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One ounce of seed will produce from 3,000 to 4,000 plants 
CULTURE.—For first early Tomatoes select varieties of the earliest types, and start the plants under glass during February. 
When plants are 2 inches high, transplant into flats, thumb pots or plant boxes, and Jater on transplant again, giving more room. 
Never crowd the plants, but keep them short and stocky. Plants already in bloom or with fruit set, if in wooden plant boxes or 
in pots, may be transplanted to open ground without disturbing their roots, and will continue to bloom and fruit without check. 
Set these sorts 4 feet apart each way in warm, mellow soil of fair fertility as soon as danger from belated frost is past. For main 
crop, the plants can be started somewhat later, in hotbed or cold frame, once transplated to keep them stocky, and then set in 
open ground in fairly warm soil, 5 feet apart each way. A very ornamental show can be made in the home garden by training 
tomato plants to stakes, poles or trellis. Applications of superphosphate, or of some good complete (vegetable) fertilizer often 
Tomate, FR. 
have a very happy effect on Tomatoes in hastening maturity and increasing the yield. 
Spark’s Earliama. (See cut.) This is 
John Baer. (See Colored Plate and page 8.) Pkt., 10 cts.; 
4 0z., 30 cts.; 0z., 50; 3 1b., $1.50. 
Bonny Best. (See Specialties, page 10.) Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 oz., 
30 cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; $ lb., $1.50. 
Dreer’s Superb Salad. (See Specialties, page 10.) Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; $ Ib., $1.25. 
Early Detroit. (See Specialties, page 10.) Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 45 cts.; } Ib., $1.25. 
Comet (Forcing). An excellent variety for forcing. Fruits 
medium size, rich scarlet, good quality and produced in clus- 
ters, Pkt., 10 cts.; 4.0z., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; }Ib., $1.50. 
Lorillard (Forcing). A good sort for forcing under glass as 
well as for outdoor culture; bright red, smooth, early. Pkt., 
10 cts.; 3 oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; } Ib., $1.50. 
June Pink. This is really a pink ‘‘Spark’s Earliana,”’ as it re- 
sembles that variety in every way except the color, which is 
pink. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; $ Ib., $1.25. 
Dwarf Champion. An early and distinct variety, medium 
in size, plant of dwarf and compact growth. Color purplish- 
pink. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; } Ib., $1.25. 
Paragon. A fine early variety. Fruit deep red, solid and 
smooth as an apple. A good Tomato either for slicing or 
canning. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.00. 
Favorite. Large size, ripens evenly and early; very prolific, 
good flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; } Ib., $1.00. 
Acme. Medium uniform size, round, very solid, of a pinkish 
color. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; } lb., $1.00. 
an extremely early variety of Tomato, 
and produces large clusters of fair size 
fruits, which are very uniform in size and 
shape. It is hardy, and can be set out- 
early. Color of flesh deep red, very - 
solid and fine flavor. Our strain of this 
variety is equal to the best that can be 
obtained, and was grown for us in the 
section of New Jersey in which it origi- 
nated, and where it is still largely grown 
for early market. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 45 
cts.; 4 Ib., $1.25. ; 
Beauty. Rich glossy crimson, witha slight 
purple tinge; large size, very smooth, 
solid and productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
35 cts.; 3 lb., $1.00. 
Matchless. A large, bright red Tomato, 
very solid and meaty. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
45 cts.; + lb., $1.25. 
Trophy. An old-time favorite. Large size, 
smooth, solid and excellent flavor. Pkt., 
10 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; + lb., $1.00. 
Ponderosa. Fruits very large, purplish- 
pink, solid and continues ripening until 
frost. This isa splendid main-crop va- — 
riety, especially where large size is de- 
sired. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 75 cts.; 4 1b., 
$2.00. For Plants see page 211. 
Crimson Cushion. Large size, nearly © 
round and of very good quality. The color 
is bright scarlet and flesh very thick and 
meaty. Specimens of this Tomato have 
weighed as heavy as one pound. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; } lb., $2.00. 
The Stone. The fruits are large and deep, bright scarlet, 
smooth, ripening evenly to the stem and exceedingly solid 
and firm-fleshed. It is very productive and the Tomatoes _ 
are heavy and thick-meated, making it a valuable variety for 
family use and for canning purposes. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 35 | 
cts.; + 1b., $1.00. For plants see page 211. j 
Dwarf Stone. This Tomato resembles the Stone in shape. 
Very solid, ripens evenly and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 10 
cts.; 0z., 45 cts.; 3 Ib., $1.25. | 
Golden Queen. A very handsome large yellow Tomato. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; } Ib., $1.50. 4] 
PRESERVING TOMATOES. —The following small-fuited 
varieties are used for making preserves, and are also quite or- 
namental. Pear-shaped Red, Pear-shaped Yellow, | 
Yellow Plum, Yellow Cherry, Red Cherry, Red | 
Current, Red Peach, Strawberry, or Ground | 
Cherry. Each at 10 cts. per pkt.; 45 cts. per oz. : 
TOMATO PLANTS. See page 211. 
SORREL 
Osetile, FR. Acedera, SP. | 
Culture.—Used for soups and salads on account of its pleas- | 
ant acid flavor. Sow seed in any good garden soil, in shallow | 
drills a foot apart. Thin plants to a few inches apart and re- | 
move seed stalks as soon as they appear. | 
Large-leayed Garden. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20cts.; } Ib., 50 cts. | 
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