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ground should be well manured the previous year, which causes them to yield 

 more abundantly. They are usually planted in double rows, three or four feet 

 apart, and covered to the depth of two and a half or three inches. This is the aver- 

 age depth, though some contend that greater depth prevents the premature decay 

 of the vines. The height of the Pea depends much upon the moisture and rich- 

 ness of the ground. In dry Aveather, soak the peas a few hours before planting. 

 Pour water into the drills when the ground is dry, before sowing the seed, which 

 will cause them to grow at once, should the season continue dry. A pint of the 

 small-seeded sorts will sow a row about sixty feet in length ; and the same 

 quantity of larger varieties, being sown much thinner, will make a row of nearly 

 a hundred feet. The crop should be gathered as fast as it becomes fit for use. If 

 even a feiv of the pods begin to ripen, young pods will not only cease to form ^ but 

 those partly advanced will cease to enlarge. 



There are a great many fancy varieties which are of delicious flavor, but 

 generally moderate bearers, and very high priced. Every year som.e new pea 

 comes out in the catalogues of the English seedsmen, with high sounding names, 

 which are quoted at enormous prices. Occasionally a really valuable acquisition 

 is added to the list, but in general, they are unworthy the attention of the com- 

 mon cultivator, whose object is to obtain a certain crop. 



CAPSICUM ANNUUM. 



Fr. Piment. — Ger. Pfeffer. 



The Pepper is a tender annual, much esteemed for its seasoning qualities. 

 In all the various methods of preparation, it imparts vitality, and promotes 

 digestion. It is extensively used for pickling. 



Large Sqnasll. — Large and thick ; flat, tomato- 

 shaped ; fruit, compressed, more or less ribbed ; skin, 

 smooth and glossy ; flesh, mild and pleasant to the taste, 

 although possessing more pungency than many other 

 sorts ; very productive, and the best variety for pickling 

 alone. 



Cayenne. — A long, slim pod, rather pointed, and 

 when ripe, of a bright red color. Extremely strong and 

 pungent ; and is the sort used for commercial purposes. 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose. — A very large sort, 



of square form, mild, thick and hard ; suitable for filling 

 with cabbage, etc., and for a stuffed pickle. Less pung- 

 ent than most other sorts ; notwithstanding its size, it is 

 one of the earliest sorts. 



Sweet Monntain. — Nearly identical with the preceding, though perhaps 

 somewhat larger. 



Culture. — Sow early in a hot-bed, or in the open ground, in a seed-bed, 

 about the middle of Spring, in light, warm ground. Transplant, when three 



PEPPER— Large Beli, 

 or Bull Nose. 



