PEPPER, PEAS 



14 Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



NEW CHINESE GIANT 

 Pepper 



The finest, largest and mildest pepper of all, 

 growing to the enormous Weight of 18 ounces 



Chinese Giant is certainly a wonder. The plants are 

 of strong, stocky growth, of bushy erect habit, growing 

 18 inches to 2 feet in height, with abundant foliage. 

 The compact plants are very prolific, setting three to 

 four extra large fruits at the base quite early in the sea- 

 son, which ripen while a second crop is setting on the 

 branches. The fruit is well shown in the , illustration 

 herewith, being quite square in appearance', while the 

 flesh is thick and very mild, being entirely free from 

 any fiery flavor. Pkt, !0 cts., K oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 

 cts., M lb. $1.50, lb. $5. 



Hollow Crown 



PARSNIP 



This is ia highly improved type, producing uniformly 

 large and handsome roots of stocky form, heavy at the 

 shoulder, well rounded, gradually tapering to the base. 

 Flesh is white, of fine texture, free from core and 

 stringiness, fine-flavored; cooking tender, sweet and 

 rich, one of the finest of table vegetables for winter use. 

 Roots may remain in the ground all winter, may be dug late in the fall and stored in sand or soil, so 

 that they can be gotten at easily when the ground is frozen. Frost improves their quality. This Par- 

 snip is the heaviest cropper of all, and we recommend it for both garden and field culture. (See cut.) 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 55 cts. 



CHINESE GIANT PEPPER 



(Prom photograph 34 natural size) 



A popular, large -fruiting variety, very prolific and 

 very early. The "Peppers" average 5 to 6 inches long 

 by 9 to 10 inches in girth; color, glossy ruby-crimson 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., M lb. 60 cts,, lb. $2.25. 



Ruby King Pepper 



when ripe; flesh thick, mild and sweet. 



HOLMES' IDEAL Parsley 



In shape of leaf, color and taste this new variety is the ideal of perfection ^.rnong all Parsley varie- 

 ties. The leaves are ornamentally crimped; the growth is compressed, spreading and thick, so that the 

 plant forms almost a half -globe. The plant is of very robust growth, and greatly improved by severe 

 cutting. It stands heat, drought and cold better and will yield much better than any other of the numerous varieties of Parsley we have ever 

 ftried. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., M lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25, by mail, postpaid. 



NEW. BEST STRAIN FOR MARKET 

 GARDENERS I 



A r> One quart will plant CULTUBJU. — When grown for market, sow in single ro^vs 1 inch apart and 2 to S inches 



jLi/V^ 100 feet of drill; 1% deep, the rows from 2 to 4 feet apart, according to variety. When grown in garden, sow in double 

 bus. for an acre. ^^^g g g inches apart; tall sorts require hnish. Begin sowing the extra-early varieties as soon 

 as the grourid can l)e worhed in Felyruary and March; continue for a succession every- two iveehs xmtil June. 



HOLMES' PEDIGREE Extra-Early PEAS 



THE MOST PROLIFIC, EARLIEST AND EVEN STOCK IN CULTIVATION 



By careful selection for a number of years we have developed this 

 magnificent strain which must not be classed with the extra-earlies listed 

 in many catalogues under various names. Being grown in the far North 

 and with the selection of the earliest and choicest vines, this strain has 

 been so improved that it fully bears out otir claim as the earliest, most 

 prolific and e veil strain in existence, maturing so well together that 

 sometimes a single picking will secure the entire crop. Vines vigorous 

 and hardy, 2 to 23^ feet high, bearing abundantly. Market-gardeners, 

 who cannot afford to go over the rows several times for small quantities 

 of pods, will do well to give this new strain a trial. When this vsiriety is 

 planted exclusively, sowings should be made every week, to insure a 

 constant supply of fresh young pods. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qtl 

 40 cts., postpaid; by freight or express, qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 

 bus. $4.75. Sacks fre^. 



pIa Thonias Laxton 



-'Mk^ ^ variety, producing large pods in abundance. Delicious. 



matures as early as the extra-early smooth Peas, being a . wrinkled sort 

 ^ IS much sweeter. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., by malL 

 postpaid; by freight or express, qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1.10. ok. 

 $2.00, bus. $7.00. 



holmes' pedigree extka-eakly peas. • 



SEE GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS, PAGES 24 to 39 FOR OTHER VARIETIES. 



