California Wonder Pepper 



Sweet Peppers 



(Pfeffer) 



Light, warm, mellow soil is best for Peppers. 

 The seed should be started indoors or in the hot' 

 bed early in March. Give the young plants plenty 

 of heat and moisture, transplanting to paper pots 

 when 3 inches high, and setting them out in the 

 garden late in May. 



One ounce of seed will produce 1000 plants. 



Neapolitan. Extra early and prolific; fruits 3 

 inches long and rather narrow; mild. Pkt., 10c; 

 Y 2 0?., 30c; oz., 50c; J4 lb., $1.25. 



RUBY KING or World Beater. Always mild 

 and sweet. Fruits thick'fleshed, 4 inches long, 

 tapering to a blunt point. Pkt., 10c; Yl oz -> 

 30c; oz., 50c; V* lb., $1.25. 



Pimiento (Crimson Beauty). Medium size and 

 bluntly cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, very 

 thick'fleshed and sweet as an apple. Pkt., 10c; 

 Yl oz., 30c; oz., 50c; Ya lb., $1.25. 



Bullnose or Large Bell. Good sized, square fruits; 

 usually quite strong in flavor. Pkt., 10c; Yl oz., 

 30c; oz., 50c; Ya lb., $1.25. 



HARRIS' EARLY GIANT. The earliest of the 

 extremely large-fruited Peppers. Fruits fairly 



long and almost as large in diameter as Chinese Giant, with thick, 

 meaty flesh and fine, mild flavor. Pkt., 10c; Yl oz > 35c; oz., 60c; 

 Ya lb., $1.40. 



Chinese Giant. Fruits average 5 inches long and 4Yl inches in diameter; 

 thick fleshed and sweet. Pkt., 10c; Yl OZ-, 35c; oz., 70c; Ya lb-, $1.75. 



Golden Queen. Large, deep golden yellow fruits. Flesh is thick and 

 mild. Ornamental as well as useful. Pkt., 10c; Yl oz -> 35c; oz., 70c; 

 !4 lb., $1.75. 



Squash or Tomato-Shaped. Small, round, thick'fleshed, sweet flavored. 

 Pkt.. 10c; Yl oz., 30c; oz., 50c; Ya lb., $1.25. 



Small Hot Peppers 



Anaheim Red Chili. Prolific. Fruits very hot and pungent. Pkt.. 10c; Yl oz 



30c; oz., 55c; Ya lb., $1.40. 

 Large Red Cayenne. Large hot peppers, 1 inch in diameter at the stem end, 



tapering to a point, about 4 inches long. Pkt., 10c; Yl 40c; oz., 75c. 

 Long Yellow Hungarian. Long yellow fruits turning red at maturity. Very hot 



Pkt., 10c; Yl oz., 40c; oz., 75c; Ya lb., $2.00. 

 Large Red Cherry. Very pungent. Pkt., 10c; Yl °&-> 30c; oz., 55c; Ya lb-, $1.40. 

 Rainbow Wax. Like Yellow Hungarian but shorter and thicker. Pkt., 10c; 



Yl oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



Plimpkin (Grosse-Kurbis) 



Sow in May in well-enriched hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, or sow with 

 corn, dropping a few seeds in every third or fourth hill. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills, 4 pounds for an acre. 



Connecticut Field. Large, heavy, oblong in shape, with orange skin and orange- 

 yellow flesh. Productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Ya lb-, 40c. 



Cushaw Green Striped. Creamy white, striped with green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 Ya lb., 60c. 



LARGE CHEESE. Large and flat, with creamy buff skin and yellow flesh. Good 

 quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Ya lb-, 50c. 



KING OF THE MAMMOTH or Potiron. Grows to 

 an enormous size (often 100 pounds in weight.) Skin 

 salmon'Orange; yellow, coarse. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 Ya lb., 60c. 



Small Sugar. Small, round, bright orange, with fine 

 grained, sweet, yellow flesh. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 Ya lb., 60c. 



Winter Luxury or Pie Squash. Sweetest of all Pump- 

 kins. Medium size; round, with yellow skin and flesh. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Ya lb., 60c. 



Salsify 



(Oyster Plant) (Haferwurzel) 



A wholesome and delicious vegetable that will grow 

 in any good garden soil. The name Vegetable Oyster 

 is given it, owing to the flavor of the roots. Sow early 

 in drills 15 inches apart and 1 inch deep, thinning out 

 to 2 inches apart in the row. Take the roots up late 

 in the fall and store in a cool, moist place. 



One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large roots of superior 



quality and flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Ya lb-, $1.00. 



Salsify 



California Wonder 



The finest and largest Sweet Pepper. Plants grow strong and up- 

 right and bear 6 to 8 large smooth fruits with extra thick flesh. 

 Fruits keep in good condition for a long time after picking. Pkt., 

 15c; Yl oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



Pepper, Tomato, Eggplant, and Cabbage plants are carried in stock 

 in May and June. 



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King of the Mammoth Pumpkin 



