847 Burpee’s Early Pimento Pepper O 
65 days. Heart-shaped, pendent, and when mature the fruits are 
3% in. long and 214 in. in diameter at the top, smooth, dark green, 
turning bright red when ripe. The flesh is 1 to % in. thick—a 
heavy walled pepper which is sweet and mild at all stages. Most 
desirable for home, market, freezing and for making canned 
pimentos. Plants are prolific. All-America Bronze Medal Winner. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% oz. 65¢; oz. $1.20; 14 lb. $3.50 
819 Burpee’s Chinese Giant— zxirc large 
79 days. The ideal home-garden pepper; also grown by many market gardeners. 
It makes a vigorous growth, developing into heavy, stocky plants which seldom 
are more than 2 ft. tall, well branched and thickly set with enormous pendent 
peppers, 4 to 5 in. broad and fully as long; square ended and deeply crumpled in 
the blossom end. Skin is dark green turning deep scarlet when ripe; flesh is 
medium-thick, crisp, succulent, sweet and of a mild, delicate flavor. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 65¢; oz. $1.25; 14 lb. $3.75 
821 Burpee’s Ruby King —Zarce, uniform 
68 days. Prolific bearer of pendent fruits 414 to 6 in. long and 2% to 3 in. thick 
at the shoulder; deep green turning to bright red. Four sided tapering to four 
small lobes. The flesh is firm, mild, and sweet; walls are of medium thickness, 
but fruits are frequently more desirable for slicing, salad or stuffing than those 
with thicker flesh. Extremely valuable for home, freezing and early market. 


Pkt. 15¢; 1 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.10; 14 Ib. $3.25 Burpee’s 
Earl 
Fi OT PE PPE R S—_arge and Smalli Pimews 
857 Tabasco 92 days. Extremely hot, small, upright fruits, 
1% in. long, 34 in. thick; pale yellow turning orange-scarlet. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.10; 14 Ib. $3.25 
858 Hungarian Wax 65 days. Waxy canary-yellow changing 
to bright red when ripe. 6 to 8 in. long, 2 in. across. Quite hot. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z.55¢; oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00 
856 Large Cherry 69 days. Flattened globe fruits, 114 in. across; 
deep green turning to cherry-red at maturity. Heavy cropper. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 55¢; oz. $1.00; 1/4 lb. $3.00 
837 Long Red Cayenne 72 days. Peppers grow 5 in. long and 
about ¥% in. thick; often curled and twisted. Easily dried for winter. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 0z. 50¢; oz. 85¢; 1% lb. $2.50 
How to Grow Peppers 
Sow seed in a hotbed or indoors in shallow boxes, pots or 
seed-pans of rich soil, allowing 8 to 10 weeks to produce 
plants large enough to set outdoors when all danger of 
850 Maule’s Red Hot 77 days. Bright red fruits 5 to 7 in. long 
and 1 in. thick. Exceedingly hot and pungent, fresh or dried. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1 0z. 55¢; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00 
839 Red Chili 82 days. Small, extremely hot, erect, cone-shaped 
fruits, 2 in. long and % in. across. Both skin and flesh are red. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 55¢; oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00 
frost is past. When the soil has become warm, set the young 
plants in the garden, 18 to 24 in. apart in rows 2 to 3 ft. 
apart. A pkt. will produce about 100 plants; 1 oz. 1500. 
Days mentioned in descriptions represent the average 
time required from the setting of the plants in the garden 
until the first fruits are ready for table use. 


Burpee’s PUMPKINS 
The very mention of the word “pumpkin” reminds one of the sweet, 
delicious flavor of pie. Fruits may be used in the fall or stored for use during 
the winter. For general use whether in the home garden, market garden or 
roadside sales, the best pumpkin is Small Sugar. 
i 120 days. Also known as Connecticut Field. Large 
863 Big Tom orange fruits weighing 18 lbs. each, round and flat on 
the ends, with a smooth, hard rind. Thick. dry, sweet orange-vellow flesh, 
desirable for canning and for pies and is widely planted for stock feeding. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1%, lb. 65¢ 
100 days. Fruits are round, somewhat 
866 Cheyenne Bush io) ribbed, brightest orange-red, 7 to 8 in. 
across; flesh is sweet, fine grained and recommended for pie making. Bush 
growth; ideal where space is limited. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 1% lb. $1.20 
1 120 days. Oblong to nearly round fruits, 14 to 18 in. 
862 Dickenson in length, 10 to 12 in. across, with thick, sweet, 
brilliant orange flesh; skin is tan or buff. Especially recommended for can- 
ning in California. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 1% lb. 80¢ 
875 Genuine Mammoth 120 days. Also called Jumbo or 
King of the Mammoths because 
they attain a weight of 60 Ibs. and more. Fruits grow 18 in. in diameter and 
have an orange-salmon skin. The bright yellow flesh is thick, of good table 
quality, sweet, solid, and tender. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 141b. $1.00 
874 Golden Cushaw 115 days. The large yellow fruits have a 
small seed cavity, so are quite heavy; the 
sweet, tender flesh is rich golden yellow. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 1% Ib. 80¢ 
872 Striped Cushaw 115 days. Crooknecked fruits with creamy 
white skin mottled with irregular stripes 
ot green; weigh about 12 lbs. each. Early and prolific. 18 to 20 in. long. 
Thick, cream-colored flesh. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% Ib. 65¢ 
How to Grow Pumpkins 
Plant 5 or 6 seeds in groups 6 to 8 ft. apart or drop seeds in every 
fourth group or so-called ‘‘hill”’ in the corn-patch when soil has be- 
come thoroughly warm. Cover seed with 1 in. of fine soil. After the 
seedlings are well started, thin out, leaving the best two plants in 
each group. A pkt. of seed will plant about 5 groups; 1 oz. 25 groups. 


Small Sugar 
Pumpkin 


861 Small Sugar © —Good keeper 
100 days. Round, slightly ribbed fruits of medium size, 
about 7 in. in diameter. Bright orange skin and rich 
orange flesh which is meaty, sweet, and fine grained. 
Wonderful for pies; in fact, this is the celebrated New 
England Pie Pumpkin. Best pumpkin for general use. 
Pkt. 10¢: oz. 25¢; \% Ib. 65¢ 
865 Large Cheese 110 days. Large, round, flat- 
tened, slightly ribbed fruits, 
with creamy buff skin and fine grained, thick, yellow flesh 
which is of fine quality and good flavor. Splendid for stock 
or table use, as well as for canning. Shape is somewhat 
similar to a cheese box, hence the appropriate name. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 80¢ 
Pumpkins are easily stored for winter use . . 95 
