Burgess’ Disease-Treated Pepper Seed 
The Pepper is one of the most easily grown vegetables if our disease-treated seed is used 
One ounce of Pepper seed will produce 1,500 plants. 
Michigan Wonder 
MICHIGAN WONDER 
Harris' Earliest 
The earliest and most prolific 
sweet Pepper. Fruits ready to pick 
in 56 days after plants are set 
out. Peppers 3 inches in length 
by 2 inches in diameter and often 
as many as 20 on a single plant. 
Very mild and sweet. Pkt., 10c; 
y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 45c; 14 lb., $1.50; 
lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Harris' Early Giant 
63 days. The plants are very 
vigorous growing 1% to 2 feet high 
and actually loaded down with 
fruits measuring 4% inches deep 
by 3% inches through; thick 
fleshed, sweet and pleasant flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 
14 lb., $1.10; lb., $3.75, postpaid. 
Neapolitan 
The earliest of the medium-large, 
mild peppers. Very productive. 60 
days. Fleshy fruits of best quality, 
measuring 4 inches in length by 2 
inches in diameter. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c; 14 lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Worldbeater 
A very productive sweet Pepper 
of huge size that matures in 72 
days. Glossy rich scarlet skin and 
thick mild flesh. 5 inches long 
and 3% inches in diameter; just 
the right size and shape for stuf¬ 
fing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., 
$1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
California Wonder 
A Pepper of exceptional merit. 
It is nearly as large as Chinese 
Giant, has much thicker flesh, and 
matures earlier (75 days). Its 
walls are exceptionally thick, firm 
and heavy, and the flesh is deli¬ 
ciously sweet and spicy, with no bite 
to it. The fruits will average about 
4 inches in diameter and 4% inches 
in length. The skin is smooth and 
glossy, deep green, turning to crim¬ 
son. Very prolific. Will stand 
shipping long distances without 
wilting. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c; 
oz., 40c; y 4 lb., $1.20; lb., $4.00, 
postpaid. 
Hungarian Yellow 
MICHIGAN WONDER is a Special Market Gardeners’ Strain 
of Michigan-Grown Improved California Wonder. A selection 
from California Wonder that produces larger, more uniform and 
earlier-maturing Peppers with extremely thick flesh. Michigan 
Wonder is definitely superior and will command a higher price 
on the market. Many of the fruits weigh more than one-half 
pound, which is much heavier than other Peppers of the same 
size, because of their thick, meaty walls. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 35c; 
oz., 55c; 14 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00, postpaid. 
"King of the North" Pepper 
Enormous Fruit, Abundant Yield 
and Extra Early 
This is the earliest of the mammoth-size Peppers. The 
fruits, which, when ripe, are of a brilliant red color, 
- average about 6 inches long and 3 to 4 inches across. 
The flesh is thick, firm and very sweet and mild. The 
plants are of a branching growth and literally covered 
with the large fruits, which are borne from the bottom 
right up to the top of the plant. We consider King of the 
North the most valuable Pepper of recent introduction, 
and we recommend it both as a market variety and for 
the home garden. Pkt., 10c; $4 oz., 25c; oz., 45c; 14 
lb., $1.35; lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
CHINESE GIANT. 80 days. Largest Pepper grown; magnifi¬ 
cent appearance ; thick flesh ; superior flavor, very mild. Four 
to five inches broad and are of equal length. Plants well 
branched and thickly set with enormous fruits. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz. 
20c; oz., 35c; $4 lb., $1.20; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
WINDSOR "A" 
This early, thick-meated pepper received an All-America 
Award of Merit for 1937. It is especially recommended for 
regions where other varieties of pepper do not thrive. Fruits 
axe 2% inches broad at the top, slightly pointed, and 4% 
to 5 inches long. Exceptionally thick flesh, smooth and 
sweet. It is unusually productive, producing a lot of ripe 
fruit early. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c; oz., 40c; $4 lb., $1.20; 
lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
RUBY KING. 70 days. The standard Sweet Pepper for 
home and market. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; $4 lb., 90c; lb., 
$3.00, postpaid. 
