


42 R. H. Shumway—"The Pioneer American Seedsman"—Established 1870 
PEPPER — Shumway’ S Spe cialty WORLD’S This Crop Always Finds a Ready Market at Good Prices 
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FINEST Plant Several Kinds. 1 Oz. of Seed Produces 1000 Plants. 



658 Hungarian 
Yellow Wax 
“Big Demand for This On 
Every Market’ 



























650 Pimiento 
Known as the sweetest of all 
peppers: absolutely without a sug- 
gestion of sharpness. The fruit is 
heart-shaped, curving smoothly 
from a broad crown and pointed at 
the base; size medium and shape 
uniform. Color bright green ripen- 
ing to ruby red. Excellent sliced 
for salads, or stuffed and baked. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 18 ets.; oz., 30 
cts.; % Ib., 75 cts.3; % Ib., $1.25; Ib., 
2.25; 2 Ibs., $4.25, postpaid. 












An early hot pepper noted 
in its class for being unusual- 
ly large and thick-fileshed. The 
fruits are 6 to 7 inches long 
and 2 inches in diameter at 
the shoulder tapering to a 
point. They are waxy yellow 
at first, later becoming orange, 
and finally bright red. Very 
fine for canning, Pkt., 15 cts.; 
Y, oz., 35 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; 1% 
Ib., $1.35; 14 Ib., $2.25; Ib., 
$4.25; 2 lbs., $8.00, postpaid. 



























653 For size this variety is unequalled. The 
fruits are large, measuring 6 inches across by 
4% to 5 inches deep. They are rich green 
turning to brilliant cherry red at maturity. 
The meat is moderately thick, sweet and mild. 
Desirable for slicing or to use _as a stuffed 
pepper. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 28 cts.; oz., 50 cts; 
% Ib. $1.25; % Ib., $2.00; Ib., $3.75; 2 lbs., 
$7.00, postpaid. 





665 Anaheim Chili 
Handsome, bright red peppers 
growing 5 to 7 in. long and about 
1 in. thick at the shoulder, gradu- 
ally tapering toward the point. 
Their bright red skin is most at- 
tractive-and makes them a valu- 
able market variety. The thick 
flesh is exceedingly hot and pun- 
gent. Of splendid quality either 
‘ll j fresh or when dried. The sturdy 
(el i Hl CLE TEN plants are enormously productive. 
See Harris Early Giant Wil Pkt., 10 cts.; 1% oz., 30 cts.; oz., 
e earliness an rolineness |} . 7 A 
appeal to market Sowers who | rahe notions Y% Ib., $2.75; 
See page 
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for 
Pepper Plants 



























663 Tabasco 
The hottest of all peppers, Prolific. It is easily 
gathered as the fruit does not adhere to the stem 
but grows almost erect on the branches. This va- 
riety is used in manufacturing the well known Ta- 
basco sauce. It is tall growing, producing an abun- 
dant crop of small, slender hot pungent peppers. PEt., 
ao foes YY, Oz, 30 cts.; oz, 50 cts.; 4% Ib., $1.50, post- 
paid. 





















can realize a good profit from | 
| this splendid pepper. The plants 
make a dwarf compact growth, 
bearing as many as 12 large | 
glossy green fruits each. The 
fruits when ripe are 5 in. long 
: by 3% in. in diameter. Color 
j brilliant searlet-red. The thick 
flesh is sweet, crisp and always 
ees, a 5 humway’s Sunnybrook’ 
Tornato Rapper. - 
- Very mild,may be 
eaten like an apple 





652 Mammoth Golden Queen 664 Of upright growth, enormously pro- 
A very attractive novelty pepper, the largest of ductive. May be eaten like an apple, or 655 Bull Nose or Large Bell 
the yellow types. The fruits are bell shaped stuffed with meats, rice, ete., and baked, 
with a waxy, golden yellow skin and thick, light or served as a salad. Fine for canning, deli- Early, bright red in color at maturity, of large size, 




