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PEPPER 



To indicate the relative earliness of the varieties of pepper, we have stated the number 



of days commonly required under ordinary favorable conditions near Detroit to produce a 



picking of marketable green peppers, calculating from the time well-grown young plants 



are set in the field late in May or early in June. It requires 6 — 8 weeks to produce young 



plants for the field. 



Days 

 from 

 Setting 



of 

 Plants 



ANAHEIM 78 



Particularly adapted to the South. Popular in home and market gardens and grown 

 on commercial scale for drying and canning. Fruits 6 — 8 in. long, about an inch 

 through; tapered; deep green becoming rich scarlet; mildly pungent. 



CALIFORNIA WONDER 72 



(Sweet) Large green fruits available practically as early as Ruby King. This is the 

 standard of excellence in sweet peppers; much used, particularly by market growers 

 and shippers. Plant thrifty, upright, heavily productive over a long season. Fruits 

 handsome, very large, very smooth and regular; commonly 4V2 in. long and SVa — 4 

 in. through; deep green, becoming bright crimson; flesh extremely thick and firm, 

 sweet throughout and of distinct flavor. Our stock is definitely superior. 



FLORAL GEM 75 



(Hot) Heavily productive early pungent pepper. Fruits about % to 1 inch thick and 

 from IV^ to 2 inches long; bluntly conical; waxy green turning to deep scarlet. 

 Used mainly in California but of the same adaptability as other hot varieties. 



HARRIS' EARLY GIANT 63 



(Sweet) The best very early sweet pepper for home and market gardens, particularly 

 in the North. Plants vigorous, erect, extremely prolific. Fruits large, 4V2 in. long, 

 3V2 in. through, very slightly tapered; deep green becoming brilliant red; sweet. 



HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX 60 



(Hot) Very early. Very desirable for home, market garden and canning. Plants 

 small; heavily productive. Fruits 6 — 7 in. long, 2 in. thick, tapered; smooth; waxy 

 light yellow, becoming bright red; flesh thick and pungent. 



LARGE BELL OR BULL NOSE 55 



(Hot) This earliest pepper of the "bell" type is a combination of both Hot and 

 Sweet. The ribs are quite pungent, while the rest of the fruit is mild. The medium 

 sized square fruits are deep green when immature and scarlet when ripe. Our stock 

 is superior in uniformity of size, shape, and earliness. 



LONG RED CAYENNE 70 



(Hot) A leading sort for use in pickles, for canning and for drying. Plants large, 

 very prolific. Fruits 5 in. long, 1/2 in. through; tapered; deep green, becoming bright 

 red; very pungent. 



MEXICAN CHILI 80 



(Hot) For making Chili powder. Plants tall and vigorous growing. Fruit about 5 in. 

 long, 2 inches or more at shoulder, sloping evenly to a point. When immature very 

 dark green; ripens red. 



OAKVIEW WONDER 63 



(Sweet). An earlier and more productive strain of California Wonder developed by 

 line breeding at our Oakview Seed Breeding Station. Fruits blocky, smooth, with 

 thick, mild, sweet flesh. Plants shorter and stockier than California Wonder but fruits 

 are set earlier and more abundantly. An outstanding strain unsurpassed for shipping 

 or for the home and garden market. 



PIMIENTO (Perfection) 75 



(Sweet) Standard variety for home and market garden and for canning whole. 

 Plants large, upright, heavily productive. Fruits very smooth, regular heart-shaped, 

 commonly about 3 in. long (easily cored for canning); deep green, becoming deep 

 red; flesh very thick, sweet and of splendid flavor. 



