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MAIN-CROP PEAS/ continued 
*Potlach. The best dwarf, extremely late 
Pea. Healthy bluish green vines, bearing 
loads of deep green pods. A continuous 
bearer from July 1 to 15 in most seasons. 
2 ft.; takes 13 weeks in which to grow. 
Pkt. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 
85 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $4.50. 
’•'Quite Content. One of the largest-podded 
Peas in existence. This variety is preferred 
by many growers to Alderman on account 
of its size. 5 ft. Hlb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 
2 lbs. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $5. 
*Sawco Forty. A dwarf plant which pro¬ 
duces pods 5J^ to 63^ inches long. At a 
flower show where pods of this variety 
were being exhibited, a wit placed a sign 
above them reading, “These are Peas, not 
Bananas.” Their cooking quality is of the 
best. 75 days from sowing to harvest. 3^1b. 
30 cts., lb. 55 cts., 2 lbs. $1, 5 lbs. $2.25. 
Champion of England. 34Ib. 25 cts., 
lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 15 
lbs. $4.25. 
Edible-podded Sugar Peas 
Used in the same manner as wax beans 
Luscious Melting Sugar. Large, broad 
pods, which are so brittle that they snap 
with no string. 5 ft. Ten weeks from seed 
to yield. Pkt. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 45 
cts., 2 lbs. 85 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $4.50. 
Very Dwarf White Sugar. Height 1}^ ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 3^1b. 25 cts., lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 
85 cts., 5 lbs. $2, 15 lbs. $4.50. 
PEANUTS 
Culture. These require similar soil conditions 
to garden corn. Remove the outer shell without 
injuring the kernels, and sow the latter in drills 
21^ feet apart and inches deep. Allow 9 inches 
between one “nut” and the next m the row. 
Improved Spanish. Though small, this is 
a quick-growing sort and is suitable for 
northern gardens. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 45 cts. 
California Long Red. Larger than the 
above but slower to mature. Plant this 
variety south of the latitude of New York. 
Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 45 cts. 
PEPPER 
One ounce will produce about 1000 plants. 
Picking commences 9 to 12 weeks 
after setting out plants 
Culture. Peppers should not be planted out 
until settled warm weather has arrived. The seed 
may be sown in a hotbed, coldframe, or a box in a 
sunny window; transplant into rows 20 inches 
apart each way, and keep the soil clean and well 
stirred. Productiveness may be increased by pinch¬ 
ing the first or “king” blossoms which appear. 
Splendid Sweet Peppers 
World Beater. One of the largest and most 
handsome Peppers. It produces its fruit 
as early as Ruby King and it is similar in 
shape, while it has the fine flavor and large 
size of Chinese Giant. The fruits are 3J^ 
inches in diameter by 5 inches long, four 
lobed, and the flesh is very thick, mild, and 
sweet. Excellent for the private estate, the 
amateur, and the commercial grower. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 3^oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
MIb. $2.25. 
Perfection Pimiento. The meat is 2 or 3 
times as thick as that of the Bell types. 
The quality is very sweet and delicious and 
entirely free from pungency. In color, 
when ripe, it is a beautiful scarlet-red. 
Pkt. 10c., J^oz. 40c., oz. 70c., Mlh. $2. 
World Beater Pepper 
Harris’ Earliest. Produces Peppers very 
quickly. Valuable for sections where sum¬ 
mer is too short for ordinary types. The 
plant is covered with fruits 3 inches long 
and squarish. Excellent quality; suitable 
for home or market. Pkt. 15 cts., Hoz. 
50 cts., oz. 90 cts., 34Ib. $2.50. 
Chinese Giant. This is the standard large 
sweet Pepper. It is quite early to ripen 
and very productive for so large a variety. 
The fruits are 4 to 5 inches broad at the 
top, and of equal length. The flesh is mild 
and unusually thick. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 
50 cts., oz. 90 cts., MIb. $2.50. 
California Wonder. The thickest flesh, and 
is one of the sweetest. I ts scarlet fruits are 
tremendous, sometimes measuring 6 inches 
deep and 6 inches through. Pkt. 15 cts., 
J^oz. 50 cts., oz. 90 cts., MIb. $2.50. 
Golden Dawn. A yellow sweet Pepper of 
excellent table quality. Pkt. 15 cts., Hoz. 
50 cts., oz. 90 cts., MIb. $2.50. 
Large Bell or Bull Nose. A large, early va¬ 
riety of pleasant flavor, though mild. This 
is the variety for green stuffed Peppers. 
Pkt. 10c., Moz. 40c., oz. 70c., MIb. $2. 
Neapolitan (Jersey Sweet; White Cap). 
