BURGESS’ CLIMBING TRIP-L-CROP 
TOMATO SEED : 
NOW PELLETED AT NO ADDITIONAL COST 
(Other Varieties of Pelleted Seeds on Page 3) 
PELLETED SEEDS 
For Better Germination 
For More Rapid Plant Growth 

Burgess’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato Seed 
is now coated with layers of beneficial and 
protective materials that encourage better 
.germination, give the young plants nourish- 
ment for more dependable and faster growth, 
and protect them from diseases in the early 
stages of growth. 
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Through our Research Department, we have 
always strived to develop new and improved 
varieties. For several years, we have been 
experimenting with Pelleted Seeds with the 
most gratifying results. This brand new 
method of treatment gives you, for the first 
time, a streamlined seed for casier and better 
gardening, and we know you will be pleased 
with the results. 
BIG YIELDS 
Burgess’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato is 
by far the most productive of all Tomatoes, 
often producing 2 to 3 bushels from one vine. 
The plants are of rank growth, sending out 
long runners capable of setting clusters of 
fruit at each joint. This feature is not found 


Burgess’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato in ordinary varieties. Burgess’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato 
NOTICE We introduced Burgess’ Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato in 1937 and 
through our extensive plant breeding and selection work, we have 
The Photograph Contest ended with the 1947 season, and we want to take this een able to make some improvements. It bears larger, smoother and 
opportunity to thank our many customers for the fine photographs sent in. Now that ATS ene Ei how 2 3 : : 
the contest is no longer running, it is hoped you will continue to send in photographs _—_ bet te1 colored fruits, and comes into bearing earlier than when we 
of your gardens as we are interested in the success, you are having with “Burgess’ first introdueed it. The increasing demand for the seed -and the 
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Blizzard Belt Brand” Seeds. many letters we receive from satisfied customers more than substan- 
: Since our catalog had to go to press before the close of the 1946 Photograph Con- ep se it aes a 5 i oes i: 
: _ test, the names of the winners are listed below, along with the 1947 Contest winners. tiate all.the claims we make for this wonderful Tomato. 
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1946 Contest Winners 1947 Contest Winners Burgess Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato 
1st Prize ($25.00), E. A. Weddle, Ist Prize ($25.00); Mrs. Victor E. Often Produces 2 to 3 Bushels from One Vine 
255 “C” St., Independence, Oregon. Snyder, Trexlertown, Lehigh Co., . j 3 J 
"9nd Prize ($15.00), Walter J, Mad- | Pennsylvania, Burgess’ Climbing TRIP-L-CROP Tomato is a variety 
; 5 F 2n i 5 7 ue < . ae os x : 
ead pe as pag a 409°. Washingion ‘St; Dentermilie, with many superior qualities. ~ Vines grow rapidly to a 
- 8rd Prize ($10.00), Fred Horrom, | 1°: height of 10 to 18 feet (sometimes more than 20 feet) when 
i inoi 8rd Prize ($10.00), Carl Uhl, 314 = ¥ ‘ ks Fi : 
Boe es teh, “don lassie Pars St, ee Ohi erown on a trellis. <A trellis, however, is not necessary as 
Pri $5.00), n C. Groth, é : eat 3 : ‘ sherane : ; fats 
3419 Coolidge Avenue, Oakland 2, ee ee its Dan walla it will outyield other varieties when grown in bush form. 
| Ril Paice erue), with sin. : The beautiful, large crimson fruits average 3% inches 
4 ‘ st. Tomah. Wiscon. | .. oth Prize ($1.00), Henry Bomholt, : 1 234 inches d ith some as deep as 31 inches 
>, hard, 1109 Oak St., Tomah, Wiscon- R. 1, Saint Henry, Ohio across anc v4 Inches deep, W ith some as deep as 542 b 
sin. - ot ? % =4 Lj mn g Ss a : = 
; : 6th Prize ($1.00), Thos. M. Tipton, and as wide as 5 inches across. The fruits are solid, with 
6th Prize ($1.00), Gottlieb Metzger 
Newbridge Road, Wicksville, L-'1., | GeB- Del., Tallassee, Tennessee. meaty center surrounded by small seed cells which are sep- 
ee Sete ee 2th Prize ($1.00), Mrs. S. B. Hag- : pg ae ee aes r 
Sih caieien ($1.00),  C. Farmer, | 1°: Box 87, Leaksville, North Caro- arated by solid divisions, which makes the tomato unex- 
‘Platte City, Missouri. ~~ : ae es 40). Mek ea celled for both slicing and canning. It is free from blight 
8th Prize ($1.00), W. R. Krapfel, | smith, R. 2, Box 8-B, Colfax, Louis- and disease and.drought resistant, Two or three vines ill 
eee ee ee en produce enough fruit for an average family. It is not un- 
9th Prize ($1.00), Mrs. Fred F. 9th Prize ($1.00), Gottlieb Metzger, : : = € ese mane Cie 
Bouwens, 306 N. College Ave., Gene- | Newbridge Road, Hicksville, L. I., common to pick more than two bushels of ripe tomatoes 
seo, Illinois. New York ® ° ° q ll 7 . atagp 
, ; bs > ylelds ¢ é vines start 
10th Prize ($1.00), William Schuess- | 10th Prize ($1.00), Rudolph Galli, from one vine. For big yields and tal Rata 
ler, 582 High §t., Oshkosh, Wiscon- | 414 Sylvania Ave., Pittsburgh 10, early and set out as soon as danger from frost 1s | 29 | 
sin Pennsylvania. past. Pelleted Seed (Pkt. 15c) (2 pkts. 25c). 

