February 20, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



249 



" TOMATO 



OMATO ON ElARTH 



lANT DEEP RED SHIPPING TOMATOES IN 30 DAYS 



"AS YE SOW SO 



SHALL YE 



REAP" 



leer band with roots undisturbed, 

 pound $25.00. ' > off to the trade. 

 EARLINESS 



Tt'n 4la.v> earlier 

 than Earliaua in 

 Canada. Earlier 



and better than 

 Karliana in New 

 Jersey. Ten days 

 earlier than Globe 

 in Flori<la. 



I*lante<i six weeks 

 later but come 

 flrwt in Texas. 

 Three weeks ahead 

 of any in Virginia. 

 Three weeks ahead 

 of any in Ne^v 

 York. Three weeks 

 ahead of any in 

 Washington. Two 

 weeks ahead of 

 any in ^Maryland. 

 Set out May 30th, 

 picked ripe fruit 

 June 17th in New 

 York. 



omato on Earth 



ippiug Tomato ever grown — 24 fruit exactly 



a six-carrier basket. 

 -Each beautiful "John Baer" Tomato weighs 

 out 6V2 ounces. 

 —"John Baer" Tomato Seed was saved only 



John Baer. the originator, who personall.v 

 lected and piclied every Tomato, from which 



saved this seed, selecting only the most 

 autiful. perfect fniit of the Early Stem Set 

 usters. 



— "Johu B.'ier" Tomato is the offspring of 

 '0 marvcluus Tomatoes — one great specialist 

 ving devoted ten .venrs in selecting and improv- 

 g one parent, and another expert devoted five 

 urs In selecting and improving the (ftlier 

 rent. The "John Baer" Tomato is, therefore, 

 e result "f I'"ifteen Generations of Improve- 

 ent and Selectiiin for earUnw^s, (luality, shape, 

 Qit. color and shipping quality. 

 —As a IMcliinK Tomato, "John Baer" is a 

 trade. 'I'hey all paik Fancy, no seconds, and 

 1 pack whole. Peelers can prepare tliree 

 isbels "John Baer" Toiiiatoes to one busliel 

 ' any other Tomato. Being such a tremeud- 

 18 yicldcr. a bushel of "John Baer" Tomatoes 

 in be gathered in one-third the time of any 

 ber Touiat'i. A large Baltimore Tomato 

 acker had all the "John Baer" Tomatoes be 

 lUld secure packed separately, running them 

 irough a sin'<-i:il process for bis fanciest trade 

 id bis own private use. 



1915 



D & SON 



Trustworthy Seeds 



.TIMORE, MD., U. S. A. 



"Johc Baer" Earliest and Best Tomato In Texa^ 

 Mr. N. T. Well*, Caldwell Co., Texas, writes 

 June 21st, 1914: "The 'John Baer' Tomatoes are 

 the best 'Tomatoes I have ever raised. I planted 

 them six weeks later than other early varieties 

 and the 'John Baer' ripened first. They are well 

 meated, fine flavor, perfect, round, ripen even up 

 to the stem. They have done more than I ex- 

 pected them to do in spite of the weather con- 

 ditions. We have had a continuous rain all year, 

 had seven floods in six months. I don't want 

 any other Tomato. Enclosed find my order for 

 more 'John Baer' Tomato Seeds." 



"John Baer" Tomato the Earliest of Six Dififerent 

 Kinds 



James S. Casey, Middlese.v Co., Mass., writes 

 Sept. 11th, 1914: "'John Baer' Tomatoes have 

 done fine. They were the earliest of six different 

 kinds I grew this year and now, the middle of 

 September, are still full of ripe and green fruit, 

 in spite of the season being cold and wet. Shall 

 grow more of them another year." 