PIMIENTO. 73 days. The great thick-meated canning 
Pepper. Sweet as an apple. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 
90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
GOLDEN QUEEN. Largest, best and most handsome yel¬ 
low Pepper ; mild and sweet. Same season as Ruby King. 
Excellent home garden variety. Pkt,, 10c; 14 oz., 25c; oz., 
45c; !4 lb., $1.35; lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
LONG RED CAYENNE. The leading hot Pepper. 5 inches 
long and about 14 inch thick. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 
90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
TABASCO. LTsed exclusively for the famous Tabasco 
Sauce. Extremely hot, Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c; oz., 45c; 
14 lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
BURGESS’ SPECIAL PEPPER MIXTURE. We recom¬ 
mend this mixture for the home gardener who has but little 
space for peppers and wishes to grow several kinds. The 
mixture is made up of many varieties, sweet and hot, large 
and small. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c, postpaid. 
Hungarian Yellow 
An improved strain of Long Yel¬ 
low Pepper, also known as Banana, 
Hungarian Wax and Bulgarian Yel¬ 
low. This variety caused a great 
sensation when first offered on the 
city markets. It is an extremely hot, 
long, slender Pepper of a bright 
waxy yellow color, which when fully 
mature changes to bright cherry red. 
The fruits are straight, gradually 
tapering to a point. Length 5 to 7 
inches. One of the most valuable 
hot peppers for home or canning, a 
special favorite on account of its 
pungency and attractiveness, and a 
most profitable market sort. The 
plants are of strong growth and pro¬ 
duce abundantly. Mature fruits in 
60 days. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 
45c; 14 lb., $1.35; lb., $4.50, post¬ 
paid. 
Rird'e Fua Sold by florists 
about Christmas, 
at which time they produce a mul¬ 
titude of bright, attractive fruits. 
Also edible ; none better for pepper- 
sauce. Planted in garden will sup¬ 
ply an abundance of hot Peppers-, 
and plants can be taken up in the 
fall and potted for house culture. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 35c; oz., 60c, 
postpaid. 
Moss Curled Parsley 
PARSNIP 
One ounce to 150 feet of row; 4 to 
6 lbs. per acre. 
IMPROVED HOLLOW CROWN. 
The best variety. Pkt., 10c; ok., 15c; 
14 lb., 35c; lb., 95c; 2 lbs., $1.70; 
5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. 
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On Express Shipments 
deduct iOe per lb. from 
postpaid prices. 
PARSLEY 
One ounce 
to 100 Feet 
MOSS CURLED, or TRIPLE CURLED. Pkt 
8 c; oz., 14c; 14 lb., 33c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
PARAMOUNT. Extra-triple-curled type, c 
unusually dark green color. When thinned 
the plants grow about 12 inches high and hav 
a spread of about 20 inches. The unifon 
stout stems are ideal for bunching, ffighl 
resistant to tipburn and will not turn brow 
at the edges with age. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c 
14 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
TURNIP ROOTED. The fleshy root resem 
bles a small parsnip. Excellent for flavorto 
soups, stews, etc. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb. 
35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
(. H. C. Parsnip 
NORTHERN GROWN PEANUTS 
Just as good Peanuts can be grown in the 
Northern States as in the South, provided you 
plant Improved Early Spanish. This is the 
earliest variety grown, and very productive. 
The pods are small, but remarkably solid and 
well filled with nuts of the very finest quality. 
Shell nuts carefully so as not to break inside 
skin, and plant as soon as ground becomes 
warm, about 2 inches deep in rows 3 feet 
apart, and from 8 to 10 inches apart in the 
roWj, Pkt., 10c; pt., 25c; qt., 40c; 3 qts., 
$1.10; 6 qts., $2.00, postpaid. 
Okra, or Gumbo 
One ounce of seed to 100 feet of row 
IMPROVED WHITE VELVET. 
Sixty days from planting to matur¬ 
ity. White, tender pods. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 14c; 14 lb.; 25c; lb., 60c; 2 
lbs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
PERKIN’S MAMMOTH LONG 
POD. About a week earlier than 
White Velvet with more slender 
and longer pods, which are dark 
green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 
27c; lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.15; 5 lbs., 
$2.60, postpaid. 
Imp. White Velvet Okra 
Improved Early Spanish 
Earliest Peanut Grown 
