FSBBCiBT 18, 1915. 



'Hie^FIorists' Review 



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OMATO 



"By Their Fruits Y% Shall 

 Know Them" 



"As Ye Sow So Shall Ye 

 Reap" 



rOMATO ON EARTH 



3RILLIANT, DEEP RED SHIPPING TOMATOES IN 30 DAYS 

 kt., 50c; ^-oz., 75c; oz., $2.00; ^4-lb., $7.50; lb., $85.00. ;^ off to the trade. 



"John Baer" Is the Poor Man's Tomato- 

 It Yields So Abundantly 



Mr, Gustav Bartholme, Onondaga County, K. Y., 

 ft-rites, Sept. 1, 1914: "I am glad of the opportu- 

 jity to say that 'John Baer' Tomato is highly satis- 

 fa''t>ry. It Is the poor man's Tomato, for it can be 

 DouMtlfully raised on very little land. I planted 

 !ev(u rows 'John Baer' Tomato, 350 feet long, which 

 io tar yielded 110 bushels with promises of many 

 BOie. 

 "I did not intend to raise Tomatoes to sell. I have 



.i\aj-B raised . them solely for my own home use, 

 but I found they bore so many I could not make use 

 of tliem all, and so I am supplying my neighbors 

 an<'. friends, *ho are well pleased with them. 'John 

 B:iii' TomatoeiB are firm and round, with very t»yr 



rippled ones ajmong them." 1|*-, 



ri'king Two "John Baer" Tomatoes to One of 

 Chalk's Jewel 



Mr, Harry T, H<q;>kin8, B^Kimore Co., Md., wcites 

 July 29, 1914:, " ^John Ba^r',;;3:%jpMt4p have ^HVed 

 to he as you rebreswited thenl.^'*I'pIBaTO(} them along 

 with other earfy varieties. 'John Baer' tuade a very 

 much larger gtowtb than the others. I found them 

 to be the best cropping as well, as early Tomatoes 

 I liave ever (;rown. I find 'John Baer' Tomato 

 will stand the drought better than other Tomatoes 

 on account of their large foliage, which protects the 

 fine fruit from the hot sun. 'John Baer' is a good 

 cropper. I am ipicking two 'John Baer' to one Chalk's 

 Jewel in spite! of the fact that we have the driest 

 season on recqrd. It Is the worst growing season 

 I liHve ever known, in this section, and I have been 

 here in the trucking business for forty years." 



"John Ba^r" Tomato the Earliest of Six 

 ' Different Kinds 



James S. Ca^y, mddlesex Co., Mass., writes Sept. 

 11, 1914: " 'John Baer' Tomatoes have done fine. 

 They were the earliest of six different kinds I grew 

 this year and niow, the middle of September, are still 

 full of ripe an)d green fruit, in. spite of the season 

 belDg cold and wet. Shall grow more of them another 

 ear." ' 



"John Baeir" ! Proved ^arlter, LArger, Stronger, 



More Proliflc. and Stands Extremes of 



Weather Better Than Bonny Best 



_ Ur. E. O. Bell, Orower of Specialties in Vegeta- 

 bles. Pike Ootfnty, P*., writes Oct. 23. 1914: "I 

 tested 'John Bter' Tomato with Bonny Best Tomato. 

 I took 100 'John Baer' Tomato plants and planted 

 them on an Inside rpw of a patch of 8.000 Bonny 

 Best, and tjiej 'John Baer' proved earlier, larger, 

 itroDger grower, more proliflc, and will stand ex- 

 tremes of weather better than aOy other Tomato I 

 lave ever gro^n or seen. 'John Baer* Tomato is a 

 b'emendous cropper of large, smooth, solid Tomatoes 

 f good quality." 



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

 Jewel Were No Good at All 



Xr. Peter J. Lossoo, Floyd Co., Ind., Aug. 16, 

 1914, writes: " 'John Baer' Tomato Is the smoothest 

 Dd best all-round Tomato I have found in my ex- 

 perience of twenty years In Tomato growing. I have 

 had the Chalk's Early Jewel as my best early Tomato 

 for eight years. I 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." 



nave tried a 

 ing than. Y 



"grower or pr 



"John Baer" — 3 Weeks Ahead of Any Other 

 Tomato 



Mr. R. T. Scott, Nottoway Co., Va., Aug. 24, 

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

 for market three weeks before any other Tomato 

 in our locality. I have been picking fine, large 

 Tomatoes off of them for over two months. I bad 

 a very successful crop." 



Never Saw Such a Wonderful Grower or Prolific 

 Fruiter^fM "John Baer" Tomato 



L. L. Adsit, Greene Co., Ohio, writes Sept. 25, 

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

 Baer' Tomato seed, planted it carefully and gave It 

 special attention, staked eiich platat. kept the suck- 

 ers off of them. I treated the 'John Baer' as I 

 do a^ my early sorts for early market. I have 

 mad^ a hobby of Tomatoes for twelve years, and 

 have tried all sorts In almost every way of grow- 

 Yet I was not prepared for the great sur- 

 In 'John Baer.' To say I was pleased 

 it mild. I never saw such a wonderful 

 ■grower o*^ proliflc fruiter in my life. As to quality, 

 it was simply fine. Beat all other sorts I ever tried, 

 and I have tested seventy sorts in one year." 



Hurrah for "John Baer" — He That Laughs Last, 

 Laughs Best 



Mr. Edward Faidley, Sullivan Co., Tenn., Aug. 7. 

 1914. writes: "The "John Baer' Tomatoes are the 

 finest I ever had. I bought an ounce from you last 

 Spring. Some other gardeners hooted at me paying 

 $4.00 an ounce for them. Now I am selling Tomatoes 

 at fancy prices, while others are selling at any old 

 price they can get. I have always found Bolglano's 

 seed A No. 1." 



