GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
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Harris’ Earliest 
Peppers. 
Peppers 
CULTURAL 
California Wonder 
Bull Nose or Large Bell 'gAm.'S: 
go pickles. Oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid, 
iir ij n . The most prolific large Pepper. Fruit 
WOrifl Dealer very large, about five inches long. Flesh 
thick, mild and sweet. Pepper tapering and of a 
bright ruby color when ripe and very attractive. Oz., 
30c; % lb., 90c; 1 lb., $3.00, postpaid, 
n L !/• One of the most profitable and satisfac- 
l\UDy IVing tory varieties for the home or market 
garden, plants are early, productive and of dwarf 
compact, upright growth, fruits pendent, often 4 to 
6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches thick, tapering and of 
a bright ruby-red color; flesh is thick, mild and 
sweet. Oz., 25c; }4 lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
D J CUT Small, red, cone-shaped. Very hot and pro- 
Kea Ullll lific. Used for seasoning. Oz., 35c; % lb., 
$1.00; 1 lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce about 2,000 
plants; about 7,000 plants for an acre. Sow 
seed in hotbeds from February to April; 
transplant to open ground when all danger 
from frost is past, in rows about three feet 
apart and eighteen inches apart in the row. 
Seed can be sown in the open ground late 
in May, and thinned as above. Cover seed 
about half an inch. 
Thickness of flesh alone, 
which is often % of an 
inch, places this sweet pepper above all 
others. It is crisp and juicy, too, without a 
trace of pungency. Vigorous grow¬ 
ing plants bear a heavy yield of 
blocky fruits that become as much 
as 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. 
They are unusually good for serv¬ 
ing whole. Oz., 30c; % lb., 90c; 1 
lb., $3.25, postpaid. 
* Harris’ Earliest urge "pepped 
grown. Plant dwarf, compact in 
habit of growth. Most prolific. Pep¬ 
pers bell-shaped, about 4 inches 
long. They produce an enormous 
crop of fruits, which are perfectly mild and sweet. 
Oz., 35c; J4 lb., $1.15; 1 lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
fliinoca flonl Mammoth fruits 12 to 15 inches in cir- 
VAllUCbt: Uldlll cumference. Flesh thick, tender, mild 
and sweet. Oz., 45c; % lb., $1.40; 1 lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Hurric’ Porlu flont The earliest and most prolific of 
narns tany want a]1 large P ep, P ers. slightly later 
than Harris’ Earliest, is of dwarf, compact growth, 
bearing as many as 12 pendent fruits on a single 
plant. Fruit scarlet, measuring 5 inches long by 3% 
inches in diameter; 3-lobed, mild and sweet. A profit¬ 
able Pepper for the market. Oz., 35c; % lb., $1.15; 1 
lb., $3.75, postpaid. 
Pimpntn ^ rat ^ er late, very thick-fleshed, heart- 
I HUclIlU shaped, smooth, mild, crimson variety; 
much used for salads. Oz., 30c; % lb., 90c; 1 lb., 
$3.25, postpaid. 
[D„J Pendent fruits about five inches 
Long Ked layenne long and three-fourths inch in 
diameter at the base, often curved and twisted; bright 
red, hot and pungent. Oz., 35c; *4 lb., $1.00; 1 lb., 
$3.50, postpaid. 
Pumpkins 
pies. 
King 
Sugar 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed for 20 hills. About 3 pounds 
per acre. Usually grown in cornfields, but can be grown as a separate crop. 
Seed should be planted in hills eight to ten feet apart each way, after soil gets 
warm. Cultivate often until vines begin to run. Cut pumpkins after leaves die, leaving three to four inches 
of stem attached to fruit. Store in a dry place, and do not bruise. 
r:„lJ Generally used for planting in corn 
tonnecticut riciu f or stock feeding; also makes good 
Oz. 10c; lb-, 20c; 1 lb., 60c, postpaid. 
r iL The giant among pumpkins. 
01 Hie ITiammOHlS often grows two feet or more 
in diameter. Oz., 10c; lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
n- Fruit small, round, flattened at the ends, 
*1® and slightly ribbed. Skin and flesh deep 
orange-yellow. Flesh very thick and of high quality. 
Oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Winter I nvnru Round, medium in size, with a golden 
Yiluier LUXUry yellow skin closely netted like a netted 
muskmelon; sweet and finely flavored and an excep¬ 
tionally good keeper. Oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, 
postpaid. 
f IJ DU it < - )ne the best pie and canning Pump- 
WHflen UDIOng kins. Oblong in shape, averaging about 
twenty by ten inches. Skin golden yellow and very 
tough, making an excellent keeper. Flesh very thick, 
yellow and of fine quality and never stringy. Heavy 
yielder with fruit solid and heavy. Oz., 10c; % lb., 
25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
■ n- A large crook-necked sort. Skin green, 
J3P3H6S6 lie striped yellow. Flesh yellow and of fine 
quality. Oz., 10c; }4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
-^•Recommended by the Michigan State College. 
Sugar or Pie. 
