PEPPER 
Sweet Varieties (Continued) 
Pimiento or Perfection — Grown for canning and 
for salads. Very popular, attractive variety. Plant is 
about 30 inches tall, erect, productive. Fruit is about 
3 inches long and heart-shaped, very thick-fleshed, 
sweet and mild in flavor, deep green turning to 
bright red at maturity. 85 days. 
World Beater — Excellent home garden and ship- 
ping variety, about 30 inches tall, vigorous, and 
prolific. Fruits are 3% inches by 5 inches long, 
four-lobed, thick, sweet, glossy green at picking 
stage, turning dark red when mature. 72 days. 
Yolo Wonder — A mosaic resistant, California 
Wonder type with excellent uniformity. Blocky and 
square-looking, mostly 4-lobed, large and thick- 
meated, sweet, dark glossy green. Outyields Cali- 
fornia Wonder. 75 days. 
Ruby King — Strong upright plant with fruit 514” 
by 3”. An early 3-lobed sweet pepper, dark green 
| and uniform. Turns ruby red after maturity. Good 
| home, market and shipper. 70 days. 
PUMPKIN 
CULTURE: Sow after soil warms up in the Spring 
_ in hills about 7 to 8 feet apart each way, and thin 
later to two plants to a hill. Good fertile soil is 
| important. Some varieties are sown in cornfields, 
| and are planted at the same time as the corn for 
| Fall harvest. 
- VARIETIES:— 
| Cangold — An Iowa State College improved type 
| of Kentucky Field with thicker meat, better tex- 
| ture and quality. Orange flesh. 
| Cheyenne Bush — Small sugar type designed for 
§ small gardens. Plants do not vine and may be 
| spaced only three feet apart. Fruits are borne in 
_ clusters, very prolific, and measure about 7 inches 
across by 4 inches deep. Rind is bright orange, flesh 
is golden and of good flavor and texture. 85 days. 
| Connecticut Field — Standard cornfield type for 
_ pies, canning, and stock feeding. Fruits are round 
and weigh about 20 lbs. Skin is dark orange; flesh 
_ is orange-yellow, thick, sweet, and coarse. 120 days. 
Green Striped Cushaw—Also called Cushaw Crook- 
_ neck, because of its long curved neck attached to 
_round bowl. Fruits weigh about 12 lbs. and have 
| thick, sweet, fibrous flesh, which is pale yellow in 
| color. Rind is tough and hard, cream-colored with 
| dark green stripes. Used for baking and pies, and 
extensively for stock feed. 115 days. 
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