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TOMO SEED 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 



CURRIE'S SELECT 

 TOMATO SEED 



CULTURE — Sow in hotbed the 

 first ot March, in drills 'i" 

 ileep. When about 2" high, 

 transplant into another hotbed 

 or small pots, one in each pot. 

 Set out obout the first of June, 

 about 3 feet apart, for early 

 crop. For late crops, or where the 

 soil is heavy, plant 4 feet apart. 

 Water freely when transplanting, 

 set deep, and protect from sun 

 for a few days. 1 oi. to 1,500 

 plants, 1/4 lb. for transplanting 

 on an acre. 



CREAM CITY TOMATO. The 

 First Large Tomato to Ripen. 

 Remarkably Prolific. Flesh Thick 

 and Solid — Plants are strong and 

 vigorous, bear abundantly large, 

 smooth fruit, purplish crimson. 

 Flesh is thick, firm ond solid, 

 fine quolity. Very few seeds. Ex- 

 cellent shipper. Does not crack 

 or rot. Profitable for the market 

 gordener ond trucker. Good for 

 conning, '/z <>*•. 25c; 01., 45c; 

 2 oz., 85c; '^ lb., $1.50; lb., 

 S4.75; Pkt., 10c 



PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOP- 

 PER — Developed by the U. S. 

 Dept. of Agriculture. Fruits are 

 lorgc, smooth, globulor, solid, 

 with thick walls. Deep scarlet. 

 Productive, arc borne in clusters. 

 For homo and market gordeners. 

 Vi 01., 15c; 01., 30c; 1/4 lb., 

 90c; lb., $3.25; Pkt., 10c. 



RUTGERS (Certified) — Early 

 mid-season sort developed by the 

 New Jersey Agr. Experiment Sta- 

 tion. Lorge plant with plenty of 

 folioge to protect the fruit from 

 sunscald. Fruits medium to lorgc 

 shopcd like Marglobe, but flat- 

 ter ot the stem ends. Color o 

 fine scorlet which extends clear 

 through. Seed covity smoll. Vj 

 ox., 20e; ox., 3Se; 1/4 lb., $1.00; 

 Pkt., 15c. 



BONNY BEST — Very eorly, 

 large, smooth variety. Scarlet. 

 Heavy cropper, good forcing 

 sort. 1/2 ox., 20c; 01., 35c; '4 

 lb., 95c; lb., $3.00; Pkt., 10c. 



EARLIANA — Earliest of oil 

 large, smooth, bright red sorts, 

 wonderfully prolific. Profitable 

 for market gardeners and truck- 

 ers. 1/2 01., 1 5c; 01., 25c; '/4 

 lb., 80c; lb., S3.00; Pkt., lOe. 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWEL— Popu- 

 lar, extra early tomato. Not as 

 early os Earliana, but fruits are 

 smoother and larger. Color 

 bright red; flovor excellent, 'i 

 01., 15c; ox., 25c; 1/4 lb., 80c; 

 lb., $3.00; Pkt., 10c. 



BREAK O' DAY— Wilt-resistont. 

 Nearly as early os Earliana and 

 productive as Marglobe. Large, 

 smooth, meoty, red and globular. 

 Similar to Marglobe. V2 01., 20e; 

 01., 30c; 1/4 lb., 90e; lb., $3.25; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



"PENN STATE" (New)— Devel- 

 oped by Dr. Myers of Penn State 

 College. Vines to be set close 

 together. Medium sized, scarlet- 

 red fruits in clusters of 4 to 6 

 to a plant. Smooth, slightly flot- 

 tened, solid, ond of superb auol- 

 itv. V2 ox., 35c; ox., 65e; Pkt., 

 10c. 



JUNE PINK— The Earliest Pink 

 Tomoto Grown — Selection of 

 Earliana. Uniform in shape and 

 size, about 3" in diameter, al- 

 most round, ''j ox., 25c; ox., 

 40e; 1/4 lb., $1.20; lb., S4.25; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



JOHN BAER— Early red, similar 

 to Chalk's Eorly Jewel, and earli- 

 er. One of those "Can't Be Beat" 

 vorieties, smooth and prolific 

 V2 ox., 15c; 01., 25c; I4 lb., 

 85e; lb., 52.50; Pkt., 10c. 



BIG DWARF Dwarf Ponderosa 1 



- Cross between Ponderosa and 

 Dworf Champion, combining oil 

 the excellent qualities of both 

 Ox., 50e; "4 lb., $1.75; lb., 

 $6.00; Pkt., 10c. 



LIVINGSTON'S GLOBE — Among 



the very first to ripen, very 

 smooth, firm fleshed, few seeds, 

 ripens evenly; color a beautiful 

 glossy rose, tinged purple. '2 01., 

 25c; ox., 40c; 2 01., 70c; 'i 

 lb., $1.20; lb., S4.00; Pkt., 10c. 



EARLY DETROIT — A large, ear- 

 ly, pink-skinned Tomato. Smooth 

 nearly globe-shaped fruits, firm 

 and of excellent quality. '2 ox., 

 25c; ox., 40c; Pkt., lOe. 



PONDEROSA — Largest and 

 heaviest in cultivation, frequent- 

 ly attaining a circumference of 

 15" to 18" and a weight of 1 lb. 

 or more. Particularly fine for 

 slicing as the seed-cells are 

 small, the flesh solid and of su- 

 perior flavor. 1,2 01., 30c; 01., 

 50c; 2 ox., 80e; 1/4 lb., $1.65; 

 lb., S6.00; Pkt., lOe. 



OXHEART — Main crop variety, 

 growing to enormous size. Pink, 

 almost seedless, very little acid. 

