Fifty-seven Years — Forbes Seeds (i Best Seeds 
For your good-will we are truly grateful. It encourages us to carry on 
in our fifty-seventh 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. 
ALEXANDER FORBES & CO. 
Try these new and tried strains for 1955 
Broccoli, Green Mountain. Very large, dark green, tight center heads week before 
Calabrest. Side heads slowly approach size of centers. 
Cabbage, Pennvalley. Closely resembles Penn State Ballhead but the solid big 
heads are held off the ground on longer stems. They are fairly uniform. 
Carrot, Gold Spike. A smooth, uniform 9-inch bunching Carrot with short dark 
green tops. Longer, slimmer than Imperator Long, fine quality, small core. 
Cauliflower, Snowball Five. Plants resemble Reliance but slightly smaller and, 
over a short time, produce earlier nearly 100% cut of quite large, smooth, deep 
white curds well protected by long erect leaves. Best for fall and summer. 
Celery, Cornell No. 619. This yellows-resistant Celery, with thick edible ribs, 
averages a 9-inch joint, one inch more than Cornell 19, so the compact, vigorous 
plants are slightly taller. Don’t use for early crop as cold weather may produce 
seeders. Excellent for main crop on muck and upland. 
Pepper, Illinois F-5. This bears very heavily and continues even through the hot- 
test weather. The fruits, 3 or 4-lobed, are 31% inches by 514 inches long, of fine 
crimson-red color with medium-thick walls and 45 will fill a bushel. The Peppers 
mature in 60 days from setting plants. 
Tomato, Queens. Praised by all who try it. The very, very firm Tomatoes mature 
a week before Rutgers, are deep globed, smooth, red and average 5 ounces. 
Watermelon, Rhode Island Red. An oval, 8 to 12 pound early sweet red-fleshed 
melon for the North. Rind is tough, pale green striped dark green. 
We gladly open charge accounts for persons of approved credit. Trans- 
Terms. portation charges on all seed orders are either prepaid or shipped collect 
——_ and the charges deducted from your invoice aaa the exception that ship- 
ments of ONLY Beans, Corn, Peas, Radish and Spinach by themselves will be shipped 
collect, or if sent by mail the postage will be added to your invoice. We ship by Parcel 
Post, Express or Freight, whichever is 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 