 "John Baer" Proved Karlier, Larger, Stronger, 

 More Prolific, and Stands Extremes of 

 Weather Better Than Bonny Best 



Mr. E. G. Bell, Grower of Specialties in Vege- 

 tables, Pike County, Pa., writes Oct 23d, 1914: 

 "I tested 'John Baer' Tomato with Bonny Best 

 Tomato. I took 100 'John Baer' Tomato plants 

 and planted them on an inside row of a patch 

 of 8,000 Bonny Best, and the 'John Baer' proved 

 earlier, larger, stronger grower, more prolific, and 

 will stand extremes of weather better than any 

 other Tomato I have ever grown or seen. 'John 

 Baer' Tomato is a tremendous cropper of large, 

 smooth, solid Tomatoes of good quality." 



"John Baer" Tomatoes Pay Him More Than $1.00 

 per Plant 

 Mr. N. S. Britt, Hancock Co., Ga.. writes July 

 27th, 1914 : "I can't say too many good things 

 about 'John Baer' Tomato. I have a patch I 

 planted very early, from which I have already 

 realized $1.00 per plant, besides furnishing all 

 that we needed for my twenty-eight room hotel, 

 and these same plants are still bearing. My main 

 crop of 'John Baer' Tomatoes are Just beginning 

 to bear and they promise well." 



"John Baer" All Smooth and Fine — Chalk's Jewel 

 Were No Good At All 

 Mr. Peter J. Losson, Fio.vd Co., Ind., Aug. 16tb, 

 1914, writes : " 'John Baer' Tomato is the 

 smoothest and best all-round Tomato I have 

 found in my experience of twenty years In To- 

 mato growing. I have had the Chalk's Early 

 Jewel as my best early Tomato for eight years. 

 1 planted half "John Baer" and half Chalk's 

 Jewel this year. We had a bad Spring; first too 

 cold, then extremely hot, then long drouth. The 

 Chalk's Jewel were no good at all. but 'John 

 Baer' were all smooth and fine all the way 

 through." 



Never Saw Such a Wonderful Grower or Prolilic 

 Fruiter as "John Baer" Tomato 



I.. L. Adsil, Greene Co., Ohio, writes Sept. 25th, 

 1914: "Last Spring I bought of you some 'John 

 Baer' Tomato seed, planted it carefully and gave 

 it special attention, staked each plant, kept the 

 suckers off of them. 1 treated the '.Tohn Baer' 

 MS I do all my early sorts for early market. I 

 have made a hobby of Tomatoes for twelve years, 

 and have tried all sorts in almost every way of 

 growing them. Yet 1 was not prepared for the 

 great surprise I had in '.Tohn Baer.' ' To say I 

 was pleased was putting it mild. I never saw 

 such a wonderful grower or prolific fruiter in my 

 life. As to Quality, it was simpl.v fine. Beat all 

 other sorts I ever tried, and I have tested seventy 

 sorts in one year." 



Hurrah for ".John Baer" — He That I.aughs Last — 

 Laughs Best 



Mr. Kdward Faldley, Sullivan Co., Tenn., Aug. 

 7tb, 1914, writes: "The '.Tohn Baer' Tomatoes are 

 the finest I ever had. I bought an ounce from 

 you last Spring. Some other gardeners booted 

 at me paying $4.00 an ounce for them. Now 1 am 

 selling 'Tomatoes at fan<'y prices, while others arc 

 selling at any old price they can get. I have 

 always found Bolgiano's seed A No. 1." 



"John Baer" Very Good Tomato for Vermont 



George II. Mass, Windsor Co., Vt., Sept. 3d, 

 1914, writes: "'John Baer' Tomato is ciuile early. 

 We find it a very good Tomato for this climate. 

 It is of good size, smooth, round fruit and a good 

 yielder." 



".John Baer" Tliree Weeks Earlier and Far 

 Superior 



Mr. William Peterson. Asotin Co., Wash., .\ug. 

 i:itb, 1914. writes: "'John Haer' Tomatoes are far 

 superior to twn other well-known early varieties 

 of Tomatoes. The 'John Baer' picked three weeks 

 earlier and are far superior to the otlier two va- 

 rieties In size, color and productiveness. Altbougli 

 we are having a long. hot. dry season, the 'John 

 Baer' plants are holding up in fine shape." 



