California Wonder 
Chinese Giant 80 days 
Plant—18 to 22 inches tall, vigorous, 
stocky, heavy foliaged, productive. 
Fruit—4% inches long x 4 inches thick, 
pendant, with four round ridges indented 
at blossom end, somwhat crumpled, em- 
erald green turning to scarlet; thick 
flesh, mild and sweet throughout. 
A very large mid-season variety. Its unu- 
sually large size and sweet mild flavor 
have made it an old standby for the home 
and market garden. 
King of the North 65 days 
Plant—16 to 22 inches tall, erect, vigorous, 
very hardy, and prolific. 
Fruit—4'% inches long x 3% inches in 
diameter, dark green turning to rich red 
when mature; medium thick, mild flav- 
ored flesh. 
A first early variety of Ruby King type 
developed for the North by the Joseph 
Harris Co. Recommended for its early 
and uniformly large fruits. A good early 
pepper for market and home gardener. 
Large Bell or World Beater 75 days 
Plant—26 to 30 inches tall, erect, vigorous, 
foliage heavy and dark green; a heavy 
producer. 
Fruit—4% to 5 inches long x 3% inches in 
diameter at shoulder, large, blocky, 
smooth, dark emerald green turning to 
scarlet red at maturity, four lobed; flesh 
medium thick, firm and _ pleasantly 
flavored. 
An excellent second early variety selected 
from a Chinese Giant x Ruby King cross. 
This variety is very popular as a shipper 
from Florida and East Coast areas. Also 
used by home and market gardeners. 
Pimiento or Perfection 85 days 
Plant—27 to 30 inches tall, upright, vigor- 
ous, leaves short, broad and dark green, 
heavily productive. 
Fruit—3 inches long, conical to heart 
shaped, smooth, glossy; deep green be- 
coming crimson at maturity; thick 
fleshed, sweet and of excellent flavor. 
Grown on a large scale for canning whole 
(easily cored), and a fine variety for 
home and market gardens. Its superb 
qualities make it excellent for stuffing 
and salads. 
Ruby King 70 days 
Plant—24 to 30 inches tall, upright, com- 
pact, vigorous, foliage dark green, fruits 
borne well off the ground. 
Fruit—6 inches long x 3% inches across 
the stem end, pendant, tapered, dark 
green becoming a glowing ruby-red 
when ripe, smooth, crumpled at tips, 
three lobed; walls fairly thick and 
sturdy, flesh sweet and mild. 
A popular, early, sweet pepper of good size, 
desirable for home, market garden and 
shipping. It produces more uniform 
sized fruits than the average variety in 
its class. 
World Beater 
Sunnybrook (Cheese or Tomato) 
73 days 
Plant—23 to 28 inches tall, vigorous, erect, 
branching, foliage dark green, produc- 
tive. 
Fruit—2 1% inches deep x 3% inches across, 
upright, oblate, or tomato shaped with 
square shoulders, mostly smooth, bright 
green becoming intense red; flesh very 
thick, unusually sweet and juicy. 
Ideal for canning or home garden use. 
Sometimes called “Cheese” Pepper. Flesh 
is similar to Pimiento. 
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