“BEST POSSIBLE” SEEDS 
CHAS. C. HART SEED CO. — 4 — WETHERSFIELD. CONN. 
HART'S SEEDS 
Now Treated to Prevent Damping Off 
and Seed Decay 
THE CAUSE OF POOR STANDS 
A poor germination of seeds in the home garden or in the commercial field is more likely to 
be due to seed decay or to the death (damping-off) of seedlings before they come through the soil 
than to "poor seed" or to drying winds after emergence. This is particularly true when wet weath¬ 
er follows seeding. 
Damping-off is caused by a few soil-inhibiting fungi that readily live from year to year in the 
soil, especially soils rich in organic matter. These fungi attack and kill the tender seedlings either 
before they come up or after they are through the soil, causing them to ”damp-off"or "drop over." 
A DEFINITE CONTROL FOR DAMPING-OFF 
Modem agricultural science has been investigating for some time the causes and control of 
this condition which causes hundreds of thousands of dollars loss throughout the country every 
year and has finally become of the opinon that "damping-off" and "seed rot" may be checked by 
the use of three chemical substances: Red Copper Oxide, Zinc Oxide and Semesan which appear 
to be of special benefit to certain particular seeds. 
We have long felt badly, that our strains of seed, carefully grown on disease-free soil, as pure 
as nature and horticultural science can make them, should be planted on badly infested soil to the 
detriment of our good reputation. 
WE WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING TREATED SEEDS FOR 1937: 
Red Copper Oxide 
Egg Plant 
Lettuce 
Melons 
Pepper 
Semesan 
Onion 
Zinc Oxide 
Cabbage 
Cauliflower 
Carrot 
Celery 
Cucumber 
Spinach 
Tomato 
It is entirely possible for you to treat your own seed. However, so many gardeners neglect to 
do this and so many others fail to do so properly, that we prefer to spare you the time and trouble 
and treat the seed ourselves, carefully and scientifically under the supervision of trained men. 
We believe the increased germination, sturdier growth and heavier yields you receive from 
treated seed will repay many times over the slight additional expense. 
BE SURE YOU BUY INSURED SEEDS 
Approximate 
Germination 
PLEASE NOTE 
HART'S SEEDS ARE TESTED 
97 % 
Every lot of seed we send out bears a stamp similar to 
this. This means that according to our tests this many seeds 
out of every hundred will grow. 
FIVE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY HART'S SEEDS— 
1. HIGH-BRED PARENTAGE. 
2. CAREFULLY GROWN. 
3. TREATED AGAINST DISEASE. 
4. TESTED FOR GERMINATION. 
5. GUARANTEED TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. 
