SEED-TIME Am HARVEST. 
enduring so long after sowing in the same 
excellent condition are superior character¬ 
istics all combined in the greatest perfec¬ 
tion in the Nellis’s Perpetual Lettuce. 
Thp Valparaiso Squash. 
Perhaps we cannot introduce this novel¬ 
ty in any better manner than to quote from 
an editorial notice found in one of the Phil¬ 
adelphia farm papers recently, which is as 
follows: 
The Valparaiso squash is one of the recent 
acquisitions of a certain enterprising seeds¬ 
man of this section. The plant originated 
in Chili, South America, and was grown 
for the first time in this country by the 
said live seedsman, whose name—Samuel 
Wilson, of Mechanicsville, Penn.—is doubt¬ 
less well known to most of our readers. 
Mr. Wilson says it attains a large size and 
is easily grown. If every one has the same 
success as he has had with it, the pumpkin 
or “squash” pie-market will be crowded, 
and the cry of over-production will be heard 
i n the land. We saw a field planted with 
the seed of this astonishing succulent, or 
rather, we couldn’t see the field for the 
squash. The three-quarters of an acre de¬ 
voted to the cultivation of the “Valparaiso” 
was so covered, not with vines, but with 
their fruit, as to make you doubt whether 
the “land still remained” in Bucks County. 
You could scarcely see the brown earth for 
the bright tints of the product of the vines. 
For immense Thanksgiving pies another 
year, plant the “Valparaiso.” 
RUBY KING PEPPER. 
Ruby King Pepper. 
Our patch of this new pepper attracted 
much attention this summer, and was much 
admired by all who saw them. They grow 
to a larger size than the Spanish Monstrous, 
and of different shape. The fruits are 7 to 
8 inches long by about 4 inches through, 
of a bright red color. They are remarkably 
mild and pleasant in flavor, and can be 
sliced and eaten with pepper and vinegar, 
like tomatoes, making a very pleasant 
salad. The Ruby King is an acquisition, 
and will occupy a similar position among 
red peppers as Golden Dawn among the 
yellow sorts. Single plants ripen from 8 
to 10 fruits, making them both productive 
and profitable. 
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