alwre BILLY HEPLER SEED COMPANY has had its ninth birth- 
day. It has been a pleasure to provide our northern neighbors with vari- 
eties and strains bred especially for our cool, short seasons; varieties of 
high yield, good quality and early maturity. 
We are continuously trying out new varieties and are making a 
special effort to bring to you the latest introductions from our northern 
experiment stations. We hope to have in the near future better straw- 
berries and raspberries; new muskmelons, watermelons, and squash; 
disease resistant peas, tomatoes, and pickling cucumbers; better shell 
beans and other varieties which are now going through a rigid process 
of selection. 
We are sorry that some of our crops were a failure. Pheasants, 
crows, and woodchucks got most of our Merrimack Sweetheart water- 
melons and Baby Blue squashes. Our Rogers Blue Hubbard again yielded 
a big crop of beautiful, rugged squash; our New Hampshire Bush But- 
tercup was the best we ever had. The Scarlet Beauty bean was excep- 
tional and the Towle pole bean was unexcelled for the home garden. 
Postage costs are so high now that we have been forced to 
raise the price on beans, corn, and peas. We are in position, 
however, to offer attractive prices on these items to com- 
mercial gardeners who will buy them in quantities of 50 
pounds or more F.O.B. Durham, New Hampshire. Tu 
Bitty Hepter Seep Company can obtain seed of any stan- 
dard variety that you wish; varieties not mentioned in this 
Ny Write for prices. 
