New and Better Vegetables 
Burpee 
Hybrid 
Cucumber 






Pt ae 370 BURPEE HYBRID CUCUMBER 
60 days. High resistance to bacterial wilt, mosaic, and downy mildew are the outstanding attributes of this new 
hybrid white spine, slicing type cucumber. Vines are extremely vigorous, long lived and bear an abundance of 
well formed green fruits of handsome appearance, 8 in. long, 24 in. wide, Square at both ends with medium seed 
_ Cavity and crisp, white flesh of excellent quality. In our trials, the Burpee Hybrid Cucumber produced a higher total 
yield and a larger percentage of fancy fruits than open pollinated varieties grown right alongside because the 
vines remained green and healthy,. and continued to produce their 
fruits long after the others had ceased. Pkt. (30 seeds) 25¢. 
1121 FORDHOOK HYBRID TOMATO / 
60 days. A new early, everbearing, wilt resistant hybrid tomato 
noted for its uniformly shaped, smooth fruits, and the very 
heavy yield of the vigorous vines which begin to bear early 
and continue to produce profusely throughout the entire 
growing season. At Fordhook, it outyielded all other 
varieties for the year. Under general field con- 
ditions, the fruits are of medium size, averaging 
- 5 ozs. in weight and larger when staked; ob- 
iy late to globular in shape, an even scarlet-red in 
color, and mildly acid sweet in flavor. Plants 
are strong growing, spreading, semi-upright, 
with dense foliage which affords protection 
from sun scald. Pkt. (30 seeds) 25¢. 
Burpee Hybrid Cucumber is the first hy- 
brid cucumber and Fordhook Hybrid To- 
mato is the first hybrid tomato seed ever 
offered to the public; both were originated on 
Burpee’s Fordhook Farms in Pennsylvania. 
1376 BURPEE’S RED TAMPALA —Better than Spinach 
Burpee’s Red Tampala (Tam-pal’-a) is equal in 
all respects to Burpee’s Tampala, introduced by us 
last year, but instead of the leaves being green 
they are variegated green and red, the red extend- 
ing out along the veins of the dark green leaves 
whose underside also is red. When cooked, pre- 
pared, and served like spinach it is attractive, ap- 
petizing, and most delicious. Has double the 
Vitamin A content of spinach. 
Tampala is easy to grow and does well in hot 
weather. Sow seeds outdoors any time after the 
ground becomes warm. One sowing usually pro- 
duces enough greens for the season. However, for 
a continuous supply of the most tender leaves, 
make several successive sowings, ten days or two 
weeks apart, and use the entire plants when 5 or 
6 in. high. If plants are allowed to grow, they be- 
come quite large as shown in the picture. When 
this size, break off clusters of leaves at tip of 
branches; then the plants will continue to produce 
allsummer. Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢; 14 oz. 75¢; 
14 oz. $1.25; oz. $4.50. 
See page 42 for Burpees Tampala 3 
Fordhook 
Hybrid 
Tomato 


