VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 4 KEYSTONE SEEDS 
CANNED SEEDS 
We have pioneered this method of packaging 
garden seed and after 15 years’ testing and over ten 
years’ actual use, it has more than proved its worth 
as the very best type of container. Only the tin can 
_ : CORNEL ' provides maximum protection against mixture, in- 
| KEYSTON E : sect damage, meisture and early loss of germination 
| (SELECTED) | for the seeds of cabbage, tomato, onion, pepper, 
| eggplant and other valuable kinds. 
While this package is especially important in 
warm climates, the protection and convenience 
offered make it very appropriate for use in the 
north, south, east and west. The tin can has become 
our regular package for certain specialty items and 
is available in the 1-pound size for almost all kinds 
of seed we carry. 
Here are a few interesting experiences which illustrate some advantages of the tin can: 
A dealer we know returned to his store after a flood, retrieved our canned seeds 
(pepper, eggplant, onion, etc.) that had floated off his shelf and was back in business as 
usual. 
Speaking of floods, another dealer took one of our representatives out to see a beautiful 
100 acre field of tomatoes. His farmer customer told us that he had stored the seed in his 
shed, then the whole area was flooded. He used a boat to gather up the floating cans of 
seed and grew this fine crop after the water subsided. 
Another farmer lost all seed stored in paper bags because of mice, but the seed he had 
bought in tins was unharmed. 
One of our distributors recently had germination retests made on a certain lot of 
carryover pepper seed, part of which was in bags and part of which was in tins. He had 
to throw away the seed in bags, but the canned seed still tested 90%. 
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Many canner customers insist on having their tomato seed put up in 1-pound cans 
because they can then distribute the seed to their growers with a minimum of effort, 
knowing that it will be absolutely safe from mixture or damage until it is opened and 
planted. 
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