For the Home or Market. Steadily becoming 1 more popular. 
It is one of the most profitable truck crops in the South. 
An acre yields about 500 %-bushel hampers, and a fair esti¬ 
mate of returns would be $150.00 to $400.00 per acre. 
Truckers favorably located should give this crop more serious 
consideration. Maturity dates specified are the number of 
days from setting of plants to picking marketable fruit. 
Culture. A high temperature is required to germinate Pep¬ 
per seed. Sow the seed early in hotbeds or in protected 
boxes, or delay planting until the ground has become well 
warmed. When plants have 6 to 8 leaves, and danger of 
frost is over, they may be transplanted to the open ground 
in rows 3 feet apart and IV 2 to 2 feet between plants. Cul¬ 
tivate and keep free of weeds. One ounce will produce 1000 
plants; 1 pound for plants per acre. 
427 Royal King. 75 days. A truly 
superb Sweet Pepper. The perfectly 
smooth fruits are 4 to 414 inches 
long, 314 inches in diameter, 4-lobed, 
and slightly tapering, of rich deep 
green color when young, bright scar¬ 
let-red when ripe. The flesh is extra 
thick, mild, and so sweet that it may 
be eaten raw. Pkt. IOc; oz. 25c; 
14 lb. 75 c; lb. $2.50; 5 lbs. 
$ ! O.OO. Not prepaid; 10 lbs. $19.00. 
429 Ruby King. 68 days „ very 
popular and profitable Peppers for the 
market and shipping. The fruits are 
414 to 5 inches long, 3 inches in diam- 1 
eter, and usually 3-lobed. Fruits 
tapering, dark green changing to ruby- 
red at maturity. Flesh is thick, mild, 
and sweet. Plants upright and vigor¬ 
ous. Our stock has been carefully se¬ 
lected for uniformity and color. Pkt, 
IOc; oz. 25 c; 14 lb. 75 c; lb. 
$2.50; 5 lbs. $10.00. Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $19.00. 
428 Chinese Giant. 80 days. 
Large, attractive Sweet Pepper for the i 
home and market. Plants short and 
stocky. Fruits chunky, 4 to 5 inches 
long, and square-ended. Flesh deep 
green, becoming bright scarlet-red. 
Mild and sweet. An ideal home-garden 
variety. Pkt. IOc; 14 oz. 20C; oz. 
35c; 14 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50; 5 ! 
lbs. $ 1 6.25. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
California Wonder Pepper 
437 World-Beater. 70 days. 
One of the largest and most hand¬ 
some Peppers. The fruit will de¬ 
velop a length of 5 inches and a 
diameter of 3 % inches, 4-lobed, with 
very thick, mild, and exceptionally 
sweet flesh. The color is a bright 
glossy green changing to bright red. 
Plants are vigorous, upright, and 
very productive. The most popular 
shipping Pepper in the South be¬ 
cause of its appearance and ability 
to stand packing. It holds up well 
when shipped long distances. Pkt. 
IOc; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c; lb. 
$2.50; 5 lbs. $ I 0.00. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $19.00. 
438 Giant Crimson. 80 days . 
An attractive Pepper 5 to 6 inches 
long and 314 to 4 inches in diam¬ 
eter, glossy, rich green when young 
and brilliant scarlet when ripe. The 
plants are 214 feet high and very 
productive. Pkt. IOc; 14 oz. 20c; 
oz. 35 c; 14 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50; 
5 lbs. $16.25. 
430 Pimiento. 72 days. Pre¬ 
eminently a canning variety. Fruits 
are smooth, 3 Vi inches in length, 
and heart-shaped; color dark green, 
changing to crimson; flesh excep¬ 
tionally thick, sweet, and mild. Pkt. 
IOc; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; lb. 
$ I .75; 5 lbs., $7.50. 
440 75 days. If you want a large, heavy, 
dark, glossy green Pepper, of the finest 
flavor, this variety meets your require¬ 
ments. Produces an abundance of hand¬ 
some, blocky, 4-lobed, uniform fruits 5 
inches in length and 4 inches across, 
which, when ripe, turn into a brilliant 
crimson. The thickness of the flesh alone 
(often % of an inch) places it ahead 
of all other sorts, and makes it a pre¬ 
mier shipping variety. Disease-resistant. 
Pkt. IOc; 14 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. 
$1.00; lb. $3.50; 5 lbs. $16.25. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $30.00. 
GREATEST OF ALL! 
425 Co I O S S3 1 .70 days. 
A vastly improved strain 
of the well-known Ruby 
King. The fruits average 
5 to 6 inches in length, 
and 3 to 4 inches in 
width, with very broad 
shoulders and almost hun¬ 
dred percent 4-pronged. 
Flesh is exceptionally 
thick, sweet and mild. 
One of the most profit¬ 
able varieties to grow for 
market, being a heavy 
yielder of large size, fancy 
fruits, which pack and 
ship exceedingly well. 
Pkt. IOc; 14 oz. 20c; 
oz. 35c ; 14 lb. $1.00; 
lb. $3.50; 5 lbs. 
$ S 5.00. 
60 days. Fruits are 6 to 7 inches 
long, 2 inches thick, tapered and 
smooth. Color waxy yellow chang¬ 
ing to bright cherry-red when fully 
ripe. Flesh thick and hot. Highly 
prized for pickling whole. Pkt, 
IOc; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. 
$ I .25; lb. $4.00. 
70 days. A favorite hot variety, 
431-A Louisiana Cayenne. 
used for canning, drying, and 
pickles. Fruits 7 inches long and 
% inch in diameter, tapering, color 
deep green changing to brilliant red. 
Pkt. IOc; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 
14 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00; 5 lbs. 
$ I 7.50. 
433 Tabasco. Used in making 
the well-known Tabasco sauce. The 
small bright green or red Peppers 
are very hot. Strong plants grow 
3 to 4 feet, producing an abundance 
of fruit that grow upright and are 
easily gathered. Pkt. IOc; % oz. 
25 c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; lb. 
$4.00. 
Vegetable Seeds 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc. s New Orleans 
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