available, use wood ashes 6 ounces per square yard also. 
Draw out drills 2 inches deep. Space seeds 3 inches apart. 
Cover over, firm, put P.M.Gs. into position, Close ends with 
sheets of glass. Sowings may be made every 14 days till July. 
Mice may burrow. to get at seeds so soak them before sowing 
with mixture of paraffin and red lead, mixed to a creamy 
consistency. Or use traps. _ ; 
PEPPERS 
Sow : Mid-April. : : 
Harvest : End of June to July. 
P.M.Gs. in use: End of March to mid-May. 
Varieties : .Sweet Sunnybrook, Large Thick Hot, 
Californian Wonder Hot, Hot Bell. 
General Cultivation = ~~ | 
Both sweet and hot peppers can be raised to perfection 
under Chase P.M.Gs. Peppers, like melons and egg plants, 
require a rich warm soil. Cover your plot with Chase P.M.Gs. 
well in advance of sowing after having worked in a generous 
dressing of manure or compost. As soon as the soil is warm 
and working well-—about mid-April—sow your peppers. Thin 
out in mid-May and transplant surplus to adjacent rows. | 
SUGAR PEAS 
First sowings : As for peas. 
First sowings harvested : As for peas. 
Variety : Mammoth Luscious Sugar. 
General Cultivation : 
Grow exactly as peas. Pull pods when young. Cook whole. 
Serve hot or cut up and use cold in salads, 
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