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1938 
Comstock, Ferre & Company 
Wethersjield^ Connecticut 
NEW VEGETABLE STRAINS OF OUTSTANDING MERIT 
HYBRID CORNS 
Record breaking yields of sweet corn of finer 
flavor, disease resistant, and with remarkable uni¬ 
formity in size of ear and maturity are attained 
from scientific hybridizing of seed. We take great 
care to produce true and pure crosses from the best 
parent stock obtainable. This is most important, for 
carelessly grown hybrid seed will be found very 
disappointing in results. Well grown hybrid seed 
repays the extra cost many times over. 
GEM CROSS 72 days* Extra early with stronger 
stalks and larger ears than Spancross varieties. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.50, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 30c per lb. 
SPANCROSS 39 76 days* Good quality extra early 
with long slender ears. Heavy yielder for an 
early variety. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.30, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 28c per lb. 
MARCROSS 39 80 days* Largest eared early 
hybrid. Dependable for sturdy growth to 
overcome adverse weather conditions. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.50, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 30c per lb. 
IMPROVED BANCROSS CF 83 days* Inbred 
strains of Golden Bantam combine to give 
this variety large 12-14 rowed ears 8 inches 
long. Comparable to Golden Cross Bantam 
for outstanding yield, attractiveness and 
superior quality. Nearly a week earlier. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.40, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 29c per lb. 
SUPERGOLD CROSS 89 days* Field tests indicate 
that this new hybrid tops all other large eared 
varieties in yield. A larger, deeper kerneled 
Golden Cross Bantam. 
Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.50, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 100 lbs. 30c per lb. 
*Days to first picking in our 1937 trials. 
CAULIFLOWER, EARLY AMERICAN SNOW¬ 
BALL Large, deep-heading and extra early, often 
producing 100% perfect heads. Beautifully 
white and very firm. 
Pkt. 20c; 3^ Oz. $1.25; Oz. $2.25; % lb. $8.00; 
Lb. $30.00. 
CUCUMBER, COLORADO Prolific new dark 
green cucumber with straight smooth fruit 8 
to 10 inches long. Excellent appearance for 
market and ideal for slicing. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 34 lb. 50c; Lb. $1.75. 
CUCUMBER, STRAIGHT EIGHT One of the 
finest new kinds. Slender, medium green, 8 
inch fruit without stripes. Heavy yielding 
and a good all purpose cucumber. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 34 lb. 45c; Lb. $1.50. 
LETTUCE, IMPERIAL 847 New sure heading 
New York type for warm weather. Dark green, 
large and hard heading. Best Imperial strain 
yet produced for eastern climate. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 34 lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00. 
MUSKMELON, GOLDEN COMBINATION 
Most delicious flavored melon grown. Large 
fruit with deep orange flesh often 3 inches thick. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 34 lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00. 
PARSNIP, ALL AMERICAN New and fine strain 
with clean white roots, free from fiber and 
with small core. Half long with wide shoulder 
and deep hollow crown. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 34 lt>* 30c; Lb. $1.00. 
PEPPER, WINDSOR-A Earliest thick meated 
pepper. Smooth, tapering, medium sized fruit 
are produced in such profusion that it is a 
leader in yield as well as earliness. 
Pkt. 15c; Oz. 75c; M lb. $2.25; Lb. $8.00. 
SQUASH, CONN. STRAIGHTNECK Connecti¬ 
cut Experiment Station introduction. Extra 
early with fruit of medium size and light cream 
color, highly productive. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 34 lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00. 
SQUASH, EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHT- 
NECK Early, high yielding, medium size strain 
of clear creamy yellow color with no trace of 
green. Uniform straight fruit of attractive 
color. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; M lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50. 
CONNECTICUT SEED LAW 
An amendment to the Conn, seed law requires all packages of vegetable seed to bear a dated 
germination test. This is in accord with our practice for many years of carefully testing all seed for 
germination. From long experience we know that germination tests vary with kind and variety^ and 
many other conditions, but we take great care that each lot shall be of normal germination or higher 
for the kind and variety. 
The law does not touch upon the more important subject of quality and trueness of strain. Do not 
forget that there is a vast difference in the crop produced by seed from different sources. Choose a 
dealer of experience who carefully guards his quality with tests of field performance. Neither lower 
prices nor any other inducement can replace the value of our experience in your service. 