 The shape is like a heart. Vj 

 ox., 40e; ex., 70e; 1/4 lb., $2.10; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



GOLDEN PONDEROSA — Similar 

 to Red Ponderosa in every re- 

 spect except the color, a rich 

 golden yellow. Ox., 50e; V4 lb., 

 SI. 75; lb., $5.50; Pkt., lOe. 



STONE IMPROVED — Large, 

 smooth, and solid. Bright scar- 

 let Ox., 25c; 1/4 lb., 80c; lb., 

 S3. 00; Pkt., 10c. 



DWARF STONE — The largest 

 dwarf tomato. Fruits large, 

 bright scarlet, thick and juicy. 

 1/2 ox., 25c; ox., 50c; "4 lb., 

 $1.45; lb., $4.85; Pkt., 10c. 

 AVON EARLY — Extra early. 

 Large, smooth. Deep scarlet 

 with thick flesh. Ox., 50c; '4 

 lb., $1.50; lb., S5.00; Pkt., 10c. 



CRIMSON CUSHION OR BEEF- 

 STEAK— Large red fruit with few 

 seeds. '2 01., 30c; 01., 50c; ij 

 lb., $1.65; lb., S5.50; Pkt., 10c. 



DWARF CHAMPION — Dwarf, 

 upright bushes. Fruit medium 

 size, smooth, purplish-red. Ox., 

 60c; 1/4 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.25; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



MARGLOBE — A new mid-season 

 scarlet, globe-shaped sort, im- 

 mune from rust and wilt. Its 

 strong growth enables it to with- 

 stand long periods of wet and 

 unfavorable weather. '2 <>*•■ 

 20c; ox., 30e; 'A lb., 90e; lb., 

 $3.25; Pkt., 10c. 

 BEST OF ALL — Deep red 

 smooth and solid. Pkt., 15c. 



COMET — Medium size, solid and 

 smooth. Bright red. Pkt., 15c. 



LORILLARD— Early, bright red. 

 smooth, fine (or forcing or out- 

 doors Pkt., 15c. 

 STIRLING CASTLE — Medium 

 size, smooth and solid, cicor red 

 Pkt., 15e. 



SMALL FRUITED 

 TOMATOES 



Red Pcor; Red Plum; Ycilo*. 

 Cherry; Yellow Plum; Red Cur. 

 ront; Strowbcrry or Husk. '; 

 ox., 25c; Pkt., 10c. 



Turnip 



1 01. to 200 feet of drill; 



2 lbs. to the acre in drills. 



Sow the eorly varieties in rows I 

 foot apart or more as soon as 

 the ground is warm in spring and 

 thin out to 3" or 4" apart, and 

 for a succession sow every 2 

 weeks until June. For fall and 

 winter, sow in July and August, 

 thinning to 6" or more apart. 



EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MI- 

 LAN — Earliest of all. White with 

 purple top. Flesh clear white, 

 sweet and tender. Ox., 10c; 1'4 

 lb., 30c; lb., 75c; Pkt., 5e. 



EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN- 



Similar to the preceding, except 

 that the skin is pure white. Ox., 

 10c; '4 lb., 30c; lb., 85e; Pkt., 

 5e. 



AMBER GLOBE ^ Large yellow 

 fleshed variety. Skin yellow, with 

 green top. Ox., lOe; "4 lb., 25c; 

 lb., 65c; Pkt., 5e. 



GOLDEN BALL — Globe-shaped 

 yellow. Flesh sweet and tender. 

 Ox., lOe; ',/4 lb., 25e; lb., 65e; 

 Pkt., 5e. 



EARLY SNOWBALL— Round, me- 

 dium-sized pure white of excel- 

 lent quality. Ox., 10c; 1/4 lb. 

 25c; lb., 65e; Pkt., 5c. 



LONG WHITE OR COWHORN— 



Shaped like a carrot, white, with 

 green top. Grows about half 

 above ground. Ox., 10c; "4 lb., 

 25c; lb., 50c; Pkt., Sc. 



PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF — 



The standard early flat variety. 

 Flesh white, sweet and tender. 

 Ox., 10c; I4 lb., 25c; lb., 6Sc; 

 Pkt., 5c. 



PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE — 



Handsome roots of excellent 

 quality. Flesh, white, fine flo- 

 vor. Ox., 10c; V4 lb., 30c; lb.. 

 75c; Pkt., 5c. 



POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE— 



Large white stock turnip. Ox., 

 10c; I4 lb., 25c; lb., 65c; Pkt., 

 5c. 



WHITE EGG — Oval, with thin 

 white skin. Flesh white, fine 

 groined, sweet and tender. Ox., 

 10c; 1 4 lb., 25e; lb., 65e; Pkt., 

 5c. 



YELLOW ABERDEEN — Globe- 

 shaped purple top Flesh pole 

 vellow, sweet and firm Ox., lOe; 

 '4 lb., 25c; lb., 65c; Pkt., 5c. 



TOBACCO 



Sow eorly in spring ond when 

 the plonts ore obout 6" high 

 tronsplont in rows 4 to 5 

 tcct opart. Cultivotc thor- 

 oughly. 



CONNECTICUT (Seed Leaf) 



-A hardy cigar variety suit- 

 able (or the northern stotes. 

 Ox., 45c; '4 lb., $1.25; lb., 

 S3. 75; Pkt., 10c 



HAVANA Hos a large leof 

 M f,f>o texture Ox., 45c; ' .■ 

 lb., 51.25; lb., S3.75; Pkt., 

 10c. 



COMSTOCK SPANISH — The 



■tondord ciQOr tobocco; o fo- 

 vorife m Wisconsin. Ox., 50c; 

 '4 lb., $1.25; lb., $3.75; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



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