PEPPER 
Sow V 2 to 1 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
Kilgore's Bred-Rite Florida Giant 
A Kilgore Introduction 
We have specialized in pepper seed for many years, and 
we challenge any one to furnish better pepper seed for 
Florida. 
Peppers are among the best-paying Florida truck crops, 
and the harvest season is so long that even though the crop 
comes in on a poor market, the chances are that the market 
will have time to strengthen before they are nearly through 
fruiting, which certainly gives them more latitude for a pay¬ 
ing crop than almost any other vegetable. 
Hammock or muck land, or rather moist soil, is best suited 
for this crop, although any medium-good soil, properly fer¬ 
tilized, will grow good Peppers. 
Culture. Plants are started in seed-beds. In Manatee 
County and other sections of Florida, peppers, like egg¬ 
plants, are started in cloth-covered beds. For a fall crop, sow 
the seed in June, July, and August; for a long season winter 
crop on the East Coast, plant in September and October. For 
an early spring crop in Manatee County and other Florida 
West Coast sections, sow in November. 
Peppers are much more hardy than eggplants. However, it 
takes a very high temperature to germinate either seed, and 
it is usually very difficult to get a stand when the ground 
is wet and cold. Make rows 3 feet apart and set plants 20 
inches apart in the row. Inasmuch as this crop is in bearing 
so long, it is most profitable to make several applications of 
fertilizer, using 400 pounds to an acre every twenty days until 
at least a ton has been used. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Pepper seed has given the best results 
for many years in Florida. Our stocks are selected for early 
maturity, high yield, and trueness to type. 
Pyrox is the very best spray for pepper plants, as it will 
stick perfectly to the smooth foliage. We recommend its use 
regularly to control rust and other diseases. To control 
aphides and the Mexican pepper weevil use Pyrocide dust. 
(See page 55.) It ix very important to treat pepper seed with 
Semesan before planting. (See page 50.) 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
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KILGORE'S BRED-RITE FLORIDA GIANT. (120 days.) This 
variety produces an abundant yield of large, heavy fruits 
over a long period. The plants are resistant to disease and, 
like the fruits, are dark green in color, compact but vigorous 
and upright in growth. Although slightly later than World 
Beater, they are extremely heavy producers, often bearing 
six to eight large fruits at one time. They produce over a 
much longer season than does World Beater, and stand ad¬ 
verse conditions better than other varieties. 
Florida Giant makes much heavier pods than other sorts, 
averaging over 60 pounds per crate in weight compared to 
other varieties which range from 42 to 44 pounds per crate. 
The fruits are longer than California Wonder and other 
thick-meated peppers, usually 4 to 4y 2 inches long and 3 to 
3'/ 2 inches in diameter. 
This pepper is exactly the type which produce dealers have 
sought for years. The thick, fleshy walls, large size, heavy 
weight, dark green color, and smoothness of the fruit will sell 
it at a premium on any market. The fruits are much heavier 
than other varieties, and because of the thickness and firm¬ 
ness of the wall, it is the best shipping sort ever introduced. 
The fruits pack well and do not wilt in long-distance ship¬ 
ment, but hold their smooth, glossy, dark green appearance 
for a long time. This type carries better than others for long¬ 
distance hauling by trucks. We highly recommend this Pepper 
as one especially suited to Florida growing conditions. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; !4 lb. $1.25; 1 lb. $4.50. 
KILGORE'S BRED-RITE WORLD BEATER. (115 days.) This 
is the genuine World Beater and is not like stocks generally 
sold under that name. It is a cross between Ruby King and 
Chinese Giant, having the longer form and earliness of Ruby 
King with the size of Chinese Giant. A great deal of breeding 
and selection has been done to bring this superior stock to its 
present high standard of perfection, as to uniformity, true¬ 
ness to type and high yield. Our stock is very productive, the 
strong, vigorous plants often producing twenty-four market¬ 
able peppers, which are pendant but held well above the soil. 
It matures a big crop very early, the fruits being 4 x / z inches 
long by 3 V 2 inches in diameter, broad at the blossom end, 
slightly elongated, with four lobes. The fruits are large, 
meaty, of very attractive market appearance, and of excel¬ 
lent shipping quality. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; lb. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
Kilgore's Bred-Rite World Beater 
For Best Results Plant Kilgore's "Bred-Rite" Seeds 
