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The Florists' Rovkw 



FlDBBOABX 18, 1910. 



J "John Baer" Wins In Competition witli I 



"Tresco" , I 



4 J, B. Robinson, fall River, Mass., writes Oct. 4, f 



i 1914: "The Mohn Baer' Tomato Is by far the best w 



4 Tomato I have ever grown, and I have grown all * 



the new varieties for years, including the new * 



English variety 'Tresco,' but will have to say I 



'John Baer' has It on them all. The weather con- | 



ditions have not been very good, we bad a late f 



Spring, but tor all that the 'John Baer' Tomato i 



has done fine. I let several friends have plants L 



and each one says, 'John Baer' Is the finest t. 



Tomato tliey have ever grown. t 



"I^ast January I sent to England for a package J 



of 'Buck's Tresco* Tomato. The package con- P 



tained 28 seeds. ^ I sowed 14 of them and raised F 

 ten plants. Tresco is all right as a novelty, as 

 It will grow about fifty Tomatoes in a bunch, but 

 they are not fit for market." 



I they are not fit for market." 



In Canada-^First to Ripen Fruit Out of 28 

 Vfltieties 



Mr. C. L. Ireland, Colboiiie, Ontario, Canada, writes 

 Aug. 10, 1914: " 'John Baer' Tomato turned out 

 better for me than I expected it would. I Jiave four- 

 teen (14) acres in Tomatoes this year of tW^ty-elght 

 (28) different kinds ordered from a good mdny differ- 

 ent seedsmen in the United States and Canada, and 

 of all the several varieties of which the seed was 

 sown at the same time as 'John Baer' and trans- 

 planted at the same time, yow 'John Baer' was the 

 first to ripen early fruit. I sowed tlw^ seed on 

 March 28 and about April 15 transplanted Into fiats 

 IS indMfiequare, 100 plants in a fla^ About May 15, 

 I reiSttfi^lanted some of them oPn into 16-inch 

 flats, planting nine (9), twenty -five (TO) and fifty (50) 



Elants to each fiat. I grew them in cotton-covered 

 otbeds and hardened them off by removing cotton 

 coverings before setting plants to the field. All the 

 plants grew nice, stalky plants, as good as the best 

 of any other variety and a lot hardier than a great 

 many others. I was very much interested in them 

 and certainly pleased wUh the plants as they suited 

 me to perfection. I set these 'John Qaer' Tomato 

 plants out by themselves in a piece of sandy loam on 

 medium low, fiat ground, which had been an old 

 quack grass sod broken up and sowed to Oats last 

 year. I kept this well cultivated before and after 

 setting plants and as there was quite a lot of humus 

 from the quack grass roots worked through the soil, 

 I did not use any manure but just a handful of 2 am 

 — 9 ph. — 6 pot. fertilizer around each plant at time 

 of setting. ,. ^ ^ ^ 



"The plants grew large in proportion to number n 

 plants set in the flats (9—25—50 and 100) ; and con- 

 tinned to hold their same size In proportion all 

 through their season of growth. I planted them out 

 in rows 4 feet apart by 3^4 feet in the row. Ono 

 row of the 9 plants to a flat, one row of the 25 plants 

 to a flat, one row of the 50 plants to a flat and one 

 row of the 100 plants to a flat. 



"The largest plants from the row of 9 plants to 

 a fiat gave me my first picking of ripe fruit, before 

 any of the other rows had started to show color. This 

 was on July 28. On August 3, I picked some more 

 from Urst row and Aug. I had a picking from 

 both first and second rows and again Aug. 9 I had 

 some from first, second and third rows, but none 

 from the last row of 100 plants to a flat. 



"There is a very marked difference in the size, 

 number and early maturity of the fruit on the four 

 different rows and this was evidently governed by 

 the size of the plants at setting time. 



"We had a cold, backward Spring at setting time, 

 with continued cold and dry weather. Throughout 

 June and July there were practically only two good 

 rains, one on June 29 and the other on July 23, and 

 when the last rain of July 23 came, the soil was so 

 baked the best effect of the rain was lost, because 

 before the moisture had penetrated to any depth it 

 bad mostly evaporated. 



"I see by Market Growers' Journal of Aug. 1 that 

 W. F. Massey says that Earliana was ripening 

 plentifullv ten days before a sign of color appeared 

 in 'John Baer,' and he seems to think It is Chalk's 

 Jewel renamed. As he says. If It is not Chalk's Jewel 

 renamed, it is so much like it there Is no reason to 

 keep them separate. My Experience with 'John Baer' 

 Tomato has been Just about the reverse of W. F. 

 Massey's, and I am a practical Tomato Grower, for 

 Chalk's Jewel Is not the same shaped Tomato as 'John 

 Baer.' Chalk's Jewel will crack badly at the stem 

 end and will not ripen around the stem. 



" 'John Baer' Tomato in comparison with Lang- 

 don's strain of Earliana and Philadelphia Crown Set- 

 ting Earliana, 'John Baer' was six days earlier than 

 Langdon's, and ten days earlier than Philadelphia 

 Crown Setting. 'John Baer' ripens up better around 

 the stem end than either of them, is much larger 

 and smoother, with heavier vine and foliage. 'John 

 Baer' is also solid and a good keeper after being 

 picked when ripe — August 10. I now have the first 

 'John Baer' Tomatoes, which I picked over two weeks 

 ago, lying on the roof of the house In the hot sun, 

 and they have only Just started to wither up. 'John 

 Baer' Tomatoes picked Aug. 6 appeared as quite 

 solid vet. In weight 'John Baer" Tomatoes will aver- 

 age from 6 to 12 ounces each, and about seven 

 Tomatoes to a cluster or first setting, which ripens 

 right up to the stem, perfectly solid, and they do 

 not crack, like Earliana and Chalk's Jewel, around 

 the stem. 



