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Plant a VICTORY Garden for DEFENSE 
Peppers 

CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce about 2000 
plants; about 7000 plants for an acre, Sow seed in hotbeds from 
February to April; transplant to open ground when all danger 
from frost is past, in rows about three feet apart and eighteen 
inches apart in the row. Seed can be sown in the open ground late 








California 
Wonder 
Pepper 
j Large, bell-shaped, thick- 
Bull Nose or Large Bell geshea fruit. Good for Man- 
go pickles. Oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.10; 1 Ib., $3.25, postpaid. 
The most prolific large Pepper. Fruit 
World Beater very large, about five inches long. Flesh 
thick, mild and sweet. Pepper tapering and of a 
bright ruby color when ripe and very attractive. Oz., 
45c; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 lb., $3.75, postpaid. 
* One of the most profitable and satisfac- 
Ruby King tory varieties for the home or market 
garden; plants are early, productive and of dwart 
compact, upright growth; fruits pendent, often 4 to 
6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches thick, tapering and of 
a bright ruby-red color; flesh is thick, mild and 
sweet. Oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 80c; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
R d Chili Small, red, cone-shaped. Very hot and pro- 
€ ] lific. Used for seasoning. Oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 
80c; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
The largest yellow Pepper. Skin golden 
Sweet Yellow yellow, flesh thick, very mild and sweet. 
Of about the same shape as the Bull Nose. Oz., 35c; 
14 Ib., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
. 60 days. A very early, medium large, 
Neapolitan Brolifc. variety. Fruits upright in growth, 
three-lobed, yellowish green, becoming bright red, 
flesh extremely mild and sweet. Oz., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.10; 
1 lb., $3.25, postpaid. 
Pumpkins 
after soil gets warm. Cultivate often until vines 
fruit. Store in a dry place, and do not bruise. 
Connecticut Field 
10c; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
King of the Mammoths 
Oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
WwSugar Pie ana slightly ribbed. ‘Skin and 
yellow. Flesh very thick and of high quality. 
1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
e d . 
Winter Luxury jesiows 
120 days. Generally 
Oz., 10c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
+ 115 days. A large crook-necked sort. Skin green, 
Japanese Pie striped yellow. Flesh yellow and of fine quality. 
Oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
*% This variety recommended by 
in May, and thinned as above. 
‘ Harris’ Earliest 
used for planting in corn 
for stock feeding; also makes good pies. 
120 days. The giant among Pumpkins. 
Often grows two feet or more in diameter. 
120 days. Fruit small, round, flattened at the ends, 
flesh deep orange- 
Oz., 10c; %4 Ib., 30c; 
Round, medium in size, with a golden 
yellow skin closely netted like a netted musk- 
melon; sweet and finely flavored and an exceptionally good keeper. 
Cover seed about half an inch. 
+ California Wonder Thickness of flesh alone, which 
is 
: often % of an inch, places 
this sweet pepper above all others. Vigorous growing 
plants, blocky fruit 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. 
When fully matured, it has a waxed appearance. Qz., 
50c; 1% lb., $1.35; 1 lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
: An earlier and more productive 
Oakview Wonder strain of California Wonder. Fruits 
blocky, smooth, with thick, mild, sweet flesh. Plants 
shorter and stockier but fruits are set earlier and more 
abundantly. An outstanding strain unsurpassed for 
shipping and for the home and market garden. Oz., 
50c; 1% Ib., $1.35; 1 lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
The earliest large Pepper grown. 
Plant dwarf, compact in habit of 
growth. Most prolific. Peppers bell-shaped, about 4 
inches long. They produce an enormous crop of 
fruits, which are perfectly mild and sweet. Oz., 45c; 
1% |b., $1.25; 1 lb., $3.75, postpaid. 
° » Mammoth fruits 12 to 15 inches in 
Chinese Giant circumference. Flesh thick, tender, 
mild and sweet. Oz., 50c; 4 Ib., $1.60; 1 Ib., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
° 9 : The earliest and most prolific of 
Harris Early Giant all large Peppers. Slightly later 
than Harris’ Earliest, is of dwarf, compact growth, 
bearing as many as 12 pendent fruits on a single 
plant. Fruit scarlet, measuring 5 inches long by 
3% inches in diameter; three-lobed, mild and sweet. 
A profitable Pepper for the market. Oz., 45c; 4 Ib., 
$1.25; 1 1b., $3.75, postpaid. 
introduction and a 
° A late 
* King of the North winner, similar in type to 
Ruby King, but decidedly earlier. The plant is of 
medium size and prolific. The fruit is long, mod- 
erately slender, tapering to three or four points. 
Oz., 45c; 14 lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $3.75, postpaid. 
P; A rather late, very thick-fleshed, heart- 
imento shaped, smooth, mild, crimson variety; 
much used for salads. Oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 80c; 1 Ib., $3.00, 
postpaid. 
Pendent fruits about 5 inches 
Long Red Cayenne long and % inch in diameter at 
the base, often curved and twisted; bright red, hot and 
pungent. Oz., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.10; 1 Ib., $3.25. 
Hungarian Yellow Wax (Hot) Very early. Desirable 
for home, market garden 
and canning. Plants small, heavily productive. Fruits 
6 to 7 inches long, 2 inches thick, tapered, smooth, 
waxy light yellow becoming bright red. Flesh thick, 
pungent. Oz., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed for 20 hills. About 3 pounds per acre. 
Usually grown in cornfields, 
in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, 
begin to run. 
kins after leaves die, leaving three to four inches of stem attached to 
but can be grown as a separate crop Seed should be planted 
Sugar or Pie 
Pumpkin 
Cut Pump- 
Oz., 


the Michigan State College. 
