D. M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



55 



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 hotbeil, 

 or about middle of spring in open seed bed, tlie suil 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 iiiid<3ubie'lly increase the product 

 wy 1 ^1 A second early sort. The plants are tall, bearing a pro- 



Ixea V^tierry fusion 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. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Vi Lb. 90c; 



Lb. $3.25 

 U J i^U'l* "'^ late variety. The pods are bright, rich red, about two 

 txea L^nill inches long, one-thii^d 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. $3.25 



Ln A /-^ A well known medium early variety having 



Ong Ked L^ayenne 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. $3.25 

 1 Dll D111VT Sometimes called Sweet Mountain. 



Large Bell or DUU INOSe 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 

 ■51 1^. An improved American variety, very large and at- 



IxUby Jxing 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. 40c; 



2 Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $1.10; Lb. $4.00 

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

 r imientO 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 two to two and one-half feet high, with short, broad, dark green 



leaves. The fruits are deep green when young becoming deep red as 



they mature. {Crop failed) 

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



vaiant v^rimSOn 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 



voung, deep crimson when matured. The flavor is mild. One of the very best sorts for salads and large mangoes. Pkt. 5c; 



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

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



Large ijWeet tdpanisn 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 quahty. The 



color is deep green when fruit is young, rich red when ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; Vi Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



Pepper, Large Bell or Bull Nose 



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 mil 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 



t^ie light yellow, smooth and is covered with a fine gray netting. The 



flesh is light yeUow, very thick, sweet and finely flavored. This variety 



makes very deUcious pies. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V4 Lb. 30c; 



Lb. $1.00 



KT 1-" 1 J r>* This variety is small, but of 

 OUgar or INeW Lngland rie 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. 20c; 

 V4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



1 V 11 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 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. 20c; V4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



/^ Oj. • J /^ 1_ Fruits very large, with crooked neck. 



L»reen Otriped l^USnaW Color creamy white, irregularly 

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

 coarse but sweet. This sort is very productive and popular in some 

 sections. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Q . g-%-1 Very popular in the south, but not as weii 



DWeet l^neese or adapted to northern latitudes. The fruits 



I^Anfii/«lrv PiaI/I ^^^ flattened, with the diameter usually about 



rwenLU^H.y riciu ^^^^^ ^-^^ length. The skin is mottled light 



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



flesh is yellow, tender and of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. By freight or express at purchaser's 



Pumpkin. Green Striped Cushaw expense. $50.00 per 100 lbs. 



