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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 

 PEPPER. 



For Price Iiist See Bed Fa^es in Back of Book. 



Piment (Fr.), Spanischer Pfeffer (Ger.), Pimento (Sp.), Peperone (Ital.) 



CUZiTUBi:. — Peppers are tender and require to be raised in the hot bed. Seed 

 should be sown from December to February, and when large enough transplanted into 

 the g-round in rows from one and a half to two feet apart, and a foot and a half in rows. 

 Sow in open ground during July and August for Fall crop. There are more Peppers 

 raised here than irr any other section of the country; the hot varieties are used for 

 seasoning and making pepper sauce, the mild varieties are highly esteemed for salad. 

 Care should be taken not to grow two different kinds close together, as they mix very 

 readily. Four ounces will produce 1,500 plants; 4 ounces to the acre. 



ly desirable for canners. It is also one of 

 the best for the home garden, both green 

 or ripe. It is so smooth and uniform in 

 shape that the skins can be easily slipped 

 off after burning over a hot fire a few 

 seconds or by boiling a few minutes in hot 

 water. It can also be pared like an apple 

 by using a sharp knife. The green peppers 

 can be pared best in this way. The hull or 

 meat is from two to three times as thick 

 as that of the "Bell" types and yields about 

 a half more edible product to the same 

 measurement. The quality is very sweet 

 and delicious and entirely free from 

 pungency. In color, when ripe, it is a 

 beautiful scarlet red. It is very productive, 

 yielding heavy crops until cut off by frosts. 

 In consequence of the many superior and 

 valuable qualities of this pepper it will be 

 much sought and grown by canners for 

 pimentos, pickles and pulp. 



BUBT GIANT (The I^argrest MUd Bed 

 Fepper). — As a result of crossing Chinese 

 Giant and Ruby King, we have a handsome 

 new variety which combines the enormous 

 size of the Chinese Giant and the graceful, 

 elongated form of Ruby King, being longer 

 than the former variety, larger round than 

 the latter and much larger than either. In 

 color it is a bright clear red, and in flavor 

 mild, delicious and sweet. The plant is 

 vigorous in growth, stocky, well branched 

 and prolific. 



BIRD BTB. — Small as the name indi- 

 cates. It is very hot and .used principally 

 for pepper vinegar. 



BED CIiUSTBB. — A variety of which the 

 pods grow in bunches upright like the 

 Chili, which the pods resemble, but are a 

 little larger. Quite distinct and ornamental 

 on account of the bright fruit and compact 

 growth of the plant. It is hot and pungent. 



COBAI. GEM BOUQUET.— One of the 



finest of the small sized varieties. Beauti- 

 ful bright red pods so thickly set as to 

 give it the appearance of a bouquet of 

 corals. As potted plants for florists it has 

 proved a most rapid selling article. 



BED CHEBBY. — An ornamental as well 

 as useful variety, the plant being tall and 

 bearing profusely small, bright red fruit. 

 The fruit is small, round, very hot, and is 

 largely used for pickles. 



BEI.I; OB BUI.Z. NOSE.— Is a large ob- 

 long variety which is not sweet or mild, as 

 thought by some people. The seeds are 

 very hot. Used for pickling. 



GOLDEN DAWN MANGO. — Plants quite 

 dwarf, but very prolific. Fruit medium 

 size and of inverted bell shape, rich golden 

 yellow, with very thick, sweet, mild fla- 

 vored fiesh. 



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Frotscher's Tabasco. 



FBOTSCHEB'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 

 may be sen in the cut. This variety is 

 used in manufacturing the well-known 

 Tabasco Sauce. It is splendid for family 

 use. 



Perfection Pepper. 



PEBFECTION. — This pepper is of the 

 Pimento type and has been brought up to a 

 degree of perfection which we have not 

 found in any other strain or variety that 

 we have ever seen. This variety is especial- 



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