' John Baer" Three Weeks Earlier and Far 

 Superior 



Mr. William Peterson, Asotin Co., Wash., Aug. 13. 

 1914. writes: " 'John Baer' Tomatoes are far 

 superior to two other well-known early varieties of 

 Tomatoes. The 'John Baer' picked three weeks 

 earlier and are far superior to the other two varieties 

 In size, color and productiveness. Although we are 

 having a long, hot, dry season, the 'John Baer' 

 plants are holding up in fine shape." 



Never Tasted Such Nice Tomatoes as "John 

 Baer" 



Mr. O. P. Butler, Jr., Santa Cruz, Calif., Aug. 25. 

 1914, writes: " 'John Baer' Tomato Is all you claim 

 for it. It is certainly a good one. All my customers 

 say they have never tasted such nice Tomatoes 

 before. I shall plant the same Tomato next year." 



S. D. PRICHARD 



Florist 



South Wayne Street Phelps, N. Y. 



February 6, 1915. 

 J. Bolglano & Son, 



Baltimore. Md. 

 Gentlemen: Your ad. of February 6, In "The Flo- 

 rists' Exchange," Is some puff for "John Baer" 

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

 last year and there was not one in your ad. that 

 had one on me. 



From 620 plants I sold over 2% tons of Tomatoes. 

 Set 3 feet each way and trained to Bamboo stakes 

 trimmed to one shoot. When they became heavy 

 with Tomatoes, I tied the top of four stakes to- 

 gether, 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. 

 Enclosed find check for 1 ounce of "John Baer" 

 Tomato seed. Very truly, 



(Signed) S. D. PRICHARD. 



"John Baer" Bore Tomatoes Two Weeks Earlier 

 Than Any Others 



Mr, Richard Bowles, Niagara Co., K. Y., R. F. D. 

 No. 30. Sept. 1. 1914. writes: " 'John Baer' Tomato 

 proved to be a success. It bore Tomatoes two weeks 

 earlier than any other seed and we had a very fine 

 yield. We are thankful to have found a Tomato 

 earlier than what we have ever had." 



"John Baer" Earliest, Heavy Bearer, Smooth, 

 Fine Flavor 



Miss Carrie B. Bankard, Carroll Co.. Md., Sept. 3, 

 1914. writes: " 'John Baer' Tomatoes are the earli- 

 est I have ever had. I have been very successful 

 with them. I find the 'John Baer' a very heavy 

 bearer, very smooth and round, and of a fine flavor." 



1 "John Baer" Tomato Wins in Competition t 

 ^ with Cemet | 



4 Herman Browngohweig, Marlboro, Mass., writes I 

 4 Sept. 20, 1914: "I bought some of your 'John I 

 I Baer' Tomato last Winter and I must say it is | 

 i far superior to any other Tomato. I grew 'John j^ 

 I Baer' Tomato under glass and it produced more | 

 I and better fruit than either the Comet or Dwarf b 

 I Stone." ' I 



"JOHN BAER" TOMATO 

 The Earliest and Best Tomato on Earth 



G. BBUNNER'S SONS 



Florists 



CINCINNATI. OHIO 



February 7, 1915. 

 J. Bolgiano & Son, 



Gentlemen: Glad to see your ad. on "John Baer" 

 Tomato Seed again. I bought $1.00 worth of "John 

 Baer" Tomato Seed from you last year. All the 

 people gave me the laugh for paying such price for 

 Tomato Seed, but when they found me picking Big, 

 Fine, Solid, Fine Tasting Fruit on the 3rd day of 

 July. 1914. then all the neighbors came to see them. 

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

 "wise o^e8" I presented them each with a nice 

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

 on an average of % bushel every other day, where on 

 my other plants I did not average a small measure 

 a day. I saved 12 of my largest and best "John 

 Baer" Tomatoes for seed, there wasn't enough seed 

 in them to give me 50 plants this year, so you see 

 why I must send for some to be sure I will have 

 good old "John Baer." By me It Is more than you 

 claimed for it. In your last year's ad. in "The 

 Florist Exchange." 



(Signed) WM. F. MASS. 



G. Brunner's Sons, 

 1005 Rosemont Ave., Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



A Week to Ten Days Earlier Than Livingston's 

 Globe 



Mr. H. £. Ruckert, Seo.-Treas. Terrell Land and 

 Development Company, Florida, writes May 22, 1914: 

 "After careful and exhaustive tests. 'John Baer' 

 Tomatoes, planted on hammock land, rich soil, 

 heavily fertilized, produced the best results of all. 

 Produced a heavy vine, full of fruit and matured a 

 week to ten days earlier than Livingston's Globe, 

 planted at the same time under like conditions. The 

 soil is naturally moist and fruit was only damaged 

 slightly by the drought." 



"John Baer" the Best Tomato in Kansas 

 Mr. H. W. Drake, Atchison, Kansas, Aug. 17. 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 sUcer. and a perfect canning Tomato. 

 It is the best Tomato I know." 



"John Baer" Is Earlier than Earliana, and Far 

 Superior 



Mr. William A. Bridle, Monmouth Co., K. J., Sept. 

 3, 1914. writes: " 'John Baer' Tomato is excep- 

 tionally early — earlier than 'Earliana.' and far su- 

 perior to that variety. It ripens well up to the 

 stem perfectly smooth, solid and of fine flavor, fine 

 color and very proliflc; altogether I would consider 

 it the best early Tomato to date." 



•«'« J. BOLGIANO & SON '''' 



-,. "JOHN BAER" TOMATO 



'he Earliest and Best Tomato on Earth 



ALNOST 100 YEARS SELUNG TRUSTWORTHY SEEDS 



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