".John Baer" Tomato Wins in Competition 

 with Comet 

 Iferman Brownsrhweig. Marlboro, Mass., 



writes Sept. 20th, 1914: "I bouglit some of 

 your 'John Baer' Tomato last Winter and 

 I must say It is far superior to any other 

 Tomato. I grew 'John Baer' Tomato under 

 glass and It produced more and better fruit 

 than either tne Comet or Dwarf Stone." 



"JOHN BAER" TOMATO 

 The Earliest and Best Tomato on Earth 



"John Baer" — 3 Weeks Ahead of Any Other 

 Tomuto 

 Mr. B. T. Scott, Nottoway Co., Va., Aug. 24th, 

 1914, writes: "'John Baer" Tomatoes were ready 

 for market three weeks before any other Tomato 

 in our locality. I have been picking fine, large 

 Tomatoc-s oHf of them for over two months. 1 bad 

 a very successful crop." 



"John Baer" the Best Tomato in Kansas 

 Mr. H. W. Drake, Atchison, Kansas, Aug. ITtll, 

 1914, writes: "The 'John Baer' Tomato was the 

 earliest Tomato for its size of the five varieties I 

 raised. It was much the best of all Tomatoes I 

 have ever raised. 'John Baer' is early, large, 

 smooth, good flavor, a good slicer, and a perfect 

 canning Tomato. It is the best Tomato I know." 



8. D. PRICII.4Bn 



Florist 



So. Wayne St., Phelphs, N. Y. 



Februarv 6th. 1915. 

 J. Bolglano & Son, Baltimore, Md. 



(Gentlemen: Your Adv. of Feb. 6th in The 

 Florist Exchange Is some pufl' for "John Baer" 

 Tomato, which is all true. I tried the "John 

 Baer" last year and there was not one in your 

 Adv. that had one on me. 



From 620 plants I sold over 2V4 tons of To- 

 matoes. Set 3 feet each way and trained to bam- 

 boo stakes trimmed to one shoot. When they be- 

 come heavy with tomatoes, I tied the top of 

 four stakes together as shown in the enclosed 

 photo, and as the season was cold in the Spring 

 could not set the plants until the last of May 

 and commenced to market on the 17th of July. 

 I raised Celery between the rows. Inclosed find 

 check for 1 ounce of "John Baer" Tomato Seed. 

 Very truly, 

 (Signed) S. D. PRICIIARD. 



G. BRUNNER'S SONS 



Florists 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



Februarv 711i. 1915. 

 J. r.olgiaiio & Son, Baltimore, .Md. 



Centlcmen: Glad to see your Adv. again on 



"Joiin Baer" Tomato Seed. I bought SI. 00 worth 

 of seed last, year from you, all people gave me 

 tlie laugh for paying such a price for Tomato 

 Sccil. biit when they found me picking Big, Fine, 

 Soliil, Fine Tasting Fruit on the .'ird day of July, 

 1914. then all the neighbors came to see them. 

 I could have sold nil my fruit, but to please the 

 •'wise ones" I presented each with a nice basket 

 of them. Out of 50 "John Baer" Plants I picked 

 on an average of 1^ bushel every other day. where 

 on my other varieties, I did not average a small 

 iiie:isure a day. I saved 12 of my largest and 

 best "John Baer" Tomatoes for seed, there wasn't 

 oiiiiugb seed in them to give mo .''lO plants this 

 year, so you see why I must send for some to 

 lie sure I wHl have good old "John Baer." By 

 trie It Is more than you claimed for it. in your 

 last year's Adv. in the Flr>rlst Exchange. 

 Y'ours respectfully, 



(Signed) WM. F. MASS, 

 G. Brunner's Sons. 



Uosemont Ave., Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



