Harris Seeds 
JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY, INC, 
MORETON FARM, ROCHESTER 11, N. Y. 
Your 1953 Catalog of Seeds, 
Plants and Garden Supplies 
VIGOROUS, NORTHERN-GROWN STRAINS OF THE 
BEST VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS 
PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
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. Parcel Post Rates are still the cheapest for most ship- 
ments up to 50 lbs. Shipping 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 $2.50. Give nearest 
freight office and railroad. 
4. Truck. Where direct service is available from Rochester, this method 
is usually quicker than freight at about the same cost. No C.O.D. ship- 
ments by truck. 
This is the farm where for more than seventy years the Joseph Harris Company 
has worked to supply you with the best of vegetables and flowers. 
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. Note: We can- 
not send plants C.O.D. 
C.O.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. 
Days to Maturity are given purely as a guide to the comparative earli- 
ness of varieties and may vary greatly under different conditions. For 
vegetables usually grown from plants, the days given are from the 
time 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 VECETABLE 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 
$1.80 Value—$1.15 Postpaid 
Plants a garden of about 1000 sq. ft. One regular packet of each of the 
following: 
Beet, Crosby's Egyptian Lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson 
Beans, Topcrop 
Beans, Pencil Pod Black Wax 
Carrot, Nantes 
Sweet Corn, North Star 
Sweet Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Cucumber, Marketer 
Onion, Sweet Spanish 
Radish, Early Scarlet Globe 
Summer Squash, Early Yellow Prolific 
Spinach, Special Summer Savoy 
Swiss Chard, Fordhook Giant 
VEGETABLE COLLECTION NO. 2—for a larger garden 
$4.10 Value—$2.65 Postpaid 
Plants a garden of about 2,400 sq. feet, and should grow sufficient 
vegetables for the average family. It includes the following seeds: 
1/4 Ib. each of: 1 Pkt. each of; 
Beans, Topcrop Carrot, Tendersweet 
Beans, Pencil Pod Black Wax Sweet Corn, North Star 
Peas, World's Record Sweet Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Peas, Lincoln 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 
1 Oz. of: 
Spinach, Special Summer Savoy 
1 Pkt. each of: 
Beet, Crosby's Egyptian 
Beet, Long Season 
Cabbage, Golden Acre, Special 
Carrot, Nantes 
