2 SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
The 1953 
Royal Carpet Alyssum 
ROYAL CARPET ALYSSUM. The Silver Medal Award for 
1953 was given by the All-America reviewing committee. 
For use as ground covers, low edgings to beds and borders 
or for rock and wall gardens. Only 2 inches tall when full 
grown, the plants are covered with blooms of the richest, 
deepest violet. The sheet of blossoms measure about 10 to 
12 inches across, practically concealing the foliage of the 
plant. Very uniform in type and color. Pkt., 25c. 
Petunia Comanche 
COMANCHE PETUNIA. A 1953 Bronze Medal Award All- 
America Selection. A strong growing hybrid with loads of 
bloom of the richest scarlet red from spring to late fall. 
A first generation hybrid which always come true and has 
many more flowers on somewhat larger, more bushy, strong- 
er plants than Fire Chief which was a 1950 winner. Just as 
easy to grow and is a very striking improvement over Fire 
Chief. Single flowers 24%% to 2% inches in diameter provide 
valuable cutting material. Pkt., 50c. 
ALL-AMERICA 
FLOWERS 
SELECTIONS 
All Time All-America 
VEGETABLE SELECTIONS 
Voted to be the all-time vegetable selections in the past twenty 
years, listed in order of votes received. 
FORDHOOK 242 LIMA BEAN. Introduced in 1945. Is a medium 
large, thick seeded, prolific bean of extra quality. It is much 
wider adapted and sets pods under high temperature conditions 
which cause other thick-seeded varieties to drop their blooms 
without making pods. Ready to eat in about 75 days. Pkt., 20c. 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK SQUASH. A _ 1938 intro- 
duction, it is the best summer bush squash. Except for the 
straight neck, it is similar to Early Summer Crookneck. Lemon 
yellow in color, smaller seeded and is earlier, starting to bear in 
about 50 days. This fruit, buttery tender, is ready to eat in five 
or six days after each blossom drops. Extremely prolific if kept 
picked, of bush form and easily adapted to home and market gar- 
dening. Pkt., 15c. 
PERFECTED DETROIT BEET. Introduced in 1934. Has globe 
shaped roots but of very dark red flesh all the way through and 
almost without lighter zoning or interior rings found in most 
beets, is similar to modern strains of Detroit Dark Red. Of ex- 
cellent quality, tender and sweet at all stages. More ‘‘greens’’ 
from its tall foliage. The globes, oxblood in color, are beautiful 
when served or canned whole, sliced or diced. Ready in about 60 
days. Pkt., 10c. 
IMPERATOR CARROT. A 1933 introduction. Produces a long 
tapering type root, neat in shape, with flesh a rich orange, sweet 
and of fine quality. The most important carrot for light loamy 
soils. The shorter rooted varieties are recommended for stiff and 
stony soils, such as Supreme Half Long or Red Cored Chantenay. 
Pkt., 10c. 
CHERRY BELLE RADISH. In 1949 this bright cherry red, small, 
round radish was introduced. Ready to use in about 21 days, it 
retains its crisp, solid condition over a considerable period. Does 
not get pithy with age and stays that desirable bite size. A very 
short top with smallest tap root, and is good for forcing. Pkt., 10c. 
TOPCROP SNAP BEAN. Introduced in 1950. This extra early, 
very vigorous and prolific plant bears medium green pods, about 
6 inches long, round and very meaty. Is very resistant to com- 
mon bean mosaic, and usually doubles the yield of Tendergreen, 
an earlier winner. A fiberless, tender, stringless bean of excellent 
quality. Pkt., 15c. 
Other ALL TIME ALL-AMERICA VEGETABLE SELECTIONS 
ARE: Cucumber, Early Surecrop Hybrid, 1951; Spinach, Amer- 
ica, 1952; Tomato, Pritchard, 1933; Lettuce, Great Lakes, 1944; 
Sweet Corn, Iochief Hybrid, 1951; Cabbage, Chieftain, Savoy, 1938, 
which are listed in our vegetable seed section. 
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