MARKET GARDENERS AND FLORISTS PRICE LIST — 1934 1 
Harvesting Blue Hubbard Squash for Seed on Moreton Farm. See page 31. 
Northern Grown Seeds 
“It is of greatest importance to gardeners living in the Northern states to 
have crops that mature quickly, so as to escape injury from frost before the whole 
crop is developed. It is well known that plants quickly adapt themselves to 
climatic conditions. Corn raised in the North and taken to the South will in a 
few years become later, and if brought back to the North, will not mature in the 
short growing season we have. 
The same is true of other crops, such as tomatoes, peppers, melons, etc. We 
find that peppers, tomatoes and melons grown from seed raised in the North not 
only mature earlier but also produce larger crops than plants from southern 
grown seed.” 
We have raised our special varieties here on Moreton Farm for many years. 
Our careful breeding work together with the fact that only the earliest and most 
vigorous kinds will mature and produce seed here in the North, make 
Harris’ Northern Grown seed much superior to the same varieties produced in 
the South and West. 
Crops on Moreton Farm 
In spite of the fact that we have had an exceptionally dry summer, most of 
our seed crops on Moreton Farm have proved in the whole to be very satisfactory. 
Our crops of tomatoes were entirely free from blight, the vines staying green right 
up to frost. Our peppers particularly “King of the North” and Harris’ Early Giant, 
yielded large crops of fine fruit and the seed is the best we have had in years. 
Among our other crops such as Blue Hubbard Squash, Model Parsnip, Bender’s 
Surprise, Delicious and Sugar Rock Melons and Harris’ Ballhead Cabbage, the 
dry weather affected the yield somewhat, but the seed is particularly fine and 
of high germination. Our increased acreage in most things has assured us ample 
seed to fill our normal demands. 
Although our Sweet Corn crops suffered some from the draught, we harvested 
sufficient good seed to cover our normal requirements, with the exception of 
Buttercup, which will be short. We advise growers who depend on this variety 
to place their orders early. 
Every Lot of Seed is Tested 
Not only tested, but the results of the test are shown on a 
label which is attached to every package or lot of seed sold. This 
....... ....... is information that is not given by other dealers. It has been found 
A label similar to this is put Q f g reat h e ip those who use Harris’ Seeds. By consulting the 
on every lot of Harris Seeds label you can tell just how thick to sow the seed so as to get an 
that are sold. The figures of even stand of plants without using an unnecessary quantity of 
course vary. seed which often causes a great deal of time and labor by thinning. 
According to Our Tests 
96 per cent 
of this seed germinates 
