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TOMATO 



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CULTURE — For the first crop sow seeds of very early varieties like Alpha, Avon Early, Globe, or Spark's Earliana, under glass, 

 or in the house, about middle of February, giving the young seedlings plenty of light for rapid development. When they are 3 to 4 

 inches tall transplant them into fiats or a spent hotbed, to stand 4 inches apart each way. Give plenty of air on sunny days to harden 

 them properly. Such plants should start bearing middle of June, and continue for the best part of 2 months. For the main crop, sow seeds 

 of later varieties in a hotbed, or warm cold frame by April 1st. Around Decoration Day, prepare spaces 3 feet apart each way, digging 

 the hole a foot deep and of equal diameter and filling this with well rotted stable manure or humus. Set the plants into these spaces 

 and to prevent loss from cut worms surround the young plants with a collar of cardboard. Where the young plants are grown in paper 

 pots, set them into the ground, pots and all, just tearing out the bottom. One ounce of seed will produce about 2500 plants. 



The Earliest Sorts 



887 Alpha. Alpha fruits come very deep and smooth, plants are distinct, 

 with heavy wide foliage, and bear in abundance bright red fruits which 

 ripen evenly right up to the stem, and which are solid and meaty. Pkt., 

 15 cts.; i oz., 50 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; i lb., $2.00. 



888 Avon Early. An exceedingly early variety, maturing a few days 

 before Earliana. Fruits large, round and very solid, of deep scarlet. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 35 cts.; oz., 65 cts.; J lb., $2.00. 



894 Bonny Best. An early and productive variety, popular all over the 



country. Fruits are almost round, scarlet, somewhat flattened at stem 



end, and are produced in abundance. This is also a good forcing Tomato. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; \ oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 

 938 Earliana, Spark's. A standard extra early. Fruits bright red, solid 



and of fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 

 917 John Baer. Matures within 110 days of sowing seeds and perfects 



large, well-shaped, red fruits of fine flavor. The vines do not grow very 



large, but are productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; | oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; J lb., 



$1.25. 

 919 June Pink. May be called a pink "Earliana." Identical in all but 



color, this being a purplish pink. Pkt., 15 cts.; \ oz., 50 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; 



i lb., $2.00. 

 936 Red River. This is a meritorious introduction the result of the work 



of Dr. Yeager, of the North Dakota Experiment Station. A cross of 



Sunrise and a selected strain of Earliana, quality fruits are produced 



very early. They are of medium size, good depth, a bright scarlet 



color, while the flesh is quite solid. Red River undoubtedly is a valuable 



variety for customers in the short season Northern States. Pkt., 15 cts.; 



i oz., 50 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; I lb., $2.00. 



Second Early and Main Crop Varieties 



891 Beauty. A very productive sort with large smooth fruits of purplish 



pink. Pkt, 10 cts.; % oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; | lb., $1.25. 

 897 Crimson Cushion, or Beefsteak. Large size, nearly round, solid 



and smooth. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; \ lb., $1.50. 



Bonny Best — Always Prolific 



904 Dwarf Champion. Very strong dwarf plants, 

 fruits smooth and solid of purplish-pink. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; \ oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 



906 Dwarf Stone. Round fruits, deep scarlet, very 

 solid, ripens evenly and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; | oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 



947 Dreer's Superb Salad. Distinctly a salad 

 Tomato, just the right size for serving in halves 

 or quartered, with lettuce or for putting up whole 

 in jars. Very smooth fruit, in color a rich scarlet. 

 Pkt, 10 cts.; |oz., 25 cts.;oz., 45 cts.; i lb., $1.25. 



902 Early Detroit. An early sort of large size, 

 nearly round, skin purplish-pink. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 \ oz , 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 



Strong Pot-grown Tomato Plants are offered on page 212 



