R. H. Shumway—“The Pioneer American Seedsman”—Established 1870 37 
PEPPER — Shumway’s Specialty 
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WORLD’S This Crop Always Finds a Ready Market at Good Prices 
FINEST Plant Several Kinds. 1. Oz. of Seed Produces 1000 Plants. 
658 Hungarian 
» Yellow Wax 
“Big 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.; 
Vo 02., 60 cts.; 0Z., $1.00; 14 Ib., 
$2.50; 1 Ib., $4.50; Ib., $8.50, 
postpaid. 
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650 Pimiento 
Known as the sweetest of all 
Peppers: absolutely without a sug- 
peetion of sharpness. The fruit is 
eart-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.; 1% oz., 50 cts.; oz., 80 
cts.; % I1b., $2.25; 14 Ib., $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.; 14 oz., 50 cts.; 0z., 80 cts.; 
% Ib., $2.25; 14 Ib., $4.00; 1b., $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- 
hin NAN gent. Of splendid quality either 
tl Hl li ANNAN fresh or when dried. The sturdy 
656 Harris’ Early Giant plants are enormously productive. 
The earliness and prolificness PKt., 20 cts.; 1% oz., 50 cts.; oz, 
appeal to market growers who 80 éts.; Y, lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
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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- 
basco sauce. It is tall growing, producing an abun- 
dant crop of small, slender hot pungent peppers. Pkt., 
20 cts.; 44 0z., 50 cts.; 0z., 80 cts., postpaid. 
can realize a good profit from | 
i\| this splendid pepper. The plants 
| make a dwarf compact growth, 
) bearing as many as 12 large 
glossy green fruits each. The {f 
fruits when ripe are 5 in. long | 
by 3% in. in diameter. Color 
brilliant scarlet-red. The thick 
flesh is sweet, crisp and always 
perfectly mild. Pkt., 
$2.85; 
lb., 7 
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652 Mammoth Golden Queen 
A very attractive novelty pepper, the largest of 
the yellow types. The fruits are bell shaped 
664 SUNNYBROOK OR SWEET SALAD 
TOMATO ‘ 
May be stuffed with meats, rice, ete, and © 
baked, or served as a salad. Fine for can- 
655 Sweet Banana 
Same as No. 658 excepting flesh is mild and sweet instead 
with a waxy. golden yellow skin and thick, light 
yellow flesh. Exceedingly mild, sweet and fine fla- 
vored. The plants are vigorous and bear a large 
crop. Pkt., 20 cts.; % oz., 50 cts.; 0z., 80 cts.; 
Y% Ib., $2.25; % Ib., $4.00; lb., $7.00, postpaid. 
ning, delicate flavor. Stays in bearing right 
through the season from early June until 
frost. Pkt., 20 cts.; 4% 0oz., 50 cts.; oz., 80 
cts.; % lb., $2.25; 14 Ilb., $4.00; 1b., $7.00, 
of being hot. 
Very early, prolific long, pointed, golden yel- 
low pepper with thick sweet flesh. Pods turn red when fully 
matured. Pkt., 25 cts.; 4% oz., 75 cts.; oz., $1.25; %4 Ib., $3.00, 
postpaid. 
659 Long Red Cayenne 
Long, slender pods 3 to 4 inches long 
which taper to a point. Bright red when 
ripe, and very pungent. The best hot pep- 
per for seasoning pickles. Bears in great 
profusion. Pkt., 15 cts.; 144 0z., 45 ct8.; 0z., 
70 cts.; 144 Ih., $1.50; 14 Ib., $2.85; Ih., $5.50, 
postpaid. 
657 New Sweet Pepper 
It has all the grand qualities that have made the ved variety so 
postpaid. 
Golden California Wonder 
popular. The large green fruits have the same thick, solid, flesh 
walls and the same fine flavor—sweet and mild, but at maturity they 
turn a rich golden yellow. PkKt., 20 cts.; 1% 0z., 50 cts.; 02., 
80 cts.; 4 Ib., $2.25; 1/4 Ib., $4.00; Ib., $7.00, postpaid. 
660 Plants 
£row 
quite bushy, 
erect, Fruits one 
and a half in. 
Done, 70 De 
shaped, bright 
red and very 
hot; exceeding- 
ly prolific. Used 
for pepper 
sauce or pick- 
ling or dried 
for winter use. 
Pkt., 20 cts.; % 
649 California Wonder 
The fruits are very large and 
blocky, often measuring 5 inches 
long by 4 inches in diameter at the 
crown. They are smooth and 
glossy, dark green when young 
and becoming brilliant scarlet 
when ripe. The outstanding char- 
acteristic is the thickness and 
quality of the flesh; it is often % 
inch thick, and very crisp, tender, 
juicy and sweet, without any pun- 
gency. Pkt., 25 cts.; 4% oz., 60 cts.; 
} 654 An outstanding large-fruited sweet 
type equally popular for market and | 
home garden. The fruits average 5 by 3 
inches, taper slightly from the crown, 
In color 
and are usually three-lobed. 
they pass from a deep green to a glossy 
ruby red when ripe. The flesh is thick, 
crisp, tender and mild in flavor with a 
faint piquancy. Excellent for pickling 
when green and for slicing when ripe. 
oz., 50 cts.; 0Z.; 
80 cts.; % Ib., 
$2.25; % Ib, 
$4.00; 1b., $7.00, 
postpaid. 
02., $1.00; 14 Ib., $2.50; 14 Ib., $4.505 
Ib., $8.50, postpaid. 
Delicious and attractive when served 
stuffed. Pkt., 20 cts.; 4% 0oz., 50 cts.; 02, 
80 cts.; 4% lb., $2.25; 14 Ib., $4.00; lb., $7.00, 
' postpaid. 
Hotkaps for Pepper Plants Postpaid 
to You: 
1720— 25 Hotkaps and sturdy cardboard setter...... $1.20 
1718—100 Hotkaps and fibreboard setter............ 3.50 
1719—250 Hotkaps and fibreboard setter..........+. 6.15 
For Larger Quantities See Page 57 
Also See Page 7 for Flats and Plant Bands for Your Plants 
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