. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. BURPEE'S NOVELTIES FOR 1896. 3i. NEW PEPPER—ELEPHANT'S TRUNK. GIGANTIC NEW PEPPER, ELEPHANT'S TRUNK. The plants make a strong, vigorous growth, eighteen to twenty inches high, and bear a large crop of very showy fruits. The large peppers are distinct in shape and quite sug- gestive of their name, as can be seen from the illustration. The unusually large, glossy scar- let fruits measure from eight to
. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. BURPEE'S NOVELTIES FOR 1896. 3i. NEW PEPPER—ELEPHANT'S TRUNK. GIGANTIC NEW PEPPER, ELEPHANT'S TRUNK. The plants make a strong, vigorous growth, eighteen to twenty inches high, and bear a large crop of very showy fruits. The large peppers are distinct in shape and quite sug- gestive of their name, as can be seen from the illustration. The unusually large, glossy scar- let fruits measure from eight to twelve inches in length by two and a half inches in breadth ; of mild, pleasant flavor. Productive, orna- mental, and useful. We will pay a Cash Prize of $ for the largest ELEPHANT'S TRUNK Pepper grown from our seed this season ; second prize, $ Per pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. "Ornamental ; Under this name we received, several years ago, from one of our customers seed of a vege- table curiosity, which has attracted so much attention from visitors at Fordhook Farm that we saved some seed the past season that others might likewise enjoy the novelty of ex- hibiting "Ornamental Mice " to their neigh- bors. Prof. L. H. Bailey, of Cornell Uni- versity, New York, has identified it for us as Cucumis Dipsaeeus. It is a native of Central Africa, and makes a small, neat-growing vine, with miniature, cucumber-like foliage. It bears numerous oval fruits, clear green in color, two and a half to three inches long, which are al- ways completely covered with long, light-green spines. These points, seemingly countless in 1 number, might be described as little needles, but are flexible. This species comes always true from seed, and from August to October con- stantly ripens the odd and curious fruit in great numbers. It will be found useful for covering a sloping bank or rockery. Per pkt. 5 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned p
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