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PEPPER 
CULTURE.—Peppers are most largely used for seasoning 
meat and vegetable dishes, also for making chow-chow and 
Chili sauce. The culture is the same as for Eggplant and the 
plants need quite as much heat to perfect them. Sow seed 
early in hotbed, or about middle of Spring in open seed bed, 
the soil being light and warm. When 3 inches high trans¬ 
plant in rows about 2)4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the 
row. Cultivate and keep free from weeds. Guano, hen dung 
or any other bird manure hoed into the surface soil when the 
plants are about 6 inches high will undoubtedly increase the 
product. 
An excellent va¬ 
riety for the table. 
Roots long, with 
smooth white skin, uniform in shape, tender and of the 
best quality. The variety is easily distinguished by the 
leaves growing from the depression on top or crown of 
the root. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, y lb. 25c, lb. 75c, 5 lbs. $3.25. 
CULTURE— 
Parsnips are us- 
ually grown 
on deep rich, sandy 
soil, but will make 
good roots on any 
soil which is deep, 
mellow and moder¬ 
ately rich. Fresh 
manure is apt to 
make the roots 
coarse and ill¬ 
shaped. As the 
seed is sometimes 
slow and uneven in 
growth, it should 
be sown as early as 
possible in drills 
2)4 feet apart; cov¬ 
er x / 2 inch deep and 
press the soil firm¬ 
ly over the seed. 
Give frequent cul¬ 
tivation and thin 
the plants to 6 
inches apart in the 
row. 
Improved Hollow 
Crown or Guernsey 
IMPROVED 
HOLLOW 
CROWN 
or GUERNSEY 
PARSNIP 
PUMPKIN 
CULTURE.—Pumpkins are not so particular in regard to 
soil as Melons or Cucumbers, but are cultivated much the 
same. Plant seed about 10 feet apart, in hills, dropping 
about 10 seed to a hill. When plants are well started, thin 
to 3 plants to each hill. To plant in corn place seed about 
every third or fourth hill after the last working. 
WINTER LUXURY 
This is one of the best pie Pumpkins in existence, and 
i ts Winter-keeping qualities are almost unequaled. Is slight¬ 
ly oval in shape and of medium size. Evenly and finely 
netted, and is a yellowish russet color. The flesh is very ten¬ 
der, sweet and rich golden in color. A great producer. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 15c, lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
SWEET POTATO PUMPKIN 
This is without doubt the best for table use, resembling 
somewhat the Cushaw, but much prettier in color. A hand¬ 
some green and white striped. Flesh yellow, solid, fine¬ 
grained and a delicious flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, )4 lb. 35c, 
lb. $1.00. 
KING OF THE MAMMOTH 
The giant among pumpkins; specimens have been grown 
to weigh 60 pounds and reaching two feet or more in dia¬ 
meter; fruit round and flattened, slightly ribbed; skin sal- 
mon-orange, flesh bright yellow and very thick. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 15c, M lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
CUSHAW or CROOKNECK 
An old standard variety, which is very long yellow crook- 
neck, fine-grained, yellow flesh, very solid. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 
lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD 
Usually planted for feeding stock. So well known that 
it needs no description. Oz. 10c, y lb. 20c, lb. 60c. 
LARGE BELL OR BULL NOSE 
The fruits are large, with thick, mild flesh, of excellent 
quality for use in salads and mangoes or stuffed peppers. 
Pkt. 10c, oz 25c, lb. 90c, lb. $3.00. 
NEW CHINESE GIANT 
The fruits of this variety are of monstrous size. The 
shape is more blocky than Ruby King, being almost square. 
Color brilliant glossy scarlet. Usually 3 or 4 fruits are set 
first near the base, and while these are ripening a second 
setting is growing higher up. Flesh is thick and mealy and 
entirely free from any fiery flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, )i lb. 
$1.25. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER 
Resembles Chinese Giant in the large size and “blocky” 
form of its fruit, but having an extremely thick, mild, 
sweet flesh not possessed by that variety. Fruit indis¬ 
tinctly 3-lobed, upright, crimson, measuring 4 )4 inches in 
length by 4 inches in diameter. Rather late in maturing 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, lb. $1.25. 
LONG RED CAYENNE 
A well-known medium-early variety, having a slender, 
twisted and pointed pod about 4 inches long. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, M lb. 75c. 
RUBY KING 
Very productive, bearing fruits A)4 to 5 inches long, 
mild flesh, making it particularly fine for mangoes. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 30c, y lb. 75c, lb. $2.75. 
RED CHILI 
Bears immense quantities of small hot peppers. Fine for 
making pepper sauce, etc. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, y lb. $1.50. 
RED CHERRY 
Very small round fruit. Very hot. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, ypb. 
$1.75. 
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