The Frank S. Platt Co. 
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1937 
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TCeep pace with time and faith with friends. 
OUR TRADE MARK is intended to serve as a mark of identification for PLATT’S SEEDS — 
Vegetable, Field, Flower and Grass Seeds. 
White Egg Turnip, the central object around which others have grown, was introduced by us 
to the trade in 1877, during the first year of our history. Its qualities were outstanding, and 
as a result, is now known and grown internationally. In 1888, Platt’s King of the Garden Lima 
was introduced and today the true stock is still the finest pole lima and in a class by itself. 
Connecticut has been called the cradle of the seed industry in America, and the quality of its 
Sweet Corn for seed purposes is important and highly esteemed. 
As life would be incomplete without the beautiful, so would our Trade Mark be incomplete 
without Flowers and Grasses representing these important features of our business. All in all, 
they represent dependable qualities and standards that have been and will be maintained. 
Hidden Assets in Seeds 
EEDS are bought for what they will produce. Yet there is no way of judging from 
appearance whether a certain lot of seeds will produce a good crop or a poor one. 
Seeds may be tested for germination in a few days. It is comparatively simple to 
make such a test and no seedsman should think of selling seeds without a germination 
test. But the only way of knowing in advance what seeds are likely to produce is to know the 
characteristics of their parents. Good seed stocks must come from outstanding plants possess¬ 
ing, to the greatest possible extent, the desired qualities of productiveness, uniformity, season, 
flavor, color, disease-resistance, or any other good feature. Such stocks are the result of in¬ 
tegrity and skill in selection and plant breeding. 
FOR SIXTY YEARS, through hard times and prosperity, the confidence of our customers has 
enabled us to maintain the high standards whereby PLATT’S SEEDS have stood The Test of 
Time. 
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WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF GRASS SEED 
for Lawns and Athletic Fields, and invite 
your inquiries concerning formulas to meet special needs 
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