Peppers Are One of the Best Paying Florida Truck Crops and Produce Over a Long Season 
PEPPER 
Sow % to 1 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre 
Kilgore , s Improved Ruby Giant Pepper 
We have specialized in pepper seed for many years, 
and we challenge any one to furnish better pepper seed 
for Florida and the South. 
Peppers are among the best-paying Florida truck crops, and 
the harvest season is so long that even though the crop comes 
in on a poor market, the chances are that the market will 
have time to strengthen before they are nearly through fruit¬ 
ing, which certainly gives them more latitude for a paying 
crop than almost any other vegetable. 
Hammock or muck land, or rather moist soil, is best suited 
for this crop, although any medium-good soil, properly fer¬ 
tilized, will grow good Peppers. 
Culture. Plants are started in seed-beds. In Manatee 
County and other sections of Florida, peppers, like eggplants, 
are started in cloth-covered beds. For a fall crop, sow the 
seed in June, July, and August; for a long-season winter crop 
on the East Coast, plant in September and October. For an 
early spring crop in Manatee County and other West Coast 
sections sow in November. 
KILGORE’S IMPROVED RUBY GIANT. (115 days.) 
Plant grows tall and upright, and is of very vigorous growth, 
being somewhat more disease-resistant and withstanding poor 
growing conditions better than most varieties of this type. The 
fruits are somewhat similar to World Beater in shape, being 
large, four-lobed, and very attractive in appearance. Our 
strain of this variety is extremely productive and bears over 
a long period. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; *41b. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
KILGORE’S COLOSSAL RUBY KING. (110 days.) This 
improved strain of the Ruby King variety replaces our Bred- 
Rite Ruby King and possesses all the good characteristics of 
the standard variety, but produces larger sized and somewhat 
thicker meated fruits. Fruits average 5 to 6 inches in length 
and 3 to 4 inches in width, with sweet, mild and exceptionally 
thick flesh. This new strain has been thoroughly tested in 
different sections of Florida and is becoming very popular due 
to the large size and excellent shipping quality of the fruits. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; Mlb. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER. (125 days.) This is a thick- 
fleshed variety, slightly later than Florida Giant and with 
shorter, more blocky fruits, averaging 4% inches long and 4 
inches in diameter. This variety is growing in popularity 
because of its good shipping qualities. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; Mlb. $1.40; 1 lb. $5.00. 
KILGORE’S IMPROVED COLOSSAL. (110 days.) This 
is an improved stock of Colossal pepper. The plant is up¬ 
right in growth, very hardy and produces a heavy crop of 
large fruits over a much longer period than other strains. 
The fruits are very large, thick fleshed, sweet, three and four- 
pronged, and average slightly longer than the World Beater. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 141b. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.50. 
KILGORE’S BRED-RITE FLORIDA GIANT. (120 days.) 
Sold out. Available about November 1. 
KILGORE’S BRED-RITE WORLD BEATER. (115 days.) 
Sold out. Available about September 15. 
Peppers are much more hardy than eggplants. However, 
it takes a very high temperature to germinate either seed, and 
it is usually very difficult to get a stand when the ground is 
wet or cold. Make rows 3 feet apart and set plants 20 inches 
apart in the row. Inasmuch as this crop is in bearing so 
long, it is most profitable to make several applications of 
fertilizer, using 400 pounds to an acre every twenty days until 
at least a ton has been used. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Pepper seed has given the best results 
for many years in Florida. Our stocks are selected for early 
maturity, high yield, and trueness to type, and are thor¬ 
oughly tested in our Plant City, Florida, proving grounds. 
Pyrox is the very best spray for pepper plants, as it will 
stick perfectly to the smooth foliage. We recommend its use 
regularly to control rust and other diseases. It is desirable 
to treat pepper seed with Semesan or some other good disin¬ 
fectant before planting. 
Prices quoted are postpaid, 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
ANAHEIM CHILI (Hot). (120 days.) A popular, hot, 
pungent variety. The fruits are very meaty, measuring 6 to 7 
inches in length and 1 to 1% inches in diameter at stem end, 
and are green, ripening to a bright red. Often dried for win¬ 
ter use. Plants are exceedingly prolific. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; M\h. $1.40; 1 lb. $5.00. 
PARSLEY 
Plant 1 ounce to 150 feet of row, or 3 pounds per acre 
Culture. Parsley can be planted in the fall or spring, in 
drills 16 inches apart. This seed is very hard to germinate 
and it often takes from two to three weeks to produce a satis¬ 
factory stand. 
DOUBLE MOSS CURLED. (90 days.) Pkt. 5c; M lb. 25c; 
1 lb. 75c; postpaid. 
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The Kilgore Seed Co., General Offices and Mail Order Dept., 
Plant City, Florida. Twelve Kilgore Stores Servinc Florida. 
