Better Seeds 
FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 
The following “short list” of Breck's vegetable seeds consists of 
desirable varieties for the home garden. Many additional sorts are 
carried at our Lexington Garden Shop. A complete Seed Catalog 
will be sent upon request. 
BEANS 
5024. Stringless Green-Pod. Extra-early bush Bean; very pro¬ 
ductive. 30c per lb. 
5062. Golden Wax Improved Rustproof. Best of the wax or 
butter Beans. 30c per lb. 
5115. Fordhook Bush Lima. Large, thick Lima Beans. 40c per lb. 
5211. Kentucky Wonder. (Pole.) Most prolific of the green- 
podded pole Beans. May be used as string or shell Beans. 15c 
per pkt.; 20c for Yl It*.; 30c per lb. 
BEETS. 
5305. Crosby’s Egyptian. Favorite early red Beet. 10c per pkt.; 
15c per 02 . 
5297. Detroit Dark Red. Smooth, round Beet, good for canning. 
10c per pkt.; 15c per 02 . 
CARROTS. 
5540. Breck’s Special Strain Danvers Half-Long. Short-rooted, 
tender and sweet. 10c per pkt.; 35c per 02 . 
SWEET CORN. 
5753. Golden Sunshine. Earlier than Bantam; small ears, well 
filled. 20c for Yi lb.; 30c per lb. 
5765. Golden Bantam. A special strain of exceptional quality. 
20c for Yl lb.; 30c per lb. 
5786. Early Crosby. The standard early white Sweet Corn. 25c 
for Yl lb.; 40c per lb. 
CUCUMBER. 
5856. Arlington White Spine. Preferred garden variety. 10c pci 
pkt. 
LETTUCE. 
6043. Black-Seeded Tennisball. Early heading sort. 10c per pkt. 
6083. Green Leaved Big Boston. Best leaf-lettuce. 10c per pkt. 
MELONS. 
6183. Golden Champlain. Early-maturing netted Melon for New 
England. 10c per pkt. 
GARDEN PEAS. 
6589. Hundredfold. Large, early dwarf Pea of best quality. 35c 
per lb. 
6592. Gradus or Prosperity. Popular early variety; dwarf. 35c per 
lb. 
6634. Dwarf Telephone. Mid-season, low-growing; Peas sweet, 
wrinkled. 35c per lb. 
6644. Improved Telephone. The standard late, tall-growing, 
wrinkled Pea, requiring brush for support. Excellent quality. 
35c per lb. 
PARSNIP. 
6514. Breck’s Guernsey. Smooth, fine-textured. 10c per pkt.; 20c 
per 02 . 
RADISH. 
6764. Scarlet Globe. The preferred garden variety. 10c per pkt. 
SWISS CHARD. 
6875. Lucullus. Thick, tender stalks, leaves crinkled. 10c per 
pkt.; 20 c per 02 . 
SQUASH. 
6904. Giant Summer Straightneck. The favorite yellow summer 
Squash. 10c per pkt. 
6912. Giant Summer Crookneck. Early, golden yellow. 10c per 
pkt. 
7004. Blue Hubbard. The best known winter Squash for New 
England. 10c per pkt. 
SPINACH. 
7043. New Zealand. Low-growing, small-leaved; can be picked 
continuously over a long period. 20 c per 02 . 
TURNIP. 
7373. Purple-Top Strap Leaf. Best flat summer Turnip. lOc per 
pkt. 
7427. White Cape. Rutabaga. Fine-grained white winter Turnip. 
10 c per pkt. 
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INSECTICIDES 
ARSENATE OF LEAD. Kills leaf-eating insects; may be used as a 
dry dust or mixed with water. 30c per lb.; $1.00 for 4 lbs.; $4.50 
for 25 lbs. 
BLACK LEAF 40. Concentrated nicotine-sulphate; a most effective 
contact spray for sucking insects. 35c per 02 .; $1.00 for 5 02 s.; 
$2.25 per lb. 
CYANOGAS ANT KILLER. Dry powder injected into ant-hills, 
generating poison gas, immediately killing insects and eggs. 30c 
for 4-02. can. 
GREENTOX. Rotenone spray, killing by contact and also by fumes 
and poisoning. Particularly effective against plant-lice or other 
soft-bodied insects. 35c per 02 ; $1.00 for 6 02 s.; $2.00 for 16 02 s. 
NAPHTHALENE FLAKES. For control of thrips on bulbs. 15c 
per lb. 
PARIS GREEN. Old-time poison for leaf-eating insects. 25c for 
1/4 lb. 
POMO-GREEN WITH NICOTINE. Combined insecticide and 
fungicide, valuable for control of aphis and black-spot on roses 
and other plants. 75c per lb.; $3.00 for 5 lbs. 
ROTENONE DUST. Non-poisonous insecticide which can be used 
safely on vegetables for control of bean beetles, cabbage worms, 
aphis, etc. 25c per lb.; 45c for 2 lbs; $1.00 for 5 lbs. 
SNAROL. A dry powder to scatter around young plants, poisoning 
cut-worms, slugs, grasshoppers, etc. The standard killer for cut¬ 
worms. 35c for II /2 lbs.; 85c for 4 lbs. 
TRI-OGEN. The three-purpose spray for roses; controls aphis, leaf- 
eaters, and fungus diseases at one application. $1.50 for small kit; 
$4.00 for medium kit; $6.00 for large kit. 
SCALE-KILLERS. For oyster-shell scale, San Jose scale, etc., on 
fruit trees, lilacs, dogwoods, etc. 
Scalecide. 65c per qt.; $1.60 per gal. 
Sun-o-co Spray Oil. $1.25 per gal.; $5.00 for 5 gals. 
Lime-Sulphur, Dry. 30c per lb.; $1.25 for 5 lbs. 
FUNGICIDES. For control of mildew, black-spot, molds, and 
diseases due to fungous infections. 
Bordeaux Mixture. (Dry). A standard remedy for fungous dis¬ 
eases. May be applied as dust or wet spray. 30c per lb.; $1.00 for 
4 lbs. 
Semesan. For disinfecting seeds and bulbs. 35c for 2 02 s.; $2.25 
per lb. 
Wettable Sulphur. Extra fine Sulphur for dusting, or may be 
used as a wet spray mixed with water. 65c for 4-lb. pkg. 
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES 
ADCO. Added to compost of leaves and garden-waste Adco quickens 
their disintegration and produces humus of high plant-food value. 
$2.25 for garden-si 2 e bag (25 lbs.); $10.50 for 150 lbs. 
CREOSOTE MIXTURE. Used principally for painting moth-egg 
clusters. 45c per qt., $1.10 per gal. 
GRAFTING WAX. 20c for (4 lb.; 30c for Yl lb.; 5?c per lb. 
MOUSE SEED. Poisoned bait for mice. 25c per pkg. 
NODOGEN. Pure culture of nitrogen-fixing bacteria for sweet peas, 
garden peas and beans. 10 c for garden-si 2 e bottle. 
ROOTONE. Hormone powder for treating cuttings, seeds and bulbs 
to induce quick rooting and prevent damping-off. 25c per pkg.; 
$ 1.00 for 2 02 s. 
TREE PAINT (Cabot’s). For painting exposed wood resulting from 
cuts or bruises, to exclude moisture and prevent decay. 40c per 
qt.; $1.25 per gal. 
“Everything for the Garden” at the Bay State Garden Shops 
