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California 
Wonder 
Pepper 
LONG RED CAYENNE, 70 days. Pendent fruits about 5 inches long 
and % inch in diameter at the base, often curved and twisted; bright 
red, hot and pungent. 
Oz., 90c; 1% Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. 
HUNGARIAN YELLOW WAX. (Hot.) 60 days. Very early. De- 
sirable for home, market garden and canning. Plants small, heavily 
productive. Fruits 6 to 7 inches long, 2 inches thick, tapered, smooth, 
waxy light yellow becoming bright red. Flesh thick, pungent. 
Oz., 90c; 1% Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. 
HUNGARIAN YELLOW SWEET. 60 days. Considered the first 
early Pepper in the season. The fruit is from 512 to 6 inches long by 
1¥2 inches in diameter, tapered, smooth flesh; is fairly thick and pun- 
gent. Color is waxy yellow, becoming a bright red at maturity. 
Oz., $1.00; %4 Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid. 
VINEDALE. 62 days. All-America Selection. Vigorous, dwarf, very 
productive, extra early, uniform, dependable. Fruit medium size, con- 
ical with blunt or pointed ends. Fruits turn red early. 
Oz., $1.35; Y% Ib., $4.50; 1 Ib., $16.00, postpaid. 
SWEET BANANA. 65 days. The plant is 20 to 24 inches tall, up- 
right, dark green, very vigorous, heavy foliage of large leaves. Fruit 
612 to 742 inches long, 1 inches in diameter, tapered to the point 
with very slight curve; sweet, medium flesh wall, light yellow turning 
to bright red at maturity. Is an excellent variety for home and garden. 
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid. 
BULL NOSE or LARGE BELL. 55 days. Large, bell-shaped, thick 
fleshed fruit. Good for Mango pickles. 
Oz., 90c; 4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. 
WORLD BEATER, 70 days. The most prolific large Pepper. Fruit 
very large, about 5 inches long. Flesh thick, mild and sweet. Pepper 
tapering and of a bright ruby color when ripe and very attractive. 
Oz., 90c; 4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. 
RUBY KING. 65 days. One of the most profitable and satisfactory 
varieties for the home or market garden; plants are early, productive 
and of dwarf compact, upright growth; fruits pendent, often 4 to 6 
inches long by 3 to 4 inches thick, tapering and of a bright ruby-red 
color; flesh is thick, mild and sweet. 
Oz., 90c; Ya Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, postpaid. 
PIMENTO. 73 days. A rather late, very thick-fleshed, heart-shaped, 
smooth, mild, crimson variety; much used for salads. 
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid. 
RED CHILI. 85 days. Small, red, cone-shaped. Very hot and pro- 
lific. Used for seasoning. 
Oxz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, postpaid. 
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Peppers 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will 
produce about 2000 plants; 8000-9000 plants for 
an acre. Sow seeds in hotbeds from February to 
April; transplant to open ground when all danger 
from frost is past, in rows about 3 feet apart and 
18 inches apart in the row. Seed can be sown in 
the open ground late in May, and thinned as 
above. Cover seed about half an inch. 
CALIFORNIA WONDER. 72 days. Thickness 
of flesh alone, which is often 3% of an inch, places 
this sweet Pepper above all others. Vigorous 
growing plants, blocky fruit 5 inches long and 
4 inches wide. When fully matured, it has a 
waxed appearance. 
Oz., 90c; %4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, post- 
aid. 
OAKVIEW WONDER, 63 days. An earlier and 
more productive strain of California Wonder. 
Fruits blocky, smooth, with thick, mild, sweet 
flesh. Plants shorter and stockier but fruits are 
set earlier and more abundantly. An outstanding 
strain unsurpassed for shipping and for the home 
and market garden. 
Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, 
postpaid. 
CHINESE GIANT. 80 days. 
12 to 15 inches in circumference. 
tender, mild and sweet. 
Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.00; 1 
postpaid. 
HARRIS’ EARLY GIANT. 63 days. The ear- 
liest and most prolific of all large Peppers. Is of 
dwarf, compact growth, bearing as many as 12 
pendent fruits on a single plant. Fruit scarlet, 
measuring 5 inches long by 3! inches in diam- 
eter; 3-lobed, mild and sweet. A profitable Pep- 
per for the market. 
Oz., $1.00; Y% Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, 
Fruits To- 
postpaid. 
SUNNYBROOK, 73 days. Sweet. 
mato-shaped, 2 inches deep, 3 inches in diameter, 
smooth, glossy dark green turning to deep scarlet- 
red. Flesh thick and sweet. It is early and pro- 
ductive. Truly a home garden variety. 
Oz., $1.00; % Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $9.00, 
postpaid. ; 
KING OF THE NORTH. 64 days. A late in- 
troduction and a winner. Similar in type to Ruby 
King but decidedly earlier. The plant is of me- 
dium size and prolific. The fruit is long, mod- 
erately slender, tapering to 3 or 4 points. 
Oz., 90c; 4 Ib., $2.70; 1 Ib., $8.00, post- 
paid. 
Mammoth fruits 
Flesh _ thick, 
Ib., $9.00, 
Oakview 
Wonder 
