PEPPERS 
Culture. — Peppers should be started under glass in March, and after danger of frost is past 
transplanted into warm mellow soil in rows 2 feet apart and 15 inches between the plants in 
the row. Hoe frequently to keep down weeds, earthing up a little around plants. To start in 
open ground, do not sow seed until late May. An ounce of seed will produce 1,500 plants in 
rich soil. Peppers are a native of South America. 
World Beater Pepper 
WORLD BEATER. A cross be¬ 
tween Chinese Giant and Ruby 
King. A prolific, vigorous plant 
bearing immense glossy bright red 
fruit. Flesh thick, mild and very 
sweet. The best for market gar¬ 
deners and shipping. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
40c; K lb. $1.25. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER. Fruits 
434 inches long by 4 inches through; 
ready for picking in 75 days. Flesh 
sweet, mild and thicker than any 
other sweet pepper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
60c; % lb. $1.80. 
Ruby King. One of the best for 
home and market gardens and excel¬ 
lent for shipping. Medium dwarf 
plants, very productive. Tapering 
fruit 234 inches through and 434 to 
5 inches long. Ruby red at maturity 
in 68 days. Thick mild sweet flesh. 
Oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.25. 
Bull Nose. A popular old-timer. 
Ready for picking in 60 days. Fruit 
deep red and mild in flavor, measur¬ 
ing 3 inches long by 2% across. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.25. 
Neapolitan. A very early sort. 
Fruit bright red, 3-lobed shape; 4 
inches long by 2 inches through. 
Mild and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 
34 lb. $1.00. 
Sweet Mountain. Bright red and 
slightly longer than the Bull Nose. 
Exceptionally mild with a fine sweet 
flavor. Very prolific and one of the 
early varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 
341 b. $1.00. 
Chinese Giant. Large, mild, late. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 60; M lb. $2.00. 
HARRIS EARLY GIANT. The 
earliest giant pepper, similar to Bull 
Nose in form. Very prolific and mild. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; 34 lb. $1.50. 
Long Red Cayenne. A “hot” 
variety and very popular. Fruits 
bright red, tapered, and twisted in 
shape. Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; 34 lb. $1.25. 
Red Chili. Plants very productive. 
Fruit small, conical-shaped and very 
pungent. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; 34 lb* 
$1.50. 
LARGE HOT SQUASH. A to¬ 
mato-shaped pepper and in our 
opinion the most flavorsome of the 
“hot” sorts. Fruits 234 inches long 
and three inches through. Very 
prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; 341b. $1-50. 
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