New Giant Peppers 
^ California Wonder 
The finest Sweet Pepper 
for stuffing and baking whole 
436. (73 days.) Bright crimson, 
blocky fruits, measuring five inches long 
and four inches wide—excellent for serv¬ 
ing whole. Crisp and juicy, without a 
trace of pungency, the flesh is often % 
of an inch thick. Pkt. 10c, y2 oz. 25c, 
oz. 45c, 1/4 lb. $1.50, prepaid. 
432. KING OF THE NORTH -The 
newest and best early large pepper especially 
valuable in northern states. Fruits are enor¬ 
mous in size and color up a brilliant red much 
earlier than any other large sort. They average 
6 inches long, 4 inches across. The flesh is 
thick, firm, very sweet and mild. Plants are 
literally covered with large peppers. Often one 
plant will have 8 to 10 mature fruits. Pkt. 
10c, V2 oz. 30c, oz. 50c, lb. $1.76, prepaid. 
434. HARRIS EARLY GIANT -(63 
days.) An excellent first early sweet variety, 
for home and market garden use. Fruits re¬ 
semble Bull Nose in form. Plants: dwarf, up¬ 
right, very productive. Fruits: 4 V 2 inches long, 
3% inches thick; gently tapered, 3-lobed, of 
sweet mild flavor; deep green changing to 
bright red. Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, 
lb. $1.25, prepaid. 
NOTE.—The time from setting out plants to 
marketable condition is indicated here. 
433. HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX 
(HOT) -(65 days.) Also called Banana 
and Bulgarian Yellow. An extremely hot, long, 
slender pepper of a bright waxy yellow color. 
The fruits are pointed and from 5 % to 7 inches 
long. The plants produce abundantly. A spe¬ 
cial favorite with many people because of its 
pungency. A profitable market sort. Pkt. 10c, 
1/2 oz. 26c, oz. 40c, Vi lb. $1.35, prepaid. 
437. LARGE BELL or BULL NOSE 
-(58 days.) A popular early sweet variety. 
The first on the early market. Plants: small, 
erect, prolific. Fruits: 3 inches long, 2 % inches 
thick; blunt, deep green—changing to scarlet 
red; sweet, mild in flavor. Pkt. 5c, V2 oz. 20c, 
oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.10, prepaid. 
441. PIMIENTO or PERFECTION- 
(73 days.) Pre-eminently a canning variety; 
also excellent for home or market garden plant¬ 
ing. Plants: large, erect, prolific. Fruits: 3 
inches long, 2 inches thick; heart shaped, 
very smooth; color dark green, changing to 
bright crimson; flesh thick, sweet and mild. 
Pkt. 5c, Vz oz. 20c, oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.10, pre¬ 
paid. 
442. RUBY KING (68 days.) Excel¬ 
lent for home and market gardening, also for 
shipping. Plants: medium dwarf, erect, vigor¬ 
ous, and very productive. Fruits: 5 inches 
long, 3 Inches thick; tapering, dark green 
changing to ruby red at maturity. Flesh: 
thick, mild and sweet. Pkt. 5c, Vz oz. 20c, 
oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.10, prepaid. 
One ounce of seed for 1,000 plants, 
lb. to transplant one acre. 
How to Grow Big Peppers 
Sow seed in flats, or in the hotbed in 
March, and transplant seedlings, whtn 3 or 4 
inches high to other flats or to paper pots. 
About the last of May, transplant to the 
garden, in rich, well-prepared soil, setting 
the plants in rows 3 feet apart, 20 inches 
apart in rows. 
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PUMPKIN 
PIE 
1 Vi, cups cooked pumpkin 
Vi. cup granulated sugar 
Vi cup brown sugar 
2 eggs beaten light 
Vi tsp. salt 
1 tsp. cinnamon 
Vi tsp. ginger 
V, tsp. nutmeg 
1 tblsp. cornstarch (level) 114 cups rich milk 
Pour into an unbaked crust, and bake at 
425 degrees for 20 minutes, then reset tem¬ 
perature to 325 degrees and bake 20 minutes 
longer. Serve with whipped cream. 
Sugar 
Pie. 
Sweet 
and 
Delicious. 
Pumpkins 
1 oz. for 25 hills, 4 lbs. per acre. 
Plant like squash, 3 or 4 seeds per 
hill and thin to 1 plant per hill. 
572. CONNECTICUT FIELD -(Ma¬ 
tures in 110 days.) Extensively grown for 
making pies, for canning and for stock feed; 
usually planted in cornfields. Also known as 
Large Cheese. Fruits: 12 to 15 inches thick, 
weight 15 to 25 lbs., large, flattened at the 
ends. Surface hard, smooth, somewhat ribbed, 
deep orange in color; flesh thick, orange-yel¬ 
low, coarse and sweet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 
15c, lb. 50c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
$2.00, 10 lbs. $3.75. 
573. KENTUCKY FIELD -(Matures 
in 110 days.) Widely used for canning and 
for stock feeding. Hardy and productive. 
Fruits: 12 to 14 inches thick, weight 10 to 
15 lbs., large, slightly ribbed, not fixed in 
shape, some being flat, others globular and 
elongated; color, dull orange. Flesh: deep yel¬ 
low, coarse and of good flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, Vi lb. 16c, lb. 50c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 
5 lbs. $2.00. 
574. MAMMOTH KING or JUMBO- 
(Matures in 120 days.) The largest of all 
pumpkins. Valuable for stock feeding and 
exhibition purposes. Fruits: 20 to 24 inches 
in diameter, weight 60 to 90 lbs., very large, 
globular, slightly ribbed, flattened; skin light 
yellow, mottled with yellow and frequently 
slightly netted. Flesh: solid, coarse, but of fair 
quality. Pkt. 8c, oz, 15c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. $1.35, 
prepaid. 
565. SUGAR PIE -(76 days.) Most 
desirable for pies. Very fine grained, sweet 
and a splendid winter keeper. Fruits: 10 
inches thick, weight 6 to 8 lbs.; skin hard, 
smooth, somewhat ribbed, deep orange. Flesh; 
thick, sweet, orange-yellow, and of high qual¬ 
ity. Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, Vi lb. 20c, lb. 60c, pre¬ 
paid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. $2.25. 
576. PRIZE COLLECTION MIX¬ 
TURE -A mixture of the best varieties de¬ 
scribed above, all shapes and sizes, large and 
small. Just the thing for growing varieties to 
exhibit at county or state fairs. There is bound 
bo be a prize winner. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, V4 lb. 
15c, lb. 50c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
$1.80. 
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Leaflet 
Large Virginic Peanuts. 
514. EARLY SPANISH -The earliest 
variety, and best for the North. Plants are 
upright and compact, with small pods and nuts 
of fine flavor. Large pkt. 8c, Vz lb. 20c, lb. 
35c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.10. 
515. LARGE VIRGINIA - The main 
crop peanut, and the most extensively grown. 
Plants are erect, and of vigorous, rapid growth, 
with very large pods and nuts. Fine for dry, 
sandy soil. Large pkt. 8c. Vz lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 
prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. for $1.10. 
Rhubarb - Pie Plant 
581. VICTORIA -Larger than the aver¬ 
age, a good seller in all markets; of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 10c, oz, 20c, V4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, 
prepaid. 
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