PEPPERS 
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Parsnips 
Parsnips grow best in a loose, rioli sandy loam, but will 
make good roots in any soil that is reasonably rich and 
deep. Stony soil and raw manure are likely to produce 
branched or mis-shapen roots. The seed requires steady, 
abundant moisture for germination and should be sown 
as early as practicable. Sow in rows 2 to 2% feet apart 
and when well up, thin to about 5 inches apart in the row. 
Keep the ground moist if possible. Parsnips are improved 
by freezing, and a portion of the crop can be left in the 
ground all winter to be used as a spring vegetable. 
Hollow Crown or Guernsey. Most widely used and best 
of all varieties. Boots are 12 to 15 inches long; 2% 
to 3 inches thick at the shoulder. Tapered uniformly 
to the tip. Smooth, easily taken from the ground. Flesh 
fine grained and best quality. Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; ^4 
25c; lb., 76c, postpaid. 
American Model. A new and improved and somewhat 
shorter variety with clear white roots which are smooth 
and of fine texture. An improvement over Hollow 
Crown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V 4 HJm 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Peppers 
German—Pfeffer. Spanish—Pimiento. 
Italian—Peperone. 
Culture: Peppers should be started in a hotbed or cold 
frame and transplanted about the end of May into a sunny 
corner of the garden, in rows about 2 feet apart, with 
the plants about 20 inches between them in the rows. 
In warmer sections they can also be sown in open ground 
in a prepared seedbed when all danger from frost has 
passed. When the little plants are about 3 inches in height, 
transplant as above into the rows where they are to remain. 
Some very rich fertilizer stirred into the soil when the 
plants are about 6 inches high, will be found very beneficial 
to the crop. 
kuby King. 69 days. Grows about 4 to 5 inches long and 
is often 3 inches in diameter. Very productive. 
The Mikado. 70 days. It is a cross between Chinese Giant 
and Ruby King, fully as early as Ruby King and similar 
in shape, but broader at blossom end, almost the size of 
the Chinese Giant, and more prolific; some plants produc¬ 
ing as many as 24 marketable peppers. Exceptionally 
mild. 
Hollow Crown Parsnips 
Ruby Giant. 75 days. An excellent large, midseason 
variety for home and market gardens. Plants vigorous, 
erect, very productive. Fruits slightly tapered, 4-lobed, 
deep green changing to bright red; flesh thick, sweet 
and mild. 
California Wonder. 75 days. The most popular pepper 
today and too much cannot be said about it. It is very 
large, uniform and smooth, with square end. The flesh 
is thicker than any other variety, often ^ to % inch 
thick, and is delicious, crisp, tender and sweet, like the 
finest pimientos. 
Chinese Giant. 80 days. An extremely large, attractive, 
but somewhat late, sweet pepper for home and market 
garden use. Plants short, stocky, and light green. Fruits 
chunky, square ended, and slightly crumpled; deep 
green changing to deep scarlet. 
Anaheim Chili or Mammoth Cayenne. 80 days. This is 
the Chili Pepper that has only recently become so prom¬ 
inent and is fast supplanting the old Mexican Chili, due 
mainly to the size and thickness of the flesh, which is 
very pungent. Fruit is 6 to 7 inches long by 1 inch 
thick at the stem, tapering to a point. Brilliant scarlet 
when ripe. 
Pimiento or Salad Pepper. 73 days. Very mild and sweet. 
Largely grown for canning purposes as its lack of pun¬ 
gency and its firm thick fleshiness permit it being 
scalded and peeled. It should be grown in every family 
garden. Is delicious with salads or stuffed. 
Long Red Cayenne. 70 days. A well known variety hav¬ 
ing a slender, twisted and pointed pod about 4 inches 
long, bright red in color; extremely strong. 
Red Chili. 92 days. A late variety, used in the manu¬ 
facture of pepper sauce. Bright red pods are about 2 
inches long, tapering to a sharp point and exceedingly 
pungent when ripe. 
Tabasco. 90 to 95 days. A very late, extremely hot 
variety, used in pickles and pepper sauce. Plants large 
and spreading. Fruits small, tapering, smooth; color 
gp-eenish yellow, turning to scarlet-red. 
POSTPAID 
PEPPER PRICES Pkt. 1/4 oz. oz. 1/4 lb. V 2 Rj. lb. 
Anaheim Chili.$0.10 $0.20 $0.40 $1.00 $1.70 $3.25 
California Wonder.10 .20 .40 1.25 2.25 4.00 
Cayenne, Long Red.. .10 .20 .35 1.25 2.00 3.25 
Chinese Giant. 10 .26 .50 1.75 3.00 4.75 
Mikado .10 .20 .40 1.35 2.25 4.00 
Pimiento .10 .20 .36 1.26 2.00 3.26 
Red Chili.10 .20 .40 1.30 2.15 3.75 
Ruby Giant.10 .20 .36 1.25 2.00 3.25 
Ruby King .10 .20 .36 1.26 2.00 3.25 
Tabasco .10 .25 .60 1.86 3.25 6.00 
PEPPER PLANTS. See page 32. 
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Oalifornla Wonder Pepper 
