Seed Novelties 
and Highlights for 1940 
First Prize Photo of Burgess’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop To¬ 
mato. Taken nearly 2 months before time for fall frosts. 
Man standing on 14-foot ladder beside 
Trip-L-Crop Tomato Plant. 
the winner of the Fir.st Prize, entered the above photograidi in our conte.st, he wrote 
as follows; ‘\ou will notice I used the New York World's Fair .symbol, the trylon and perisphere, to 
train my vines to. The trylon is 16 feet tall and I don't know how much higher the vines would go if it 
were taller. Shortly after tlie picture was taken we picked two %-bu. hampers of ripe tomatoes from these 
vines, some of them weighing nearly 2 lbs. each, and for the past six dry weeks we have picked a great 
many more and would have been completely without tomatoes had it not been for our Trip-L-Crop tomatoes, 
as our other vines have completely dried up.” 
The second picture shows Mr. Benton Phillips, Lebanon, Pa., standing on a 14-foot ladder beside a 
Burgess Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato vine. He sent this photo too late to enter the contest. 
In 1^ I Tomatoes 
2 DUSEl€lS from One Vine 
"Took about 2% bushels from one 15V4 ft. vine 
and still going strong,” writes Mrs. F. Branch, 
Mankato, Itlinn. YOU, too, can get two bushels or 
more of large, luscious tomatoes from one vine if 
you plant Burge.ss’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop. 
Burgess’ Climbing TRIP-L-CROP Tomato is a va¬ 
riety with many suiierior (Uialities. Vines grow rap¬ 
idly to a height of 12 to 18 feet, and the beautiful, 
large, crimson fruits average 3% inches across and 
2% inches deep, with some as deep as 3V^ inches 
and as wide as 5 inches across. The fruits are 
solid, with the meaty center surrounded by small 
seed cells which are separated by solid divisions, 
which makes the tomato unexcelled for both ship¬ 
ping and eating finalities. It is free from blight 
and disea.se and drought resistant. It is the most 
Iiroductive of all tomatoes. Two or three vines will 
produce enough fruit for an average family. It is 
not uncommon to pick more than two bushels of ripe 
tomatoes from one vine. I’kt., 15c; % oz., 50c; 
oz., 85c; Vi lb., $2.75; lb., $10.00, postpaid. 
WARNING — Beware of imitafions. Burgess' 
Climbing Trip-L-Crop is the only genuine tall climb- 
jng tomato. Even vvhen the plant is small, you can 
identify it by its distinctive foliage, which is en¬ 
tirely unlike that of other tomatoes. 
Tomato Vine 19V2 Ft. Tail 
Hardeners from all over the United States praise 
Burgess’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop. Satisfied customers 
write as follows: Pennsylvania, 6 bushels of to¬ 
matoes from 2 vines; Mississippi, 9 bu. from 4 
vines: Tennessee, 34 bu. from 17 vines and still 
bearing; Georgia, more fruit from 250 plants tlian 
from V4 acre Marglobe ; West Virginia, 14 ft. high, 
picked over 2 bu. from each plant; Missouri, almost 
3 bu. from plant 19>/& ft. tall; North Carolina, sold 
$7.00 worth from 35 plants, fruits weighed 3 to 5 
lbs. more per bu. than other varieties; Colorado, 
vines 14 ft. tall with no rain for 87 days; Ken¬ 
tucky, 15 ft. tall, fruits 3 lbs. each; Missouri, 18 
ft. high, one tomato enotigh for 4 persons for one 
meal. The.se original letters are on file in our of¬ 
fice. 
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Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
Cash Prizes for Growers 
of Burgess' Climbing Trip-L-Crop 
Tomatoes 
Our contest last year was such a grand success, 
we have decided to repeat it this year. The fol¬ 
lowing cash prizes will be given for the nine best 
photographs showing one or more plants of Burgess' 
Climbing TKIP-L-CKOP Tomato: 
1st Prize.$25.00 
2nd “ 15.00 
3id " 10.00 
4th " 5.00 
5 th " 1.00 
6th “ 1.00 
7th " 1.00 
8th " 1.00 
9th " 1.00 
You can grow just as good tomatoes as anyone, 
and it costs you nothing to enter this contest. 
Kinall kodak or candid camera pictures will do. 
