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CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS 



Currie's Select Tomato Seed 



CULTURE — Sow the seed in a hotbed the first week in 

 March, in drills half an inch deep. When the plants are 

 about 2 inches high, transplant into another hotbed or 

 into small pots, one in each pot; in that way the plants 

 are strengthened and branch out better. Set the plants 

 out about the first of June, about 3 feet apart, for 

 early crop, mixing a shovelful of well-rotted manure 

 in each hill. For late crops, or where the soil is heavy, 



plant 4 feet apart. Water freely when transplanting, 

 setting the plant deep, and protect from the sun for 

 a few days until the plants are fairly started. A few 

 plants may be raised by sowing seed in a pot or a box 

 in the house. Where only a few plants are grown, the 

 vines may be trained to a single stem, removing all 

 suckers, thus inducing earliness and superiority of fruit. 

 1 oz. to 1,500 plants, % lb. for transplanting on an acre. 



CREAM CITY TOMATO 



The First Large Tomato to Ripen. Remarkably 

 Prolific. Flesh Thick and Solid. 



A variety of exceptional merit, coming into use a3 early as 

 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 remarkably 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. Vo oz., 

 25c; 1 oz., 45c; 2 oz., 85c; % lb., $1.50; 1 lb., $4.75 Pkt. 10c 



PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER— This variety was devel- 

 oped by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The fruits are 

 large, smooth, globular, extremely solid and heavy with thick 

 walla 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. V- oz.. 20c: 1 oz.. 35c; U lb.. SI. 00; 

 1 lb., $3.75 Pkt. 10c 



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. % oz.. 35c; 1 oz., 60e; 

 »4 lb., $1.75 _ Pkt. 10c 



BONNY BEST — Very early, large, smooth variety. The color is 

 scarlet, the flavor fine. A heavy cropper and a good forcing 

 sort. 1/2 oz., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; % lb., 85c; 1 lb., $3.00 Pkt...5c 



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 profitable tomato for market gar- 

 deners and truckers. V> oz., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; % lb., 80c; 1 lb., 

 $3.00 Pkt. 10c 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWEL— A very popular, extra early tomato. 

 Not as early as Earliana, but fruits are smoother and larger. 

 Color bright red; flavor excellent. V2 oz., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; % lb., 

 80c; 1 lb., $3.00 Pkt. 5c 



THE NEW TOMATO— "PENN STATE" 



ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION FOR 1936 



The new Penn State Tomato was originated by 

 Pennsylvania State College and Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. The foliage is rather coarse, medium 

 dark green, and covers the fruit well. Its fruit is 

 formed in clusters, from 3 to 10 to the plant. The 

 fruits are perfectly and evenly colored a rich scar- 

 let, and they are unusually free from blemishes. It 

 is extremely early, maturing almost as early as 

 Penn State Earliana, and is far superior to that 

 variety in shape and yield. The shape is almost 

 spherical, and the interior of the fruit, the "meat," 

 is a dark red with very little core, which is shallow. 



There are very few seeds. A most valuable feature, 

 and one always desired, is its earliness of maturity. 

 For field conditions, rows 3 feet apart and the plants 

 set 27 inches apart in the row, have proved very 

 satisfactory. V2 oz., 30c; 1 oz., 50c; 2 oz., 85c; V4 lb., 

 $1.40 Pkt. 10c 



BREAK O' DAY 



Developed by F. J. Pritchard, of Washington, D. C. 

 A new wilt-resistant tomato that is nearly as early 

 as Earliana and as productive as Marglobe. Its fruits 

 are large, smooth, meaty, red and globular, very 

 similar to Marglobe but usually larger. V2 oz., 25c; 

 1 oz., 40c; Vi lb., $1.15; 1 lb., $4.25 Pkt. 10c 



