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ALL CREATED ON BURPEE’S FORDHOOK FARMS Burpecane ae 
Unsurpassed for quality, uniformity and yield. Hybrid 4 
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i. Every seed from a hand pollinated fruit. 
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1133 BURPEEANA EARLY HYBRID_ New for 1948 
58 days. New and distinctly different extra early, true, first generation hybrid tomato M 
created at Burpee’s Fordhook Farms, to offset the usual shortcomings of many of the open- — 
pollinated early varieties. Fruits of Burpeeana Early are of an attractive, deep globular shape, 
medium size, smooth, firm, rich scarlet, average 5 ozs. in weight, and are borne profusely in _ 
clusters of from 5 to 8. At Fordhook Farms, Burpeeana Early produced the highest cash x 
yield of all varieties in our testing grounds. Quality i is excellent; flavor is mild. 
_ Plants are of spreading habit with plenty of foliage to afford protection from sun- scald. 
panied to staking. Valuable early tomato for the home garden; profitable for early market. — 
Pkt. (30 seeds) 35¢; 3 pkts. $1.00; 5 pkts. $1. 50 a 
1121 FORDHOOK HYBRID — WORDS OF PRAISE FOR FORDHOOK HYBRID — 
; 5 . ‘* Your Fordhook Hybrid Tomato was the talk of the town. In my 
60 days. Early, highly prolific, long bearing, true, second picking, I picked a bushel and a half off 14 plants. Not my 
first generation hybrid noted for its uniformly shaped, | was marked or burnt. The plants were vigorous and bore fruit right 
smooth fruits which are of medium size, average 6 ozs. 0 the end. . . . G. W. Romani, Beverly, Mass. 
ais Oe ‘““__T picked my first Fordhook Hybrid Tomatoes on July 6th and > 
i ne eae: to Blapulat a era and igiapsidan from 38 plants,. I have picked 323 pounds to date (Sept. 5). The , 
reely in large clusters. Colors evenly to a clear bright _ plants were staked to 7 ft. stakes and they over-ran them...” 
red all over; flesh is solid and mildly acid sweet in flavor. s Thomas G. Hobbs, Gastonia, N. C. 
Seed cavities are small; interior is quite firm. “Your Fordhook Hybrid Tomatoes were the finest I’ve ever seen. = 
? : y I entered them in the Bath Grange Fair and took first prize. The _ 
Plants begin to bear early and continue to produce __ rules called for five perfect fruits to be entered but it would have ~ 
Ss s been just as easy to have picked a bushel of perfect ones—all = 
profusely throughout the entire season. Especially Tec exactly the same in size, perfection and appearance. Congratula- — 
ommended for early market and home garden. tions on your hybrid! .. .” = Mrs. Lee Merkel, Everett, Ohio 
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Introduced by us in 1945, Fordhook Hybrid has. .5ca"so cok Hybrid to prams e tinier se 
established quite a good reputation for itself. Our files {> September... . . Harry L. Lake, Naval Base, S. C. eo 
are full of nice testimonials. We appreciate each and your Fordhook Hybrid Tomatoes were truly a magnificent 
every one but space permits our quoting only a few. sight. They were tasty and fine eating. Our plants were proliferous 
Pkt. (30 seeds) 25¢; 3 pkts. 70¢; 5 pkts. $1.10 until killed by freezing weather around the 28th of November. My 
wife processed 50 quarts of the fruits as well as 50 quarts of tomato 
juice which we are now enjoying (Jan. 18). ... 
104 . . W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Breeders John WD Bland, Lonisville; ke saeiee 
