ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 1 
While Joe Robson spends most of his time on sales, he 
keeps close watch on breeding and testing programs on the 
farms. Here we find Joe checking Robson Detroit Dark 
Red Beet for all the characters that make it a perfect beet 
for canning and home use. 
It takes a lot of work and know-how to develop a new 
variety of watermelon like Honey Cream. Orson Robson 
heads the plant breeding staff at Robson Seed Farms. 
NEW AND OLD VEGETABLE VARIETIES THAT WE 
ESPECIALLY RECOMMEND FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
The large number of vegetable varieties listed in a seed catalog 
is apt to be very confusing especially to the new home gardener. 
To make it easier for you to select varieties we have in the next 
few pages listed what we consider ’to be the outstanding quality 
100 DETROIT DARK RED BEET 
Best for Canning 
Most home gardeners plan on using a part 
of the beets direct from the garden and can- 
ning the surplus. While Detroit Dark Red is 
not quite as early as some varieties it has far 
better color which makes it an ideal canning 
or pickling variety. Our special strain of De- 
troit Dark Red is noted for its uniformity and 
solid red color. For continuous harvest plant 
at three week intervals to August Ist. Pkt. 
15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. 50¢. 
40 FORDHOOK U. S. 242 
Best Bush Lima Bean 
We have found after several years of testing 
on our farms that Fordhook 242 is the best 
large seeded bush lima bean for both market 
and home use. It seems to set even under un- 
favorable weather conditions and has proven 
to yield better than the old Fordhook. ‘The 
flavor is delicious and is not only excellent to 
eat fresh but is also best for canning and 
freezing. Pkt. 20¢; 14 lb. 45¢; Ib. 65¢; 2 Ibs. 
$1.25. 
26 PENCIL POD BLACK WAX 
Best Round Wax Bean 
Over the years Pencil Pod remains as the 
favorite wax bean with most gardeners. ‘The 
plants are stocky, vigorous and very produc- 
tive. The pods are long, round, nearly straight 
with a rich yellow color. ‘Tenderness and 
high quality make it an excellent wax bean 
for the table, canning and freezing. Pkt. 20¢; 
Vf Ib. 45¢; Ib. 65¢; 2 Ibs. $1.25. 
page 10. 
Many new vegetable varieties come and go; a few 
survive the test of time. One of the best of these 
is Tendergreen, a green-podded snap bean with ex- 
ceptional quality that year after year retains its 
popularity. 
20 TENDERGREEN BEANS 
High Quality Green Bush Bean 
Every year new varieties of snap beans are 
introduced. Some are beautiful in appear- 
ance and others have been bred for resistance 
to certain diseases. These are important con- 
siderations to certain growers but to the gar- 
dener, eating quality is all important. We be- 
lieve that the long, round, tender, stringless 
‘Tendergreen still stands at the top of the list 
as a green bush bean for the home gardener. 
‘Tendergreen is also recommended as one of 
the best table freezing varieties. We suggest 
making small plantings every 2 or 3 weeks to 
have fresh beans all summer. Pkt. 20¢; 1% Ib. 
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varieties for the home garden. If you do not find your favorites 
here, turn to the general list of vegetable varieties starting on 
You will find a table of helpful vegetable planting 
suggestions on page 9. 
440 HONEY CREAM WATERMELON 
A Superior Melon for the North 
Flesh as yellow as Jersey cream, as sweet as 
clover honey, and early enough to ripen in 
most sections of the North. On our farms we 
usually start picking Honey Cream the last 
week in August or the first of September. Pkt. 
20¢; 1% oz. 35¢; oz. 55¢. 
121 ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING 
BROCCOLI 
High Quality — Freezes Well 
‘This variety we find is especially good for 
the home garden. Each plant produces a 
large center head and many side shoots. 
Heads are compact, firm, and of excellent 
quality making it well adapted for freezing. 
Broccoli is easy to grow, rich in vitamins, 
and should find a place in every garden. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 02. 35¢. 
140 NANTES CARROT 
Tender and Sweet 
New varieties of carrot are being introduced 
almost every year. Many of these, the intro- 
ducer claims, have superior quality. We have 
tested most of them in our trial grounds but 
have never found a carrot superior to Nantes 
for tenderness and flavor. We highly recom- 
mend Nantes. Pkt. 15¢; 14 02. 25¢. 
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