COLE'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



♦STRATAGEM. This is a fine Pea. It is a dwarf 

 wrinkled, blue marrow, a very heavy cropper, 

 pods from five to six inches long, remarkably 

 well filled, and contains as high as ten large, 

 fine flavored Peas. In table quality none can 

 surpass it. Vines very strong and needing but 

 little support; 2 feet. Per pkt.,5cts., pt., 25 cts., 

 qt., 45 cts., pk.. $1.75, bush., $7. 



♦CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. A green wrinkled 

 variety, universally admitted to be one of the 

 richest and best flavored Peas grown, and very 

 productive. Considered to be one of the finest 

 varieties for family use or the market gardener, 

 and will always sell green better than any other 

 variety; 4feet. Per pkt., 5 cts., pt., 20 cts., at., 

 35 cts., pk., $1.25, bush., $4. 



Dwarf Grey Sugar. The most desirable of all the 

 edible pod Peas. It is remarkable for its earliness 

 as well as prolific character. The seeds are 

 large, shrivelled and indented. The pods are 

 broad, flat and crooked; used in the green state 

 in the same way as string Beans, having the 

 identical flavor of the Pea; 2 feet. Per pkt.. 5 

 cts., pt., 20 cts., qt., 40 cts., pk., $1.50. bush., $5. 



MELTING SUGAR. This variety is ahead of all 

 others, not only in size of pod and prolific 

 bearing, but also for its delicious quality. It 

 grows to the height of five to six feet, bears a 

 profusion of large, broad pods, which are gen- 

 erally found in pairs, and which are so brittle 

 that they snap without any string. It should 

 be used in much the same way as a Wax Bean. 

 The pods when cooked are very sweet and 

 tender. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; pt., 30 cts. ; qt., 60 cts. 



Large White Marrowfat. One of the oldest vari- 

 ties in cultivation, and a favorite market sort. 

 Large broad pods, well filled, of excellent 

 quality; five feet, per pkt., 5 cts.; r>t., 18 cts.; 

 qt., 30 cts, ; pk., 75cts. ; bush. S2.50. 



Canada Field Peas, Blue or Green. Largely grown 

 for field culture. Used extensively for feeding 

 stock and cooking. Per pk., 50 cts.; bush., $1.75. 



CORAL GEM BOUQUET PEPPER. 



Is the finest of the small sized varieties. Its 

 beautiful little pods of shining red color are so 

 thickly set as to give it the appearance of a 

 bouquet of coral. As a pot plant, besides its 

 great beauty, it serves the housekeeper in a most 

 convenient way when the pods are wanted for 

 seasoning. In the open ground the plants grow 

 to a height of from 24 to 30 inches, so densely set 

 with pods as to bend its branches down. So 

 many desirable qualities are combined in this, it 

 will undoubtedly become popular as well as 

 profitable in the manufacture of pepper sauce. 

 Per pkt.. 10 cts.. 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



PEPPER. 



Ger. Pfeffer. Ft. Piment. 

 One oz. will produce 1,500 plants. . 

 Pepper is highly valued for its pungent flavor, 

 and is used in seasoning soups, meats, eto., also 

 used for pickles and mangoes. Early in the 

 spring sow the seed on a gentle hot-bed, or in box 

 placed near a window, in a warm room, and 

 transplant early in the summer or sow in a warm 

 spot of the garden about the middle of May and 

 transplant them when about two inches high, 

 in rows 18 inches apart, and 18 inches in the row. 



BLACK NUBIAN. See Novelties. 



CELESTIAL. This 'new pepper from China, la 

 one of the most ornamental varieties we have 

 seen, and is so beautiful in growth that it de- 

 serves a prominent place in the flower garden. 

 The plant sets its peppers very early and con- 

 tinues until frost, branching freely and bear- 

 ing profusely.'' It is wonderously productive, 

 forty peppers having been counted on a single 

 branch. Up to the time they are fully ripe they 

 are of a delicate creamy-yellow color, then 

 suddenly changing to an intense vivid scarlet. 

 They are all carried upright, and the brilliant 

 contrast in colors makes a plant loaded with 

 fruits an object of the most striking beauty 

 and oddity. The peppers are of superior qual- 

 ity, of a clear, sharp flavor. Per pkt. 7 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts., 



MAMMOTH GOLDEN QUEEN. This new va- 

 riety @ Is wonderfully productive, of perfect 

 shape and uniform large size: growing from 15 

 to 20 perfect fruits, from 8 to 10 inches long, and 



4 to 6 through on a single plant. They are so 

 mild in flavor they can be eaten like tomatoes, 

 with pepper and vinegar. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30. 



GOLDEN UPRIGHT. This new pepper is en- 

 tirely distinct from all other known varieties. 

 It is remarkable in its habits of growth, the 

 stout bushy plants producing the fruit upright 

 on stiff stems. The fruits are large and hand- 

 some, and of a beautiful rich, golden yellow, 

 tinged with blush-red where exposed to the 

 sun. The peppers are mild and pleasant to the 

 taste. Per pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 25 cts. 



RUBY KING. This pepper attains a large size. 

 The fruit is from 6 to 8 inches long by 4 inches 

 through, of a bright ruby red color. They are 

 remarkably mild and pleasant in flavor, free 

 from any hot taste. They can be sliced and 

 eaten with vinegar like tomatoes, and make a 

 very pleasant salad. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 %. lb. 75 cts. 



GOLDEN DAWN MANGO. This new Mango 

 pepper is the sweetest and handsomest variety 

 grown. Unlike most mangoes, even the seed 

 may be handled or chewed without detecting 

 the slightest fiery flavor. It is of a most beau- 

 tiful golden color, making it very attractive 

 when mixed with the red varieties. Per pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 20 cts., l A lb. 75 cts. 



LARGE BELL, or Bull Nose. Of large size, very 

 early, of sweet, mild flavor; glossy red; rind 

 thick and fleshy. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., % 

 lb. 65 cts. 



Sweet Mountain. Similar in shape to the Large 

 Bell, but of a much larger size; rind thick, 

 fleshy and tender; much used for pickling, 

 stuffed like mangoes. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 % lb. 65 cts. 



Long Red Cayenne. From 3 to 4 Inches long, of a 

 bright red color, very productive, hot and pun- 

 gent, the best for seasoning pickles. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., % lb. 65 cts. 



Red Cherry. An exceedingly ornamental va- 

 riety; fruit round, of a rich, glossy, scarlet 

 color, used for pickles and making pepper 

 sauce, of piquant flavor. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 

 cts. 



Red Chili. Small cone-shaped, very pungent, 

 ripe and green pods are used as pickles, also 

 for making pepper sauce. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 

 cts. 



