
Typical plants of Blight Resistant World Beater 
BLIGHT RESISTANT WORLD BEATER. (70 days.) This 
strain of World Beater was developed by making individual 
plant selections in Manatee County, Fla., for many years, to 
secure a strain of true, heavy yielding World Beater type that 
would resist bacterial blight, and would not drop its leaves 
during rainy weather or poor growing conditions when other 
strains of World Beater, and other varieties, would not survive 
or would not produce a heavy crop of fruits. This is a very su- 
perior, disease-resistant strain of World Beater which is espe- 
cially well adapted for a fall crop in Florida. It stands poor 
growing conditions better than any other strain of World Beat- 
er and still produces an enormous crop, when other strains are 
practically a complete failure, especially in late fall and during 
rainy weather. This is one of the most valuable peppers we have 
ever developed and introduced to Florida growers. When 
other varieties fail, due to leaf drop, this disease-resistant strain 
continues to grow and produce a profitable crop. The plants 
are rather low growing, vigorous, and exceedingly productive, 
and early. Fruits are about 4% inches long and 3% inches in 
diameter, broad at the blossom-end, slightly elongated, usually 
with four lobes. Fruits are large, fairly thick-meated and of 
very attractive market appearance. Extremely early and an 
enormous yielder. One of the leading growers of Pompano, Fla., 
G. B. Hogan, averaged over 1,500 bushels per acre off 33 acres 
in the 1943-44 season, and in the 1944-45 season he got over 
1,000 bushels per acre on the first two harvests. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; %4 Ib. $1.50; 1 Ib. $5.50 
EARLY CALWONDER. (65 days.) An early maturing 
strain of California Wonder, maturing 7 to 10 days ahead of 
other strains of this type, and according to our Florida tests 
this strain holds up and produces large size fruits over a long 
season. The plant is not as tall and erect in growth as regular 
California Wonder, but is more dwarf and spreading, although 
very vigorous and prolific. The fruits are three and four-lobed 
and very attractive in appearance, being smooth, dark green in 
color, uniform and yery thick meated. This extra early strain 
should be planted by every grower interested in a thick-meated 
type of pepper. It is rapidly growing in popularity. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 55c 
NEAPOLITAN (Italian). (60 days.) This is an extreme- 
ly early, medium large, prolific variety, growing in popularity 
on some northern markets where it is in great demand among 
Italian people. The plant is wonderfully productive, carrying 
as many as forty fruits on a single plant. The fruits are up- 
right in growth, averaging 4 inches long and 2 inches in diam- 
eter, three-lobed, yellowish green in color, becoming bright red 
when ripe. The flesh is extremely mild and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 55c; %4 Ib. $1.65; 1 Ib. $6.00 
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RUBY GIANT. (70 days.) This improved strain of Ruby 
Giant which we have developed as the result of many years of 
individual plant selection makes an exceedingly strong, vig: 
orous, upright growing plant, it being more disease resistant 
and withstanding poor growing conditions, yet producing a 
good crop, better than other varieties of this type. Dark green 
fruits are somewhat similar to World Beater in shape, being 
large, mostly four-lobed, slightly tapering, and very attractive 
in appearance. The thick flesh is exceedingly sweet, mild, and 
of excellent quality. Our strain of this variety is extremely 
productive and bears over a long period, producing very large 
fancy fruits, uniformly true to type. No better strain of this 
popular variety can be found anywhere for Florida growing 
conditions. 
Seed supply very limited. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; %4 Ib. $1.40; 1 lb. $5.00 
CALIFORNIA WONDER. (75 days.) An outstanding, me- 
dium late variety, gaining in importance. Plant is vigorous, 
upright, prolific. The thick meated, smooth, large, heavy fruits 
average about four inches in length and about the same in 
diameter. We have improved this variety by making our strain 
more productive and longer bearing than most others. This 
is an excellent shipping type, holding up well in transit and 
on the market, and is in great demand for hauling by trucks 
because of its good holding-up qualities. Solid thick walls and 
very sweet and mild. Blocky in shape. Color an attractive, 
glossy dark green. On poor soil, devoid of plant food and 
moisture, fruits of this variety after the first harvest may tend 
to “button” or be of small size. For best results, and to pro- 
duce large, fancy fruits over a long season, this variety re- 
quires heavier fertilization and an ample and continuous soil 
moisture supply. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 55c; 4% Ib. $1.65; 1 Ib. $6.00 
ANAHEIM CHILI (Hot). (80 days.) A popular, rather 
long, hot, pungent variety, but not as hot as the small fruited 
Long Red Cayenne. The fruits are very meaty, measuring 6 
to 7 inches in length and 1 to 1% inches in diameter at stem 
end, and are green, ripening to a bright red. Often dried for 
winter use. 
Pkt. 10; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50; 1 Ib. $5.50 
HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX (Hot). (60 days.) A very 
early, hot sort, valuable for canners. Plants are rather dwarf 
in growth, and exceedingly prolific. Fruits pendant, medium 
slender, long, tapering, smooth and very hot or pungent. Color 
waxy yellow, changing to bright crimson at maturity. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; 4 Ib. $1.75; 1 Ib. $6.50 
LONG RED CAYENNE (FINGER) (Hot). (70 days.) 
This favorite hot variety produces large and productive plants. 
Fruit, 4 to 5 inches long, % inch thick, slender, tapering, 
pendant, very hot or pungent, deep green in color, ripening 
to a brilliant red. Used largely for canning and in pickles. 
Pkt. 10; oz. 50c; %4 Ib. $1.50; 1 Ib. $5.50 

Typical fruits of Blight Resistant World Beater 
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