and has thick flesh. Sweet, but occasionally plants 
will produce fruits which are hot in flavor. Pkt, 5 ~— 
ets.; 1% oz., 18 cts.; oz., 30 ets.; % Ib., 90 cts.; 14 Ih. 
$1.65; Ib., $3.00; 2 Ibs., $5.50, postpaid. 
yellow flesh. Exceedingly mild, sweet and fine fla- 
vored. The plants are vigorous and bear a large 
crop. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 25 ets.; oz., 40 cts.; 
% |b., $1.30; % Ib., $2.40; Ib., $4.50, postpai 
Ib., $1.753 Ib., 20, postpaid. 
659 Long Red Cayenne a ars - 
Long, slender pods 3 to 4 inches long World Beater or Ruby Giant 
which taper to a point. Bright red when _ A cross between Ruby King and Chinese Giant. From the former 
ripe, and very pungent, The best hot pep- it gets its tall handsome shape and earliness, from the latter its 
per for seasoning pickles. Bears in great huge size, and from both its fine quality and delicious mild flavor. 
profusion. Pkt., 10 ets.; 14 oz., 20 cts.; oz. | Dark green in color changing to bright scarlet. Just the right size 
33 cts.; 14 Ib., 98 ects.; % Ib., $1.833 Ib., $3.505 and shape for stuffing. Pkt., 10 cts.; 14 oz., 20 cts.; 0z., 35 ets.; %4 Ib., 
2 Ibs., $6.75, postpaid. 90 ets.; % Ib., $1.60; Ib., $3.00; 2 Ibs., $5.50, postpaid. 
4\ d 661 King of The North 
RS Weal 3 E Extra Early, Large Size Sweet Pepper especially suited for Northern 
\ © ites y states. Flesh is thick, firm and very mild. Fruits ‘average 3 inches 
\ long and 8 to 4 inches across. Deep green color turning to, brilliant 
i) red at maturity. Pkt., 10 cts.; 1% oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; %4 Ib., 
$1.30; 1% Ib., $2.40; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
SMALL RED CHIL) gn: 
Fruits one and 
a half inches 
long, eone 
shaped, bright 
red and very 
hot; exceed- 
ingly prolific. 
Used for pepper 
sauce or: pick- 
ling or dried 
for winter use, 
Pkt., 10 ets.; % 
0z., 25 cts.3 02Z., 
40 cts.; %4 Ib., 
$1.10; % Ib., 
2.08; Ib., $4.00, 
postpaid. 
cate flavor. Stays in bearing right through 
the season from early June until frost, 
producing an enormous crop. Pkt., 10 cts.3 
Ye 04., 20 ets.3; 02., 37 ets.; % Ib., $1.00; % 




































648 Shumway’s American 
bt Featured in Color 
Giant Front Cover 
King of All Sweet Mangoes. 
The largest early Sweet Pepper I 
have ever seen. Produces mar- 
ketable crop in 62 days, making 
it especially valuable for North- 
ern planters. Plants vigorous, 3 
erect, extremely prolific, fruits Es 
4%, inches long by 3% diameter, i 
slightly tapered. Deep green be- 
eoming brilliant red, sweet 
throughout. Pkt., 15 ects.; % oz., 
40 ects.; oz., 70 cts.; %4 Ib., $2.00; 
1% Ib., $3.50; Ib., $6.50, postpaid. 
| 654 An outstanding large-fruited sweet 
type equally popular for market and 
home garden. The fruits average 5 by 3 
fl inches, taper slightly from the crown, 
and are usually three-lobed. In color 
they pass from a deep green to a glossy 
ruby red when ripe. The flesh is thick, 
a crisp, tender and mild in flavor with a 
faint piquanecy. Excellent for pickling 
when green and for slicing when ripe. 
Delicious and attractive when served 
stuffed. Pkt., 10 cts.; 14 oz., 18 cts.; 0z., jim 
30 ets.; %4 Ib., 75 ets.; % Ib., $1.40; Ihb., | 
$2.65; 2 Ibs., $5.00, postpaid. 
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649 California Wonder 
The fruits are very large and blocky, often measuring 5 
inches long by 4 inches in diameter at the crown. They 
are smooth and glossy, dark green when young and be- 
coming brilliant scarlet when ripe. The outstanding char- 
acteristic is the thickness and quality of the flesh; it is 
often % ineh thick, and very crisp, tender, juicy and sweet, 
without any pungency. Pkt., 10 cts.; ') oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 
pe VY, 1b., $1.25; 2 Ib., $2.00; lb., $3.75; 2 lbs., $7.00, post- 
paid. 
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