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Edible Pod Peas 
As edible pod peas become better known 
they should have a place in every garden. 
Picked as soon as seeds begin to form, the 
stem and the blossom end of the pods are 
cut off and the strings removed. The pods 
cooked until tender give a delicious and nutri- 
tive table dish. Two varieties have become 
more or less staple. 
DWARF GRAY SUGAR grows nearly 2% 
feet tall in about 65 days, showing purple blos- 
soms. The light green pods, some 3 inches 
long, are borne in clusters at the top of the 
vine. The mottled, small, round seeds have a 
reddish-gray color. 
MAMMOTH MELTING SUGAR (74 days) 
—A later and taller type, grows about 54 
inches tall, bearing very broad indented, brit- 
tle, blunt, 5-inch pods which are fleshy, of 
excellent quality and free from strings and 
fiber. Seeds are large, round and a creamy 
white color. 
Southern Table Peas 
Distinct from the English Peas, the follow- 
ing varieties belong to the cowpea family and 
are grown in southern fields and gardens for 
table use. 
BLACKEYE—Left until maturity, these 
are the staple Blackeye dried peas of com- 
merce. Plants grow about 40 inches tall, bear- 
ing 7-inch pods with large green peas. 
BROWN CROWDER—The heavy stemmed, 
branching plants grow about 28 inches tall, 
bearing 7-inch pods filled with brownish peas 
crowded in the pod. 
CREAM CROWDER — Similar to Brown 
Crowder but the peas are a light green, seeds 
a cream color. 
PURPLE HULL or BROWN EYE—Plants 
grow about 4 feet tall bearing 7-inch purple 
pods. Seeds are a creamy white with buff to 
brown eye. 
Pepper 
Pepper is native to South America and its 
name significant from the Greek meaning “‘to 
bite.”” Garden peppers are tropical plants 
grown as annuals in temperate climes. The 
original species bore small round or oblong, 
usually red, pungent fruits. Many botanical 
varieties have been developed. The peppers 
of the garden are not to be confused with 
the black and white pepper of commerce and 
common on our tables which comes from the 
berries of a tropical shrub (Piper nigrum). 
Pepper is a tender crop and does not with- 
stand frost or cold weather. Usually the seed 
is sown in cold frames, in window boxes or 
greenhouses, 4 to 6 weeks before outdoor 
planting. After frost danger is over, plants 
are set out in the garden, spacing about 18 
to 20 inches apart in a row. Dates indicated 
refer to the period from setting out plants to 
the production of green peppers for the table 
or market. 
Hot or Pungent Varieties 
ANAHEIM CHILI (80 days)—The vigor- 
ous, bushy, leafy plants grow up to 2 feet tall. 
They bear pendant tapered smooth fruits 
which measure about 7 inches long and 1% 
inches in diameter at the shoulder. Color is 
a deep green, turning to a bright scarlet at 
maturity. 
HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX (65 days) 
—Plants grow upwards of 15 to 18 inches 
tall and are bushy with a dark green foliage. 
Fruits measure around 6 inches long by 1% 
inches in diameter at the shoulder, smooth, 
pendant and tapered. The color is a waxy 
yellow, becoming crimson as the fruit matures. 
LONG RED CAYENNE (70 to 75 days)— 
The vigorous bushy plants grow up to 2 to 
2% feet high, bearing 4 to 5-inch fruits with 
a shoulder diameter of % to 1 inch, finger- 
shaped with a green color changing to a bright 
dark red at maturity. A hot variety welcome 
in home gardens and valuable for commercial 
purposes. 
RED CHILI (82 days)—The low, bushy, 
spreading plants grow about 1% feet tall. 
Fruits grow erect on the plant, measure 2 to 
2% inches long and %-inch in diameter at 
the shoulder. Color shows in earlier stages 
a light green turning to dark red at maturity. 
Used as a hot pepper for pepper sauces, also 
for pickling and drying. 
TOBASCO (90 to 95 days)—Plants are 
large and spreading and develop up to 2 feet 
tall with heavy bushy foliage on upper part. 
The smooth fruits are small and tapering, 
with a green tinged yellow in the immature 
stage and turning to scarlet red. Fruits meas- 
ure about 1 by % inch. 
Sweet Varieties 
BELL or BULL NOSE—See World Beater. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER (72 to 75 days) 
—The dark green plants develop 2 feet or 
more in height. Fruits are borne 4 to 4% 
inches long, 3% to 4 inches in diameter. These 
are blocky with thick walls, mostly 4-lobed. 
Flesh is a glossy green color becoming a scar- 
let red at maturity. Flavor is sweet and mild, 
a good variety for home and market gardens 
and commercial handlers. 
CHINESE GIANT (80 days)—A large, 
sweet, mild kind, has long enjoyed a wide 
popularity in home and market gardens. The 
plant is tall and leafy, 20 to 22 inches high. 
The pendant fruits measure 414 by 4% inches, 
square ended and deeply crumpled. The deep 
green color changes to a deep scarlet. 
OZARK GIANT (80 days)—Fruits similar 
in shape to Chinese Giant, measures 4% by 
4% inches, mostly 4-lobed. 
PIMENTO or PERFECTION (80 days)— 
A productive variety, the plants grow up- 
wards of 30 inches with a dark green color. 
Fruits show 3 to 8% inches long and 2% 
inches in diameter, heart shaped, a dark green 
color turning to scarlet. Popular in the can- 
ning trade and for home and market gar- 
deners. 
RUBY KING (70 days)—Plants grow up- 
right to 2 to 2% feet high, leafy and produc- 
tive. Fruits measure 5 to 6 inches long; diam- 
eter 3 to 3% inches at the shoulder, some- 
what tapered, 3-lobed with a dark green color, 
changing to red at maturity. Flesh thick, 
mild and sweet. 
