MAKE A MEME View Large Image The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 618) (6002100111).jpg 618 MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES <br> less sharply pointed than those of the Squash-pepper; flowers <br> white sometimes measuring nearly an inch and a half in <br> diameter ...
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Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 618) (6002100111).jpg 618 MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES <br> less sharply pointed than those of the Squash-pepper; flowers <br> white sometimes measuring nearly an inch and a half in <br> diameter <br> The pods which are remarkably large and <br> often measure nearly four inches deep and <br> three inches in diameter arc pendent broad- <br> est at the stem slightly tapering and gene- <br> rally terminate in four obtuse cone -like <br> points At maturity the fruit changes to <br> Ben-pepper brilliant glossy coral red <br> The Bell-pepper is early sweet and pleasant to the taste <br> and much less acrid or pungent than most of the other sorts <br> In many places it is preferred to the Squash-pepper for pick- <br> ling not only because of its mildness but for its thick fleshy <br> and tender rind <br> In open culture sow in May in drills sixteen inches apart <br> and thin the plants to twelve inches in the drills <br> In England they are pickled as follows The pods are <br> plucked while green slit down on one side and after the <br> seeds are taken out immersed in salt and water for twenty- <br> four hours; changing the water at the end of the first twelve <br> After soaking the full time they are laid to drain an hour or <br> two ; put into bottles or jars ; and boiled vinegar after being <br> allowed to cool poured over them till they are entirely cov- <br> ered The jars are then closely stopped for a few weeks <br> when the pods will be fit for use In this form they have <br> been pronounced the best and most Avholesome of all pickles <br> Bird-Pepper / // <br> Stem fifteen to eighteen inches high ; leaves very small ; <br> flowers white about two-thirds of an inch in diameter ; pods <br> erect sharply conical an inch and three-quarters long about <br> half an inch in diameter and of a brilliant coral-red when <br> ripe 29062956 92326 42073 Page 618 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062956 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062956 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062956 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002100111 2015-09-10 20 58 34 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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