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PEPPERS 
HOW TO GROW PEPPERS. St i <5 
house, or in boxes or paper pots indoors in ae een eee 
the plants are about 2 inches high transplant in other boxes, setting t i 
Then, when the weather is settled, the soil warm, : pa iver nh a ek 
March or April. (We have them.) When 
and all danger of freezing over, set the 
plants out after first preparing the soil well, working in well-rotted manure or some good fertilizer. For the h - 
plants a foot apart in the rows and have rows a foot apart. For large plantings make rows 2 feet apart. Do not grow ae a 
Peppers together; they will mix. One ounce will produce 1,000 plants; about 10,000 plants 
in April or May. Peppers are first green, then red, except yellow varieties. 
either green or red or yellow. 

Our Mr. Storey examining a very prolific crop of long Peppers, ‘‘Sweet 
Banana.”’ 
Sweet Banana Pepper 
The plants are medium in height and very prolific, bearing 
15 to 18 and sometimes 22 attractive long smooth Peppers, 
7 inches long and 1% inches at the stem end. Banana-yellow 
color, then it turns red. Use them when either yellow or red. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 140z. 45 cts.; oz. 85 ets.; 14lb. 
$2.50; Ib. $8. 
This is a very good Pepper. There are 
World Beater. usually from 15 to 25 very fine Peppers 
ona plant. The flesh is thick and is very mild and sweet. Color 
dark green, changing to a very brilliant scarlet. The plants are 
very vigorous and their strong stems keep the Peppers well 
above the soil. Medium early. 73 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 
25 cts.; 40z. 35 cts.; oz. 65 cts.; 14lb. $2; lb. $7.50. 
OAKVIEW WONDER. Developed from the popular Cali- 
fornia Wonder. A week to tes days earlier. Thick flesh. Yields 
heavy. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; \20z. 35 cts.; oz. 
65 cts.; 14lb. $25 lb. $7.50. 
KING OF THE NORTH. Early. Large; dark green, turning 
rich red when ripe. Mild and sweet and its earliness and size 
make it fine for early market. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1,02. 50 cts.; 
oz. 90 cts.; 141b. $2.25; lb. $8. 
CHINESE GIANT. Very large and almost square in shape. 
The flesh is thick, sweet and, being so large, makes an ex- 
cellent Mango for stuffing. The color is a brilliant scarlet 
when ripe. Pkt. 15 cts.; 120z. 50 cts.; oz. 95 cts.; '4lb. 
$2.75; lb. $10. 
RUBY GIANT. This is a cross between Improved Ruby King 
and Chinese Giant, and grows very large. Is shaped like 
Improved Ruby King but larger. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1202. 50 cts.; 
oz. 90 cts.; 14lb. $2.25; Ib. $8. 
NEAPOLITAN. Without question this is one of the earliest 
and one of the most productive of all large, mild Peppers. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 75 ets.; 141b. $2; lb. $7. 
LARGE RED CHERRY. Shaped like cherries. Used for 
pickies. Hot. 70 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; ‘oz. 45 cts.; 0z. 
$0 cts.; 14lh. $2.25; lb. $8. 
A New Pepper 
“CRIMSON BEAUTY” 
Indeed it is a beautiful Pepper, perfectly smooth 
with sweet delicious flesh, thicker than most large Pep- 
pers. A perfect Pepper for salads, for canning, whole or 
cut, or for pickling. They are 2 to 3 inches in diameter 
and 1 to 1% inches thick from top to bottom. And 
yield!—never saw anything to compare with it. We 
counted fifty Peppers on one plant—some had more, 
some less. Use them when green or crimson. Be very 
sure to try this wonderful new Sweet Pepper, Crimson 
Beauty. It is attractively beautiful in appearance and 
it is deliciously sweet, juicy and tender. You'll like it, 
we feel sure. Pkt. of 100 seeds 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1. 
35 
toanacre. Seed can be sown outdoors 
These are first green, then yellow. All can be used, 
6€ 
New Pepper “Pennwonder’” Arothe: 
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ing development in new improved vegetables by our 
plant breeders of Penna. State Agriculturai Experiment 
Station. Pennwonder originated by crossing Cali- 
fornia Wonder and Harris Earliest, resulting in this 
new variety with the vigor, shape, size, and thick 
walls of California Wonder and the earliness and 
prolificness of the other parent. Two years’ com- 
parative tests showed that on the average it yielded 
very heavily. Pkt.15 cts.; oz. 45 ets.; oz. 85 cts.; 
2 ozs. $1.50; '4lb. $2.50; lb. $8.50. 
Oshkosh Large Yellow Pepper. 
Bright yellow when ripe, green when young. Feppers 
are 4} inches long and 3 !4 inches in diameter, taper- 
ing to a blunt point. Sweet. 70 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
2 pkts. 25 cts.; 120z. 45 cts.; oz. 80 cts.; 14]b. $2.50; 
Ib. $8.50. 
; W A long, yellow, hot Pep- 
Hungarian Wax. per which changes to 
orange, tnen turns red if allowed to remain on until 
“ripe.” Peppers are about 5 to 6 inches long, 1144 
inches thick at the stem end, and taper to a point. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; \oz. 45 cts.; oz. 85 
cts.3 Alb. $2.50; lb. $8. 
largest 
Schell’s Giant Sharp Red. Sieber 
averaging 8 to iO inches long and 1 to 1% inches 
in diameter. It bears great quantities of handsome 
Peppers, and is very popular among all gardeners who 
have a market for sharp Peppers. Pkt. 10 ets.; oz. 
35 cts.; oz. 65 cts.; 4b. $23; lb. $7.50. 

