ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, 
HALL, 
NEW YORK 2 
POP CORN 
Pkt. will plant 150 ft. row 
Plant after danger of hard frost, 1 inch 
deep, 8 inches apart in 30 to 36 inch rows. 
When planting in hills, drop 4 to 5 seeds 30 
inches apart and thin to 3 main stalks. 
Pop corn must have the right moisture con- 
tent for proper popping. This can only be 
determined by test. If too dry, moisten 
slightly and keep in normal outdoor atmos- 
phere. If too moist, bring indoors to living 
room atmosphere. A few days may be neces- 
sary for the required adjustment. 
It has been our experience that the large 
yellow varieties such as South American are 
too late for most sections of the Northeast. 
CORN FOR POPPING 
In making Hybrid Popcorn seed, we 
have pollen rows that are of no use 
for seed but make good popping corn. 
Better order a few pounds to fill in un- 
til your crop is ready. Lb. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 
85¢; 5 Ibs. $1.70, prepaid. 
FENNEL 
276 FLORENCE: 110 days. Plants are 2 to 
3 ft. tall; a reliable producer of firm, even 
bulbs. Has a pleasant anise-like flavor— 
used cooked or fresh in salads. When 
plants are half-grown, draw soil up to them 
to blanch the bulbs. Pkt. 20¢; 1% oz. 30¢; 
Ove AOS WA Moy; WADE WS Mis Solos Te); ¥5}e749)- 
Deep Heart Fringed and Full Heart Batavian En- 
dive make an excellent combination for your 
garden. 
ENDIVE 
Vitamins A b, C b, 
Pkt. will sow 15 ft. row, an ounce 100 ft. 
Fine for salads in fall and winter and is 
easily grown. May be sown anytime until 
mid-summer. Best quality endive is produced 
in the fall from seed sown about July Ist. 
*288 DEEP HEART FRINGED (Chicory): 
90 days. ‘The leaves are broad and are fine- 
ly curled—fringed at the edges. It is a 
strong, robust plant and produces fine deep 
hearts when fully grown. It is tender and 
makes most appetizing and attractive salads. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 40¢; 14 1b. 90¢; 1% 1b. $1.50; Ib. 
$2.50. 
289 FULL HEART BATAVIAN (Escarole): 
90 days. This is the best variety of broad 
leaved endive. Plants medium large with 
very deep, full, compact, well blanched 
hearts of infolded, broad leaves that are of 
thick butter texture. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 40¢; 14 
Ib. 90¢; 1% Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.50. 
290 GREEN CURLED PANCALIER (Chic- 
ory): 95 days. Popular fringed variety— 
more finely cut leaves than Deep Heart. 
Centers blanch to rich creamy white. Pkt. 
20¢; oz. 40¢; 141b. 90¢; 14 1b. $1.50; 1b. $2.50. 
236 SNOPOP. A promising new yellow rice 
hybrid popcorn maturing even earlier than 
Hybrid Hulless and is highly recommended — 
Developed by Dr. j 
for short season areas. 
R. G. Wiggans of Cornell University. Sno- 
pop is a double-cross hybrid involving 4 : 
all yellow rice-type kernel inbreds. Sno- 
pop has a high expansibility, an extremely 
tender seed coat and excellent eating qual- 
ity. Ears are a little longer and more 
slender than Hybrid Hulless. 
IDS 90¢ wba BID Os) 2 lbs b2.95s 1b) libss pb.25: 
10 lbs. $9.90; 25 lbs. $23.75; 50 Ibs. $46.20. 
*235 HYBRID HULLESS (Minhybrid 250): 
Developed by the Minnesota State Experi- 
ment Station, Hybrid Hulless is the best 
tasting and most productive early white 
popcorn for the Northeast. Illustrated in 
color and fully described in the front of the 
catalog. Pkt. 25¢; 1% lb. 60¢; Ib. $1.00; 2 
lbs. $1.95; 5 lbs. $3.35; 10 lbs. $6.10; 25 lbs. 
$14.25; 50 Ibs. $27.20. 
Tilustrated in color in front of catalog 
EGG PLANT 
1 oz. should produce 1,500 plants 
Start indoors in March; set outside when 
nights are warm. 
Flea beetles sometimes practically ruin new- 
ly set egg plant. It is always best to dust the 
plants with Rotenone as soon as they are set. 
