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Currie’s Select Tomato Seed 
CULTURE—Sow the seed in a hot-bed the first week in apart. Water freely when transplanting, setting the plant 
March, in drills half an inch deep. When the plants are deep, and protect from the sun for a few days until the 
about two inches high, transplant into another hot-bed or plants are fairly started. A few plants may be raised by 
into small pots, one in each pot; in that way the plants are sowing seed in a pot or a box in the house. Where only 
strengthened and branch out better. Set the plants out a few plants are grown, the vines may be trained to a 
about the first of June, about three feet apart, for early single stem, removing all suckers, thus inducing earliness 
crop, mixing a shovelful of well-rotted manure in each hill. and superiority of fruit. 1 oz. to 1,500 plants, 4 lb. for 
For late crops, or where the soil is heavy, plant four feet transplanting on an acre. 
CREAM CITY TOMATO BREAK O’ DAY 
The First Large Tomato to Ripen. Remarkably Prolific. _ Developed by F. J. Pritchard, of Washington D. GC. A new 
Flesh Thick a Solid wilt resistant tomato that is nearly as early as Earliana and as 
es: IcK an olid. productive as Marglobe. Its fruits are large, smooth, meaty, red 
= 2 : # : A Ss and globular, very similar to Marglobe but usually larger. Pkt. 
A variety of exceptional merit, coming into use as early 15¢; % oz., 25c; 1 oz., 45c. u 
ag Early Ruby and other small and unshapely extra early 
sorts. It is perfectly smooth and symmetrical in shape, 
and as large as Perfection The plants are strong and 
vigorous, bearing an abundance of large, smooth fruit 
of a beautiful purplish crimson color. The flesh is re- 
markably thick, firm and solid, and of very fine quality 
with very few seeds. It is an excellent shipper. Does 
not crack or rot, as is the case with many of the old 
sorts. It is known to be the most profitable tomato for 
the market gardener and trucker, and is unsurpassed for 
canning purposes. Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 25c3; 1 oz,, 45c; 2 
ozs., 85c; 14 Ib., $1.50; 1 Ib., $4.75. 
PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER—This variety was de- 
veloped by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 
fruits are large ,smooth, globular, extremely solid and 
heavy with thick walls and of deep scarlet color; very 
productive and are borne in clusters; an excellent variety 
for home and market gardeners use, also a fine shipper. 
Pkt.) (20c;)2/o010z., (35c541 (oz-;165c; 
COOPER’S SPECIAL—A great treat for tomato lovers, free 
from acid, medium in size and globe shaped and matures 
early. The color is a rich pinkish-red and it is quite free 
from all the diseases to which tomatoes are liable. Pkt., 
10c; 1 oz., 35c. 
BONNY BEST—Very early, large, smooth variety. The 
color is searlet,- the flavor fine. A heavy cropper and a 
good forcing sort Pkt., 10c; Y2 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c; 
1%, Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50. 
EARLIANA—Extra selected. Of this favorite, early sort, 
we offer a strain saved from selected fruits only. This 
variety is the earliest of all the large, smooth, bright red 
sorts, is wonderfully prolific, and is a particularly prof- 
itable tomato for market gardeners and truckers. Pkt., 
10c; Y2 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; 14 lb., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50. Earliana Tomato 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL—A very popular, extra. early 
tomato Not as early as Earliana, but fruits are smoother “TOMATO PRODUCTION'—By Paul Work. Plant growing, soil 
and larger. Color bright red; flavor excellent. Pkt., 10c; management, field enemies, marketing, ete. $1.25. 
Wy oz., 20c; 1 oz. 30c; 1%, Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50. 
