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Sparks' Earliana Tomato 



Sparks' Earliana Tomato, named and introduced by us in 1900, has proved one of the most successful 

 vegetable novelties ever introduced. It vcas developed in the light, warm soils of Southern New Jersey, 

 where every effort is constantly being made to get tomatoes into the market at the earliest possible date. It 

 was this spirit of enterprise that developed the Earliana blood in the first place, and since our introduction 

 of this wonderfully productive and beautiful, very early tomato in 1900, this process of careful selection 

 by enterprising growers has been going on each year, and we are now enabled to offer a new strain of- 

 Sparks' Earliana, which we have named the No. lo, as being fully one week to lo days earlier than 

 the original type, with rather more vigor of vine and foliage, and of rather sweeter flavor in the fruit. 



We know we are making a strong claim when we propose anything that is earlier or better than 

 that originally introduced as Sparks' Earliana, but we confidently offer this No. lo Strain as being an 

 improvement on the type. We sent this out to a number of our good customers the past year, under 

 the number, and nearly everyone reported it a week to ten days earlier than the old strain under the 

 same circumstances. 



A difference of only a few days in getting your early tomatoes to market will make a difierence in 

 your receipts of hundreds of dollars, so that the slight additional cost of the seed is absolutely nothing 

 when compared with the results that it makes it possible for you to obtain. 



Price of Improved No. lo Strain : Per pkt., 15c.; i oz., 60c.; oz., |1.00 ; i lb., $3.00; lb., $10.00. 



Price of Sparks' Earliana Tomato, True Introducers' Stock : Per pkt., lOc; V oz., 30c.; oz., 50c. ; 

 Jib., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



