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GARDEN PEAS— Continued 



Telephone. A wrinkled variety of very robust habit and a great bearer. A single vine 

 produces from 8 to 10 unusually long, well-filled pods of largest size, containing 10 to 11 

 peas. It is very productive, of fine flavor and an excellent table variety; height, about four 

 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; gallon $2.20; peck $4.00; bushel $15.00. 

 Alderman. This is in many respects the very best main crop variety of the valuable 

 Telephone type. The vines are tall growing, about A l / 2 to 5 feet high, dark green, vigorous 

 and exceedingly productive. The pods are of largest size, often 5 to 5^4 inches long, dark 

 green, similar to but a little larger and dark color. The peas are of largest size and 

 unsurpassed in quality. Market gardeners are demanding the large podded, dark colored 

 sorts which retain their fine appearance even after shipping a long distance. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; peck $4.00; bushel $15.00. 



Pint. 



Ameer. Fine podded Extra Early; prolific $0.30 



Pedigree Extra Early. Select of First and Best 30 



Early Morning Star. Very early; fine crop 30 



Nott's Excelsior. Early Wrinkled Pea ; prolific 35 



Horsford's Market-Garden. Very prolific _ 35 



Champion of England. A well-known standard 35 



Duke of Albany. One of the largest podded peas ; 



very productive _ _ _. .35 



Juno (Dwarf Champion). Late; large pods; prolific .35 

 Each of the above, 10 cts. per pkt. 



PEAS, EDIBLE-PODDED or SUGAR 



Melting Sugar. Grows to height of 5 feet; bears a profusion of large, broad pods, 

 which are so brittle they snap without any string. Should he used in much the same way 

 as a wax bean. Pods when cooked are very sweet and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; 

 qt. 60 cts.; gallon $2.20; peck $4.00. 



Quart. 



Gallon. 



Peck. 



Bushel. 



$0.60 



$2.00 



$3.60 



$13.C0 



.50 



1.85 



3 50 



12.00 



.50 



1.85 



3.50 



12 00 



.60 



2.15 



3.75 



14.00 



.60 



2.15 



3.75 



14.00 



.60 



2.20 



4.00 



15.0C 



.60 



2.20 



4.00 



15.0C 



.60 



2.20 



4.00 



15.00 



PEPPER 



Telephone. 



ridispensable as a seasoning for soups and meats.' The large varietie 

 this purpose and pickling. The mild sweet varieties, like Sweet Mountain, Bull Nose and Ruhy Kii 



CULTURE. Peppers are 



are mainly used for 

 j, are used for Man- 

 goes, while the small-fruited sorts are best for sauces. Sow in hotbeds in March or April or* sheltered border in May; 

 when the season is favorable transplant in rows 2 feet apart and 18 inches in the row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 



cts.; Vi oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; "4 lb. $2.00; 

 lb. $7.50. 



Pimento. Undoubtedly the thickest fleshed of all 

 Peppers. The Peppers are of just the right size, 

 measuring about 3 l / 2 inches long by 2% inches across 

 the stem, being decidedly conical in shape, and are 

 of a rich bright scarlet color. The meat or flesh is 

 tender and sweet. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 

 % lb. $1.65; lb. $6.00. 



Long Red Cayenne. A long red variety, very 

 hot, and is generally used for seasoning soups. Ptks. 

 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; "4 lb. $1.35; lb. $5.00. 

 Red Chili. They are pointed like the Cayenne, but 

 not so long nor so thick, and are exceedingly pun- 

 gent when ripe. Requires a long, warm season. The 

 plants should be started early in a hotbed. Pkts. 

 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; % lb. $1.35; lb. $5.00. 

 Sweet Mountain. Fruit sweet and very large, 

 often 6 inches or more in length by 2 inches in 

 diameter; very smooth. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 45 

 cts.; ii lb. $1.50; lb. $5.50. 



Ruhy King. An improved American variety, 

 reaching the largest size, often 4 to 6 inches in 

 length and 3]/ 2 to 4 inches thick, yet retaining the 

 symmetrical shape of the smaller size. It is very 

 bright colored and the flesh is sweet and mild- 

 flavored. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; *4 lb. 

 $1.85; lb. $7.00. 



Bell, Or Bull Nose. Produces a very large-sized 

 pepper, which is highly esteemed for pickling. Flesh 

 is sometimes quite hot in flavor. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; 

 oz. 45 cts.; y 4 lb. $1.50; lb. $5.50. 



Chinese Giant Pepper. 



Chinese Giant. This monstrous fruiting variety 

 averages 12 to IS inches in circumference and, not- 

 withstanding its immense size, it is very early and 

 prolific. The stocky, well-branched plants, about 2 

 feet high, carry so many peppers that in places 

 they seem bunched together. The flesh is thick, 

 tender, mild, sweet and unexcelled when sliced or 

 for stuffing for "mangoes." When ripe the surface 

 is of a brilliant, varnished scarlet. Pkts. 5 and 10 



