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J. J. BUTZER, PORTLAND, OREGON 
PEPPER 
Peppers are used very extensively as a condiment. 
In Mexico the hot varieties are eaten raw as we would 
eat radishes, but the greatest use is for seasoning 
other dishes. The large, thick-fleshed, sweet varieties 
are eaten more extensively farther north and are 
served in various ways, green or ripe, with vinegar 
and salt, like tomato salad, or made into mangoes, by 
cutting one side, removing seeds and filling with 
chow chow pickles. 
The culture of peppers is the same as for egg plant 
and the plants need quite as much heat to perfect 
them. Guano, hen dung, or any other bird manure 
hoed into the surface soil when the plants are about 
six inches high, will wonderfully increase the product 
and also improve the quality of the fruit. 
Chinese Giant—This standard variety is larger than 
“Ruby King/* It is very prolific for so large a pepper. 
The productiveness may be increased by pinching off 
the first or “King blossoms.*' The fruit grows 4 to 5 
inches broad on top and of equal length, and quite 
uniform in size; the flesh is unusually thick, mild 
flavor and makes a very fine salad sliced and served 
like tomatoes. The color is green turning to glossy 
scarlet when ripe. 
Per pkt. 5c; Vz oz. 40c; oz. 75c; */4 lb. $2.00 
Bell or Bull Nose—Do not confuse this with the 
Chinese Giant. It is similar in shape but scarcely more 
than half as large. It is much more prolific and a 
very desirable variety for the home garden. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 60c; ^A lb. $1.75; lb. $6.00, postpaid 
California Wonder—This new variety resembles 
Chinese Giant in shape, but has much thicker flesh. 
The fruit will average 4 inches in diameter at the 
top, ^ tapering slightly. It matures its fruit somewhat 
earlier than Chinese Giant and is very prolific. Color 
glossy dark green, turning to crimson. 
Per pkt. 5c; Vz oz. 40c; oz. 75c; V* lb. $2.00 
Neapolitan—Very early and productive; large and 
sweet; fruit of upright growth, 4 to 4 x /4 inches long 
by 2 inches in diameter. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; ^4 lb. 85c 
Pimiento—Perfection—This is a sweet Pepper—one 
which you will enjoy eating in salad, either fresh or 
canned. Gardeners are planting Pimiento largely. 
Quite large, top shaped, very thick flesh and wonder¬ 
ful mild flavor. Per pkt. 5c; oz. 60c, postpaid 
OTHER PEPPER SORTS 
Cayenne—Long red ; very hot. 
Tabasco—Hottest of all. 
Per pkt. 5c; % oz. 35c; oz. 60c; lb. $1.75 
Red Chili—Good hot pickling. 
Per pkt. 5c; Va oz. 30c; oz. 50c; lb. $1.60 
MIXED PEPPERS 
Mixed Peppers—A great many varieties mixed. 
Space will not permit to name them all. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; Vi lb. $1.00, postpaid 
PEPPER PLANTS—See page 38 
PUMPKINS 
Pumpkins are not so particular in regard to soils as 
melons or cucumbers, but in other respects are culti¬ 
vated the same, though on a larger scale. They are 
generally raised between hills of corn, but may be 
planted with success in fields by themselves. The 
pumpkin more properly belongs to the farm than the 
garden, especially as it really mixes with and injures 
the quality of the finer squash. 
SMALL SUGAR, or NEW ENGLAND PIE 
This variety is small but of most excellent quality 
for pies. The fruits are deep orange, 8 to 10 inches 
in diameter, round or somewhat flattened and slightly 
ribbed. The flesh is rich deep yellow, fine grained and 
very sweet. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 20c; lb. $1.00, postpaid 
CONNECTICUT FIELD, or “BIG TOM” 
Vines of strong, vigorous growth and wonderfully 
prolific. Fruits will average fifteen to twenty inches 
in diameter; round or slight oval in form. Smooth, 
hard, reddish-orange skin, slightly ribbed, with rich 
orange-yellow flesh. Frequently grown among corn to 
make a crop of pumpkins for feeding to dairy stock. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; ^4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c, postpaid 
“KING OF THE MAMMOTHS” 
This is the very best genuine strain of the true 
Mammoth Pumpkin. Fruits grow to enormous size, 
sometimes reaching two feet or more in diameter, and 
from one hundred to two hundred pounds in weight. 
Salmon-orange skin, very thick, bright yellow flesh, 
which is fine-grained, tender and of excellent quality 
for pies. To raise the largest fruits, vines should 
be allowed ample space in which to grow—only one 
plant should be allowed to grow in a hill, and only 
the best fruit left on the vine. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 35c; lb. $1.00, postpaid 
WINTER LUXURY 
The best flavored pie pumpkin grown; enormously 
productive; excellent keeper; medium size; color, 
golden-russet, finely netted; flesh, deep golden, sweet, 
tender and very thick ; none better. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00 
LARGE CHEESE 
Large, round, flattened fruits, with creamy-buff 
skin; averages two feet in diameter. An excellent 
keeper; it has thick flesh of extra fine quality. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c, postpaid 
JAPANESE 
Similar in size and form to the well-known Cushaw, 
but the skin is a deep green, with dark stripes, turning 
to a rich golden-yellow. Fruits mature early, tha large 
neck is solidly meaty, and seeds are marked with 
curious indentations, resembling the characters of the 
Chinese alphabet. Flesh deep yellow, of fine quality. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 30c; lb. $1.00, postpaid 
GOLDEN OBLONG 
Very hardy and productive, pumpkins fifteen to 
twenty inches in length and eight to ten inches in 
diameter. Skin of a rich golden orange, thin but 
tough, making it almost as good a keeper for winter 
as the hard-shelled squashes. Flesh is a light golden- 
yellow, of very rich, fine quality. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi Jb. 30c; lb. $1.00, postpaid 
KENTUCKY FIELD 
Fruit flattened, the diameter being two or three 
times more than the length. Skin mottled light green 
and yellow, changing to rich cream color as it ma¬ 
tures ; flesh tender and of excellent quality. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 25c; lb. 75c, postpaid 
WHITE CUSHAW 
A popular crooked-neck variety with a hard creamy- 
white shell. Fruits two feet in length, with long, 
solidly-meaty neck ; seeds are all located in the lower 
bulb-like end. Thick flesh of fine quality. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00, postpaid 
PUMPKIN SEED MIXED—All varieties mixed ; very 
popular. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 ib. 30c; lb. 60c, postpaid 
