Foreword 
In submitting our descriptive booklet on vine seeds 
“The Cucurbits, Illustrated” to the trade, we have in 
mind that it may serve a worthy double purpose. 
First: As a guide to a thorough knowledge of vari¬ 
eties, plant breeding and improvement work for the 
benefit of our loyal friends and customers among seeds¬ 
men, everywhere. 
Secondly: It is our earnest desire that the years of 
our faithful endeavors, represented by this volume may 
serve as a lasting tribute to all of those fine pioneer 
characters in the history of American seed production. 
The Editor 
