Fifty-five Years —Forbes Seeds for Best Seeds 
For your good-will we are truly grateful. It encourages us to carry on 
in our fifty-fifth year with firm determination that our high standard of 
quality shall never relax. It is our aim at all times to fully deserve your 
continued confidence through the coming years. 
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Why not try these new improved strains? 
They may be better than those you now grow. 
Beans, Dwarf Green Wade. A new 57-day main crop variety with fresh 
clean, 6-inch round pods of splendid quality. 
Cabbage, Y. R. Golden Acre XXX. An earlier, more uniform yellows- 
resistant with firm, round heads on short-stemmed compact plants. 
Cabbage Y. R. Globe XXX. This is an ideal second-early yellows-resistant 
Cabbage for market, shipping and for Kraut. Compact and very uniform. 
Carrot Gold Spike. Smooth, handsome, 9-inch bunching Carrots with short 
dark green tops. Small cored and of extra fine quality. 
Celery Tall Utah. This 28 to 30-inch high Celery has 11-inch rounded, 
smooth, deep green stems of unusually good flavor. It stores extra well. 
Corn, Hoosier Gold. It has the extra fine flavor and tenderness of Golden 
Cross Bantam but matures in 77 days just after Carmelcross. 
Cucumber, Niagara. The mosaic resistant, large vigorous vines freely 
produce 8 to 9-inch, cylindrical fruits that are deep green all over. 
Muskmelon, Golden Delight. Oval, blue-grey, heavily netted, 7 by 7144 
inch melons with deep, orange, flavorful flesh. Perfect for local sale. 
Tomato, Queens. Smooth, red, deeply globed fruits ready a week after 
Valiant and a week before Rutgers. The firmest of all early Tomatoes. 
We gladly open charge accounts for persons of approved credit. Trans- 
Terms. portation charges on all seed orders are prepaid by us, or we ship collect 
———_ and deduct the charges from your invoice. We either deliver by truck, if 
nearby, or ship by Parcel Post, Express or Freight, whichever ts cheapest. If you specify 
Express where we would ship by Freight, you’ll be charged for the difference between 
Express and Freight. We make no charge for bags. 
In small seeds, we supply, unless otherwise specified, 14 ounce at the ounce rate, 
14 pound at the pound rate, and, when there are no specific prices for the following, we 
supply 5 Ibs. at the 10-Ib. rate, 25 Ibs. and over at the 100-Ib. rate, 250 Ibs. and over at 
the 1000-Ib. rate. In Peas, and Beans, we supply 25 Ibs. and over at the 100-Ib. rate, in 
Corn, 30 Ibs. and over at the 100-Ib. rate. Write for special prices on large quantities. 
All orders are subject to approval of Alexander Forbes & Co. and acceptance by them 
at Millburn, New Jersey. Disclaimer: Alexander Forbes & Co. warrant, to the extent 
of the purchase price, that Seeds, Bulbs, or Plants sold are as described on the container, 
within recognized tolerances and give no other or further warranty, express or implied. 
All prices in this Catalog are subject to change without notice 
