Peppers Sweet 



and peppers hot 



A great many more than a "peck of peppers" can easily be 

 grown in your garden from a packet of Ruby King seed. 



PI MIEN TO The fruits 

 of Pimiento are excel- 

 lent for stuffing and 

 for canning. The shape 

 is distinctly cone-like, 

 the size is medium, 

 and the color glossy 

 green when young, 

 ruby red when ripe. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; 2 oz. 

 75c; 1/4 lb. $1.25. 



RUBY KING Excellent 

 for home, market 

 garden, and shipping. 

 Plants vigorous, up- 

 right, prolific. Fruits 

 large, 43^2 to 5 inches 

 long, 2 J4 inches 

 through, slightly tap- 

 ered; deep green be- 

 coming bright deep 

 red ; flesh thick, sweet, 

 and mild. Ready in 

 68 days. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c: 2 oz. 

 80c; 1/4 lb. $1.40. 



WORLD BEATER One 



of the best cf the 

 large peppers. Fruits 

 5 inches long by 334 

 inches in diameter. 

 Flesh mild and thick. 

 Rich deep red when 

 ripe. Very productive 

 and a good shipper. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; 2 oz. 

 85c; 1/4 lb. $1.50. 



Uses La cooking have divided garden peppers into two classes, 

 "liot" and "Sweet." Hot pejjpers are used principally in con- 

 diments, 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 vege- 

 tables and with meats. 



Their culture and soil and temperature requirements 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 ^8 of an inch, places this sweet pepper above all 

 others. It is crisp and juicy, too, without a trace of pun- 

 gency. 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. 80c; 2 oz. $1.40; 1/4 lb. $2.25. 



CHINESE GIANT Fruits are often 6 inches across and 434 

 to 5 inches deepi. The flesh is moderately thick and very 

 mild. The fruits are rich bright green when young, and 

 bright cherry red at maturity. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 80c; 2 oz. $1.40; Vi lb. $2.25. 



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, 33^ 

 inches in diameter 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; 1/4 lb. $2.00. 



"HOT" VARIETIES 



ANAHEIM Late ; parti cularly adapted to culture in the South . 

 Popular in home and market gardens and grown on com- 

 mercial 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. 



LARGE BELL or BULL NOSE This earliest pepper 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 

 immature and scarlet when ripe. Our stock is superior in 

 uniformity of size, shape, and earliness. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; 2 oz. 80c; 1/4 lb. $1.40. 



LONG RED CAYENNE This well known, medium early 

 pepper is especially good for drying purposes. 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. 50c; 2 oz. 85c; 1/4 lb. $1.50. 



RED CHILI Short bushy plants are literally covered 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. 50c; 2 oz. 85c; 1/4 lb. $1.50. 



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