MONARCH SEED AND FEED COMPANY, MEDFORD, OREGON 
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Peppers 
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SOW the seeds early in hotbeds; or later, when 
the weather becomes warm, in open beds. Trans¬ 
plant when two or three inches high to a warm, 
mellow soil in rows 18 inches apart and a foot apart 
in rows. Sheep Guano and hen manure are excellent 
fertilizers and will greatly increase the yield. 
CALIFORNIA SWEET WONDER—Matures in 
72 days; large green fruits available prac¬ 
tically as early as Ruby King. This is the 
standard of excellence in sweet peppers; 
much used, particularly by market garden¬ 
ers and shippers. Plant thrifty, upright, 
heavily productive over a long season. 
Fruit handsome, very large, very smooth 
and regular; commonly 4 V 2 inches long 
and 3Y2 to 4 inches through; deep green, 
becoming bright crimson; flesh extremely 
thick and firm, sweet throughout and of 
distinct flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
LARGE BELL or BULL NOSE—Matures in 55 
to 60 days. An old favorite. Sweet with 
mildly pungent ribs. The earliest, most 
prolific large fruited pepper. Plants small, 
upright. Fruits 3 to 3^ inches long, 3 in. 
thick, blocky; slightly crumpled; deep 
green becoming scarlet red. Fkt. 10c; oz. 
60c. 
CHINESE GIANT—Matures in 80 days. The 
largest sweet pepper. Fruits 4V 2 to 5 
inches long and of equal diameter; round¬ 
ish, blunt at the ends; somewhat crump¬ 
led; deep green, mild and sweet through¬ 
out. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
LONG RED CAYENNE—Matures in 70 days. 
A leading sort for use in pickling and for 
drying. Very pungent, fruits 5 inches long 
V 2 inch thick, tapered. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 
New England or Sweet Sugar 
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California Wonder Pepper 
Parsley 
ONE OUNCE of seed will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Sow thinly in drills 1 foot apart and thin out the 
plants to 3 or 4 inches. The seed germinates slowly, 
sometimes three or four weeks passing before the 
plants appear. 
FINE DOUBLE CURLED—Fine dwarf; crimped 
leaves. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 35c. 
Pumpkins 
CULTURE —Enormous pumpkins may be grown 
on the fertile soils of Southern Oregon and Northern 
California. Plant the seed in the open ground when 
it is well warmed and after danger from frost is past. 
Plant in hills about 8 feet apart; 3 to 4 pounds of 
seed will plant an acre and 8 ounces will plant 100 
hills. Do not plant near squashes, as they are likely 
to mix. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD—The standard field 
pumpkin, grown for pies, canning and stock 
feed. Fruits very large, commonly 10 in. 
long, 12 inches in diameter and weigh 20 lbs., 
sometimes much larger; skin smooth, deep 
orange-yellow; shell thin, hard; flesh thick, 
coarse, sweet and deep yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; V4 lb. 35c; lb. 90c. 
WINTER LUXURY or PIE—Very popular home 
and market garden sort; about in season 
with New England Pie. Fruits almost glob¬ 
ular, commonly 7-8 inches long and 8-9 inches 
in diameter and weigh 8 pounds; skin light 
orange; not furrowed but with a netted, rus- 
sety appearance; rind thin and easily cut; 
flesh very thick, yellow, firm and of splendid 
quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; V 4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
NEW ENGLAND or SWEET SUGAR—A handsome 
and productive small pumpkin; skin orange, 
flesh yellow, fine grained, very sweet. This 
is the famous New England Pie Pumpkin. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; V 2 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
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