PEPPERS 
A packet of seed will produce about 75 plants; an ounce about 1000 plants. 
Peppers are not difficult to raise if the right seed is used and the plants are set out early 
on rather warm, rich soil. If the peppers are kept picked before they turn red, the plants 
will produce great numbers of fruit. 
Seed should be sown in the greenhouse or indoors in flats, or in hot beds, in April and 
grown in flats before setting outdoors. When sowing pepper seed, cover very lightly, and 
keep the soil moist and very warm. The seed will not germinate unless kept very warm 
all the time. For the home garden it is easier to buy the plants. See page 80. 
Harris’ Northern Grown Pepper Seed 
Most seed companies do not produce pepper seed as far north as we are because ordinary 
varieties do not bear enough fruit here to make it profitable. However, for many years we 
have specialized in breeding early strains which grow well and bear large crops here. We 
find that our Northern Grown Strains are the only ones which can be depended on to pro- 
duce good crops every year. Starting with Harris’ Earliest many years ago we have since 
developed Harris’ Early Giant, Harris’ King of the North, Harris’ Improved Squash, Hot 
Portugal and finally our newest introduction Harris’ Wonder. 
660 HARRIS’ EARLIEST. The Earliest Pepper. For home gardeners who want 
an abundance of medium sized early peppers, this is 
the best and most dependable type to grow. 
In an average season Harris’ Earliest will produce more peppers than any other sweet 
kind and they mature much earlier. For the Northern parts of the country where the 
larger and later kinds do not mature this is the only sweet pepper that will make a good 
crop every season. We often get a lot of ripe (red) peppers here the first part of August 
and always plenty of green peppers on the plants before that date. 
The plants are only a foot or 18 inches high and on good ground produce so many 
peppers that they hardly seem able to support them. They are of good size, often 3 in. 
long and 214 in. in diameter, and of very mild, sweet flavor. Seed of our own growing. 
Pkt. 10c; 144 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 4 Lb. $1.80. 
665 HARRIS’ WONDER. Heavy Yielding. This is a most desirable thick 
meated variety of our own breeding and is remark- 
able for its yield of large smooth fruit. See photo and description on page 9. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 4% Lb. $2.00. 
661 HARRIS’ EARLY GIANT. Large Early Fruit. The earliest 
pepper of large size and valuable for that reason. The fruit often 
grows 41% inches deep and 34% inches through, with thin mild flesh. It 
ripens early turning from a deep green to brilliant red. 
The plants grow upright and bear heavy crops of fruit long before 
the later kinds are ready. Our own introduction and a great favorite 
in the North. 
Pkt. 10c; 44 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.80. 



A single plant produces a lot of ripe early peppers. 
663 HARRIS’ KING OF THE NORTH. Enormous 
Early Fruit, 
Abundant Yield. This pepper has become a great favorite since we 
introduced it a number of years ago. See full description on page 5. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 144 Lb. $2.00. 
679 WINDSOR A. Early, Thick Meated and Prolific. The peppers 
are smooth and long, usually tapering to a point. They ripen early 
and are extremely prolific and dependable producers. Light green 
turning to a bright scarlet, with very thick flesh of fine quality. An 
excellent early variety for both home and market growers. 
Pkt. 10c; 44 Oz. 30c; Oz. 55c; 14 Lb. $1.65. 
656 CALWONDER. Early. Large Fruits of California Won- 
der Type. This excellent new pepper bears 
large square heavy fruit like California Wonder in size and shape but 
ripens at least a week earlier than that variety. The peppers are thick 
fleshed, meaty and very large, and are ideal for both home and market 
growers who have difficulty in raising California Wonder in the North. 
The plants are dwarf but very sturdy and they bear tremendous 
crops of these fine fruit. Calwonder has been widely tested and is 
already a great favorite in many sections. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 144 Lb. $2.00. 
652 CALIFORNIA WONDER. True Stock. We have a very superior 
stock of this fine variety which is so widely grown for large thick 
meated green peppers by market growers. The fruit is of the true 
California Wonder shape, large and smooth, and with very thick 
flesh which makes it exceptionally heavy. They mature medium early 
and under good growing conditions will make a very profitable crop. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% Oz. 35e; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.80. 
680 WORLDBEATER. This is the same stock that we have sold for 
many years, and has given good satisfaction where the seasons are 
fairly long. The peppers are about 5 inches long and 3% inches in 
diameter, deep green in color turning red when ripe. Mild, sweet and 
very thick fleshed. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% Oz. 30c; Oz. 55c; 14 Lb. $1.60. 
681 WORLDBEATER, EARLY STRAIN. (New.) We think this early 


Harris’ Improved Squash Peppers 
Prolific — thick meated, excellent for ‘Pimientos.” 
662 HARRIS’ IMPROVED SQUASH. Heavy Yielding 
<= : : Strain. This is the 
pepper which is so popular for canning because of its extremely thick 

strain of Worldbeater is the best we have ever seen. It ripens several 
days earlier than the older type and bears much better crops in North- 
ern sections. On our farm it has consistently produced good yields 
of fine large peppers even in our short seasons. 
The fruit are of true Worldbeater type, large and very uniform 
and the thick flesh makes them exceptionally heavy. The plants are 
strong and very dependable producers. Very highly recommended. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 14 Lb. $2.00. 
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flesh and fine quality. The shape is shown in the photo above. In many 
sections they are called ‘‘ Pimientos.”’ 
Our strain is by far the best of this type for the North. It is early, 
very prolific and thick meated, and is a great improvement over 
Cheese or Sunnybrook, etc. With our early prolific strain you can get 
large dependable crops of fine fruit year after year even here in the 
North. Seed of our own growing. 
Pkt. 15c; 44 Oz. 40c; Oz. 70c; 14 Lb. $1.85. 
