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Below: A section of the bush bean trials at Fordhook. All vege- 
tables are tested here for purity, quality and productiveness. 
This picture shows only a small part of the flower seed trials on™ 
Fordhook Farms. All seeds and bulbs are tested at Fordhook, 
Acres are devoted to breeding and experimental plantings. 
College girls pollinating blossoms to create Hybrid 
Tomato seed offered on pages 109, 110 and 111. 
In the greenhouse at Fordhook, 
botany students from several colleges pollinate petunias to 
create the Burpee Fi Alldoubles and Fi single hybrids, 
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A field of salvia or scarlet sage growing for seed. This is an ex- 
pensive crop to ‘grow, as seed must be picked by hand. at 
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New and better hybrids of squash (on left) and eggplant (onthe — 
right) are being created at Fordhook for your gardens. Try Bur- 
pee Hybrid Zucchini squash and Burpee Hybrid eggplant. ~ 
4 W, ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers S 
