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JOSEPH HARRIS CO., INC., MORETON FARM, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Pfoffer ( Ger .) PEPPERS Peperoni (It.) 
An ounce of seed will produce about 1000 plants. 
Harris’ Northern Grown Pepper Seed 
If you want to grow peppers for profit use Harris’ Northern Grown Pepper Seed. We have 
specialized for over twenty years in growing peppers on our farm. Years ago we found out that the 
varieties which are usually grown in the long seasons and warmer climates farther south did not 
ripen enough fruit to make peppers a profitable crop in the north. So we developed a number of 
early, heavy bearing varieties, which are 
suited to our conditions and will pro¬ 
duce an abundance of ripe fruit where 
seasons are short. 
These varieties are marked “Seed 
of our own growing” in the descrip¬ 
tions below. 
Harris’ Wonder 
A Truly Great Pepper 
This pepper combines the smooth 
blocky thick fleshed type of California 
Wonder with earliness and high yield 
and gives you not only large crops of 
green peppers but an abundance of ripe 
fruit before frost. 
The peppers are large, chunky and 
beautiful dark green turning to rich red 
when ripe. They are very thick meated 
and the quality is excellent. A level 
bushel weighs over 30 lbs. 
Those who have grown this variety 
since we introduced it in 1937 have been 
most enthusiastic in its praise. Grow 
some this year, we know you will like it. 
Seed of our own growing. 
See prices on next page. 
Harris’ Earliest —The Earliest Sweet Pepper 
Introduced in 1918 and still going strong! 
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 over twenty years of 
growing here in the North and constant improvement for size, earliness and yield. The plants are 
not large but are literally covered with medium size, attractive bright red fruit. If you want very 
early fruit or have trouble getting peppers ripe, we recommend that you plant some of the Harris’ 
Earliest. Seed of our own growing. See prices on next page. 
Harris’ Improved SQUASH Pepper —Very Early and Heavy Yielder 
This pepper replaces the old type known as Squash, Cheese, Sunny brook, 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. Seed of our own growing. See prices on next page. 
NOTE—In many growing sections these peppers are known as “Pimientos” and are used for 
canning. 
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. 
It will produce an abundance of large peppers often 4b£ in. long and 4 in. across, and is only 
a week later than Harris’ Earliest, the earliest pepper grown. To be sure of the true stock, get your 
Harris’ Early Giant from us. Seed of our own growing. See prices on next page. 
“1 have used your garden seed for several years and I don’t believe they can be beat for the earliness and general quality of 
the vegetables produced from them. The plants grown are so true to type and uniform in size and color, etc. 
It is hard to single out any single vegetable over the others for excellence, but your Harris' Wonder pepper is certainly 
rightly named. The peppers I grew from your plants of that variety last year were the best I ever had — large, thick and hand¬ 
some, practically every fruit the same size.” * " Fred L. Armstrong, Dalton, Mass. Feb. 21, 1939. 
Harris Wonder Peppers 
Grown by Vernon A. Doty and. his son (above) 
of West Springfield, Mass. 
