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Title: Dreer's garden calendar : 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Nursery stock Catalogs Gardening Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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he green state, when young and tender, of fine flavor; used like 5^^/-5/iarz.5^a«j-, also as a shelled pea ; height, 2 feet 10 50 12 00 Tall White Sugar. Large, long edible pods; iLsed like the Ihvar/Sugar; height, 5 feet 10 50 12 00 Tall Gray Seeded Sugar. A purple blossom, edible pod variety; used as above; height, 5 feet. 10 50 12 cxr PEPPER. P/effer, Ger. Piment, Fr. Pimienio, Span. Pepper and Capsicum are tender annuals, used as a hot seasoning for soups and meats, the large vaiieties forpickling and pepper sauce; the mild sweet varieties are preferred for the latter purpose. Sow in hot-beds inMarch or April, or on a warm sheltered border in May, and when the season is favorable transplant in good, rich,mellow ground, in rows 2 feet apart and 18 inches in the rows; hoe frequendy to keep down the weeds, and earthup a little at one or two hoeings. Remit for postage, 16 ct*. per pound, or 2-5 cti per quart or fraction thereol, when ordered to be sent bj maiL DREERS GARDEN CALENDAR.
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1. Bi.iss American Wonder Peas. 4. Early Ohio Potato. 2. Dreers Eureka Extra Early Peas. 5. Clarks No. i Potato. 3. Early Beauty of Hebron Potato. 6. Magnum Bonum Potato. 7. Pride of America Potato. DREERS GARDEN CALENDAR. 29 PEPPER—Cf«/?««^^. Large Sweet Bell, or Mountain. A large early variety, of mild flavor, rind thick and fleshy ; Pkt. Oz. lb the best for pickling and pepper sauce or filled as Mangos Jo lo 30 3 oo Tomato, or Squash-Shaped. A productive variety, of large size, somewhat flattened, and hotter than the above ; fine for pickling or sauce 10 30 3 co Long Red Cayenne. From 3 to 4 inches long, of a bright red color, ver^- productive and hot, the Capsicum of commerce „ 10 35 3 50 Long Yellow Cayenne. The same as the above, except of a rich glossy yellow color 10 35 350 Small Chili. Red conical pods, about 2 inches long, very hot and prolific; used for seasoning... 10 40 4 00Red Cherry. A beautiful ornamental variety, fruit round, of a rich glossy scarlet color, ver

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