*285 NEW HAMPSHIRE: 65 days. This 
variety ripens two or three weeks earlier 
than most varieties. Plants are medium 
size and productive. Fruits are good mar- 
ket size, medium dark purple in color—firm 
ino Wersiiunde, JK, ae WY Oye, telayire Ova, Snilataye 
Y lb. $4.35; Y% Ib. $7.20; lb. $12.00. 
286 BLACK BEAUTY: 80 days. Fruits are 
blunt-oval in shape, smooth, glossy, and at- 
tractive deep purplish-black in color. A 
very satisfactory variety but a little late for 
northern sections. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 85¢; oz. 
$1.35; 14 lb. $4.35; 14 lb. $7.20; Ib. $12.00. 
HERBS 
278 BASIL, SWEET: ‘The leaves, green or 
dried, are used for flavoring soups, stews, 
salads. Pkt. 20¢; % oz. 50¢; 0z. 80¢. 
*274 DILL, Long Island Mammoth: 70 days. 
Larger and much superior to common dill. 
Very easily grown for making “Dill Pickles”; 
fine for flavoring too. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 30¢; 14 
Ib. 50¢; 1% 1b. 80¢; 1b. $1.30. 
279 THYME: Small perennial; the aromatic 
foliage is popular for seasoning many foods. 
Protect with straw in winter. Pkt. 25¢; 
VY oz. 90¢; 02. $1.50. 
280 SWEET MARJORAM: The dried fra- 
grant leaves are fine for seasoning meats 
and poultry dressing; also used fresh in 
salads. Pkt. 25¢; %4 oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
281 SUMMER SAVORY: The small leaves 
may be used fresh or dried on the stems. 
Excellent for flavoring meats and stuffings. 
Pkt. 20¢; Y oz. 55¢; 0z. 90¢; 14 1b. $2.20; 
l% lb. $3.60; lb. $6.00. 
*282 SAGE, BROAD LEAVED: ‘True peren- 
nial and when once started will last for 
years. Home grown sage leaves are much 
better than the commercial product for sea- 
soning. Pkt. 35¢; 14 oz. 85¢; oz. $1.40; 14 
Ib. $3.45; 1% Ib. $5.70; Ib. $9.50. 
Pkt. 30¢; Y% J 
Do you remember those winter evenings when the 
family sat by the fire and ate apples and pop corn? 
Why not bring those memories to life with Snopop 
Popcorn? 
ORNAMENTAL CORN 
1212—Indian or Calico corn is becoming in- 
creasingly popular for fall and winter deco- 
rations. Many growers are finding that 
these gayly colored ears sell like hot cakes 
when displayed in their roadside stands. It 
is easy to grow and fun to discover the dif- 
ferent color combinations when husking be- 
PINS we bktyo Ce Awl 45 ¢smlbsed oO son lose 
$7.00; 10 lbs. $13.00. 
Illustrated in color in back of catalog 
KALE 
Vitamins A b, C B, 
*293 DWARF SCOTCH CURLED: 55 days. 
A very hardy and most attractive dark blue- 
green, low spreading variety growing 16 to 
20 imches tall. Leaves are very finely 
curled. Used for “greens” or garnishing in 
late fall and winter. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 40¢; 4 
Ibs 90¢3 1 Vos 31-505 Ibs $2°50: 
KOHL RABI 
Vitamins b, C 
*295 EARLY WHITE VIENNA: 55 days. 
Bulbs flattened globe shape, pale green; in- 
terior is white, mild, crisp, and _ tender. 
When cooked it has a more delicate flavor 
than turnip and is not as watery. The 
bulbs become very tough as they grow older. 
For a continuous supply sow every two 
weeks until July. Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 45¢; oz. 
60¢; 14 Ib. $1.35; 14 Ib. $2.25; lb. $3.75. 
LEEK 
297 AMERICAN FLAG: 150 days. A popu- 
lar gardeners’ variety with long, thick, well 
branched stems. Blanch by drawing earth 
around it—makes an appetizing salad, or 
can be eaten like green onions. Pkt. 20¢; 
Vy oz. 55¢; 0z. 90¢; 14 Ib. $2.20; 1% lb. $3.60; 
lb. $6.00. 
TERRA-LITE—VERMICULITE 
The ideal seed starting and cutting rooting 
media, Vermiculite holds water like a sponge. 
Damping off of young seedlings reduced to a 
minimum. 34 Ib. package 60¢, postpaid. 
GARDEN STAKES 
Excellent for marking rows where seed has 
been sown, these smooth, painted, wooden 
stakes are of best quality. 10 in. long, 7% in. 
wide. Bundle of 25, 55¢; 250, $3.95, prepaid. 
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