. r^«n^i*2v^<^''*f^-^-^*^i 't^i^i Among the varieties of Vegetables offered 70 years ago were the Valentine Bean, Large Lima Bean, Drumhead Cabbage, Long Orange Carrot, White Spine Cucumber, Large Purple Egg Plant, White, Yellow and Red Onion, Large Sugar Parsnip, Scarlet Turnip Radish, Red Turnip-rooted Beet and the White Flat Dutch Turnip. These are to-day among the best varieties for garden and table use, but they have been much bettered by selection. Selecting, selecting, selecting, has been the story of evolution in the seed trade. Hybridizing has contributed to improving particularly
. r^«n^i*2v^<^''*f^-^-^*^i 't^i^i Among the varieties of Vegetables offered 70 years ago were the Valentine Bean, Large Lima Bean, Drumhead Cabbage, Long Orange Carrot, White Spine Cucumber, Large Purple Egg Plant, White, Yellow and Red Onion, Large Sugar Parsnip, Scarlet Turnip Radish, Red Turnip-rooted Beet and the White Flat Dutch Turnip. These are to-day among the best varieties for garden and table use, but they have been much bettered by selection. Selecting, selecting, selecting, has been the story of evolution in the seed trade. Hybridizing has contributed to improving particularly the fruit- ing types of vegetables such as Tomatoes, Potatoes, Egg Plants, Pep- pers, etc., but the steady and constant march forward through seven decades has been achieved by virtue of the sure, unfailing methods of careful and intelligent selection. From the very beginning it was the policy of Henry A. Dreer to furnish his patrons with the very best seed stock grown, no matter whence it must be procured or what efforts were required to obtain it. This policy is continued to the present day. It has resulted in allying with the Dreer Flouse a large auxiliary force of growers in all parts of the world, a company of planters, each of whom is a specialist in some particular variety of Vegetable, Flower or Plant. By this method, each variety is fostered and improved under congenial con- ditions by the care and labor of the men most interested in its improvement. The best types of vegetables are found in the market gardens surrounding the great cities, notably Paris, Berlin, London, Philadel- phia, Boston and New York. Many of these gardeners have inherited their business from their fathers and grandfathers. They are con- stantly engaged in selecting and improving to obtain the best possible crops for market. By keeping a watchful eye on these gardeners and securing their co-operation, the House of Dreer has frequently been able to offer improved varieties which surpassed anything
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