 when 



young, bright red when ripe. The flesh is thick and mild flavored. 



One of the best varieties for mangoes or stuffed peppers. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 

 p. • . The fruits of this very productive sort are exceptionally 

 JrimientO smooth and glossy, of good size, medium length and at- 

 tractive color. The flesh is very thick and solid, mild and of very 



fine flavor. Desirable not only for salads and stuffed peppers but it 



is also the sort used largely by canners. The plants are vigorous 



and upright, about tAvo to "two and one-half feet high, with short, 



broad, dark green leaves. The fruits are deep green when young be- 

 coming deep red as they mature. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 



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

 1^ . M. C * The fruits of this very desirable sort are of the 



Vaiant L^nmSOn largest size, ripen earlier than any of the other 



very large 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. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; V4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 

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



LtSiYgG OWeet opaniStl feet high, upright, very compact, vigorous and productive. The fruits are very large and 



long, frequently seven inches in length and about two inches in diameter, with very thick, mild flesh of excellent quality. The 



color is deep green when fruit is young, rich red when ripe. Pkt. 5c: Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; ^A Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



Pepper, Giant Crimson 



PUMPKIN 



Pumpkins are less sensitive than melons or cucumbers to unfavorable conditions of soil and climate 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 sufficient. 

 When danger from bugs is past, thin to three plants to a hill. 



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



mTIQ light yellow, smooth and is covered with a fine gray netting. 



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



variety makes very delicious pies. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



IVT r 1 J r>» This variety is small, but 

 bugar or New England Pie 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, fine grained and very sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



1 V 11 The pumpkin most extensively used for feed- 

 JLarge lellOW Ing 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 yellow, fine grained 

 and highly flavored. This variety is often planted with corn. It is 

 known also as Field Pumpkin. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 g^ Cj. * J i^ 1_ Fruits very large, with crooked 



^reen Otriped I^USnaW neck. Color creamy white, irregu- 

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

 rather coarse but sweet. This sort is very productive and popu- 



lar in some sections. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 1 5c; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Sweet Cheese or 



IC t^ntimh-tr T^ifAA fruits are flattened, with the diameter 

 rvc;iiLU^H.y 1 iciu ^^-^^ about twice the length. The ski 



Pumpkin, Sweet Cheese or Kentucky Field 



Very popular in the south, but not as 

 well adapted to northern latitudes. The 



usu- 

 skin is 

 mottled light green and yellow, changing to creamy yellow when 

 mature. The flesh is yellow, tender and of exceflent quality. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. By freight or 

 express at purchaser's expense, $30.00 per 100 lbs. 