Very early and an extraordinary yielder. 
Its fruits grow upward, not pendent. They 
are bright red, sweet, fine, and tender. 
Pkt. 10c., Moz. 40c., oz. 70c., MIb. $2. 
Ruby King. Fruits are 4M to 6 inches long, 
3M inches thick, and bright red. Used 
largely for pickles, and is equally suitable 
for slicing. The flavor of the fruits is mild 
and pleasant, with just a slight suspicion 
of piquancy. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 40 cts., 
oz. 70 cts., MIb. $2. 
Sunnybrook Cheese. A very prolific and 
popular canning variety. Fruits average 
3 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. 
The skin is smooth and of deep scarlet 
color and the flesh is thick and sweet. Pkt. 
10 cts., Moz. 45 cts., oz. 75 cts., MIb. $2.25. 
Hot Peppers 
Hungarian Wax. A beautiful pungent Pep¬ 
per, turning from green to yellow when 
young, and red when ripe. Matures early. 
Long type, fruits 5 to 6 inches. Prolific. 
Pkt. 20 cts., Moz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
Long Red Cayenne. Fruits 4 inches by 1 
inch; bright red; prolific; hot. For pickling, 
both green and ripe. Pkt. 15 cts., M^z. 
50 cts., oz. 90 cts., MIb. $2.50. 
SEED POTATOES 
Culture. The best soil is a well-drained fibrous 
loam. Before planting, work in Sawco General 
Fertilizer at the rate of 1000 pounds to the acre if 
applied broadcast, or 500 pounds if applied in the 
rows. Plant good-sized pieces, each containing not 
less than two eyes, 1 M Ret from piece to piece in 
3-foot rows. 
About 10 bushels or 4 sacks will plant 
an acre, A sack contains 2^^ bushels 
(150 pounds). 
Semesan Bel. It controls diseases of seed pota¬ 
toes, producing sprouts of healthy vigor, from 
which grow increased yields of clean, healthy 
plants and tubers. 4 ozs. 45 cts., Ib. $1.50, 5 lbs. 
$6.75, 25 lbs. $31. 
Sfandard Early Potatoes 
Mature in 9 to 11 weeks 
Early White Albino. A good cropper. The 
skin and flesh are pure white, of good cook¬ 
ing quality, and very prolific. One of the 
best early varieties to withstand blight and 
disease. Keeps well. Mpk. 90 cts., pk. 
$1.30, Mbus. $2.25, bus. $4.25, sack $10. 
Irish Cobbler. Does well on a wide range of 
soils; very productive. The skin is creamy 
white, sometimes netted; eyes are strong, 
well developed, and but slightly indented. 
The flesh is white and of fine quality. 
Mpk. 85 cts., pk. $1.25, Mbus. $2.15, bus. 
$4, sack $9. 
Early Rose. (Selected.) A pink-skinned va¬ 
riety which is grown extensively in some 
sections. A Potato of good size and fine 
quality. Mpk. 90 cts., pk. $1.30, Mbus. 
$2.25, bus. W.25, sack $10. 
A Fine Intermediate Potato 
Katahdin. Matures about a week later 
than Irish Cobbler. White skin and white 
flesh, with a very shallow eye. Handsome 
oval shape. Excellent cooking quality, 
and the preferred variety for Potato chips. 
Mpk. 90 cts., pk. $1.30, Mbus. $2.25, bus. 
$4.25, sack $10. 
Best Main-Crop Potatoes 
Mature in 12 to 14 weeks 
Russet. The haulm is dark green; very 
resistant to blight. The tubers are round 
to oblong, very large, and from 6 to 10 are 
ordinarily obtained from a hill; the flesh is 
pure white, and the skin has a roughened 
russet appearance. Mpk. 75 cts., pk. $1.15, 
Mbus. $2, bus. $3.75, sack $8. 
Gold Coin. A variety of remarkable pro¬ 
ductiveness and fine table quality; slightly 
oblong form; light golden skin; flesh pure 
white, fine-grained; cooks very dry. Mpk. 
85 cts., pk. $1.25, Mbus. $2.25, bus. $4, 
sack $9. 
Green Mountain. A late, heavy cropper 
of excellent quality; skin smooth and 
white; shape roundish flat; eyes few and 
shallow; a good keeper. Mpk. 85 cts., pk. 
$1.25, Mbus. $2.25, bus. $4, sack $9. 
Purchaser pays transportation on Seed 
Potatoes beyond 50 miles of New York 
Sweet Potato Plants 
Ready in June 
Yellow Jersey. Big Stem. Yellow. 
Each variety, $1 per 100, $7.50 per 1000 
We do not ship Sweet Potatoes beyond 
50 miles 
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