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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



PEPPER 



Peppers are used very extensively as 

 a condiment. In Mexico, the hot var- 

 ieties are eaten raw as we would eat 

 radishes, but the greatest use is for 

 seasoning other dishes. The large 



thick fleshed, sweet varieties are eaten more extensively farther 



north, and are served in various ways, green or ripe, with vinegar 



and salt, hke tomato salad, or made into mangoes, by cutting one 



side, removing seeds and filling with chow chow pickles. The fruit 



is often used in stuffing pitted olives. The seed of pepper plant is 



used as bird food. 



The cultm-e of peppers is the same as for egg plant; the plants 

 need quite as much heat to perfect them, though they mature 

 sooner and m_ay be sown a little later. Guano, hen dung, or any 

 other bird manure, hoed into the surface soil when the plants are 

 about six inches high, will wonderfully increase the product, and 

 also improve the quality of the fruit. 

 RED CHERRY. A second earlv sort. Plant tall, bearing a prof usion 



of round, bright red fruit which is very pungent when ripe. The 



plant, when in fruit, is very handsome and an ornament to the 



garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 40c; H Lb. 75c; Lb. $3.50 

 RED CHILI. A late variety, used in the manufacture of pepper' 



sauce. The bright, rich red pods are about two inches long, one- 

 third to one-half inch in dia,meter at the base, tapering to a sharp 



point and exceedingly pungent when ripe. Requires a long, warm 



season. The plants should be started quite early in hotbeds. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 3 Oz. 40c; h Lb. 75c; Lb. $3.50 

 YELLOW CHILI. Similar in form to the Red Chih, but a little shorter 



and thicker, more pungent and of a very beautiful yellow color. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 3 Oz. 40c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. $3.50 

 I (inn Dpi! raVPIIIIP ^ favorite variety having a slim, pointed 

 &.UISy Ill/U 'UOJC'liSiC/ pod about four inches long and when ripe, 



of a bright red color. Extremely strong and pungent flesh. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 35c; 3 Oz. 40c; H Lb. 75c; Lb. $3.35 



GOLDEN DAWN. Plants quite dwarf but very proliflc. Fruit medium to large 

 in size, of inverted bell shape, rich, golden yellow color, with very thick, sweet 

 mild flavored flesh. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 3 Oz. 40c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. "$3.35 



LARGE SQUASH. Fruit large, flat, tomato shaped, more or less ribbed; 



skin smooth and glossy; flesh mild, thick meated, pleasant to the taste, 



although possessing more pungency than the other lai'ge sorts; very 



productive and a fine variety for pickling. One of the earliest 



and most certain to mature. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 3 Oz. 40c; 



% Lb. 75c; Lb. $3.35 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose'Pepper. 



Larj 



e Bell, or Bull Nose O""- stock ot this wen known 



variety, which is sometimes 

 called Sweet Mountain, is a great improvement on the best 

 stock obtainable only a few years ago. Plant vigorous, com- 

 pact, very productive, ripening its crop uniformly and early. 

 It is one of the most popular and desirable sorts. Fruit large, 

 cylindrical, with thick, mild flesh, of excellent quality for use 

 in salads and pickles; color bright red when ripe. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 35c; 3 Oz. 40c; ^ Lb. 75c; Lb. $3.35 



Rishv Kintf ^° improved American variety reaching the 

 i\UUJ l\IBl^ largest size, often four to six inches in length, 

 yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the smaller sorts. It is 

 very bright colored, and the flesh is beautiful, sweet and mild 

 flavored. One of the best for stutfed pickles. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 

 2 Oz. 40c; h Lb. 75c; Lb. $3.50 



^WeCl lyJOUniain, or ^^^ moderately large leaves. The 

 fruit does not ripen until very late. 

 It is very large and long, often eight 

 inches or more in length, by two in diameter, very smooth and 

 handsome, being, when nearly mature, of a bright, deep green 

 color, entirely free from any purple tinge and v/hen fully mature, 

 of a rich red. Flesh very thick, sweet and mild flavored. AVell 

 suited to use as a stuffed pickle and especially when green 

 in making pepper salad. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 3 Oz. 40c; ^4 Lb. 75c; 

 Lb. $3.35 



Spanish Mammoth 



PUnPKIN 



Pumpkins are not so particular in regard to soil as melons or cucumbers, but in 

 other respects are cultivated the same, though on a larger scale. They are generally 

 raised between hills of corn, but may be planted with success in fields by them- 

 selves. The pumpkin more properly belongs to the farm than the garden, espec- 

 ially as it readily mixes with and injures the quality of the finer squash. 



LARGE YELLOW. Grows to a large size and is adapted for cooking purposes and 

 for feeding stock. The shape is irregular, some being round and others elongated 

 or flattened. It is of deep, rich yellow color, fine grain and excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 10c; H Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. By freight or express, at pur- 

 chaser's expense,yS2.50 per 100 Ihs. 



SWEET CHEESE, OR KENTUCKY FIELD. A most popular variety in the south. 

 Fruit flattened, the diameter being two or three times more than the length; skin 

 mottled light green and yellow, changing to rich cream color as it matures; flesh 

 yellow, tender and of excellent quaUty. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. 50c. By freight or express, at purchaser'' s expense, $22.50 per 100 lbs. 



Pl<> Plimnkin We consider this a true pumpkin rather than a squash as it is 



rix, ruiilpiVlli sometimes called. The nearly round, comparatively small fruit 

 is covered with a fine, gray netting over a smooth, yellow skin. Flesh very thick, 

 sweet and fine fiavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



SUGAR, OR NEW ENGLAND PIEo This handsome variety is small but very sweet, 

 fine grained, and of the very best quality. Skin deep orange, flesh rich yellow. 

 Excellent boiled or for pies. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



Sugar, or New England Pie Pumpkin. 



