GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



199 



Drought Standing White Corn. 



Of late introduction but under a 

 thorough test for two years before being- 

 put on the market. We think that this 

 white corn excells all other varieties of 

 field corns that we have yet handled. It 

 is a hybrid of Southern grown varieties, 

 between the Mosby's Prolific and the 

 White Rockdale, which makes it an ideal 

 corn for our Southern climate, giving it 

 the advantage of a thoroughly covered 

 husk over the corn, which is quite an 

 item to planters from the fact that the 

 birds will not attack the corn; on the 

 other hand, it is extremely prolific among 

 several varieties of corn. This corn has 

 yielded, in Louisiana, 50 per cent. 

 more than any other variety plant- 

 ed along side of it, and we can 

 recommend it safely in every respect. A 

 fine roasting ear— plump, juicy and as 

 early as the White St. Charles Corn. 

 The advantage that this has over the 

 other varieties is that it can be used for 

 roasting ears on the market, during the 

 Toa'sting ear season, and, if prices should 



not be suitable, v/hy it is profitable to 

 keep it for stock feed, due to the abun- 

 dance of yielding and thoroughly good 

 keeping quality. We can recommend it 

 highly. Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 25 cts.; gal. 75 

 cts.; peck, $1,25; bush. $4.50. 



!owa Silver iVIine Corn — Large ear, 

 white dent, long grain, small cob, 110 

 day corn. Fine yielder of splendid merit. 

 Pint 15c.; qt. 25c.; gal. 60c.; peck 90c.; 

 bushel $3.00. 



Snowfiake V/hite Dent 120 Day Corn- 

 Large ear, large cob ; very rank and 

 strong growth — good in all that makes 

 up a big white corn. Pint 15c,; qt. 25c.; 

 gal. 60c.; peck 90c.; bushel $3.00. 

 New ''Chinese Giant" Red Pepper. 

 Double the size of Ruby King, this is 

 the largest and finest mild Red Pepper. 

 Not only is it immensely productive for 

 so large a pepper, but its enormous size 

 and magnificent appearance make it sell 

 most readily. The plants are vigorpu's 

 in growth, but of stocky habit, seldom 

 more than two feet in height. They are 

 well branched and thickly set with enor- 

 mous fruits. Frequently half a dozen 

 peppers will touch each other, as if on 

 a single bunch. The strong growth of 

 the plants enables them to mature the 

 gigantic fruits only slightly later than 

 our well-known Ruby King. The mon- 

 strous peppers are of thick blocky form 

 and of most brilliant, glossy scarlet. 

 They grow four to five inches broad at 

 the top and are of equal length, divided 

 into four or more large ridges; when ripe 

 they are indented at the blossom end. 

 The first fruits set in a cluster of three 

 to five at base of the plant, and are gen- 

 erally longer than those setting later on 

 the upper branches, although the latter 

 are equally as broad. All are uniformly 

 of most "enormous" size. The flesh is 

 extremely mild — as sweet as an apple — 

 and unusually thick. It makes an excel- 

 lent salad, when green, sliced and served 

 with tomatoes. The true 'seed of a 

 selected strain — producing uniformly 

 large fruits — v/ill always be high in 

 price. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; ^^ 

 lb. $1.75; lb. $6.00. 



In answering many questions put to us 

 about artichoke sprouts, the following is 

 information given by our grower, April 

 27th, 1906: "In the box you will find one- 

 half dozen artichokes, which were grown 

 from 'sprouts set out after Dec. 10th.. 

 These are exceptionally fine and were 

 grown in a little over 5 months from 

 time of planting the sprouts." The 

 artichokes were as fine as we have ever 

 seen. 



Plant Frotscher's Large Purple or New Orleans Market Eggplant. 



