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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



PEPPER 



Ger. Pfeffer. Fr. Piment. 

 One ounce will produce 1,500 plants. 



Pepper is highly valued for the pungent flavor 

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

 used for pickles and mangoes. Early in the 

 spring sow the seed on a gentle hotbed, or in a 

 box placed near a window, in a warm room, and 

 transplant early in the summer or sow in a warm 

 Bpot of the garden about the middle of May and 

 transplant them wh?n about two inches high, in 

 rows 18 inches apart and 18 inches in the row. 



CORAL GEM BOUQUET. 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 boquet of coral. The 

 plant grows 24 to 30 inches high, 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. 5 cts., oz. 25 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. 

 20 cts., V± lb. 60 cts. 



RED CHILI. Small, cone-shaped, very pungent. 

 Ripe and green pods are used as pickles; also 

 for making pepper sauce. Per pkt. 4 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 pleas- 

 ant salad. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., lb. 60 

 cts 



CHINESE GIANT. 



This is one of the larg- 

 est and finest peppers 

 in existence. The ex- 

 tremely large size of 

 the peppers is a great 

 surprise to all who 

 grow them. The plant 

 is a strong grower, and 

 a prolific bearer. The 

 Ruby King Pepper flesh is quite thick, and 

 very mild, fruit of a bright scarlet color when 

 ripe. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



MAMMOTH GOLDEN QUEEN. This variety 



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 

 20 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., *4 lb. 60 cts. 



LONG RED CAYENNE. From 3 to 4 inches 

 long, of a bright red color, very productive, hot 

 and pungent, the best for seasoning pickles. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., ^4 lb. 65 cts. 



RED CHERRY. An exceedingly ornamental 

 variety ; friiit round, of a rich glossy scarlet 

 color; used for pickles and making pepper 

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

 25 cts. 



Sweet Mountain Pepper 



