Forbes Vegetable Seeds for 1946 
This Seed Catalog offers the best seeds at fair prices. Since 1898 we have 
carefully compared the world’s new strains with those of our own breeding. 
These comparisons enable us to offer you only the best. 
Your job is to grow the very best crops. Our job—never ending—is to 
supply only those seeds which will make your job most successful. New 
varieties come, have their day, and are replaced by still better ones. This 
Catalog lists the very best varieties prominently. ‘They are the ones to use. 
On merit, they have survived through the years or have displaced others. 
Much progress has been made, much is still Jeft to do, but the name 
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T We gladly open charge accounts for persons of approved credit. Trans- 
erms. portation charges on all seed orders are prepaid by us, or we ship collect 
and deduct the charges from your invoice. We either deliver by truck, if 
nearby, or ship by Parcel Post, Express or Freight, whichever is cheapest. If you specify 
Express where we would ship by Freight, you’ll be charged for the difference between 
Express and Freight. We make no charge for bags. 
In small seeds, we supply, unless otherwise specified, 4% ounce at the ounce rate, 
14 pound at the pound rate, and, when there are no specific prices for the following, we 
supply 5 Ibs. at the 10-Ib. rate, 25 Ibs. and over at the 100-Ib. rate, 250 Ibs. and over at 
the 1000-Ib. rate. In Peas, and Beans, we supply 25 Ibs. and over at the 100-Ib. rate, m 
Corn, 30 Ibs. and over at the 100-Ib. rate. Write for special prices on large quantities. 
All orders are subject to approval of Alexander Forbes & Co. and acceptance by them at 
Newark, New Jersey. Disclaimer. Alexander Forbes & Co. give no warranty, express or 
implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, resistance to disease, or any other matter 
of any seeds, plants, or bulbs they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible for 
the crop. Its liability in all instances is limited to the purchase price of the merchandise. 

All prices in this Catalog are subject to change without notice 


Brussels Sprouts 
One ounce wili produce 2500 plants 
Asparagus 
One pound will produce 5000 roots 
Mary Washington Rustproof. A fine U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture strain making very 
rapid, vigorous growth. The large, thick 
deep green, purple-tipped stalks grow tall 
without branching. 
Long Island Half Dwarf. The plants grow 
about 20 inches tall with a succession, in 
fall and early winter, of many firm little, 
1 to 2-inch diameter cabbage-like heads 
along the stem. Hardy. 
Broccoli 
One ounce will produce 2500 plants 
italian Green Sprouting Calabresi. After 
cutting the center head of tight blue- 
green flower-buds, the plants form 
side-shoots with smaller heads. These, 
cut and bunched over a period of 8 
weeks, are tender and of very delicate 
flavor. This is a very fine stram. 
Earligreen. One week earlier than Calabresi 
with slightly smaller center heads but many 
more side heads, all of excellent flavor and 
quality and fine blue green color. 
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Green Pole Beans 
Use 1 1b. for 100 hills; 30 lbs. will plant an acre 
Kentucky Wonder Pole. Deeply creased, 
7 to 9-inch pods, meaty, and stringless. 
Very prolific, bearing heavily throughout 
the season. Early and popular. 
King Horticultural. Long straight, stringless 
pods noted for earliness and huge yield. 
St. Louis White Cornfield. Over a long period 
yields fleshy, 8 to 9-inch, nearly round, 
medium green, almost stringless very 
straight pods of excellent flavor. Very fme. 
Italian Green 
Sprouting _ 
Calabresi Broccoli 



Bush Lima Beans 
One pound for 100 hills; 60 lbs. for an acre 
Fordhook 242. Matures in 68 days, 
one week earlier than Foodhook. 
It stands hot dry weather better, sets 
pods under more adverse conditions 
and yields half again as many pods, 
particularly on the first pickings. 
The pods are very uniform, straight 
and closely hold 3 to 4 good sized 
Beans of excellent quality. 
Baby Fordhook. Erect, branching, vigorous, 
18-inch plants with a large yield of 2-inch 
pods, each holding 3 or 4 small, plump, 
green Beans of fine quality. 
Burpee’s Improved. Large, erect, productive 
plants; 5-mnch pods holding 4 or 5 large, 
flat Beans. Later than Fordhook. 
Fordhook. The green Beans are very thick, 
Pole Lima Beans 
One pound for 100 hills; 30 lbs. for an acre 
Challenger. Vigorous climbing plants with a 
heavy yield of large, plump, straight pods, 
5 to 6 inches long. Each contains 4 to 6 
large, green Beans which are plumper or 
thicker than King of the Garden. 
King of the Garden. Large, flat pods, 6 
inches long containing 4 to 5 very big, flat 
4 to the pod, meaty, tender and juicy. Beans. Very prolific, and quite early, 
The upright plants are vigorous and pro- 
ductive. This is the earliest-maturing, 
large-podded variety. Very popular. 
bearing over a much longer period than any 
Bush Lima, thus commanding higher 
average market prices. 


ASPARAGUS Prt. Woz. Oz. IAlb. Lb. 10 lbs. 
Mary Washington Rustproof......... $0 10 $0 25 $0 75 $2 25 $20 00 
BROCCOLI, Earligreen. . TOS 30555 1:00 300 900 £65 00 
Italian Green Sprouting.... 10 30 90.) 2° 652-48 00 se 55.00 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. L. I. Half Dwarf 10 40 ve 15 tee3 935 1 0500 
All Beans, Pkt. 10 cts.; Yelb. 25 cts. 
BEANS, BUSH LIMA Lb. 5 lbs. 101lbs. 15lbs. 25lbs. 601bs. 100lbs. 
Baby Fordhook Fs a. aA er A $0 40 $1 60 $2 90 $3 90 $6 00 $14 40 $24 
Burpee’s Improved.............-. 40 °©1°60"*..2-90'" 3°90" 6 00a 144024 
Fardhooksseuas of ce Mterene sos ue aahts 40° 221-600". 22:90% 23*90;) 600% [4740 2524 
Fordhook 242.. 404.4) 705s: 23910 st 4420 2 650 152 60 tea 26 
POLE LIMA. Challenger......... 40 he Ie 65s 3 200u ey 4.05726 250 S00 zo 
King of the Garden. ............ 40 160 290 390 600 14 40 . 24 
POLE, GREEN, Kentucky Wonder. 40 160 290 390 6 00 14 40 24 
King Horticultural............-. 40 165 300 405 625 yee as) 
St. Louis White Cornfield........ Sold Out 
We supply 25 lbs. and over at the 100-lb. rate. Write for special prices on large quantities. 