The only conditions are that professional photog¬ 
raphers will not be allowed to compete, and that all 
jiliotograplis sent to us become our property to use 
as we see fit. The judges will be officers of the 
Burgess Seed & Plant Company and the decision 
of the judges will be final. In case of ties, dupli¬ 
cate prizes will be awarded. Contest closes October 
25th, 1940. Be .sure and grow .some of these won¬ 
derful tomatoes this year and try to win the first 
prize. 
Names of Last Year’s 
Pr !ze Winners 
1st Prize ($25.00). .Tennings Hopkins, K. It. 1, 
Paragould, Ark. 
2nd Prize ($15.00). 5Ir.s. Lydian F. Black, 26 
S. Perry St., Dayton, Ohio. 
3rd Prize ($10.00). Antone L. Comes, Newman, 
C cilif. 
4th Prize ($5.00). J. B. Tullis, It. 2, Bucyrus, 
Ohio. 
5tli Prize ($1.00). Codfrey Krieger, 315 S))encer 
Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
6th Prize ($1.H0). Clark Hutchison, K. 3, Mt. 
Sterling, Ky. 
7th I’rize ($1.00). Frank Lodgers, Greensburg, 
Ind. 
8th Prize ($1.00). .Tohn H. McKlroy, Pearl Liver, 
N. Y. 
9th Prize ($1.00). Mrs. .loseph Krentz, Two 
Livers, Wis. 
Mel-O-Dew Muskmelon 
Mel-O-Dew Muskmelon 
Here is a Melon we have the privilege of introducing 
which will find a place on every market. It is a cross be¬ 
tween Hale’s Best and Honey Dew that is early and disea.se 
resistant, especially blight resistant in hot weather, and 
retains the flavor and texture of the Honey Dew. It was 
developed by IMr. G. A. Lichardson, the originator of 
Honey Lock, and has been thoroughly tested by him as a 
market melon. It has been eagerly bouglit in the great 
Eastern markets and created a sensation in Chicago, where 
they can’t get enough to supply the demand. 
Fruits of Mel-O-Dew are remarkably uniform in size, 
shape and appearance, averaging, under normal conditions, 
4 to 5 lbs. in weight, 7 indies long and 6 inches across. 
It is nearly as early as Honey Rock—only about 5 days 
later—and a great yielder with strong, .sturdy vines. 
I’lanted in rows 7 feet apart, the vines touch. It is com¬ 
mon to find 4 or 5 perfect fruits all of the same size lying 
side by side, almost touching, and ripening nearly at the 
same time. 
In appearance, Mel-O-Dew is strikingly beautiful and so 
distinctive it stands out from all other varieties. It has 
the smooth symmetry of tlie Honey Dew Melon, but is over¬ 
laid with a faint, firm, silvery netting, becau.se of which 
growers have nicknamed it "iviiite Melon.” The flesh is 
extremely deep and is good clear to the rind, which, while 
very firm, is but % inch thick. It has a very small seed 
cavity, and its flesh is golden orange; The flavor is very 
similar to that of Honey Dew, with the same mild, sweet 
quality—never strong or musky. The melons are so solid 
tliey keep for a month in perfect condition in a cool room 
or cellar. So solid, they ship perfectly and have been 
trucked in crates up to 1,000 miles, arriving in the best of 
condition. 
This is the first time seed of Mel-O-Dew has been offered 
for sale. We have a limited supply, grown and selected by 
the originator, which is your guarantee of getting true, 
genuine stock. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 50c: Vt lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
1940 ■’All-America" 
Selections 
'The following introductions were entered in com¬ 
petition with liundred.s. of others which were given 
trial plantings by leading growers in various parts 
of the United States. The.se trials were conducted 
under the auspices of the American Seed Trade As¬ 
sociation. Competent judges selected these varieties 
as being the outstanding introductions of the year 
and worthy of the awards listed. Seed of origina¬ 
tors’ stock, and sold in packets only. 
SELYER MEDAL 
Pkt. 
Ageratum. Midget Blue.$0..25 
Petunia, Glow.25 
Petunia, Cream Star.25 
Sweet Pea, Spring-Flowering Rose Pink.25 
BRONZE MEDAL 
Antirrhinum, Rosalie . 25 
Marigold, Limelight.25 
Scabiosa, Heavenly Blue.25 
Sweet Pea, Spring-Flowering Blue.25 
CpE^IAI One packet each of the en- 1 AC 
tire li.st (8 packets) for.. ^1*03 
