California 
Peppers £ 0 P " P t xxx 
One ounce will produce 1000 to 1200 plants 
California Wonder XXX Strain. Since the introduction of this variety, there have 
been several strains of different character offered to growers. Our XXX strain 
has the remarkable characteristics which caused so much favorable comment 
when this variety was first offered. The large, very solid, exceptionally thick- 
walled, bright green Peppers are blocky in form, square-ended, 4-nosed and often 
grow as much as 5 inches long by 4 inches across. These are the heaviest we 
have ever seen, with walls over inch thick. The flesh is crisp, juicy and very 
mild. The vigorous plants bear a very heavy yield when grown on well-drained 
lean soils. This is a remarkable de luxe strain. 
For prices on the varieties below and 
others, see opposite page 
California Wonder. This is a very fine, midseason variety with a big yield of very 
thick-walled, large, heavy Peppers, blocky or square-ended in form. The glossy 
bright green fruits turn to light crimson when ripe. 
King of the North. The plants of this choice strain are medium-sized and branch¬ 
ing. They are covered from top to bottom with very early, smooth, shiny, Ruby 
King type Peppers, 6 to 7 inches long, with thick flesh and mild, sweet flavor. 
Beginning dark green, they ripen to a deep red. For a short-season Pepper, the 
fruits are very large and the yield is tremendously heavy. It takes only sixteen 
of these Peppers to cover the top of a standard bushel basket. 
Worldbeater. A very large Pepper, 5 inches long by 33d> inches across, and matur¬ 
ing medium-early. A vigorous grower, sure cropper, and very prolific. The fruit 
is a beautiful scarlet; flesh exceedingly mild, very thick and very firm, making 
this variety an excellent shipper. Worldbeater produces a very large crop. 
Chinese Giant. The 2-foot, stocky, branch- Harris’ Earliest. The sturdy plant, growing 
only 10 to 14 inches high, permits close 
planting in rows lf£ feet apart, and 
produces the earliest red Peppers. Mild 
fruits are 3 inches long and 2 inches across. 
Hungarian. Earliest and hottest of this type. 
The waxy bright yellow, tapering, slightly 
twisted, 6 to 7-inch Peppers are produced, 
part pendent and part upright, in great 
numbers on branching plants. The color 
turns to orange and then to bright red 
ing plants are thickly set with huge, 
blocky, 4-ridged Peppers, 4 to 5 inches 
broad at the top and of equal length, 
glossy scarlet, and mild. 
Early Giant. This is valuable for market. 
It is 5 inches high and inches through, 
dark green turning bright red. The flesh 
is thick and has a mild, pleasant flavor. 
Early Giant is the earliest large-fruited 
variety and requires a short season. 
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