Peppers 
One ounce will produce 1000 to 1200 plants 
California Wonder XXX Strain. This is a remarka 
very solid, exceptionally thick-walled, bright gree 
square-ended, 4-nosed and often grow as much as 5 inches long by 4 inches across. 
These are the heaviest we have ever seen, 
flesh is crisp, juicy and very mild. The vi 
when grown on well-drained lean soils. 
in nitrates as it tends to make this later 
Jersey Wonder. An outstanding new strain, of the California Wonder type, but 
maturing a greater vield of Peppers 6 days earlier than that variety. The plants 
are not as large or strong and the Peppers themselves are a little smaller but the 
earliness and greater yield more than offset this. 
Wonder shape, the deep green fruits turning bright crimson, are blocky and 
smooth and have just as heavy, thick firm flesh of mild sweet flavor. 
King of the North. The medium-sized and branchin 
to bottom with very early, smooth, shiny, Ruby 
long, with thick flesh and mild, sweet flavor, 
Beginning dark green, they ripen to a deep 
red. For a short-season Pepper, the fruits 
are very large, the yield is tremendous. 
A uniform strain of California 
Wonder specially fme in shorter season 
localities as it matures about a week earlier, 
The sturdy plants heavily yield 3 to 4-lobed, 
upright smooth fruits, deep green, ripening 
Calwonder. 
bright crimson. The flesh is 
thick and solid and of mild 
flavor. Calwonder packs well 
because the fruits are so uni- 
form in size and shape. 
Talianelle. An upright-growing, 
thin-skinned, smooth, shiny 
yellow-green Pepper about 5 
inches Jong and 2 inches across 
at the stem end, tapering to a 
pomt. The very prolific dwarf 
bushes, despite sparse foliage 
are literally covered with sweet 
Peppers turning red at matur- 
ity. Called the Italian frying 
Pepper. Withstands both 
drought and light frosts. 









New 
Pepper, 
Jersey 
Wonder 
Worldbeater. A very large Pepper, 5 inches long by 314 mches across, and maturing 
medium-early. A vigorous grower, sure cropper, and very prolific. The fruit is a 
beautiful scarlet; flesh exceedingly mild, very thick and very firm, making this 
variety a real excellent shipper. Worldbeater produces a very large crop. 
Chinese Giant. The 2-foot, stocky, branch- 
ing plants are thickly set with huge, 
blocky, 4-ridged Peppers, 4 to 5 inches 
broad at the top and of equal length, 
glossy scarlet, and mild. 
Early Giant. This is valuable for market. 
It is 5 inches high and 31% inches through, 
dark green turning bright red. The flesh 
is thick_and has a mild, pleasant flavor. 
Early Giant is the earliest large-fruited 
variety and requires a short season. 
Harris’ Earliest. The sturdy plant, growing 
only 10 to 14 inches high, permits close 
planting in rows 114 feet apart, and 
produces the earliest red Peppers. Mild 
fruits are 3 inches Jong and 2 inches across, 
Hungarian. Earliest and hottest of this type. 
The waxy bright yellow, tapering, slightly 
twisted, 6 to 7-inch Peppers are produced, 
part pendent and part upright, in great 
numbers on branching plants. The color 
turns to orange and then to bright red 
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ble de luxe strain. The large, 
n Peppers are blocky in form, 
with walls over 34 inch thick. The 
gorous plants bear a very heavy yield 
Avoid using a commercial fertilizer high 
and go to foliage rather than fruit. 
Of characteristic California 
g plants are covered from top 
King type Peppers, 6 to 7 inches 

Peppers, continued 
Half-Long Hot. Very early and prolific pods, 
41% inches long, 114 inches across at top, 
are thick-fleshed, red, and very hot. 
Oshkosh. While the fruit is bright canary- 
yellow at maturity, during growth it is a 
deep glossy green, smooth, without lobes, 
4%6 inches long by 314 inches across, 
broad at the base tapering to an abrupt, 
blunt point; mild and sweet. Very produc- 
tive. Excellent thick fleshed, heavy green 
Pepper if marketed well before maturity. 
Roumanian. An oblong, waxy lemon-yellow 
Pepper about 3 inches across and 5 inches 
long, of rather mild flavor. They come very 
early and are produced mostly upright on 
strong plants. Quite prolific, 
Ruby Giant. Medium early, deep green when 
young; brilliant ruby-scarlet when ripe; 
416 inches long and 3% to 4 inches wide 
at the thick end. Flesh is thick and mild. 
Ruby King (Black Strain). An improved 
strain with larger, more upright and more 
productive plants maturing in 59 days 
blackish-tinged green fruits, ripening bril- 
liant red. They have very deep hollow 
crowns and smoother, thicker walls. 
Sunnybrook. The deep scarlet Peppers are 
somewhat like a flattened tomato, 3 inches 
across and 2 inches deep, and come in 
clusters of 4 or 5 on sturdy, compact, 18- 
inch, heavily Iaden plants. The thick flesh 
is mild and sweet. 
Pumpkins 
One ounce will plant 25 hills; 
4 pounds plants an acre 
Connecticut Field. Large, orange, deeper 
than round and slightly flattened. Flesh is 
rich deep yellow, and fine-grained, 
Large Cheese. Large, flattened-round, with 
skin mottled with light green and yellow, 
changing to creamy yellow. 
grained flesh is deep yellow. 
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King of 
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Small Sugar. The best for pies. Small, 
orange Pumpkins, ribbed, flattened- 
round, 10-inch diameter, with good, 
thick, sweet, deep yellow, fine-grained 
flesh. They ripen early and the vines 
are very prolific. 

PEPPERS Pkt. Yyoz. Oz. Y4lb. Jifay. 5 lbs. 
Californias Wondersaan tee Poe $0 20 $055 $1 50 $4 75 $22 50 
California Wonder XXX Strain.... . = p0e10 30 8072102 GusS 32 50 
Galwonder 277 to oa a ae 40 95) 22502.56200r e3he7s 
Chinese-Giant>-3 1. ce 10 25 60 fos 5 00 Ua TS 
Early: Giant oo eee 30 70 1590.5." G00. 26475 
Half-Eong Hot; ne tee be) 90 2 P40 S97 275 Fash 
Harris’ Earliest) pe ee 30 70 129036500 Omi 
Plungarianveee ie 40 eo i203 Sel 5h e10500 med 2asG 
Jersey, Wondersimea bet ee 10 40 Sorat 20 ee se ool Ostia g Ai} 
King of the North........ 10 30 152%, 2° 056 50 ale 
Long Red Cayenne.... 10 30 70 190267 00te 28975 
Oakview, Wonder) ties sateen 2 aM 40 1220.33 1585 10F 00M = Az a50 
Oshkosheeeen wate Si. ae 35 B52 2220 ee Oe ess 
Roumanian: 2)... 08 eee ode OOldrou tes 
Ruby Giaht cy ean ee oe aes 25 60-2 155545557 Og 
Ruby King (Black Strain)......... 25 60 led5.Se 55 OOM a7 5 
Sunnybrook sea ee e e 10 30 10-5 1e- 90%, (6200) 8.75 
‘Talianelleeo03) cece! fade ee care ane 40 5% 2-50 8-00) w 38n7G 
Worldbeater. . aS es Ses eet oe os 10 25 OOP a1 55 5 00 23 75 
PUMPKIN. Connecticut Field... . gar 10 dc, 2*40 le25 Gry he) 
Large Cheeses wth tannin eee 10 15 40°57 1225 5 75 
small: Sugars; ee 10 15 40> 41 
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