PEPPER FACTS 
Seed and Plants —One ounce of seed should produce over a thousand 
plants in the greenhouse or coldframes. One-half pound of seed sown in 
the field should provide ample plants for 1 acre. Seed breaks ground in 11 
days. One inch high in 13 days under most favorable circumstances in 
greenhouse. 
Growing Districts —Most all of Landreths’ peppers are grown in 
the Eastern United States, and are giving much better results than European 
peppers as to early maturity, trueness to type, and productiveness. 
Peppers Gaining in Popularity —No garden vegetable or fruit has 
so increased in demand in recent years as peppers; first, due to enormous 
use by commercial canners who pack peppers whole, and use them in 
making various relishes and condiments; second, to its increased uses every 
day in the kitchen for making sauces, gravies and stuffing. Our large, 
thick-fleshed, holly-crowned, certified pepper varieties are ideal for stuffing. 
Green and Red Peppers —Owing to the fact that we have had so 
many of our customers asking us to supply them with seed for green peppers, 
we wish to state, that all peppers are green when young or immature. 
AVhen peppers mature or ripen, they turn red in most cases, in some yellow, 
and still others variegated green, yellow and red. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Soil —The lighter types of soil seem to produce best crops. 
Climate and Growing Season —Peppers are native of warm climates, 
and therefore do best where there is a fairly long growing season. 
Date of Planting —Best results are obtained when planted in the 
fields early in May or before then where climate permits. 
Diseases —Very few serious diseases except Fusarium Wilt. This is 
controlled by using Landreths’ Pennsylvania Certified seed, and planting 
the crop on the same land only once in every 3 or 4 years. 
Insects —Aphis are most troublesome, and may be controlled by 
spraying with Nicotine Sulphate. 
Manure, Green Manure and Sod —Any humus-making material is 
useful, even sod plowed under, because it helps the soil retain moisture. 
Fertilizers —A good application of 4-12-4 analysis, followed by a 
sidedressing of the same mixture is necessary. Some growers prefer .to 
sidedress with a few hundred pounds of Nitrate of Soda or a mixture of 
fish and meat scrap. 
Lime —-Where the soil is too acid, lime should be applied. A pH 
reading of less than 6.0 should be corrected with an application of lime. 
Distance of Planting— to 2 ft. in the row, and rows 3 to 4 ft. 
apart, depending upon the richness of your soil. 
Yield —400 to 500 bushels per acre are not unusual. Over a thousand 
are obtained in some good growing districts where Landreths’ Pennsylvania 
Certified seed is used. 
Repeat orders are indisputable evidence of the superior quality of Landreths’ 
Pennsylvania Certified Pepper Seed. Our stock of Certified Pepper Seed from the 
1936 crop was quickly sold-out. Because of the demand for Certified Pepper Seed 
we greatly increased our acreage for 1937. The excellent quality of fruit and high 
yield obtained from Landreths’ Certified Pepper Seed resulted in repeat orders for 
increased quantities. Why gamble with your profits? Buy Landreths’ Penn¬ 
sylvania Pepper Seed. 
