California Wonder, one of the Hnest of the sweet peppers, has that blocky shape you like for stuffing and baking whole. 



PEPPERS 



Uses in cooking have divided garden peppers into two classes, "Hot" 

 and "Sweet." Hot peppers are used principally in condiments, in 

 pickles, and in relishes. They are smaller than the sweet ones, and the 

 smallest varieties are usually the hottest. Sweet peppers are larger and 

 have thick flesh. Their flavor is pleasantly mild, and they are becoming 

 more and more popular for stuffing, for use in salads, and for combining 

 with other vegetables and with meats. 



Their culture and soil and temperature require- 

 ments are about the same as for egg plant. A 

 moderate dressing of guano, poultry manure, or 

 complete commercial fertilizer, hoed into the soil 

 after the plants are 6 or 8 inches tall, will be very 

 beneficial. 



''SWEET" VARIETIES 



CALIFORNIA WONDER Thickness of flesh alone, 

 which is often % of an inch, places this sweet 

 pepper above all others. It is crisp and juicy, 

 too, without a trace of pungency. Vigorous 

 growing plants bear a heavy yield of blocky 

 fruits that become as much as 5 inches long and 

 4 inches wide. They are unusually good for 

 serving whole. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. $1.00; 2 oz. $1.85; 1/4 lb. $3.50. 



CHINESE GIANT 'Fruits are often 6 inches across 

 and 4H to 5 inches deep. The flesh is moder- 

 ately thick and very mild. The fruits are rich 

 bright green when young, and bright cherry red 

 at maturity. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 90c; 2 oz. $1.70; 1/4 lb. $3.00. 



HARRIS' EARLY GIANT This is a choice home 

 garden sort, especially for Northern growing, 

 because it ripens early. The peppers are larger 

 than any other early ones, Z'fi inches in diam- 

 eter and 43^ inches long, while from 6 to 10 are 

 produced on one plant. For unripe picking they 

 are medium dark green and at maturity are 

 bright red. The flesh is moderately thick and of 

 excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 2 oz. $1.25; V4 lb. $2.10. 



PIMIENTO The fruits of Pimiento are excellent 

 for stuffing and for canning. The shape is dis- 

 tinctly cone-like, the size is medium, and the 

 color glossy green when young, ruby red when 

 ripe. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 70c; 2 oz. $1.20; 1/4 lb. $2.00. 



RUBY KING Excellent for home, market garden, 

 and shipping. Plants vigorous, upright, pro- 

 lific. Fruits large, 4^ to 5 inches long, 2}^ 

 inches through, slightly tapered; deep green 

 becoming bright deep red; flesh thick, sweet, 

 and mild. Ready in 68 days. 

 Pkt. 5c: oz. 60c; 2 oz. $1.00; 1/4 lb. $1.50. 



SWEET BULL NOSE An excellent mild fleshed pepper recommended 

 for home gardens. Matuies early and produces medium-sized, 

 square or slightly elongated fruits. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 2"oz. $1.25; 1/4 lb. $2.10. 



WORLD BEATER One of the best of the large peppers. Fruits 5 

 inches long by 3^ inches in diameter. Flesh mild and thick. Rich 

 deep red when ripe. Very productive and a good shipper. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 85c; 2 oz. $1.50; 1/4 lb. $2.75. 



"HOT" VARIETIES 



ANAHEIM Late; particularly adapted to culture 

 in the South. Popular in home and market 

 gardens and grown on commercial scale for 

 drying and canning. Fruits 6 to 8 inches long, 

 about an inch through; tapered; deep green 

 becoming rich scarlet; mildly pungent. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 2 oz. $1.25; 1/4 lb. $2.00. 



HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX This early variety 

 is larger and has thicker flesh than other hot 

 peppers. It is excellent for canning. The 

 plants produce a fine crop of fruits 6 to 7 inches 

 long and 2 inches in diameter, crumpled and 

 hooked at the point. The color is waxy light 

 yellow at first, changing to orange and then to 

 bright red. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 2 oz. $1.25; Vi lb. $2.10. 



LARGE BELL or BULL NOSE This earliest pep- 

 per 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 imma- 

 ture and scarlet when ripe. Our stock is supe- 

 rior in uniformity of size, shape, and earliness. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 2 oz. $1.25; 1/4 lb. $2.10. 



LONG RED CAYENNE This well-known, medium 

 early pepper is especially good for drying pur- 

 poses. The fruit is 4 inches long and 1 inch 

 thick, twisted and pointed. It is deep green 

 when young and bright red when ripe. The 

 flesh is strong and pungent. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 2 oz. $1.25; 1/4 lb. $2.10. 



RED CHILI Short bushy plants are literally cov- 

 ered with small tapering peppers about 2 inches 

 long. They change to bright red when ripe and 

 are very hot. They are dried, ground, and 

 chiefly used for making pepper sauce. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 2 oz. $1.25; 1/4 lb. $2.10. 



Hungarian Yei- 

 low Wax has 

 thicker flesh than 

 most hot peppers. 

 It is especially 

 good for canning. 



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