PEPPERS 
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Parsnips 
Parsnips grow best in a loose, rich sandy loam, but will 
make good roots in any soil that is reasonably rich and deep. 
Stony soil and raw manure are likely to produce branched or 
mis-shapen roots. The seed requires steady, abundant moisture 
for germination and should be sown as early as practicable. 
Sow in rows 2 to l/i feet apart and when well up, thin to 
about 5 inches apart in the row. Keep the ground moist if 
possible. Parsnips are improved by freezing, and a portion of 
the crop can be left in the ground all winter to be used as a 
spring vegetable when the ground has thawed. 
Long Smooth. Very nice parsnip but grows too long for 
planting in this section. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 
75c, postpaid. 
Hollow Crown. This is the best variety and the only sort 
that should be planted in this territory. Not so long as the 
Long Smooth and easier taken from the ground. The flesh 
is fine grained and of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Guernsey. Roots 15 inches long; hollow crowned, V/i to 3 
inches thick at the shoulder; tapered uniformly to tip; 
smooth. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Peppers 
German—Pfeffer. Spanish—Pimiento. 
Italian—Peperone. 
Culture: Peppers should be started in a hotbed or cold frame 
and transplanted about the end of May into a sunny corner 
of the garden, in rows about 2 feet apart, with the plants about 
20 inches between them in the rows. In warmer sections they 
can also be sown in open ground in a prepared seedbed when 
all danger from frost has passed. When the little plants are 
about 3 inches in height, transplant as above into the rows 
where they are to remain. Some very rich fertilizer stirred into 
the soil when the plants are about 6 inches high, will be found 
very beneficial to the crop. 
Ruby King. 69 days. Grows about 4 to 5 inches long and 
is often 3 inches in diameter. Very productive. Pkt., 10c; 
34 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 34 lb., $1.25; 34 lb., $2.00; lb., $3.25, 
postpaid. 
Hollow Crown Parsnip*. 
The Mikado. 70 days. It is a cross between Chinese Giant 
and Ruby King, fully as early as Ruby King and similar in 
shape, but broader at blossom end, almost the size of the 
Chinese Giant, and more prolific; some plants producing as 
many as 24 marketable peppers. Exceptionally mild. Pkt., 
10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 40c; 34 lb., $1.35; 34 lb., $2.25; lb., 
$4.00, postpaid. 
Ruby Giant. 75 days. An excellent large, midseason variety 
for home and market gardens. Plants vigorous, erect, very 
productive. Fruits slightly tapered, 4-lobed, deep green 
changing to bright red; flesh thick, sweet and mild. Pkt., 
10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 34 lb., $1.25; 34 lb., $2.00; lb., 
$3.50, postpaid. 
California Wonder. 75 days. The most popular pepper 
today and too much cannot be said about it. It is very large, 
uniform and smooth, with square end. The flesh is thicker 
than any other variety, often 34 to 54 inch thick, and is 
delicious, crisp, tender and sweet, like the finest pimientos. 
Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 50c; 34 lb., $1.65; 34 lb., $2.75; 
lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Chinese Giant. 80 days. An extremely large, attractive, but 
somewhat late, sweet pepper for home and market garden 
use. Plants short, stocky, and light green. Fruits chunky, 
square ended, and slightly crumpled; deep green changing 
to deep scarlet. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c; oz., 50c; 34 lb., 
$1.85; 34 lb., $3.25; lb., $5.50, postpaid. 
Anaheim Chili or Mammoth Cayenne. 80 days. This 
is the Chili Pepper that has only recently become so promi¬ 
nent and is fast supplanting the old Mexican Chili, due 
mainly to the size and thickness of the flesh, which is very 
pungent. Fruit is 6 to 7 inches long by 1 inch thick at the 
stem, tapering to a point. Brilliant scarlet when ripe. Pkt., 
10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 40c; 34 lb., $1.40; 34 lb., $2.50; lb., 
$4.25, postpaid. 
Pimiento or Salad Pepper. 73 days. Very mild and sweet. 
Largely grown for canning purposes as its lack of pungency 
and its firm thick fleshiness permit it being scalded and 
peeled. It should be grown in every family garden. Is de¬ 
licious with salads or stuffed. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 
34 lb., $1.25; 34 lb., $2.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
Long Red Cayenne. 70 days. A well known variety 
having a slender, twisted and pointed pod about 4 
inches long, bright red in color; extremely strong. 
Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 40c; 34 lb., $1.40; 34 lb., 
$2.50; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
Red Chili. 92 days. A late variety, used in the manu¬ 
facture of pepper sauce. Bright red pods are 
about 2 inches long, tapering to a sharp point, 
and exceedingly pungent when ripe. Pkt., 10c; 34 
oz., 20c; oz., 40c; 34 lb., $1.40; 34 lb., $2.50; lb., 
$4.25 postpaid. 
Tabasco. 90 to 95 days. A very late, extremely hot 
variety, used in pickles and pepper sauce. Plants 
large and spreading. Fruits small, tapering, smooth; 
color greenish yellow, turning to scarlet-red. Pkt., 
10c; 34 oz., 25c; oz., 50c; 34 lb., $1.75; 34 lb., 
$3.00; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Peppor Plants. See page 32 
California Wonder Pepper. 
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