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Asgrow Seeds are Well-bred 
PEPPER 
Peppers are usually started in a protected seed bed. Transplant when 4 high to rows 2 ^ ft. apart 
with 2-2Vi ft. between plants. Cultivate regularly to keep down weeds, drawing the soil up around 
the stems, and hoe in a light dressing of pulverized manure or fertilizer when the plants are 1 —8 
high. Do not plant hot peppers near sweet; they are apt to cross. 
Hungarian Yellow Wax: 65 days. Large early 
hot sort, 6" X D/y" tapering. 
Long Red Cayenne: 70 days. A long, thin, hot 
variety, extensively used in canning and pickling 
or dried. 
Pimento (Perfection): 73 days. Heart-shaped; 
used for canning. Mild and sweet. 
Ruby King, Asgrow Strain: 68 days. All-America 
Bronze Medal 1935. Bred for size, uniformity 
and quality, this handsome variety is the best 
to grow for the early market. Fruits large, 5”- 
5^4" long and 3"-4" across shoulders, tapering, 
usually 3-lobed. Resembles the old Ruby King 
but is in every respect superior. 
World Beater: 75 days. A popular variety in the 
South. Large upright, prolific plants; fruits 
5" X 4" tapering slightly, usually 4-lobed with 
mild, sweet flesh. 
Bell (Bull Nose): 64 days. Blunt fruits 3'" x 
2%". Outside walls are sweet but ribs are hot. 
Bull Nose Sweet is similar but sweet throughout. 
* California Wonder: 75 days. A most attrac¬ 
tive late variety. Fruits 4^2"" x 4"; 3^ lobed, 
smooth, uniform and dark glossy green at eating 
stage, with very thick, mild flesh. Popular be¬ 
cause its flat shoulders allow it to be stood up 
on end for stuffing. An excellent shipper. 
^Calwonder Early: 63 days. A special Asgrow 
strain of California Wonder bred to make this 
popular variety available in areas of shorter 
season. 
Chinese Giant: 80 days. A large, sweet, square- 
ended sort. 
Early Giant: 63 days. Early and productive; 
like Bell but larger and longer. World Beater — popular and prolific 
Calwonder Early—an Asgrow improved strain 
PUMPKIN 
Connecticut Field: Round orange fruits. 
King of the Mammoths: The largest sort. 
Kentucky Field (or Large Cheese): 120 days. 
Thick, orange-yellow flesh, sweet and of the fin¬ 
est quality. A good keeper. 
Small Sugar (New England Pie): Round with 
flattened ends; thick, sweet flesh. 
Striped Cushaw: A crook-necked sort. Grown 
extensively in the South. Handsome. 
Tennessee Sweet Potato: Pear shaped. 
