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Harris Seeds 
MORETON FARM, ROCHESTER It, 
JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY, INC. 
NEW YORK 
Your 1951 Catalog of Seeds, Plants and Garden Supplies 
VIGOROUS, NORTHERN-GROWN STRAINS OF 
THE BEST VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS 
PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
Our prices for postpaid items in this catalog are based on present parcel post 
rates. We reserve the right to charge an additional amount for extra postage 
if parcel post rates should be increased during our spring shipping season. 
Seeds and Plants DELIVERED FREE 
We pay shipping charges anywhere in the United States on all 
seeds, plants and other items, except larger quantities where quoted 
“Not paid.’’ Nearly all orders are shipped by mail but we reserve 
the right to ship large orders by freight where cheaper. (If you want 
express shipment, your order will be sent express collect.) 
NOT PREPAID SHIPMENTS: Potatoes, Field Seeds, Plants and Accessories 
listed ‘“‘Not paid’’ are sent at purchaser’s expense. Please check the 
box on your order blank for the method you prefer—Parcel Post, 
Express, Freight or Truck. 
1. Parcel Post. The most economical for shipments up to 55 lbs. Ship- 
ping weights are given on ‘‘Not prepaid’’ items and from these you 
can obtain the correct postage by consulting your post office. Include 
this amount with your remittance. 
2. Express Collect. Quick service but expensive. Recommended for large 
plant orders and other items needed quickly. Be sure to give your nearest 
express office. 
3. Freight Collect. Cheapest for large shipments but often slow. Minimum 
rate is based on 100 lbs. and is never less than $2.06. Give nearest 
freight office and railroad. 
4. Truck. Generally quicker than freight at about the same cost, but 
service is not available to all sections. No C.O.D. shipments permitted 
by this method. 
SPECIAL HANDLING. For faster mail service, include extra postage for 
each shipment as follows: Up to 2 lbs. 15c; Over 2 lbs. and under 
10 lbs. 20c; Over 10 lbs. 25c. 
Please mark on your order the items to go Special Handling and if 
plants are to be sent later on different dates, include postage for each 
mailing. (See PLANT SHIPMENTS below.) 
PLANT SHIPMENTS. Order plants along with your seeds in early spring. 
Seeds are sent at once and plants later at dates indicated for each. 
Onion sets go out early, onion plants later, tomato plants still later, 
etc., so do not expect to get all plants in one shipment. 
C.0.D. SHIPMENTS. 25% down payment required on all C.O.D.’s. 
Not recommended because of extra C.O.D. fee and frequent delays. 
No C.O.D.’s on Plants, Onion Sets, Potatoes, Nursery Stock, Roots, Hotents 
Superhotents and Fertile Pots. 
PLEASE NOTE—Write your name and address clearly on order sheets. 
All members of same household should order under one name. 
This year for the first time we give comparative maturity 
dates on nearly all vegetables. We have not done so before 
because the dates vary so much from year to year and under 
different conditions of soil, climate, time of planting, culture, etc. 
However, if taken purely as a guide to the relative earliness of 
the varieties, they may be helpful as they are based on our own 
actual experience here on our farms for a number of years. 
On vegetables usually grown from plants, such as cabbage, 
cauliflower, peppers, and tomatoes, the number of days to 
maturity is from the time the plants are set out. 
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 or plants. 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 GARDEN 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 
$1.80 Value—$1.00 Postpaid in U.S.A. 
Plants a garden of about 1000 sq. ft. One regular packet of each of the 
following: 
Lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson 
Onion, Sweet Spanish 
Radish, Early Scarlet Globe 
Summer Squash, Early Yellow Prolific 
Spinach, Special Summer Savoy 
Swiss Chard, Fordhook Giant 
Turnip, Purple Top White Globe 
Beet, Crosby's Egyptian 
Beans, Topcrop 
Beans, Pencil Pod Black Wax 
Carrot, Nantes 
Sweet Corn, North Star 
Sweet Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Cucumber, Marketer 
VEGETABLE COLLECTION NO. 2—for a larger garden 
$3.80 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: 
Carrot, Tendersweet 
Sweet Corn, North Star 
Sweet Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Cucumber, Marketer 
Lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson 
Onion, Sweet Spanish 
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 
VY lb. each of: 
Beans, Topcrop 
Beans, Pencil Pod Black Wax 
Peas, World’s Record 
Peas, Lincoln 
1 Oz. of: 
Spinach, Special Summer Savoy 
1 Pkt. each of: 
Beet, Crosby’s Egyptian 
Beet, Long Season 
Cabbage, Golden Acre 
Carrot, Nantes 
