50 D.  M. (FERRY, -& COS DESCRIPTIVE CAGEAL O GUI 
PEPPER 
Peppers are most largely used for seasoning meat and vegetable dishes as well as for salads and mangoes. They are used 
also for making chow chow and chili sauce. 
The culture is the same as for egg plant and the plants need quite as much heat to perfect them. Sow seed early in hotbed, 
or about middle of spring in open seed bed, the soil being light and warm. When three inches high transplant in rows about 
two and one-half feet apart and two feet apart in the row. Cultivate and keep free from weeds. Guano, hen dung, or any 
other bird manure hoed into the surface soil when the plants are about six inches high, will undoubtedly increase the product. 
PUNGENT OR “HOT” VARIETIES 
R d Ch A second early sort. The plants are tall, bearing a’profusion of round, bright red fruits, about twothirds of 
e @Frry an inch in diameter, which are very pungent when ripe. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 
R d Chili A late variety. The pods are bright, rich red, about two inches long, one-third to one-half inch in diameter at the 
ae Pep 1 base, tapering to a sharp point and exceedingly pungent when ripe. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; % Lb. $1.40; 
¥ .O 
T b A small fruited sort, used very extensively in the preparation of tabasco sauce. About one and one-half inches 
aDasco long, bright scarlet in color and extremely pungent. Requires a long season to mature and is not recommended 
for planting north of Ohio. Plants two and a half to three feet high. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 4% Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 
lic R d Ca A well known medium early variety having a slender, twisted and pointed pod about four inches 
ng Ke yenne long. The color is deep green when fruit is young, brightred when ripe. The flesh is extremely 
strong and pungent. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 45c; 2 Oz. 80c; 14 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.75 
NON-PUNGENT OR “SWEET” VARIETIES 
l B ll N Our strain of this variety is the earliest of the larger fruited peppers. The piants are not as tall 
Bell or Bu OSE growing as the later varieties but are vigorous, sturdy, and surprisingly productive, ripening their 
crop uniformly and early. The fruits are of medium size, square shaped, and when immature, they are deep green in color, 
turning to bright scarlet red whenripe. The flesh is thick but is not entirely free from pungency, being quite mild excepting in 
the cell partitions which are strong and pungent. For uniformity in plant, size and earliness of fruits, there is no better 
stock to be had than that which we offer. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 
e A comparatively new variety of sweet pepper. Plants two to two andone-half feet high, vigorous and pro- 
Royal King ductive, ripening large attractive fruits early in the season. Fruits deep green when young, bright scarlet 
red when ripe. Flesh very thick, mild and fine flavored. An excellent sort for use in salads or for stuffed peppers or 
mangoes. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; %4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 
e An improved American variety, very large and attractive. The plants are about two and one-half feet high, 
Ruby King vigorous, compact and productive. The fruits are often four to four and one-half inches long and of deep 
green color when young, bright red when ripe. The flesh is thick and mild flavored. One of the best varieties for mangoes 
or stuffed peppers. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; 4% Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 
oumue The fruits of this very productive sort are exceptionally smooth and glossy, of good size, medium length 
Pimiento and attractive color. The flesh is very thick and solid, mild and of very fine flavor. Desirable not only for 
salads and stuffed peppers but it is also the sort used largely by canners. The plants are vigorous and upright, about two to 
two and one-half feet high, with short, broad, dark green leaves. The fruits aredeep green when young, becoming deep 
red asthey mature. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; %4 Lb. $1,40; Lb. $5.00 
if e W. d We regard this as the most valuable addition to the pepper list since that useful vegetable came 
Cal ornia ONGEFY into generaluse. Fruits dark green, smooth in surface, square in cross-section and very large, 
usually about four inches across and four and a half to five inches in length, 
In addition to the striking outward appearance, it has the thickest flesh of any pepperin cultivation. The flesh is usually 
one-fourth inch thick and a thickness of three-eighths inch is common. 
It is about in season with other large fruited sorts but produces marketable sized green peppers nearly as early as the earliest 
varieties. This will be found a very desirable sort for the home garden and an exceptionally profitable one for commercial 
growers, especially those who ship to distant markets. (See further description and illustration on page 4.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 
$1.25; 2 Oz. $2.15; 4% Lb. $4.00; Lb. $15.00 
5 . The fruits of this very 
Giant Crimson desirable sort are of 
the largest size, ripen earlier than any of the 
other very large sorts and average heavier, as 
the flesh is exceptionally thick. The plants 
are vigorous and upright, about two and 
one-half to three feet high. The color is deep 
green when fruit is young, deep crimson 
when matured. The flavor is mild. One of 
the very best sorts for salads and large man- 
goes. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; %4 Lb. 
$1.75; Lb. $6.00 
. . Fruits similar to those 
Chinese Giant of Giant Crimson but 
average larger and are much broader in pro- 
portion to their length. The flesh is thick, 
mild and sweet, and is exceptionally desirable 
for use in salads; also one of the best varieties 
for stuffing. Fruits are rich deep green when 
immature and bright scarlet red when ripe. 
Plants about two feet high, vigorous and very 
productive. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; 
14 Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 
. A late maturing and 
Sweet Spanish attractive, red, sweet 
pepper. The plants are about two and one- 
half feet high, upright, very compact, vigor- 
ous and productive. The fruits are very 
large and long, frequently seven inches in 
length and about two inches in diameter, with 
very thick, mild flesh of excellent quality. 
The color is deep green when fruit is young, 
rich red when ripe. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 80c; 
PIMIENTO 2 Oz. 85c; % Lb. $1.40;Lb. $5.00 
