D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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P Peppers are used very extensively 



^^w^-H^^^-B^ as a condiment. In Mexico, the hot 

 t"* IB 1 B ^^ B varieties are eaten raw as we would 

 m^ m^ eat radishes, but the greatest use is 

 . for seasoning other dishes. The large, 



thick fleshed, sweet varieties are 

 eaten more extensively farther north, and are served in various 

 ways, green or ripe, with vinegar and salt, like tomato salad, or 

 made into mangoes by cutting one side, removing seeds and filling 

 with chow chow pickles. The fruit is often used in stuffing pitted 

 olives. The seed of pepper plant is used as bird food. 



The culture of peppers is the same as for egg plant; the plants 

 need quite as much heat to perfect them, though they mature 

 sooner and may be sown a little later. Guano, hen dung, or any 

 other bird manure, hoed into the svu'face soil when the plants are 

 about six inches high, will wonderfully increase the product, and 

 also improve the quality of the fruit. 



RED CHERRY. A second early sort. Plant tall, bearing a profu- 

 sion of round, bright red fruit which is very pungent when ripe. 

 The plant, when in fruit, is very handsome and an ornament to 

 the garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; H Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



RED CHILL A late variety, used in the manufacture of pepper 

 sauce. The bright, rich red pods are about two inches long, one- 

 third to one-half inch in diameter at the base, tapering to a sharp 

 point and exceedingly pungent when ripe. Requires a long, warm 

 season. The plants should be started quite early in hotbeds. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



YELLOW CHILL Similar in form to the Red Chili, but a little 

 shorter and thicker, more pungent and of a very beautiful yellow 

 color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; ^ Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



I {\nd R^H Cavpnno ^ favorite variety having a shm, point- 

 LOn§ Kea Vydyenne ed pod about four inches long and 

 when ripe, of a bright red color. Extremely strong and pungent 

 flesh. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; ^ Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose Pepper. 



GOLDEN DAWN. Plants quite dwarf but very prolific. Fruit medium to large 

 in size, of inverted bell shape, rich, golden yellow color, with verv thick, sweet, 

 mild flavored flesh. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



LARGE SQUASH. Fruitlarge, flat, tomato shaped, more or less ribbed; skin smooth 

 and glossy; flesh mild, thick meated, pleasant to the taste, although possessing 

 more pungency than the other large sorts; very productive and a iine variety 

 for pickling. One of the earliest and most certain to mature. Pkt, 5c; Oz. 25c; 

 2 Oz. 40c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



I Artf<> Ri>II f\r RmII Mac^ ^^^ stock of this well known variety, which is 

 L.ai ^K, LJ^cii, Wl L9U1I I'^USC sometimes called Sweet Mountain, is a great im- 

 provement on the best stock obtainable only a few years ago. Plant vigorous, 

 compact, very productive, ripening its crop uniformly and early. It is one of the 

 most popular and desirable sorts. Fruit large, cylindrical, with thick, mild 

 flesh; of excellent quality for use in salads and pickles; color, bright red when 

 ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; h Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



Rllhv Kin<^ -^^ improved American variety reaching the largest size, often four 

 l\Uljy l\in^ ^Q gj;x: inches in length, yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the 



smaller sorts, 

 mild flavored. 



Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



It is very bright colored, and the 

 One of the best for stuffed pickles. 



flesh is beautiful, sweet and 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 



Sweet Mountain, 



OR Spanish 

 Mammoth Pepper. 



^\A/fii>i Mnnniri'in e\r Hants very vigorous, upright growing with mod- 



ow^cci ivi<u>uiiiaiil, Ul erately large leaves. The fruit does not ripen until 



^npnl^h IVlAmmnlh very late. It is very large and long, of ten eight inches 



i3|JalllMl iTiallllllUlIl oj. more in length, by two in diameter, very smooth 



and handsome, being, when nearly mature, of a bright, deep green color, entirely 



free from any purple tinge and when fully mature, of a rich red. Flesh very 



thick, sweet and mild flavored. Well suited to use as a stuffed pickle and 



especially when green in making pepper salad. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 



Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



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Pumpkins are not so particular in regard to soil as 

 melons or cucumbers, but in other respects are cul- 

 tivated the same, though on a larger scale. They are 

 generally raised between hills of corn, but may be 

 in fields by themselves. The pumpkin more properly 

 than the garden, especially as it readily mixes with and 

 the finer squash. 



P umpkin 



planted with success 

 belongs to the farm 

 injures the quality of 



LARGE YELLLOW. Grows to a large size and is adapted for cooking purposes 

 and for feeding stock. The shape is irregular, some being round and others 

 elongated or flattened. It is of deep, rich yellow color, fine grain and excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. By freight or express, 

 at purchaser's expense, $20.00 per 100 lbs. 



SWEET CHEESE, OR KENTUCKY FIELD. A most popular variety in the south. 

 Fruit flattened, the diameter being two or three times more than the length; 

 skin mottled light green and yellow, changing to rich cream color as it matures; 

 flesh yellow, tender and of excellent quality. Pkt.Sc; Oz.lOc; 20z.l5c; ^Lb.20c; 

 Lb. 50c, postpaid. By freight or express, at purchaser's expense, $20.00 per 100 lbs. 



Pip Plimnkin ^® consider this a true pumpkin rather than a squash as it is 

 rXK, rUilipiVlil sometimes called. The nearly round, comparatively small fruit 



is covered with a fine, gray netting over a smooth, yeUow skin. Flesh very thick, 



sweet and fine flavored. Crop failed. 



SUGAR OR NEW ENGLAND PIE. This handsome variety is small but very 



sweet, fine grained, and of the very best quality. Skin deep orange, flesh rich 



. yellow. Excellent boiled or for pies. Pkt. 6c; Oz.lOc; 2 0z.l5c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Sugar, or New England Pie Pumpkin. 



