Dreer’s Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Tomate, Sp. 
Tomate, FR. 
Pomo d’oro, ITAL. Tomato Liebesapfel, GER. 
CULTURE — For the first crop sow seeds of the earliest sorts under glass or in the house about 
Health Value of the middle of February, giving the young seedlings plenty of light for rapid development. When 
Fresh Tomatoes they are 3 to 4 inches high transplant them into flats or a spent hotbed to stand 4 inches apart each 
. lb. 104 way. Give plenty of air on sunny days to harden them properly. Such plants should start bearing 
Calories (eA ee middle of June and continue for the best part of 2months. For the main crop, sow seeds of the second- 
J uamins A, B, 1G G early and main crop varieties in a hotbed or warm cold-frame by April 1st. Around Decoration Day 
Proteins LONI prepare spaces 3 feet apart each way, digging the hole a foot deep and of equal diameter and filling 
re aoe 3.970 this with well rotted stable manure or humus. Set the plants into these spaces and to prevent loss 
ac: from cut worms surround the young plants with a collar of cardboard. Where the young plants are 
Ty 0004 TOG grown in paper pots, set them into the ground, pots and all, just tearing out the bottom. One ounce 
ALIAS of seed will produce about 2500 plants. 
The Earliest Sorts 
887 Alpha. Alpha fruits come very deep and smooth. The Sk “3 Sy Priteherd 
plants are distinct. They have heavy wide foliage and bear ea ; Tomato 
in abundance bright red fruits which are solid and meaty. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 oz. 40c; oz. 70c; ¢ lb. $2.00. 
888 Avon Early. An exceedingly early variety maturing a 
few days before Earliana. Large, round, very solid, deep 
scarlet fruits. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 40c; oz. 70c; } Ib. $2.00. 
894 Bonny Best. An early variety, popular all over the 
country. The fruits are almost round, scarlet, and are pro- 
duced in abundance. This is also a good forcing Tomato. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; } Ib. $1.25. 
940 Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 
Among the new vegetables of recent introduction Pritchard 
stands out as one of the finest. It is the work of the late Dr. 
F. J. Pritchard of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. A fine 
early tomato with large, smooth, globular fruits ripening toa 
clear scarlet right up to the stem end. The flesh is deep red 
with few seeds and no core. Like all early tomatoes it amply 
repays liberal fertilizing to secure the largest yields. Pkt. 20c; 
4 oz. 40c; oz. 70c; 3 1b. $2.00. 
936 Red River. A 
choice variety of ex- 
tremely early maturity. 
The fruits are of medi- 
um size, good depth, 
a bright scarlet color, 
and the flesh is quite 
solid. ‘The fruits are not 
only most attractive but 
also of choice 
quality. Pkt. 15c; 
4 oz. 50c; 02. 90c; 
Ib. $2.75. 
Break O'Day Tomato 
896 Break O’Day. A recent introduction from the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture and aptly called ‘‘The Early Marglobe” 
as it picks about 10 or 12 days ahead of that variety. The 
fruits are similar, being round, smooth, solid, and of a fine 
scarlet color. Highly resistant to the usual Tomato diseases. 
Pkt. 15c; 4 0z. 35c; oz. 60c; + Ib. $2.00. 
938 Earliana, Spark’s. A standard extra-early variety 
producing a good yield. Bright red, solid fruits of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; ¢ lb. $1.25. 
917 John Baer. A splendid early tomato producing large, 
well-shaped, red fruits of fine flavor. Better than the old 
Chalk’s Jewel. Pkt. 10c; 3 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; } Ib. $1.25. 
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919 June Pink. May be called a pink “‘Earliana.” Identical 
in all but color, this being a purplish pink. Of mild flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 oz. 30c; 02. 50c; £ Ib. $1.50. Pot-grown tomato plants are offered on page 184 
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