
It is surprising the quantity of vegetables that can be 
raised on even a small plot of ground with little effort 
and time. Living costs are high, which alone should be 
sufficient reason for greater production of homegrown 
vegetables. Then, too, the vegetables you grow will 
have much better flavor than those you buy. Home 
vegetable gardening is a big business, and a very inter- 
esting and healthful one for all to enjoy. 
For extra yield and more food per sq. ft. of garden 
space, plant hybrids wherever they are available. If you 
have room for sweet corn, be sure to grow the new 
Burpee Snowcross and Burpee Surecr6ss hybrids offered 
on page 89; Burpee Hybrid Cucumber, page 92; 
Burpee Hybrid Eggplant, page 94; Yankee Hybrid 
Squash, page 114; Burpee Hybrid Tomatoes, page 118. 
Hybrids are strong, vigorous growers and outyield 
regular varieties, the extra quantities coming, in large 
measure, from the soil. To produce more, these plants 
should be fed more. Extra applications of manure or 
fertilizers will help you get maximum results. 
Do not be satisfied with one crop of vegetables from 
seed sown in the spring. Keep your garden working 
three seasons out of four and in mild climates it is pos- 
sible to make plantings so that crops may be harvested 
every month. Be sure to can, freeze, dry and store as 
much food as possible for use during the winter. Keep 
all ground occupied. When an early crop is harvested, 
follow it by another. Plant a leaf crop after a root crop 
and vice-versa. Before doing so, prepare the soil well, 
add fertilizer, working it lightly into the soil. 

Richard Lee Killmer, son of 
Mr, and Mrs. Edward Killmer, Woodbridge, N, J. 
When sending us this picture last May, Mrs. 
Killmer wrote “‘Richard has always been fond of 
the Burpee catalog. As a baby, he liked the 
colored pictures, but this year (1946) he had the 
fun of planting his first garden. Richard became 
so enthusiastic planting vegetable seeds that 
several beans came up in the rows of corn. He 
just loves flowers, too.” 
Richard was born October 15th, 1942, and 
soon thereafter his daddy became a U. S. Navy 
Seabee. For the three years he was away, Mrs. 
Killmer took care of the garden alone and grew 
plenty of vegetables for Richard and herself. 
Congratulations, Mrs. Killmer and best wishes 
to the Killmers for most successful gardens in 
the years to come, 

Maturity Dates 
The average number of days required from the time the seed is sown until vegeta- 
bles are ready for use is given with each variety. Where plants must first be grown, 
such as Celery, Cabbage, Peppers, Tomatoes, etc., the number of days to maturity is 
from the time plants are set in the garden. Of course, the time is average, having been 
obtained over a period ot years in our trial grounds under different conditions; some 
variation is to be expected, depending on the season, locality and time of sowing. 
The approximate maturity dates given will show the relative time when different 
varieties will be ready to use. 

© Follow the Bull’s Eye © 
We have used this mark, ©, for years to guide the gardener in the selection of 
vegetable varieties which we believe will give the best results under varied conditions 
of soil and climate. This mark, ©, usually called a bull's eye, was used by the ancient 
alchemists to represent gold. It therefore is most appropriate for indicating the vari- 
eties which we consider the best of their class. If you are not thoroughly posted 
which varieties to choose as the most suitable for your particular section, we suggest 
that you make your selection from those marked with the bull’s eye. They are reliable. 

Burpee’s Cultural Leaflets, Free on Request 
“How to Grow” directions are printed on every bag of Burpee’s Seeds which, if 
followed, should produce satisfactory results, provided that soil and weather condi- 
tions are favorable and plants are properly cared for throughout the growing season. 
Some growers, however, are in need of special or more detailed information on certain 
subjects and the following instructive leaflets are free if asked for when ordering your 
seeds. You need not write out the full names; give the number assigned each leaflet: 
Li Suggestions on Seed Sowing Lil Herbs: Their Culture and Uses 
L2 Summer Gardening L 12 How to Grow Peas 
L3 Hotbeds and Coldframes L 13 How to Grow Beans 
L4 Root Crops L 14 Melons for All 
L5 Onions from Seed L15 How to Grow Tomatoes 
L6 Greens and Salads £L 16 Cucumbers, Squashes, Pumpkins 
LT How to Grow Celery 17 Insect Pests and Plant Diseases 
L8 Cabbage and Caulifiower L1i8 Growing and Storing Vegetables 
L 33 How to Grow Corn L19 Cover Crops and Green Manure 
L 20 How to Establish a Lawn 
Cultural directions are sent with every order of Mushroom 
Spawn, Asparagus, Horse-Radish and Rhubarb Roots. 
For Cultural Leaflets on Flower Seeds, see page 4 71 
