Asgrow Seeds for Vegetable Growers 
Your First Step To Better Crops 
Many varieties which only a few years ago were 
regarded as satisfactory have now been far sur¬ 
passed through the application of modern meth¬ 
ods of plant breeding. 
Such methods are fully employed at the Asgrow 
breeding stations, not only to develop new varie¬ 
ties, but also to improve and maintain at their 
best the standard types which are in general use. 
In this way Asgrow seeds arebred—not just grown. 
A seed is a plant in miniature. All its inherited 
characteristics are there and the grower’s great¬ 
est care can do no more than develop them. 
Choose your seed with care, therefore, and re¬ 
member that even the very finest seed costs but 
a small part of your total outlay in raising a crop. 
Asgrow Seeds are available through local dealers 
and are products of Associated Seed Growers, 
Inc., a consolidation of three of America’s oldest 
but most progressive seed houses, all founded 
over 80 years ago and responsible for much of 
the improvement in the quality of vegetables 
that has taken place since then. Asgrow Seeds 
represent an enduring standard of quality. They 
are your first step to better crops. 
X AUMMtRICA ^ J StLtCTIONS/ 
The All-America Selections Council, sponsored by the American Seed Trade Association and affili¬ 
ated bodies, has in each of the past eight years made awards to distinctively new varieties. These 
coveted awards are made on the results of trials conducted in twelve different sections of the country 
by impartial judges, to whom the entries are known only by numbers, and who allot marks for 
Distinctiveness, General Usefulness, Adaptability, and Uniformity. 
The Asgrow record in these trials is as follows: 
GOLD MEDAL 
Asgrow Stringless Green Pod Bean 
Asgrow Wonder Beet . 
Scarlet Dawn Tomato . 
1933 
1934 
1935 
SILVER MEDAL 
Asgrow Black Valentine Bean . 1933 
Clark’s Special Cucumber . 1933 
Imperator Carrot . 1933 
Asgrow Canner Beet. 1936 
Golden Colonel Corn . 1936 
Teton Pea . 1937 
Baby Potato Lima Bean 1 . 1940 
BRONZE MEDAL 
Stowell’s Evergreen Hybrid Sweet Corn . 
Ruby King Pepper, Asgrow Strain . 
Ioana Hybrid Sweet Corn". 
.. 1934 
.. 1935 
.. 1940 
HONORABLE MENTION 
Cardinal Tomato . 1938 
x In co-operation with University of Illinois. "In co-operation with Iowa State College. 
These new and profitable varieties, with many other products of Asgrow breeding, are described in 
the following pages. In either case, if you want seeds that are dependable and that represent the 
best in vegetable development, ask your dealer for Asgrow Seeds. 
Throughout this catalog varieties marked with a star (*) are strongly recommended for 
excellence of quality and popularity on most markets. 
