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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.; 14 0z., 28 cts.; 02z., 45 
cts.; 44 lb., $1.10; % Ib., $2.00; 1b., 
$3.75; 2 lbs., $7.25, postpaid. 
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656 Harris’ Early Giant 
The earliness and prolificness 
appeal to market growers who 
“can realize a good profit from 
this splendid pepper. The plants 
make a dwarf compact growth, ff 
bearing as many as 12 large fil 
i glossy green fruits each. The 







4 in. in diameter. Color 
brilliant scarlet-red. The thick 
‘ flesh is sweet, crisp and always 
perfectly mild. Pkt., 12 cts.; 
oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; %4 
Jie $1255 16 7 1b: = $2.25: Ib. 
$4.25, 2 Ibs., $8.25, postpaid. 
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652 Mammoth Golden Queen 
A very attractive novelty pepper, the largest of 
the yellow types. The fruits are bell shaped 
with a waxy, golden yellow skin and thick, light 
yellow fiesh. Exceedingly mild, sweet and fine fila- 
vored. The plants are vigorous and bear a large 
crop. Pkt., 12 cts.; % oz., 32 cts.; oz., 55 cts.; 
¥% ib., $1.30; % lb., $2.40; lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
659 Long Red Cayenne 
Long, slender pods 8 to 4 inches long 
which taper to a point. Bright red when 
ripe, and very pungent. The best hot pep- 
per for seasoning pickles. Bears in great 
profusion. Pkt., 12 cts.; % oz., 30 cts.; OZ, 
50 cts.; %4 Ib., $1.25; 14 l1b., $2.25; lb., $4.25; 
2 lbs., $8.25, postpaid. 






| 654 An outstanding large-fruited sweet 
type equally popular for market and 
home garden. The fruits average 5 by 3 
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, 
crisp, tender and mild in flavor with a 
faint piquancy. 
when green and for slicing when ripe. 


2 Ibs., $8.25, postpaid. 




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Excellent for pickling jf 


Delicious and attractive when served | 
stuffed. Pkt., 12 cts.; 4% 0z., 30 cts.; OZ, ig 
50 cts.; 14 1b., $1.25; 4 1b., $2.25; 1b., $4.25; | 




658 Hungarian 
Yellow Wax 
“Big Demand for This 
Every Market” 
On 
An early hot pepper noted 
in its class for being unusual- 
ly large and thick-fleshed. 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.; 
YZ oz., 40 cts.; 0z., 65 cts.; %4 
Ib., $1.50; 4% Ihb., $2.'75; lb., $5.00; 
2 lbs., $9.50, postpaid. 
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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 
fresh or when dried. The sturdy 
plants are enormously productive. 
Pkt., 12 cts.; 144 oz., 40 cts.3 oz, 
65 cts.; 44 lb., $1.50; 14 1b., $2.75; 
lb., $5.00, postpaid. . 

























664 Of upright growth, enormously pro- 
ductive. May be eaten like an apple, or 
stuffed with meats, rice, ete., and baked, 
or served as a salad. Fine for canning, deli- 
cate flavor. Stays in bearing right through 
the season from early June until frost, 
producing an enormous crop. Pkt., 15 cts.} 
Y OZ, 40 cts.; 0z., 65 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.75; % : 
lb., $3.25; 1b., $6.00, postpaid. : 
657 World Beater or Ruby Giant 
_ A cross between Ruby. King and Chinese Giant. From the former 
it gets its tall handsome shape and earliness, from the latter its 
huge size, and from both its fine quality and delicious mild flavor. 
Dark green in color changing to bright scarlet. Just the right size 
and shape for stuffing. Pkt., 10 ects.; 1% oz., 20 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 14 Ib., 
90 ects.; % Ib., $1.60; Ib., $3.00; 2 ibs., $5.50, postpaid. 
661 King of The North 
Extra Early, Large Size Sweet Pepper especially suited for Northern 
states. Flesh is thick, firm and very mild. Fruits average 3 inches 
long and 3 to 4 inches across. Deep green color turning to brilliant 
red at maturity. Pkt., 12 cts.; %4% 0z., 32 cts.; oz., 55 cts.; %4 Ib., 
$1.30; 1% Ib., $2.40; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 

660 Plants 
grow quite 
bushy, erect. 
Fruits one and 
a half inches 
l:o mig 14c one 
shaped, bright 
red and very 
hot; exceed- 
ingly prolific. 
Used for pepper 
sauce or pick- 
ling or dried 
for winter use, 
Pkt., 12 cts.; % 
0zZ., 3O cts.5 02., 
50 cts.; % 1h. 
SLi25 5 goto | Las 
$2.25; lb., $4.25, 
postpaid. 




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648 Shumway’s American Giant 
King of All Sweet Mangoes. The largest early Sweet 
Pepper I have ever seen. Produces marketable crop in 62 
days, making it especially valuable for Northern planters. 
Plants vigorous, erect, extremely prolific, fruits 4% inches 
long by 334 diameter, slightly tapered. Deep green be- 
coming brilliant red, sweet throughout. Pkt., 15 cts.; % 
oz., 40 cts.; oz., 65 cts.; 1%4 lb., $1.50; % Ib., $2.75; lb., $5.00, 
postpaid. 






R. H. Shumway-—"The Pioneer American Seedsman"'—Established 1870 
WORLD’S This Crop Always Finds a Ready Market at Good Prices 
FINEST Plant Several Kinds. 
1 Oz. of Seed Produces 1000 Plants. 
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., 12 cts.; 4% 0z., 40 cts.; 0z., 65 cts.; 
1% lb., $1.50; % I1b., $2.75; lb., $5.00; 2 Ibs., 
$9.50, postpaid. 

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. Pkt., 
part oly 4% 0z., 30 cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; % Ilb., $1.50, post- 
paid. 

655 Bull Nose or Large Bell 
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., 10 
cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; 14 lb., 90 cts.; 144 Ib., $1.65; lb., $3.00; 
2 Ibs., $5.50, postpaid. 
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 becoming brilliant scarlet 
The outstanding char- 
is the thickness and 
when ripe. 
acteristic 
quality of the flesh; it is often % 
inch thick, and very crisp, tender, 
juicy and sweet, without any pun- 
gency. Pkt., 15 cts.; 4% oz., 40 cts.; 
oz., 65 cts.; % lb., $1.50; % Ih., 
a: Tb., $5.00; 2 lbs., $9.50, post- 
e paid. 