The 
Schell’s Pepper, Early Pimento 
Awarded Bronze Medal. The heart-shaped Peppers are about 
314 inches long, very smooth and dark green, turning bright 
red when ripe. Flesh is 44 inch thick, mild and sweet at all 
stages. Splendid flavor, easily cored for stuffing or canning. 
Very early; ready to pick in 65 days. Pkt. 15 ects.; 2 pkts. 
25 ets.; oz. 45 cts.; oz. 80 cts.; W4lb. $2.25; Ib. $7.50. 
LARGE LONG RED CAYENNE. The true hot Pepper, 5 
inches long, 4% inch thick. Green, then turns bright red; very 
prolific. Pkt. 10 ets.; ,0z. 50 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 4b. $2.25; 
lb. $8. 
SCHELL’S LARGE YELLOW. A very fine, sweet, yellow 
variety. The Peppers are large and shaped much like Chinese 
Giant. The plants are prolific and very vigorous. Pkt. 
15 cts.; Y40z. 45 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 4lb. $2.75; lb. $10. 
LARGE BELL or BULL NOSE. Sweet-flavored flesh. Early 
and prolific. Pkt. 10 ets.; oz. 65 cts.; 41b. $1.75; lo. $6.50. 
IMPROVED RUBY KING. A very popular variety; bright 
red; 4 to 6 inches long; mild. 68 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; '4oz. 
45 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; 4lb. $2; lb. $7. 
GOLDEN QUEEN. Very large, sweet, yellow Pepper. Pkt. 
15 cts.; Loz. 50 cts.; oz. 95 cts.; 14lb. $2.50; lb. $8. 
TOMATO-SHAPED PEPPER, or SUNNYBROOK (also 
called Squash or Cheese). Shaped much like a tomato, 2 
inches deep and 3 inches in diameter; very sweet, thick flesh; 
very heavy yielder. Pkt. 10 cts.; 120z. 40 ets.; oz. 75 cts.3 
14lb. $2; lb. $7. 
80 days. 
Small Red Chili. ally covered with small, tapering 
Peppers about 2 inches long. Bright red when ripe anda very 
hot. They are dried, ground, and chiefly used for Pepper 
sauce. Pkt. 10 ets.; 140z. 40 cts.; oz. 75 ets.; 4lb. $2; lb. $7. 
Short, bushy plants liter- 

New Sweet Pepper, ‘‘Crimson Beauty”’ 
