W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
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LONG RED CAYENNE.—The conical shaped fruit is from three to four 
inches long and of a bright red color and borne in great profusion. This is a 
standard household variety. Pkt. 5c oz. 20c; quarter pound 50c ;®pound $2.00. 
BULL NOSE.—A standard sweet flavored, scarlet sort. Plants two feet high, 
prolific and quite early in ripening. The 
sweet, scarlet fruits are three inches in 
length and two inches in diameter, ripen¬ 
ing earlier than Ruby King. Our stock of 
this pepper is very fine. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 
quarter pound 50c; pound $1.75. 
CHINESE GIANT.-Flesh thick and 
requires a long growing season, so 
should be set early. ^The peppers 
grow much larger than Ruby^King, and of 
a bright scarlet color when ripe. The 
plant is strong, of vigorous growth, being 
about two feet high when fully grown, 
and very prolific. The extreme size of the 
peppers is a great surprise to all who grow 
them. Pkt, 5c: oz. 35c; X lb. 75c; lb. $2.75. 
PARSNIPS. 
LARGE SUGAR OR HOLLOW 
CROWN.— This is a popular old variety 
that everybody grows; roots large size, al¬ 
ways smooth; rich, sweet flavor, and enor¬ 
mously productive. A very desirable table 
variety. The top grows from a depression 
in the crown, hence the name. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; quarter poudd 20c; 
pound 50c. 
IMPROVED LONG SHOOTH. 
This parsnip has a long, smooth 
root; excellent for the table or stock, 
being tender, nutritious and well 
flavored. It demands a deep, clean 
and moderately rich soil. Pkt, 5c; 
ounce 10c; quarter pound 25c; 
nound 75c. 
PEAS. 
ALLEN’S FIRST AND BEST.-This is undoubtedly 
the best strain of extreme early, and remarkably uni¬ 
form extra early, peas that has ever been produced. It 
is equally as early as the choicest stock of Alaska, and 
the peas have better flavor; the vines are very slender, 
<>f very quick growth, and average about 24 inches high; 
the pods are well filled, and the entire crop could be 
gathered generally in one picking. Undoubtedly the best 
of all extra early peas. Where planted exclusively, 
sowing should be made every week to insure a constant 
supply of fresh young pods. Pkt. 10c; pint 25c; quart 45c, 
by mail, postpaid. By express, receiver to pay charges: 
four quarts 50c; peck 90c; bushel $3.00. 
BLISS’ EVERBEARING.—A celebrated wrinkled pea. 
one and a-half to two feet high, of good quality and fla¬ 
vor; its season is late to very Tate; it is especially adapted 
for summer and autumn cropping; it has a remarkable 
and valuable branching habit, sometimes forming as 
many as ten stalks to one root—the result of a single 
seed; it requires no sticking; repeated pickings may be 
made, for the vines continue to produce blossoms and 
successive crops of pods in its efforts to ripen its seeds; 
it is thus a continuous bearer through a long season. 
Pkt. 10c: pint 25c; quart 45c, postpaid. By express: four 
quarts 80c; peck $1.25; bushel $4.00. 
SURPRISE.—This is one of the best new wrinkled 
peas and is today one of the most famous. It has made 
an enviable reputation within the brief time it has been 
on the market, and has sprung into universal popularity. 
It is about or quite as early as the smooth variet ies, and 
superior to them in quality and yield; it ranks with the 
very earliest of the wrinkled sort. The vines grow about 
24 inches high and require no sticks. This nea has at¬ 
tracted universal attention and everywhere has made a 
splendid record; it bears with a profusion that is truly 
remarkable, and the quality is exceptionally good. Pkt. 
10c; pint 25c; quart 45c, postpaid. By express: peck $1 75; 
bushel $6.50. 
PROSPERITY, or GRADUS.—This fine extra early pea 
combines finest quality and extra earliness, and is a so 
very productive; it is very hardy and can be planted 
fully as early as the spring peas; grows vigorous and 
healthy. Vines grow three feet high and are very pro¬ 
lific, bearing pods fully as large as Telephone; the color 
