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i PEP PER— Shumwa Specialty FINEST Plant Several Kinds. 1 Oz. of Seed Produces 1000 Plants. 
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658 Hungarian 
Yellow Wax 
“Biz Demand for This On 
Every Market” 
An early hot pepper noted 
in its class for being unusual- 
ly large and thick-fleshed. The 
fruits are 6 to 7 inches long 
and 2 inches in diameter at 
the shoulder tapering to a 
point. They are waxy yellow 
at first, later becoming orange, 
and finally bright red. Very 
fine for canning. Pkt., 25 cts.; 
Y, 0z., 60 cts.; 0z., $1.00; 14 Ib., 
$2.50; 1% Ib., $4.50; 1b., $8.50, 
postpaid. 
650 Pimiento 
Known as the sweetest of all 
peppers: absolutely without a sug- 
gestion of sharpness. The fruit is 
heart-shaped, curving smoothly 
from a broad crown and pointed at 
the base; size medium and shape 
uniform. Color bright green ripen- 
ing to ruby red. Excellent sliced 
for salads, or stuffed and baked. 
Pkt., 20 cts.; % oz. 50 cts.;_ 0z., 
80 cts.; %4 Ilb., $2.25; 1% Ih., $4.00; 
lb., $7.00, postpaid. 
653 For size this variety is unequalled. The 
fruits are large, measuring 6 inches across by 
4% to 5 inches deep. They are rich green 
turning to brilliant cherry red at maturity. 
The meat is moderately thick, sweet and mild. 
Desirable for slicing or to use as a stuffed 
pepper. Pkt., 20 cts.; 44 0z., 50 cts.; oz., 80 cts.; 
% Ib., $2.25; 44 ib., $4.00; Ib., $7.00, postpaid. 
665 Anaheim Chili 
Handsome, bright red peppers 
growing 5 to 7 in. long and about 
1 in. thick at the shoulder, gradu- 
ally tapering toward the point. 
Their bright red skin is most at- 
tractive and makes them a valu- 
able market variety. The thick 
flesh is exceedingly hot and pun- 
gent. Of splendid quality either 
al Hh HER fresh or when dried. The sturdy 
656 Harris’ Early Giant i plants are enormously productive. 
The earliness and prolificness Pkt., 20 cts.; 14% oz., 50 cts.; 02z., 
appeal to market growers who 80 cts.; 14 Ib., $2.25, postpaid. 
663 Tabasco 
The hottest of all peppers. Prolific. It is easily 
gathered as the fruit does not adhere to the stem 
but grows almost erect on the branches. This va- 
riety is used in manufacturing the well known Ta- 
Samson WreMaiig acta or oftlecon basco sauce. It is tall growing, producing an abun- 
LKAEREnicncl depeonens Bherpiints dant crop of small, slender hot pungent peppers. Pkt., 
make a dwarf compact growth, 20 cts.; 44 oz., 50 cts.; 0z., 80 cts., postpaid. 
fruits when ripe are 5 in. 
/ by 8% in. in diameter. Color 
( brilliant scarlet-red. The thick 
‘ flesh is sweet, crisp and always 
perfectly mild. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
Ye on”, 45 cts.; 02., 10 cts.; 4 
b. ; % Ib., $2.85; Ib., 
652 Mammoth Golden Queen 664 SUNNYBROOK OR SWEET SALAD 
A very attractive novelty pepper, the largest of TOMATO 655 
the yellow types. The fruits are bell shaped May be stuffed with meats, rice, ete., and Sweet Banana 
oN teens eee Seen eae ae SEAN eet abies Le ee wincyeer epee Same as No. 658 excepting flesh is mild and sweet instead 
vored. The plants are vigorous and bear a large ; = Crees La Demin en : 
through the season from early June until 
crop. Pkt., 20 cts.; 1 0z., 50 cts.; oz., 80 cts.; frost. Pkt. 20 Sta : Re he ea 
eT 00: Ib., $7. SSS iGe st. ” cts.; 44 0z., 50 cts.; oz., 80 
% Ib., $2.25; 1% Ib., $4.00; Ib., $7.00, postpaid cts.; 14 Ib. $2.25: he we Oa: ea eros! 
of being hot. Very early, prolific long, pointed, golden yel- 
low pepper with thick sweet flesh. Pods turn red when fully 
659 Long Red Cayenne ee matured, Pkt., 25 cts.; 144 0z., 75 cts., postpaid. Very scarce. 
Long, slender pods 3 to 4 inches long 657 Golden California W onder New Sweet Pepper 
which taper to a point. Bright red when xe 
ripe, and very pungent. The best hot pep- It has all the grand qualities that have made the red variety so 
per for seasoning pickles. Bears in great E , i. ; ? 
profusion. Pkt., 15 cts.; 14 0z., 45 cts.; 02, popular. The large green fruits have the same thick, solid, flesh 
70 cts.; %4 Ib., $1.50; % Ih., $2.85; Ib., $5.50, } 
postpaid. walls and the same fine flavor—sweet and mild, but at maturity they 
turn a rich golden yellow. Pkt., 20 cts.; 14 0z., 50 cts.; 0z., 
80 cts.; 4 Ib., $2.25; ~ Ib., $4.00; 1b., $7.00, postpaid. 
660 Plants 
grow : 
; Wie quite bushy, : s 
ererke! Bui one 649 California Wonder 
B { | and a half in. : i ae ge = 
K long, cone The fruits are very large and 
i ; . f blocky, often measuring 5 inches 
| shaped, bright long by 4 inches in diameter at the 
red and very : crown. They are smooth and 
hot; exceeding- imme 3 clossy, dark green when young 
ly prolific. Used : and becoming brilliant scarlet 
654 An outstanding large-fruited sweet 
type equally popular for market and when ripe. The outstanding char- 
acteristic is the thickness and 
quality of the flesh; it is often % 
for pepper 
sauce or pick- 
home garden. The fruits average 6 by 3 
inches, taper slightly from the crown, ling or dried : inch thick, and very crisp, tender, 
and are usually three-lobed. In color for winter use. g juicy and sweet, without any pun- 
they pass from a deep green to a glossy Pkt., 20 cts.; % gency. Pkt., 25 cts.; 4¢ oz., 60 cts.5 
ruby red when ripe. The flesh is thick, 0Z., 50 cts.; OZ, # 0Z., $1.00; 44 Ib., $2.50; 14 Ib., $4.50; 
80 cts.; ™% Ih., i 1b., $8.50, postpaid. 
$2.25; 1% Ih, a 
$4.00; 1b., $7.00, 
postpaid. 
erisp, tender and mild in flavor with a 
faint piquancy. Excellent for pickling 
when green and for slicing when ripe. 
Delicious and attractive when served 
stuffed. Pkt., 20 cts.; 4% oz. 50 cts.; 02Z., | 
80 cts.; %4 1b., $2.25; 14 1hb., $4.00; 1lb., $7.00, 
postpaid. 
648 Shumway’s American Giant 
King of All Sweet Mangoes. The largest early Sweet 
Pepper I have ever seen. . Produces marketable crop in 62 
days, making it especially valuable for Northern planters. 
Plants vigorous, erect, extremely prolific, fruits 4% inches 
long by 334 diameter, slightly tapered. Deep green be- 
coming brilliant red, sweet throughout. Pkt., 15 cts.; % 
oz., 45 cts.; oz., 70 cts.; 14 lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
