1880 - HARRIS SEEDS + 1950 
CELERY 

These interesting old pictures show the best varieties of the year 
1880. Many of our customers will recognize such names as Early Blood 
Turnip beet, Drumhead Savoy cabbage, Boston Market celery, 
Crosby’s Early Sugar corn and Trophy tomatoes, some of which are 
still grown today. These varieties were selected by Joseph Harris for 
the very practical reason that he had grown them himself on Moreton 
Farm and found them worthy. He offered them in a 
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and attracted many customers. Then, as now, there was a real need 
for a careful, critical seedsman, working in the northern part of the 
country where growing is none too easy. 
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as well as our seeds. We take nearly all our own photographs right here 
on the farm to show the kind of performance that the varieties will 
give under our conditions. In the same way, we have always felt that 
by doing our selection, breeding and testing here rather than in more 
favorable seed-growing areas, we could offer better seeds than can be 
obtained elsewhere. 
A successful seed company must do more than maintain and improve 
the old favorites, good as they often are. Note that none of the 1880 
varieties are offered in this catalog—they have long since been dis- 
placed by superior strains and types, with greater yields, finer quality, 
more disease resistance or better adaptation. This year, as every year, 
we offer the best of new varieties, notably Topcrop beans, Uconn 
squash, and Fire Chief petunias. For the last word in new vegetables 
we call your attention to Northland Hybrid watermelon and Harris’ 
Hybrid Cocozelle squash, created here on our farms. We hope they will 
help you to have a better garden than ever before in 1950. 

We guarantee safe arrival of all shipments, including seeds, plants 
and bulbs, and will replace or refund your money if promptly notified. 
All our seeds are tested and proven to be of good vitality. However, 
every gardener knows that results depend on weather, soil and proper 
cultivation, so in common with all responsible seedsmen, we give no 
warranty, express or implied as to the productiveness of any seeds, 
plants or bulbs we sell, and we will not be in any way responsible 
for the crop. Our liability in all instances is limited to the purchase 
price of the seed. All prices quoted here are subject to change with- 
out notice and to our stocks being unsold. 
GERMINATION TESTS 
Marked on Every Package 
To guide you in sowing seed properly, we mark every package of 
seed with the actual results of our germination tests. Flowers as well as 
vegetables are all carefully checked to be sure they meet our high 
standards of what germination should be. Most of our seeds are tested 
in the soil as well as in germinators so we know they have real vitality. 
Many years ago we pioneered in giving our customers this service, and 
we believe we are still far ahead of other seedsmen in the thoroughness 
and accuracy of our tests. 

HOME VEGETABLE CARDEN COLLECTIONS 
... at much reduced prices 
Collections made up of our most popular varieties and very best seed. No changes can be made to your order, 
but we reserve the right, if out of any variety, to substitute an equally good one of the same type in its place. 
VEGETABLE COLLECTION NO. 1 
for a small garden 
$1.70 Value—$1.00 Postpaid in U.S.A. 
Plants a garden of about 1000 sq. ft. One regular 
packet of each of the following: 
Beet, Detroit Dark Red Onion, Sweet Spanish 
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Globe aren 
Beans, Pencil Pod Black 
Wax Summer Squash, Wax 
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Carrot, Nantes Early Yellow Prolific 
\% Ib. each of: 
Beans, Long Tender- 
Beans, Pencil Pod Black 
Peas, World’s Record 
Peas, Lincoln 
1 Oz. of: 
Sweet Corn, North Star erinscit: Special Sum- 
mer Savoy 
Sweet Corn, Golden 2 ‘ 
Cross Bantam Swiss Chard, Fordhook 
Cucumber, Marketer 
Lettuce, Black Seeded 
Simpson 
Giant 
Turnip, Purple Top 
White Globe 
Spinach, Special Sum- 
mer Savoy 
1 Pkt. each of: 
Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
VEGETABLE COLLECTION NO. 2 
for a larger garden 
$3.60 Value— $2.50 Postpaid in U.S.A. 
Plants a garden of about 2,400 sq. feet, and should grow sufficient 
vegetables for the average family. It includes the following seeds: 
1 Pkt. each of: 
Beet, Long Season 
Cabbage, Golden Acre 
Carrot, Nantes 
Carrot, Tendersweet 
Sweet Corn, North Star 
Sweet Corn, Golden 
Cross Bantam 
Cucumber, Marketer 
Lettuce, Black Seeded 
Simpson 
Onion, Sweet Spanish 
1 Pkt. each of: 
Parsley, Paramount 
Parsnip, Harris’ Model 
Radish, Early Scarlet 
Globe « 
Radish, Icicle 
Summer Squash, 
Early Yellow Prolific 
Swiss Chard, Fordhook 
Giant 
Turnip, Purple Top 
White Globe 

