Just a few views of 
BURPEE’S FORDHOOK and 
FLORADALE SEED FARMS 



Partial view of the flower trial grounds at Fordhook, 
where hundreds of test plantings are made each year. 



A field of Burpee’s Tetraploid snapdragons (Tetra 
Snaps, for short) growing for seed at Floradale. 

Floradale Farms. Hand pollinating tomato blossoms 
to produce Burpee Hybrids. 



At Fordhook Farms, college girls hand pollinate 
tomato flowers to produce Burpee Hybrids. 



Burpee Hybrid cucumber being tested in one of 
Fordhook greenhouses for adaptability for forcing. 


Vegetable trial grounds at Fordhook with bush snap 
beans in the foreground. 
Cucumber blossoms being pollinated by hand on 
Floradale Farms to create the Burpee Hybrid. 
Pollinating petunias in a Fordhook greenhouse 
to create our new Alldoubles. 
