F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
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Pepper, California Wonder 
Pumpkin Dickinson 
Used for Commercial Plantings for Canneries. 
Excellent also for home use, stock, etc. 
PEPPERS ... Mild and 
Hot Varieties 
For early peppers sow the seed in hot beds 
in December and January. Transplant as 
soon as weather and soil in your locality 
will permit, 18 inches apart in rows 30 
inches apart. For later crop you may also 
sow seed in February and March. Pepper 
seed germinates slowly and needs a hot 
bed to germinate in these months. 
PIMIENTO — An excellent, attractive and 
very productive variety. The fruits are 
medium sized, smooth and glossy green. 
The meat is thick and of a fine sweet 
flavor. This sort is largely used by can- 
ners, but is equally valuable for salads 
and for stuffing. Pkt. 5c. oz. 40c. Vi lb. 
$1.25. lb. $3.50. 
y CALIFORNIA WONDER— A large pep¬ 
per nearly equal in size, and earlier than 
the Chinese Giant. The flesh walls are 
thick, heavy and of fine sweet pepper 
flavor. When immature the skin is a 
smooth attractive green color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
50c. 1/4 Ib. $1.75. lb. $5.00. 
LONG RED CAYENNE —A red hot variety. 
Deep green when young, bright red and 
very pungent when ripe. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, 
1/4 lb. $1.50. lb. $5.00. 
ANAHEIM CHILI — This hot pepper is 
largely grown, and is used dried and for 
canning. It is long, 7 inches or so, med¬ 
ium-sized in width, and thick fleshed. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 50c. l^ lb. $1.50. lb. $4.50. 
WAX PEPPER — Used extensively for 
pickling. A hot variety turns to waxy yel¬ 
low at picking time. Heavy yielder. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 75c. 1/4 lb. $2.00, lb. $7.50. 
FLORAL GEM —It is 1 1/2 inches in diam¬ 
eter, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, cone shaped. 
This pepper turns from green to a beauti¬ 
ful waxy yellow at which time it is mar¬ 
keted. When mature it is red. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 75c. 1/4 lb. $2.00. lb. $7.50. 
Pumpkins—Best 
Commercial Varieties 
Pumpkins are frequently planted in con¬ 
nection with a crop of field corn, and if 
you grow corn you may just as well grow 
pumpkins. They will grow best in soil 
kept moist by the dry farming method, as 
too much moisture will kill them. Plant 
the seed in open ground, after the danger 
of frost is over, in hills 8 feet apart each 
way, drop from 8 to 10 seeds per hill and 
when the plants are about 5 inches high 
and danger of insect pests is past, thin to 
3 or 4 of the healthiest plants. If irrigation 
is needed, run the water in diches about 
18 inches from the hill. Do not plant near 
squashes or melons as they are likely to 
mix. About 3 pounds of seed will plant 
one acre. 
Pumpkin, Estampes 
CONNECTICUT FIELD— Widely known as 
the Yankee Cow Pumpkin, and there is no 
variety that will do as well among the 
corn. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. Vi lb. 35c, lb. 75c. 
y DICKINSON (Cannery Pumpkin)— This 
variety is used almost exclusively by can- 
ners for canning. It is very productive and 
fine quality. Flesh thick, yellow. An ex¬ 
cellent variety to plant for stock. Pkt. 5c. 
oz. 15c. Vi lb. 35c, lb. 75c. 
y ESTAMPES —120 days. A new variety 
recommended for pies, and canning, also 
stock feeding. The fruits are dark orange 
color with very thick flesh of excellent 
flavor and of enormous size, weighing up 
to 100 lbs. Pkt. 10c. oz. 20c. Vi lb. 40c. lb. 
$1.25. 
GREEN STRIPED CUSHAW — Fruits very 
large, with crooked neck. Flesh light yel¬ 
low, very thick, rather coarse but sweet. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. Vi lb. 35c. lb. $1.00. 
LARGE SWEET CHEESE or KENTUCKY— 
One of the old standard sorts. Flesh thick, 
yellow, and of fine quality. Productive and 
an excellent keeper. Good for stock feed¬ 
ing as well as pies. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c; Vi 
lb. 35c. lb. 75c. 
MAMMOTH KING— Flesh and skin bright 
golden yellow. One of the best pie pump¬ 
kins and a splendid keeper. This enor¬ 
mous variety has been grown to weigh 
125 lbs. Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c. Vi lb. 40c. V 2 lb. 
65c, lb. $1.00. 
SMALL SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE— 
This excellent variety is small, round or 
somewhat flattened, about 8 to 10 inches 
in diameter, slightly ribbed, and of a deep 
orange color. A superb kind for pies. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. 85c. 
Parsnip 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row. Use 
a deep, rich, sandy soil, although any 
deep, mellow, moderately rich soil will 
produce good roots. Sow as early in spring 
as possible, in rows which are 1 V 2 feet 
apart, covering firmly with V 2 inch of fine 
soil. When plants are well up, thin to 2 
or 3 inches apart in the row. Cultivate 
frequently. Parsnip seed is slow to ger¬ 
minate; sowings should be made early 
and soil pressed down firmly over seeds. 
y HOLLOW CROWN — Roots about 18 
inches long, with smooth white skin, uni¬ 
form in shape, tapering evenly from a 
heavy shoulder down to a small root. 
Pkt. 5c. oz. 20c. Vi lb. 35c. lb. $1.00. 
Parsnip, Hollow Crown 
