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PEPPER 
S OW early in Spring in a hotbed in shallow drills 6 inches apart. In order to make 
strong, healthy plants, they should be transplanted, when a few inches high, into another 
bed, or sow in a warm spot of the garden about the middle of Spring and transplant them, when 
2 inches high, in rows 2]/z feet apart and 2 feet in the rows. The Pepper delights in a rich soil. 
Buist’s Improved Ruby King 
IMPROVED RUBY KING 
An exceedingly large and handsome 
Pepper, of a bright ruby red, from 4J/-J to 6 
inches long by 9 to 12 inches in circumfer- 
ence. The flesh is exceedingly thick, crisp 
and tender. Very mild flavor and pleasant to 
the taste. An excellent variety for home and 
market garden, also for shipping. Our strain 
is exceedingly fine. Pkt., 10c; Yz oz., 20c; 
oz., 30c; M lb., #1.00; lb., #3.50. 
HARRIS’ EARLY GIANT 
A very desirable: variety for market gar' 
deners, as it matures the earliest of all large 
peppers. The color is deep green when young 
and a rich red when ripe. Flesh is thick and 
has a mild pleasant flavor. Very productive. 
Pkt., 10c; Yz oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., #1.15; 
lb., #4.00. 
LARGE BELL, OR BULL NOSE 
The standard variety for home use, very 
hardy and matures early. The fruit is 3 
inches long and 3 inches across the top, with 
thick flesh of somewhat pungent taste. Pkt., 
10 c; 14 oz., 20c; oz., 30c; J4 lb., #1.00; 
lb., #3.50. 
PIMIENTO 
This variety is an absolutely sweet Pepper 
of good size and not only desirable for salads 
and stuffed peppers, but is also used largely 
by canners. The flesh is very thick and solid. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 15c; oz., 30c; M lb., 90c; 
lb., #3.00. 
RUBY GIANT, BUIST’S SELECTED 
This is a cross of Ruby King and Chinese 
Giant, which has made it a very attractive 
variety; it grows to a large size, of very hand¬ 
some appearance. Flesh exceedingly thick, 
sweet and mild. Splendid for stuffing. The 
strain that we grow runs uniform and true and 
is pronounced by market gardeners and ship- 
pers to be the finest on the market. Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; M lb., #1.00; lb., #3.50. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER 
This new and distinct Pepper possesses 
many points of excellence. It has the fine 
quality of the Pimiento and the size of Giant 
Crimson with a thickness of flesh unknown 
in any variety of peipper. It is not uncom' 
mon to find fruits showing flesh three-eighths 
of an inch thick. In addition to this it is of 
the finest quality, being sweet, crisp, tender 
and entirely free from pungency. Pkt., 10c; 
Yz oz., 20c; oz., 40c; % lb., #1.25; lb., #4.50. 
ROYAL KING 
A sweet Pepper of the Ruby King type. 
The flesh is thick and mild flavored. Especially 
fine for salads or stuffed for mangoes. Royal 
King is a heavy bearer; runs remarkably true 
to type and uniformity of size, making it a 
very desirable variety for the market gardener 
and shipper. Pkt., 10c; Yz oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 
U lb., #1.00; lb., #3.50. 
