

Pepper — Wax 
Chinese Giant—130 Days.—Sweet. Large fruits, 
mostly 4 x 4 inches with no tapering to the 4 or 
5 irregular points. The fruits are very rough 
and much ribbed, and belly-out at the center 
like a Chinese lantern. Walls are thin and the 
flesh’ sweet. 
Florida Giant—130 Days, seed; 75 Days, plants. 
—Sweet. This selection out of California Won- 
der is becoming an important variety in the 
South. The plants are taller and coarser than 
California 'Wonder, and the leaves are wider. 
The fruits are borne upright and are generally 
wider and longer than California Wonder, 
otherwise, they are the same. 
Florida, Giant Extra Select—130 Days, seed; 75 
Days, plants—Sweet. Characteristics of this 
variety are similar to above; the only exception 
being that this variety was produced from espe- 
cially selected seed stock, determined for pur- 
ity, germination, maturity and type. In great 
demand throughout Florida. Flesh very mild 
and sweet. 
+ Golden Dawn (Bell or Queen)—120 Days—Sweet. 
This is a golden, Bull Nose, being identical to 
this variety in type of plant and fruits. The 
color of the young peppers is very light green, 
turning to light yellow, then an orange-yellow 
color as they mature. 
Harris Early Giant—110 Days—Sweet. This va- 
riety might. be described as an Early Chinese 
Giant. It is well suited to the most northern 
states, where Chinese Giant matures too late. 
Hungarian Yellow Wax—100 Days.— Hot. A 
small plant, bearing a large number of medium 
to small red and yellow fruits. Shaped like 
Anaheim Chili. 
Long Red Cayenne—100 Days—Hot. Long, thin 
fruits, averaging 14 to % ins, wide, 31% to 4 ins. 
long, tapering gradually to a single point. 
Neapolitan—100 Days— Sweet. Produces many 
upright small fruits, averaging 114 to 2 inches 
wide, 3 to 5-inches long, tapering to a single 
blunt point. 
Pimiento (Perfection)—130 Days—Sweet. Pro- 
duces many fine, medium-sized, pendant fruits 
in the Southern States. as it requires a long 
growing season. Fruits about 2 to 2% inches 
wide and 31% to 4 inches long, tapering gradu- 
ally: to a single blunt point. The walls are 
thick. Used for canning whole. 
Red Chili (Small Cayenne)—100 Days—Hot. A 
small, upright fruited type, size 1% ins, long 
by % in. thick, tapering to a sharp point. Very 
hot. Used for making hot sauces. 
Royal King—(see Bull Nose Sweet). 
Ruby Giant—(see World Beater). 
Ruby King—110 Days—Sweet. Fruit averages 
21% to 3% inches wide at the shoulder and 
4% to 5 inches long, tapering gradually to 3 
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or 4 points. Flesh is fairly thick and sweet. Un- 
_ surpassed stock, 
Ruby King Extra Select—110 Days, seed; 68 
Days, plants. Characteristics similar to the 
above with the exception that this seed is saved 
from only the highest selected stock, tested for 
purity, germination, maturity and trueness to 
type. It has received highest recommendation 
from discerning growers. 
World Beater (Ruby Giant)—115 Days—Sweet. 
The fruits are large, averaging 31% to 4 ins. 
in size, with very little tapering to the gener- 
ally 4 points. The flesh is fairly thick. 
World Beater Extra Select—115 Days—Sweet. 
This is similar tg the above except that it isa 
special seed grown from plant selected peppers. 
It is a strain which is noted for uniformity of 
plant and fruit, thickness of flesh, hollow crown 
“and increased yield per acre. 
% Certified World Beater—115 Days.— Sweet. 
Plant is upright and large with medium-green 
leaves of medium size. The fruits are pendant 
and large, averaging 3% x 4 inches in size, 
with very little tapering to the generally 4 
points. Crown is usually hollow with the outside 
of the fruit fairly smooth. Color of the fruits is 
green when young, ripening to red. This plant 
selection in World Beater has exceptionally 
thick waHs for this variety. The flesh is sweet. 
Uniformity of size and shape of the fruits, free- 
dom from disease, thick flesh and hollow crown 
make this a superior strain. 


















Selecting Peppers for Seed Stock 


THOMAS JEFFERSON WAS A LANDRETH CUSTOMER 