"The only difference in treatment given "Jonn Baer* 

 and Earliana Is that Earliana was given a good coat 

 of manure, plowed in before planting, while 'John 

 Baer' got none, and were considerably larger, more 

 solid, smoother and a brighter deep red color. 'John 

 Baer* Tomato suits me to perfection." 



"John Baer" Very Good Tomato for Vermont 



George H. Mass, Windsor Co., Vt., Sept. 3, 1914, 

 writes: " "John Baer' Tomato is quite 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 



THE EARLIEST AND BEST 



PRODUCES PERFECT, SOLID, HIGH CROWN, BEAUTIFUL, 

 From large, strong^, w^ell matured plants in veneer band ^^ith roots undisturbed. 





QUALITY 



Earliest and best in 28 

 ▼arieties. 



Brilliant, deep red color, 

 smoothest, no core, almost 

 free from seed, delioioua 

 flavored, far more solid 

 and meaty than any other; 

 no culls. Ripens even up 

 to the stem. Perfect beau- 

 ties. Uniform in size and 

 ripening. Picks two to one 

 of any other variety — from 

 108 to 122 perfect fruit to 

 the vine. A perfect (Up- 

 per. Blight proof. 



Ten days eiu-lier 

 than Earliana in 

 Canada. Earlier 

 and better than 

 Earliana in New 

 Jersey. Ten days 

 earlier tlian Globe 

 in Florida. 

 Planted six weeks 

 later but come first 

 in Texas. Three 

 weeks ahead of 

 a n y i n Virginia. 

 Three weeks ahead 

 of any in Now 

 York. Three weeks 

 ahead of any in 

 Washington. Two 

 weeks ahead of 

 any in Maryland, 

 Set out Hay 30, 



Jicked ripe fruit 

 une 17 in New 

 York. 



"John Baer" Tomato 



Earliest and Best Tomato on Earth 



1st — "John Baer" Tomato produces large, beautiful, 

 solid shlpplug Tomatoes In 30 days from large, 

 strong, well matured plants grown In Veneer or 

 Paper bands, with roots undisturbed. 



2nd — "John Baer" Tomato produces the most perfect 

 High Crown Tomatoes ever grown, entirely free 

 from core. 



3rd — "John Baer" Tomato produces an enormous crop 

 of Tomatoes, 50 to 100 fruit to each plant. 



4th — Every "John Baer" Tomato ripens evenly, right 

 up to the stem. 



5th — No cripples, no scalds, no blight, no cracked, 

 no wrinkled, no one-sided, uneven, scarred fruit. 

 When dead ripe "John Baer" Tomato will not 

 burst. 



6tli — "John Baer" Tomato has a wonderful glisten- 

 ing, brilliant, bright red color. 



7th— "John Baer" Tomato has a mild, dellclously 

 sweet flavor. The finest flavor you have ever 

 tasted. 



8th — In shape and form exactly like its photograph 

 in colors, on the front cover. 



9th — "John Baer" Tomato Is almost seedless; It re- 

 quires 6 to 8 bushels of "John Baer" Tomatoes 

 to make one pound of seed. A marvelous Stem 

 Setter, often ten fruit In flrst cluster; solid and 

 meaty. 



10th — "John Baer" Tomato has Just enough foliage 

 — will stand plenty of manuring without going to 

 vine. Set plants 3x3% feet. 



11th — "John Baer" Tomato Is the most perfect ship- j. 

 ping Tomato ever grown— 24 fruit exactly fill • |l^ 

 slx-carrler basket. mt 



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12th — Each beautiful "John' Baer" Tomato weighs 

 about 61^ ounces. 



13th — "John Baer" Tomato Seed was saved only <\ 

 by John Baer, the originator, who personally se- 

 lected and picked every Tomato, from which he 

 saved this seed, selecting only the most beauti- 

 ful, perfect fnilt of the Early Stem Set Clusters. 



14th — "John Baer" Tomato is the offspring of two 

 marvelous Tomatoes — one great specialist having 

 devoted ten years In selecting and improving one 

 parent, and another expert devoted five years in 

 selecting and improving the other parent. The 

 "John Baer" Tomato is, therefore, the result of 

 Fifteen Generations of Improvement and Selection 

 for earllness, quality, shape, fruit, color and Bhip- 

 ping quality. 



15th — As a Packing Tomato, "John Baer" is a mira- 

 cle. They all pack Fancy, no seconds, and all 

 pack whole. Peelers can prepare three bushels 

 "John Baer" Tomatoes to one bushel of any other 

 Tomato. Being such a tremendous yielder a bushel 

 of "John Baer" Tomatoes can be gathered in one- 

 third the time of any other Tomato. A large 

 Baltiinore Tomato Packer had all the "John Baer" 

 Tomatoes he could secure packed separately, run- 

 ning them through a special process for his fanciest 

 trade and bis own private use. 



"John Baer" Earliest and Best Tomato in Texas 



Mr. N. T. Wells, Caldwell Co., Texas, writes June 

 21, 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 expected them to do In spite of the 

 weather conditions. 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 Seed." 



"John Baer" Tomatoes Pay Him More Than 

 $1.00 per riant 



Mr, N. S. Britt, Hancock Co., Ga., writes July 27, 

 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." 



