JEROME B. RICE SEED COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 
Pepper 
Culture.—The hot varieties are useful in mixed pickles, while the larger fruited sorts are used in 
many ways. Sow in hotbeds early in April and transplant to the open ground when the weather is 
favorable. They should be planted in warm, mellow soil, in rows 18 inches apart. They may also be 
sown in the open ground when danger of frost is past. 
One ounce will produce 1,500 plants 
CALIFORNIA WONDER 
Outstandingly the best, large sweet pepper of to¬ 
day. Similar in growth to the well known Chinese 
Giant but more productive. Fruit is large, blocky 
in form and has extremely thick walls. 
HARRIS' EARLY GIANT 
The Earliest, Most Productive Large Pepper 
Plant dwarf and compact, often bearing 12 large 
peppers 5 inches long by 3% inches in diameter. 
Fruit deep green in color, becoming crimson at ma¬ 
turity; very mild and sweet. One of the very best 
varieties we know. 
WORLDBEATER 
An exceptionally fine variety and one of the very 
largest, being a cross between Chinese Giant and 
Ruby King, having the form and earliness of the 
latter with the size of the former. The handsome 
fruits are 4 lobed, 5 inches in length by 3% inches 
in diameter, with a very mild, thick flesh. An ex¬ 
ceedingly productive variety and grown extensively 
in the South for shipping. 
Chinese Giant. One of the very largest of the 
mild red peppers and quite distinct in its short, 
blocky, almost square form. The fruit when 
ripe is a brilliant, glossy scarlet. 
Crimson Giant (Ohio Crimson). One of the 
earliest and best of the very late varieties, 
growing as large as Chinese Giant but more 
oblong in form; fruits very mild with thick 
flesh. 
Early Dwarf Red Squash. A medium sized flat, 
or tomato-shaped variety, with bright red fruit, 
thick and mild. 
Harris’ Earliest. The earliest of the sweet pep¬ 
pers. Plant growth dwarf and compact, pro¬ 
ducing an abundance of fair sized, Bull-Nosed 
type fruit. 
Hungarian Yellow. Fruit very pungent, six 
inches in length, tapering to a curved point; 
waxy yellow in color turning crimson at ma¬ 
turity. 
Large Bell, or Bull Nose. An old, standard early 
variety, popular as a pickling sort; mild and 
sweet. 
Long Red Cayenne. The 5 inch fruits are bright 
red, hot and pungent. 
Long Thick Red. Known as “Finger pepper” by 
the Italians. On the order of Cayenne but of 
greater diameter and thicker flesh; very early, 
prolific, hot and pungent. 
Mammoth Golden Queen. The largest of the 
sweet, yellow peppers, resembling Ruby King 
in size and form. 
Oshkosh. A new, beautiful, early large pepper 
without lobes; one of the most mild and sweet. 
Fruit bright green, turning to golden yellow at 
maturity. Distinct and desirable. 
Neapolitan. One of the very earliest and most 
productive large varieties; fruit of upright 
growth, sweet and very mild. 
Pimento. A very thick fleshed, heart-shaped, 
smooth, mild, crimson variety, much used for 
salads. 
Red Cherry. Fruits small, round or cherry¬ 
shaped, rich scarlet and very hot. 
Red Cherry Large. Similar to the old type Red 
Cherry but with fruit double the size; popular 
with picklers and preservers. 
Red Chili. An exceedingly prolific, very hot va¬ 
riety, used for pepper sauce; fruits about 1 % 
inches long. 
Ruby King. One of the most profitable and 
satisfactory varieties for the home or market 
garden; early and productive; fruits of large 
size, mild and sweet. 
Sunnybrook. Resembling somewhat the squash 
pepper but more smooth with thicker flesh; 
sweet and mild. 
• • • 
The smallest expense in gardening is the 
item of seeds. Buy the very best seeds ob¬ 
tainable if you wish a profitable garden. 
24 
