




DREER'S PRESENTS 
The Newest Development 
in Horticulture 
Pelletized Seeds 
Pelletized Seeds promise to add more pleasure and returns 
to home gardening than any other recent development in 
horticulture, and in the growing of commercial food crops 
offer potentially great savings to grower and consumer alike. 
DREER’S are pleased to offer Pelletized Seeds to our 
customers for the first time. 
What are Pelletized Seeds? Pelletized Seeds are selected 
seeds coated with inert materials, by a patented process, to 
increase the size to uniform, spherical pellets that can be 
accurately and conveniently “space” planted. This coating 
dissolves with less moisture than the amount necessary to 
germinate seed and permits required aeration. 
Pelletizing makes possible incorporation in the pellets of 
larger quantities of seed protectants than can usually be 
applied, p!us insecticides, stimulants and trace elements so 
necessary to proper growth. 
Why Pelietize Seeds? Everyone who gardens is familiar 
with the difficulty of planting fine seeds thinly enough in 
the row. If planted too thickly not only are seeds wasted, 
but the resultant seedlings are weakened by being too 
crowded. Several “thinning outs” are necessary to obtain 
the correct distance between plants. Transplanting requires 
at least an equal amount of time, effort and money. In 
Pelletizing, maximum advantage is taken of modern fungi- 
cidal protection against seed and soil borne diseases and soil 
insects through applying in the Pelletizing material such 
disinfectants as DDT, calomel, mercurials or lead-arsenate. 
Promotion of strong roots and healthy plants is gained by 
adding vitamin B-1, indol-butyric-acid, phosphate, potash 
and other foods. Tests indicate that Pelletizing affords suffi- 
cient protection against cold and excess moisture to permit 
earlier planting in the open ground. 
Who developed Peiletized Seeds? Pelletized Seeds were 
developed three years ago by the Sugar Beet industry in 
conjunction with the Dow Chemical Company, and ex- 
tensive tests leading to further refinements have been, and 
continue to be made by large food processors, State Ex- 
perimental Stations, Colleges and the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. 
When were Pelletized Seeds developed? Although Pel- 
letized Seeds will be new to the average gardener and their 
general use is still in the experimental stage, the United 
States Government is using them extensively, for reclama- 
tion of waste areas, as their additional weight helps distri- 
bution in airplane planting. Sugar Beet growers have used 
Pelletized Seeds for three years and demand is increasing 
each year. 
Where can Peiletized Seeds be used to advantage? 
Obviously the home gardener is not interested in airplane 
planting of lettuce, but he is interested in getting quicker 
results with less effort. Pelletized Seeds of tomatoes, cabbage, 
broccoli, cauliflower, egg-plant, etc. can be sown directly 
where they are to grow without delaying time of harvest. 
Pelletized tomato seed, for instance, planted directly in the 
open two to three weeks before tomato plants could be set 
out, produced ripened fruit at the same time. Pelletized 
Seed should be pianted no deeper than uncoated seed. 
DREER’S recommend Pelletized Seeds on an experi- 
mental basis to all gardeners who are interested in the ad- 
vancement of horticulture. 
Selected Varieties For Trial. We offer, with Dreer’s 111 
year old Guarantee of Satisfaction, twelve selected varieties 
of Vegetables and ten Flowers in uniform packets of one 
hundred seeds each. We urge our customers to give this new 
method a thorough trial. We shall be interested to hear the 
results of your plantings and to this end ask that you make 
check plantings of non-pelletized seeds. Your ideas and sug- 
gestions will be welcomed. 
Pelletized Wegetable Seeds 
Packets: 25c each; 5 for $1.00 
BEET, Crosby Egyptian. Bright red skin and flesh. 
BROCCOLI, Sprouting Calabrese. 
182 BRUSSEL SPROUTS, Long Island Improved. 
193 CABBAGE, Copenhagen Market. A favorite early. 
232 CARROT, Chantenay Red Cored. 
254 CAULIFLOWER, Early Snowball X. 
442 LETTUCE, Black Seeded Simpson. Finest quality. 
568 ONION, Yellow Globe Danvers. 
740 PEPPER, Ruby King. Large, tapering fruits. 
985 RUTABAGA, Improved Purple Top Yellow. 
896 TOMATO, Break O’Day. Fine early variety. 
$66 TURNIP, Purple Top White Globe. 
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Pelletized Flower Seeds 
Packets: 25¢ each; 5 for $1.00 
1330 ASTER, Late Branching Mixed. 
1600 CALENDULA, Double Mixed. Full double flowers. 
2400 ESCHSCHOLTZIA Mixed. (California Poppy.) 
LARKSPUR, Giant Imperial Double Mixed. 
MARIGOLD, African Double Mixed. 
MARIGOLD, French Dwarf Double Mixed. 
4180 SWEET PEAS, Summer Flowering Mixed. 
4456 WALLFLOWER, Extra Early Single Mixed. 
4560 ZINNIA, California Giants Mixed. 
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4520 ZINNIA, Dwarf Double Mixed. 

Beet Seed—Segmented—Pelletized 
Pelletized Beet Seeds 
Beet Seeds are in reality pods which contain 2 or 3 seg- 
ments, each segment containing a germ (seed), consequently 
each pod will send up 2 or 3 sprouts. For Pelletizing, Beet 
Seeds are first broken into segments and these segments are 
then Pelletized as shown in the illustration above. 

For 1949 we can only Supply the Varieties of Pelletized Seeds listed above. 5 
