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MILWAUKEE FORCING 



Milwaukee Forcing 



CURRIE'S SELECT 

 TOMATO SEED 



CULTURE — Sow in hotbed the 

 first of March, in drills V2" 

 deep. When about 2" high, 

 transplant into another hotbed 

 or small pots, one in coch pot. 

 Set out obout the first of June, 

 about 3 feet apart, for eorly 

 crop. For late crops, or where the 

 toil is heavy, plant 4 feet apart. 

 Water freely when transplanting, 

 set deep, and protect from sun 

 for a few days. 1 01. to 1,500 

 plants, Vd lb. for transplanting 

 on on acre. 



CREAM CITY TOMATO. The 

 First Lorge Tomoto to Rioen. 

 Remarkably Prolific. Flesh Thick 

 and Solid — Plonts O'e strong and 

 vigorous, bear obundontiv lorge, 

 smooth fruit, purplish crimson. 

 Flesh is thick, firm and solid, 

 fine quality. Very few seeds. Ex- 

 cellent shipper. Dr^es not crock 

 or rot. Profitoble for the morket 

 gardener ond trucker. Good for 

 canning. 1/i ox., 25e; 01., 4Sc; 

 2 01., 8Se; V4 lb., $1.50; lb., 

 54.75; Pkt., lOe 



PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOP- 

 PER — Developed by the U. S 

 Dept. of Agriculture. Fruits ore 

 lorge, smooth, globular, solid. 

 with thick walls Deep scarlet 

 Productive, arc borne in clusters. 

 For home and market gordeners. 

 ''j ox., 30c; ox., 50c; 'A lb., 

 $1.50; lb., S5.00; Pkf., lOe. 



RUTGERS (Certlfi.di — Eorly 

 mid-scason sort developed by the 

 New Jersey Agr. Experiment Sto 

 tion Large plont with plenty o' 

 foliage to protect the fruit from 

 sunsrold Fruits medium to laroc 

 shaped like Mgrgiobe, but flat- 

 ter ot the stem ends. Color o 

 fine scorlet which extends clear 

 throuoh. Seed covitv smoll. "^ 

 ox., 30c; ox., 50e; '4 lb., $1.50; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



BONNY BEST — Very eorly, 

 large, smooth variety. Scarlet. 

 Heavy cropper, good forcing 

 sort, i/j ox., 20c; 01., 35c; 1/4 

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



EARLIANA — Earliest of all 

 lorge, smooth, bright red sorts, 

 wonderfully prolific. Profitable 

 for morket gardeners and truck- 

 ers '2 oz., 20c; 01., 35c; '4 

 lb., SI. 10; lb., S3.S0; Pkt., 10c. 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWEL— Popu- 

 lar, extro early tomato. Not as 

 eorly as Eorliano, but fruits are 

 smoother and larger. Color 

 bright red; flovor excellent. I'j 

 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; '4 lb., SI. 00; 

 lb., S3. 25; Pkt., 10c. 



BREAK O' DAY— Wilt-resistont 

 Neorly os early as Earliona and 

 productive OS Morglobe. Large, 

 smooth, meaty, red and globular. 

 Similar to Morglobe. l/j 01., 20c; 

 ox., 30c; V4 lb., 90c; lb., S3.25; 

 Pkf., 10c. 



"PENN STATE" ( New 1— Devel- 

 oped by Dr. Myers of Penn State 

 College. Vines to be set close 

 together. Medium sized, scarlct- 

 rcd fruits in clusters of 4 to 6 

 to o plont. Smooth, slightly flat- 

 tencr{ solid, and of superb aual- 

 itv ij oz., 35c; ox., 65e; Pkf., 

 lOc. 



JUNE PINK— The Eeriest Pink 

 Tomato Grown — Selection ot 

 Eorhono. Uniform in <;hapc and 

 size, about 3" in diameter, al- 

 most round "} ox., 25c; ox., 

 40e; '/4 lb., $1.20; lb.. S4.2S; 

 Pkt., lOe. 



JOHN BAER— Early rr-d. similor 

 to Cholks Eorly Jewel, ond eorli- 

 er One of those "Con't Be Beot" 

 voricties, smooth or^(S p'oli'ic 

 ' '^ 01., 20c; ox., 30c; ' i lb., 

 85c; lb., S3. 00; Pkt, lOe. 

 BIG DWARF I Dwarf PondoroiOl 

 - -Cross between Ponder oso and 

 Dworf Chompion, combining oil 

 the excellent quolities of both. 

 Ox.. 50c; V* lb., $1.75; lb., 

 $6.00; Pkf., 10c. 



LIVINGSTON'S GLOBE — Among 

 the very first to ripen, very 

 smooth, firm fleshed, few seeds, 

 ripens evenly; color o beautiful 

 glossy rose, tinged purple, y^ ox., 

 25e; ox., 40c; 2 ox., 70e; '4 

 lb., $1.20; lb., $4.00; Pkt., 10c. 



EARLY DETROIT— A large, ear- 

 ly, pink-skinned Tomato. Smooth, 

 nearly globe-shaped fruits, firm 

 and of excellent quality. 'A ox., 

 25c; 01., 40c; Pkt., lOe. 



