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JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY, INC., COLDWATER, NEW YORK 
Pfeffer ( Ger .) PEPPERS Peperoni {It.) 
An ounce of seed will produce about 1000 plants. 
Harris’ Northern Grown Pepper Seed 
For over twenty years we have made a specialty of growing pepper seed on our own farms 
here in the North. We found years ago that almost all peppers which are ordinarily grown in 
warmer climates would not ripen enough fruit here to pay us to grow seed here, so we have de¬ 
veloped a number of special early varieties that will mature and ripen an abundance of fruit even in 
our short seasons. 
This has given us a reputation for peppers and several of our varieties have become so popular 
among market gardeners that much inferior Southern grown seed is being offered. Be sure to 
get Northern grown seed that will produce lots of fruit early in the season while prices are highest 
and also enable you to supply your market 
with ripe peppers. Get your seed direct from 
the originators. We do not sell to dealers. 
Harris’ Wonder 
New—Early—Prolific 
Thick Meat 
Harris’ Wonder Peppers. Photo in our 1937 Seed Crop. 
Only sixteen peppers cover the top of this standard bushel basket. 
We have bred this pepper to meet the 
demand for an early variety having the 
thick flesh and smooth skin of California 
Wonder. With this in mind in 1930 we 
made crosses between California Wonder 
and Harris’ Early Giant and have grown 
and selected many generations of the 
hybrid, always following this fixed ideal 
which we had in mind. 
We believe we have reached our goal, 
and this pepper which is known as Harris’ 
Wonder combines those characters which 
growers have so long wanted, i.e., smooth¬ 
ness, thick meat, high yield and sufficient 
earliness to ripen fruit in the North before 
frost. Those who were fortunate enough 
to have a little of this seed last year have 
praised it most highly and people who saw 
our seed crop this year actually marvelled 
that a single variety could have all of these 
fine characters. We will no doubt be sold 
out of seed before the season ends and 
advise that our customers order early to 
avoid disappointment. 
See prices on next page. 
Harris’ Early Giant —The Earliest Large Pepper 
Harris’ Early Giant which we introduced a number of years ago is recognized as the standard 
large early variety and gardeners in the North find it a very profitable crop to grow. 
Harris’ Early Giant will produce a large number of peppers about 4^ in. long and 4 in. across, 
and is only a week later than Harris’ Earliest, the earliest pepper grown. See prices on next page. 
Harris’ Improved SQUASH Pepper —Very Early and Heavy Yielder 
This pepper replaces the old type known as Squash, Cheese, Sunnybrook, etc. 
It is so early and prolific that it produces three times as many peppers as any other ‘‘Squash 
or Cheese” pepper which we have seen. This early character and high yield make it a profitable 
kind to grow even here in the north. The fruit is the true “Squash” shape, with very thick flesh 
which is mild and sweet. See prices on next page. 
Harris’ Earliest —The Earliest Sweet Pepper 
Harris’ Earliest is an invaluable variety for the extreme northern parts of the country where 
other peppers will not ripen. We grow and check in our trials practically every new pepper which 
is brought out and we have not seen one which is earlier. It is the result of twenty years of grow¬ 
ing here in the North and constantly improving it for size, earliness and yield. The plants are not 
large but are literally covered with medium size, attractive bright red fruit. If you want early 
fruit or have trouble getting peppers ripe we recommend that you plant Harris' Earliest. See 
prices on next page. 
