“The Earliest One.’’ 55 days. This 
new variety is the earliest Pepper grown. 
Fruits are ready to pick in 55 days after 
setting out plants. It is extremely pro- 
lific and continues to bear until killed 
by frost. Fruits 3” x2”, dark green, 
changing to bright red. Mild and sweet. 
MICHIGAN WONDER 
“The Thick-Meated Pepper’ 
68 days. Introduced by us in 
1939. Fruits are dark green, 
changing to crimson at maturity. 
They are 41% inches long and 3% 
inches across with extremely 
thick flesh. Michigan Wonder is 
the most uniform and the finest 
pepper we know of for the mar- 
ket and home gardener. Will 
Burgess’ 
Disease Treate 
Large and Blocky 
80 days. A large, blocky pep- 
per. Fruits 4144 inches long and 
414 inches across, fairly thick 
flesh, of fine flavor and very 
mild. Plants well branched and 
thickly set with fruits. 
“King of the North" 
Big Fruit, Abundant Yield 
65 days. This is the earliest 
of the mammoth-size Peppers. 
The fruits, which, when ripe, 
are of a brilliant red color, av- 
erage about 544” long and 314” 
across. The flesh is firm, very 
sweet and mild. The plants are 
of a branching growth and lit- 
erally covered with the large 
fruit, which are borne from 
the bottom right up to the top 
of the plant. Most valuable 
Pepper for stuffing. 
"Special" Pepper Mix 
We recommend this mixture for the home 
1 PEPPER SEED 
The Pepper is one of the most easily grown vegetables if our disease-treated 
seed is used. One ounce of Pepper seed will produce 1,500 plants, Days 
indicated are from plant setting to picking. PEPPER PLANTS ON PAGE 4, 
Heart-Shaped One 
73 days. Grown for canning 
and home gardens. Fruits me- 
dium sized, heart-shaped, sweet 
and of excellent flavor. 3 in. 
long and 2 in. through the 
shoulder. Start early in far 
North. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER 
An Old Standby 
75 days. A Pepper of excep- 
tional merit. Its thick walls are 
firm and the flesh is deliciously 
sweet and spicy, with no bite 
to it. The fruits will average 
about 4 inches in diameter and 
4% inches in length. The skin 
is smooth and glossy, deep 
green, turning to crimson. 
RED CHILI 
“One of the Hottest’’ 
82 days. One of the hottest 
peppers for making pickles and 
Tabasco Sauce. Fruits 2 inches 
long and % inch thick and 
cone-shaped. They are light 
green, changing to deep red. 
GOLDEN WONDER 
A Yellow Michigan Wonder 
65 days. An early, large, 
thick-meated yellow pepper like 
Michigan Wonder, except ear- 
lier and golden yellow. 
The Early Hot One 
* 65 days. The earliest 
- Hot Pepper. Fruits 1% 
inches across at shoulder 
and taper to 6 inches in 
length. Extremely hot and 
of bright waxy yellow col- 
or, changing to bright 
cherry red at full ma- 
turity. Fine for pickling 
and canning. Its beauti- 
ful color almost makes it 
an ornamental in garden. 
60 days. A new sweet pepper 
that is redder than it is mild. 
Wonderful to decorate salads. 5” 
to 6” long, 2144” wide, tapering to 
blunt point. Deep green at early 
stages, turning bright red. Dwarf, 
upright plants. Delicious eaten 
raw or cooked. 
LONG RED CAYENNE 
70 days. The leading hot pepper. 5 
inches long and about % inch thick. Very 
early. Flesh is thick and pungent. Smooth, 
Eapored, waxy light yellow, turning bright 
red. 
“‘Good for Stuffing’’ 
70 days. A large, early, sweet pep- 
per for home and market gardens. 
Walls are of medium thickness and 
are desirable for stuffing. 
HARRIS’ EARLY GIANT 
63 days. The plants are very vig- 
orous, growing 1% to 2 feet high and 
actually loaded down with fruits 
measuring 4% inches long and 3% 
inches across. The flesh is thick, 
sweet and pleasant flavored. 
Pepper Seed Prepaid at the Following Prices 
4 Lb. 
weigh more for its size than any 
other pepper. 
PUMPKINS 
BIG TOM OR CONNECTICUT 
IMPROVED LARGE FIELD. 
Leading corn field Pumpkin. 
Smooth, hard, reddish-orange skin, with rich 
prolific. 
(Pkt. 10c¢) (oz. 22c) (% lb. 55c) (Ib. $1.65), 
115 days. 
orange-yellow flesh. Wonderfully 
prepaid. 
GIANT SWEET POTATO 
When cooked, resembles a sweet 
Pear- 
110 days. 
potato in flavor, but more delicious. 
shaped and slightly ribbed. Creamy white, 
Flesh is fine grained and 
(Pkt. {5c) (oz. 28c) (%4-Ib. 70c) 
striped with green. 
very dry. 
(Ib. $2.00), prepaid. 
an 
gardener who has but little space for pep- 
pers and wishes to grow several kinds. Many 
varieties, sweet and hot, large and smali. 
Excellent Source of Vitamins B, and A 
One Ounce for 20 Hills: 3 to 4 
Pounds Per Acre 
WINTER LUXURY 
100 days. Best pie Pumpkin. 
keeping qualities unequaled. 
and medium size. 
and is yellowish russet color. 
and golden; sweet, and cooks quickly. 
great producer. 
70c) (lb. $2.00), prepaid. 
A grand mixture of different kinds. 
of each variety on this page. 
30c) (% Ib. 75c), prepaid. 
110 days. 
giant. 
100 Ibs. 
hibitions. 
as first quality for pies. 
earlicr and extra select. (Pkt. 
paid. 
16 
Winter- 
Slightly oval 
Evenly and finely netted 
Flesh deep 
(Pkt. 15ce) (oz. 28c¢) (% Ib. 
Some 
(Pkt. 15c) (oz. 
This pumpkin is really a 
When well grown will average 
75 Ibs. with specimens weighing over 
Always a prize winner at ex- 
It is a splendid keeper and 
valuable for feeding purposes as well 
Our strain is 
{5c) 
(oz. 35c) (% Ib. 85c) (lb. $2.50), pre- 
California Wonder. . 
Chinese Giant 
Golden Wonder. ... 
Harris’ Early Giant. 
Hungarian Yellow. . 
Italian Sweet 
King of the North. . 
Long Red Cayenne. 
Michigan Wonder. . 
Pacemaker 
$2.50 
2.75 
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Ruby King. . 
Special Mixture... . 
100 days. The most popular pie 
A pumpkin. Looks like a Field Pump- 
kin, but is smaller and of much bet- 
ter quality. Flesh sweet and tender; 
excellent keeper. (Pkt. (0c) (oz. 
25c) (% lb. 60c) (lb. $1.75), prepaid. 
75 days. Pumpkins can be 
successfully grown in the small 
garden. Cheyenne Bush is a real 
space saver, as it forms compact 
bushes 2 feet high and only 2 
feet across. Each bush will pro- 
duce 2 or 3 fine quality pump- 
kins, each one just right for a 
pie. Cheyenne Bush Pumpkin 
was introduced by the Cheyenne, 
Wyoming, Horticultural Field 
Station. It is extremely early 
and can be grown in climates 
having a short season. (Pkt. {5c) 
(oz. 30c) (% Ib. 75c) (lb. $2.20), 
prepaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
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