FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARM 
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PEPPER 
Culture— Sow the seed % inch deep in hot bed, greenhouse or warm window, in March 
or April. After all danger of frost is over, set out in open ground. A warm, moist soil 
is best, with plenty rotted manure plowed under. Set in rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 18 
inches apart in rows. Cultivate frequently throughout the season to keep the soil mellow and free from weeds. 
One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants. % pound to transplant for an acre. 
CHINESE GIANT 
CHINESE GIANT 
The Finest, Largest and Handsomest Pepper 
of Them All. 
An enormous fruiting variety, double 
the size of Ruby King, averaging 12 to 
15 inches in circumference. Notwith- 
standing its large size, it is very early 
and very prolific. Plants are healthy, 
well branched, about 2 feet high, and 
carry an enormous load of fruit, often 
having the appearance of being bunched 
together. Flesh is thick, tender, mild 
and sweet, and is unexcelled for salad 
or stuffed as mangoes. They can be 
sliced and eaten like tomatoes. When 
ripe, the peppers are a rich, glossy 
scarlet, making them of unusually fine 
appearance. Packet, 8 cents; V 2 ounce, 
20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; V4 pound, $1.00, 
postpaid. 
NEW FIMIENTO 
RUBY KING 
Popular large-fruited pepper. 
Very prolific. The pods are a 
beautiful bright red, 5 to 6 inches 
long by 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Flesh exceedingly thick, sweet and 
so mild that it is often sliced as 
a salad. Splendid for stuffing as 
mangoes. Packet, 4 cents; *4 
ounce, 10 cents; ounce, 18 cents; 
V4 pound, 60 cents, postpaid. 
SWEET MOUNTAIN 
One of the large sorts. Ver: 
thin skinned, sweet and mild Ha 
vored; much used for stuffed pick- 
les. Packet, 4 cents; y a ounce 
10 cents ; ounce, 18 cents ; \ . 
pound, 50 cents, postpaid. 
BELL, OR BULL NOSE 
One of the most popular varie- 
ties, growing 4^ to 6 inches long 
by ZVz to 4 inches thick. Peppers 
are a bright ruby red. Packet, 3 
cents; \-> ounce, 10 cents; ounce, 
18 cents; % pound, 50 cents, post- 
paid. 
LONG RED CAYENNE 
A well-known variety having a 
slender, twisted and pointed pod 
about 4 inches long, and when ripe, 
bright red in color. Extremely 
strong and pungent flesh. Packet, 
4 cents; 1 2 ounce, 10 cents; ounce, 
18 cents; */4 pound, 60 cents, post- 
paid. 
NEW PIMIENTO 
This pepper is absolutely with- 
out pungency. It is largely grown, 
canned and shipped to all parts of 
the world and greatly relished 
everywhere. It is especially good 
in picnic sandwiches. The green 
pepper is excellent stuffed with 
slaw and pickled. It is largely 
used by canneries because of its 
extreme fleshiness. Packet, 10 
cents; 1 2 ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 
40 cents; V4 pound, $1.10, postpaid. 
SUBY KING 
NEAPOLITAN 
NEAPOLITAN LARGE 
EARLY 
The earliest and most productive 
of the large, mild peppers. It 
develops fruit from ten days to 
two weeks earlier than any other 
variety, being ready for market 
the last week of June. Packet, 5 
cents; V& ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 
25 cents; U pound, 70 cents, post- 
paid. 
