PEPPER 
Start plants in sterilized soil if possible. Soil should be kept 
warm-——at least 60°—to ensure maximum germination. Some 
growers sprinkle plants with warm water during early stages of 
growth, followed by uniform ventilation during the day to prevent 
damping off. A general purpose fertilizer broadcast at time of 
transplanting is usually sufficient until fruits have set. After plants 
start bearing, side-dressings should be made before each shallow 
cultivation. Growers should keep a sharp lookout for aphids, 
which carry cucumber mosaic, a damaging disease in many areas. 
Aphids can be controlled with a suitable insecticide. 
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Top row (left to right) Allbig : World- 
heater No. 13 : King of the North : Cali- 
fornia Wonder : Early Calwonder. 
Bottom row (left to right) Ruby King : 
Cuban : Neapolitan ; Long Red Cayenne : 
Sunnybrook. 
Bearing Fruit Dimensions 
Variety Days* Plant Habit Lobes (inches) Walls Flavor Remarks 
All breaCillinoisths)) eee 65 compact pendent 3-4 54% x 334 medium _— sweet See below. 
Anaheim (California) Chili 80 spreading pendent hn 7x1% thin med. hot Very prolific. 
Bullnose (See World Beater No. 13). 
California Wonder ........ 75 upright pendent mostly4 4'%x3%4 _ thick sweet See below. 
Guban' ere St eee ores 62 large, upright pendent 2-3 Ox? medium sweet See next page. 
Bani Calwonudeias ee 69 stocky upright 3-4 4x3% thick sweet For short season areas; 
uniform. 
Hungarian Yellow Wax .. 65 spreading pendent 6x1%4 thin hot Very uniform strain. 
Illinois F5 (See Allbig). 
King of the North eee 64 medium pendent 3 Sexes medium sweet Prolific, early. 
Long Red Cayenne (Thick 70 large pendent 54%4 x1 thin very hot For canning and 
ASGROW strain ) pickling. 
Neapolitan =e 60 upright upright 3 4x2 thin sweet Yellowish green; early, 
prolific. 
Oakview Wonder : 65 stocky upright 3-4 44 x3% thick sweet Early Calif. Wonder 
type. 
Ozark Giant : 80 stocky pendent 4 44 x4y% medium sweet Resenblee Chinese 
Giant but smoother. 
Pimento oF eeeetccas 80 large, erect pendent BB DY, jdavol sweet Heart shaped; prolific. 
Red @ hen y aan eee ae) 85 upright upright af 1x1 thick hot For pickling. 
Ruby Kine ae ee eee 68 medium pendent 3 5% x3¥% medium sweet Productive. 
Sunnybrook (Tomato, Squash ) 73 vigorous pendent ee 242 x2% thick sweet Pickling; prolific. 
Worldbeater No. 13 ....... 70 vigorous pendent mostly4 4% x 3%4 medium sweet See next page. 
SOlOAW ONG eh eerie ne 75 compact pendent mostly4 4%x3% thick sweet See next page. 
*From transplanting. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER. A standard variety widely adapted 
and popular in many areas. The plants are vigorous, upright, 
and prolific. The fruits are largely 4-lobed and blocky, with 
little or no taper. The flesh is very thick, sweet, and mild. 
The ASGROW strain is kept true to type for quality and per- 
formance by a regular program of careful selection. 
ALLBIG (Illinois F5). An early Ruby King type, with fruits 
having somewhat broader shoulders and smoother side walls. 
Originally introduced as Illinois FS by the University of 
Illinois, Allbig is a little earlier than Early Calwonder in the 
Northeast and it has shown an ability to set fruits contin- 
uously and well in hot weather. Shows some tolerance of 
common tobacco mosaic but not resistant. 
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