MIDSEASON VARIETIES 
TALL TELEPHONE OR ALDERMAN. A handsome, large 
podded variety. Unexcelled for home gardens, for local 
markets and for shipping. Bears immense crops; wilt resist- 
ant. Pods single, very broad, plump, straight dark green, 
pointed, contain 8 to 10 peas of highest quality. 
DWARF TELEPHONE. Only about 2 feet tall. Resembles 
Telephone, and the pods are well filled with peas of the 
same good quality. It is an excelelnt variety to follow the 
early peas in the home garden. Seeds large, wrinkled, green. 
LATE VARIETIES 
IMPROVED STRATAGEM. A superior late variety. Vines 
deep green, 26 inches tall, stocky and branching. Pods 
single and paired, wide, nearly round, straight, pointed, 
dark green. Contain 8 to 10 tender peas. 

PARSNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow the seed as soon as season will permit, in drills about 
2 feet apart, and thin p!ants out to 1 foot apart in the row. 
The ground should be deeply trenched and well manured. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢c; 1%4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 80c. 
HOLLOW CROWN, THICK SHOULDER. This is the best and 
most popular variety in cultivation. The skin is smooth and 
white, while the flesh is tender. The roots grow 18 to 20 
inches in length, but the first 8 inches from the top is the 
best part. 
PARSLEY 
Y% oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Parsley seed is even slower than parsnip in germinating. 
It grows best in rich mellow soil and should be sown as 
early as possible in spring in rows 1 to 2 feet apart with a 
covering of not more than 1/4 inch of soil firmly pressed 
down. When the plants are well up, thin them 8 to 18 
inches apart in the row. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
EXTRA TRIPLE CURLED (MOSS CURLED). This vigorous, 
compact grewer is one of the most popular varieties be- 
cause of its deep green color and tightly curled leaves that 
‘look like moss. It is unusually decorative for table use. 
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PUMPKIN 
4 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Pumpkins are typically American and pumpkin pie is one 
of our truly American dishes. They are less sensitive to un- 
favorable conditions of soil and weather than melons or 
cucumbers, but they are cultivated in about the same way. 
Pkt. 5¢; 1 oz. 15¢; 14 Ib. 35¢; 1 Ib. $1.00. 
LARGE YELLOW OR CONNECTICUT FIELD. This sort is 
grown largely in the corn field for stock, but the flesh is 
moderately fine grained, high!y flavored and very good for 
pies. The fruits weigh about 20 pounds and are a rich, deep 
orange yellow color. 
SWEET OR SUGAR. A small handsome variety, and very 
popular. The skin is a deep orange yellow. Flesh fine grained 
and sweet in taste. Famous in Boston as a pie pumpkin. It 
sells better on our local market than any other variety ex- 
cept the Jack o’ Lantern at Hallowe’en time. 
WINTER LUXURY. This variety is very popular for the 
home garden. The fruit matures in 75 to 80 days, weighs 
814 pounds, and is nearly round. The skin is light yellow 
with a russet tinge and finely netted; the flesh is rich 
creamy yellow, very thick, sweet, and finely flavored. 

PEPPER 
VY oz. to 100 ft., 1 to 2 Ibs. per acre. 
Culture and soil and temperature requirements are about 
the same as for eggplant. A moderate dressing of guano, 
poultry manure, or complete commercial fertilizer, hoed 
into the soil after the plants are 6 to 8 inches tall, will be 
very beneficial. Pkt. 5¢; 1 oz. 60¢c; 1%4 Ib. $1.75. ; 
CALIFORNIA WONDER. Thickness of flesh alone, which is 
often 34 of an inch, places this sweet pepper above all 
others. It is crisp and juicy, too, without a trace of pun- 
gency. Vigorous growing plants bear a heavy yield of blocky 
Re that become as much as 5 inches long and 4 inches 
w de. 
CHINESE GIANT. Fruits are often 6 inches across and 414 
to 5 inches deep. The flesh is moderately thick and very 
itd. The fruits are rich bright green when. young; and 
bright cherry red at maturity. 
LARGE BELL OR BULLNOSE. A popular, early, sweet prolific 
sort, with small, erect plants. Fruits blunt; flesh fine qual- 
ity and mild flavor. Much used for stuffing, 
LONG RED CAYENNE. This weli-known, medium -early 
pepper is especially good for drying purposes. The fruit is 
4 inches long and 1 inch thick, twisted and pointed.’ It is 
deep green when young and bright red when ripe. The 
flesh is strong and pungent. 
PERFECTION PIMIENTO. A _ splendid canning variety, 
adapted to home and market garden cu!ture. Plants large, 
erect, prolific. Fruits heart-shaped, very smooth; flesh ex 
ceptionally thick, sweet and mild. ME “thes 

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