1820 
1936 
Comstock, Ferre & Company 
Wethers fields Connecticut 
FINE NEW VEGETABLE INTRODUCTIONS 
Specialties you should grow 
BEANS, McGREA’S BUSH LIMA Prolific new 
variety for gardens and canning. Medium 
sized pods with thick beans of unusually sweet 
flavor which retain their green color when 
cooked. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00, postpaid. 
BEANS, TENDERGREEN A strong-growing 
healthy variety very productive of straight, 
round, fleshy pods; stringless and of high quality 
for market and home garden use. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $1.90, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 14c per lb. 
POLE BEANS, ITALIAN HORTICULTURAL 
A distinct variety of the Cranberry type with 
large flat seeds. The large yellow pods are 
heavily splashed with red. When well grown 
it is the largest podded and brightest colored 
shell bean. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.30, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 18c per lb. 
BEET, PERFECTED DETROIT 
A superior strain, very deep glowing red in 
color and uniformly smooth and round. Prac¬ 
tically every root has exactly the same deep 
color. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 34 lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00; 
10 lbs. $9.00. 
CABBAGE, STEADFAST New hard round- 
headed midseason variety with the outstanding 
quality of being extremely slow to crack or 
bolt to seed. 
Pkt. 15c; Oz. 60c; J4 lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00. 
HYBRID CORN, SPANCROSS P39 Earliest 
hybrid of good quality. Large ear and quite 
uniform in growth and season. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 35c per lb. 
HYBRID CORN, MARCROSS P39 Earliest 
large eared hybrid, three days later than Span- 
cross P39. Good yielder. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 35c per lb. 
HYBRID CORN, GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM 
Outstanding main crop variety for productive¬ 
ness and quality. Ears are large and 10 to 14 
rowed w r ith thin husk. Nearly every stalk bears 
two full sized ears so uniform in maturity that 
no more than two pickings are required for the 
whole crop. Yield is several thousand more 
ears per acre than any other large eared variety. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 ibs. $4.00, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 35c per lb. 
LETTUCE, NEW YORK NO. 515 Special strain 
resistant to tip burn and more sure to head in 
warm weather than the excellent No. 12 strain. 
Heads are medium size and leaves rather dark 
green. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 34 lb. 70c; Lb. $2.25. 
MUSKMELON, DELICIOUS A new early strain 
of Bender’s Surprise of equal quality. Slightly 
smaller and two weeks earlier. 
Pkt. 10c; 34 lb. 45c; Lb. $1.50. 
WATERMELON, PRIDE OF MUSCATINE 
Medium early long dark green melon resistant 
to wilt. Firm rind with beautiful deep red 
flesh which is sw r eet, crisp and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 34 lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00. 
RADISH, GLOWING BALL 
Round bright red forcing variety with crisp 
white flesh. Roots have less tendency to split 
than other forcing sorts. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 34 lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00. 
SPINACH, SPECIAL SUMMER SAVOY Extra 
longstanding dark green curled for summer 
planting. Distinct improvement in quick grow¬ 
ing longstanding type. 
Oz. pkt. 10c: 34 lb. 15c; Lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.90. 
SQUASH, GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK 
We are continually reselecting this fine strain. 
Very long and slender with the desirable light 
yellow color, a good yielder and practically free 
from crooknecks. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 34 lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 
TOMATO, NYSTATE New variety developed 
by the New York Agricultural Experiment 
Station. Second early garden and canning sort. 
Fruit deep red, large, flattened globe shape, free 
from cracks and ripening without green spots. 
Pkt. 25c. 
TOMATO, Rutgers A new variety resulting from 
a Marglobe cross made by the New Jersey 
Agricultural Experiment Station. Fruits are 
medium to large, globe shape but flattened at 
stem end. The flesh is very firm and red. 
Pkt. 15c; Oz. 65c; 34 lb. $2.25. 
TOMATO, PENN STATE New extra early round 
scarlet developed by Dr. Myers of Penn. State 
College. Vines are very short and produce a 
heavy central set of large smooth fruit very 
early. May be planted very close in row-. 
Pkt. 10c; 34 oz. $1.00: Oz. $1.85; 34 lb. $6.00. 
CORN, WOOD’S SOUTHERN HYBRID This 
new crossed type stands far ahead of all other 
ensilage varieties in yield per acre of both green 
fodder and actual feeding value. The method 
of producing seed adds to the cost but the 
planter is well repaid in increased yield. 
Bushel $5.00, 56 lbs., not prepaid. 
NEW SEED TREATMENT 
RED COPPER OXIDE Dusting with this chemi¬ 
cal has proven not only a definite preventative 
of “damping off” of seedlings but a distinct 
stimulant to grow'th of many vegetables such 
as Beet, Cabbage, Carrot, Cucumber, Lettuce, 
Peas, Pepper, Spinach and Tomato and many 
Flower Seeds. One teaspoonfull treats one to 
five pounds of seed. 34 Lb. 35c; 1 Lb. 90c. 
