HYBRID 
VEGETABLE 
BREEDING 
It Is Only In the Last 20-25 Years... 
that much actual breeding of improved var- 
ieties has heen done. Prior to that time most 
of the advancements in yield, appearance 
and quality had been brought about by mass 
selection. | 
By Application of New Knowledge... 
and new breeding techniques we, as seeds- 
men, are duplicating the amazing results 
first cbtained in hybrid corn production. 
It Is Only Since World War II... 
that hybrid vegetables have been grown by 
the home gardener and more recently by the 
market grower and shipper, who is rapidly 
accepting Hybrids for their vigor, disease 
resistance, insect resistance, earliness, unl- 
formity, shipping quality and greater yield. 
An Experimental Station Survey ... 
of Hybrid Tomato yields in the U. S., show- 
ed Hybrids to have a 19% to 52% greater 
yield than standard varieties, with an aver- 
age for all states of 32% increase. 
During the Past Three Years... 
our firm has produced over 100 experiment- | 
al hybrids in tomatoes alone, and in cooper- 
ation with experimental stations, have test- 
ed them in 200 locations. 
We Offer In This Catalog... 
six leading Hybrids which have proved 
themselves superior in trials as well as cus- 
tomer and market grower production. 
We Are Confident from Experience... 
of our customers that these Hybrids will 
make you new friends and new customers. 
