FARQUHAR'S RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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TOMATO 



Tomate (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow thinly about the first week in March in 

 a hotbed, greenhouse, window, or sitting-room, where the 

 temperature is never below 60 degrees. When 2 inches 

 high, set out the plants in boxes about 4 inches apart, or 

 pot singly. About the first of June they may be trans- 

 ferred to the open ground. Set them deeply, 4 feet apart, 

 and a shovelful of rotted manure should be mixed in the 

 earth of each hill. If the vines are trained on trellis, the 

 fruit will be finer and larger. One ounce seed produces 

 about 1,500 plants; Vipound enough plants for 1 acre. 



FORCING TOMATOES 



All varieties listed for forcing are equally good for 

 garden cultivation. 



Farquhar's Victory, imported. Ahand- pu. 



some, free-setting Tomato, yielding many large 

 clusters. The fruits are smooth, of good form 

 and size, very solid, and containing very few 

 seeds $0 25 



Stirling Castle, imported. English-grown, 

 from selected stock. One of the best cropping 

 of all the round-fruited varieties, and excellent 

 for forcing as well as for outdoor culture. The 

 fruit is of mediimi size, reddish scarlet in color, 

 and of very delicious flavor. This variety sets 

 very freely Moz. $1.00; oz. $3.00. . 25 



Comet. Imported. This is a splendid variety 

 for either indoors or out. It is very short-jointed, 

 fruiting close up to the stem. The Tomatoes are 

 of good medium size, quite smooth, very solid, 



and of a deep scarlet color 



Moz. $1.50; oz. $5.00.. 25 



Lister's Excelsior. Imported. The clusters are 

 borne in great profusion and are remarkable for 

 the large number of mediiun-sized, rich scarlet 

 fruits they carry. Original pkt 35 



Aiisa Craig. Imported. An exceedingly heavy 

 cropper, producing medium-sized, round, bright 

 red fruits of perfect form and excellent quaUty 

 and flavor J^oz. $1.50. . 25 



Sunrise. Imported. A medium-sized fruit of fine 

 quality and produced in long clusters. It is a 

 fine forcing variety but equally good outdoors . 



J^oz. $1.00.. 25 



"TOMATO PRODUCTION," by Paul Work, 

 Professor of Vegetable Gardening at Cornell 

 University, Ithaca, N. Y. A useful book of facts 

 about the Tomato, including plant -growing, 

 soil-management, field-culture, enemies, varie- 

 ties, and seed. $1.25, postpaid. 



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Comet Tomatoes 



TOMATOES FOR THE GARDEN 



Matchless. This very productive variety bears large fruits of a Pkt. 



rich cardinal-red color, smooth, sohd and of superior flavor 



oz. 50c.; Mlb. $1.50... SO 10 



Bonny Best. An extra-early, gcarlet, round-fruited variety of 



very uniform size, smooth, and a heavy cropper 



oz. 50c.; i^lb. $1.50.. 10 

 Spark's Earliana. A very early, large variety of a beautiful red 



color, handsome, uniform, remarkably solid, and productive 



oz. 40c.; Mlb.$1.25.. 10 

 For other varieties of Tomatoes, see following page 



'HANDY" TOMATO AND VINE TRELLISES. Three turned 

 wood uprights and two wire hoops; collapses compactly for stor- 

 ing. $3.75 per doz. 



'TWO BARREL -HOOP" TOMATO TRELLISES. Two round 

 hoops and three uprights. $2.25 per doz. 



'ADJUSTO" TOMATO AND PLANT SUPPORT. Hardwood 

 stake on which the 12-inch wire hoop may be adjusted to any 

 height; simple and durable, easily stored. 3 ft., 30 cts. each; 

 $3.00 per doz. 5 ft., 45 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



Bonny Best Tomato 