PONDEROSA — Largest and 

 heaviest in cultivation, frequent- 

 ly attoining o circumference of 

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

 or more. Particularly fine tor 

 slicing as the seed-cells ore 

 small, the flesh solid and of su- 

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

 SOc; 2 ox., 80e; 1/4 !b., $1.50; 

 lb., $5.00; Pkt., lOe. 



OXHEART — Main crop variety, 

 growing to enormous size. Pink, 

 almost seedless, very little acid. 

 The shape is like a heart. 1 - 

 ox., 40e; 01., 65c; 1/4 |b., $2.00; 

 Pkt., lOe. 



GOLDEN PONDEROSA — Similar 

 to Red PonderosQ in every re- 

 spect except the color, a rich 

 golden yellow. Ox., SOc; V4 lb., 

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



STONE IMPROVED — Large, 



smooth, and solid. Bright scor- 

 let Ox., 25c; V4 lb., SOc; lb., 

 S3.00; Pkt., lOe. 



DWARF STONE — The largest 

 dworf tomato. Fruits large, 

 bright scarlet, thick and juicy, 

 'i ox., 25e; ox., 50c; 'A lb., 

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



CRIMSON CUSHION OR BEEF- 

 STEAK— Large red fruit with few 

 seeds. ''2 ox., 30c; ox., SOc; 'j 

 lb., SI. 50; lb., $4.75; Pkt., 10c. 



MARGLOBE— A new mid-season 

 scarlet, globe-shoped sort, im- 

 mune from rust and wilt. Its 

 strong growth enables it to with- 

 stand long periods of wet ond 

 unfavorable weather. ','2 01., 

 25c; ox., 45c; ''4 lb., SI. 25; lb., 

 $4.25; Pkt., 10c. 



SMALL FRUITED 

 TOMATOES 



Red Pear; Red Plum; Ycllo 

 Cherry; Yellow Plum; Red Cu 

 ront; Strowbcrry or Husk. ' 

 ox., 35c; Pkt., 10c. 



GARDEN 

 HUCKLEBERRY 



This IS o novelty well described 

 by the above nome. which bears 

 roccmes or bunches of black 

 berries, tomoto-shaped. 'j to ^a 

 inch m diameter, which moke 

 excellent pics and preserves. The 

 bushes ore obout 3 feet toll 

 Cultivation IS the some os with 

 the tomoto. of which this plont 

 IS o distant cousin Ox., SOc; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



Turnip 



1 ox. to 200 feet of drill; 



2 lbs. to the acre in drilb. 



Sow the early varieties in rows 1 

 foot opart or more as soon as 

 the ground is worm 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 cleor white, 

 sweet and fender. Ox., 15c; 'A 

 lb., 35c; lb., SI. 00; Pkt., Se. 



EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN— 



Similor to the preceding, except 

 thot the skin is pure white. Ox., 

 15c; 'i lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; Pkt., 

 5e. 



AMBER GLOBE — Large yellow 

 fleshed voriety. Skin yellow, with 

 green top. Ox., 10c; '/« lb., 2Sc; 

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



GOLDEN BALL — Globe-shaped 

 yellow. Flesh sweet and tender. 

 Ox., 10c; 1/4 lb., 25c; lb., 6Sc; 

 Pkt., Sc. 



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 obout holt 

 above ground. Ox., 10c; 1/4 Ifc., 

 25c; lb., 50e; Pkt., 5c 



PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF — 



The stondord eorly flot variety. 

 Flesh white, sweet ond tender. 

 Ox., 10c; U lb., 25c; lb., 65c; 

 Pkt., 5c. 



PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE — 



Handsome roots of excellent 

 quolitv. Flesh, white, fine flo- 

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

 75c; Pkt., 5c. 



POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE— 



Lorge white stock turnip. Ox., 

 10c; '4 lb., 2Sc; lb., 65c; Pkt., 

 5c. 



WHITE EGG — Oval, with thin 

 white skin Flesh white, fine 

 groined, sweet and tender. Ox., 

 10c; Vi lb., 2Sc; lb., 65c; Pkt.. 

 5c. 



YELLOW ABERDEEN — Globe- 

 shaped purple top Flesh pole 

 yellow, sweet and firm. Ox., 10c; 

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



TOBACCO 



Sow eorly in spring and when 

 the plants ore about 6" high 

 tronsplont in rows 4 to 5 

 feet opart. Cultivate thor- 

 oughly. 



CONNECTICUT (Se«d Leaf) 



— A hardy cigor voncty suit- 

 oble for the northern stotcs. 

 Ox., 45c; Vi lb., $1.25; lb., 

 $3.75; Pkt., 10c 



HAVANA Hos a lorge Icof 

 of fine texture. Ox., 45c; 'j 

 lb., $1.25; lb., $3.75; Pkf., 

 lOc. 



COMSTOCK SPANISH — The 



standard cioor tobacco; o fo- 

 vorite in Wisconsin. Ox., SOc; 

 V« (b., $1.25; lb., $3.75; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



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CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS 



