Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Tomate, Fr. T^rf^W^^^rf^ Tomate,Sv. 



Porno d'oro, Ital. m. CJITlciLU Liebesapfel, Ger. 



Wholesome and delicious whether raw, cooked, or canned. 



Health Value of 

 Fresh Tomatoes 



Calories per lb. 104- 

 Vitamins A, B, C, G 



Proteins .9% 



Carbohydrates 3.9% 



Fats 4% 



Calcium .011% 



Iron .000U7o 



CULTURE— For the first crop sow seeds of the earliest sorts under glass or in the house about 

 the middle of February, giving the young seedlings plenty of light for rapid development. When 

 they are 3 to 4 inches high transplant them into flats 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 the second- 

 early and main crop 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 fiUing 

 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 pets, set them into the ground, pots and all, just tearing out the bottom. One OUDCe 

 of seed will produce about 2500 plants. 



The Earliest Sorts 



887 Alpha. Alpha fruits come very deep and smooth. The 

 plants are distinct, having heavy wide foliage and bear in 

 abundance bright red fruits which are solid and meaty. 

 Pkt. 10c; J oz. 25c; oz. 40c; i lb. $1.25. 



888 Avon Early. An exceedingly early variety maturing a 

 few days before Earliana. Large, round, very solid, deep 

 scarlet fruits. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 40c; oz. 70c; J lb. $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; J oz. 25c; oz. 40c; i lb. $1.25. 



896 Break O'Day. A recent introduction and aptly called 

 ■The Early Marglobe" as it matures 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 

 disease. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c; oz. 50c; i lb. $1.50. 



938 Earliana, Spark's. A standard extra-early variety 

 producing a good yield. Bright red, solid fruits of fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10c; J oz. 25c; oz. 40c; i 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; J oz. 25c; oz. 40c; J lb. $1.25. 



919 Juno Pink. May be called a pink "Earliana." Identical 

 in all but color, this being a purplish pink. Of mild flavor. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 30c; oz. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. 



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940 Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 



Among the new vegetables of rccoit introduction Pritchard 

 stands out as one of the finest. A fine early tomato with large, 

 smooth, globular fruits ripening to a 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. 15c; ■} oz. 40c; oz. 75c; 

 i lb. S2.00. 



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; 



^ oz. 40c; oz. 75c; 



-i lb. $2.00. 



Tomatoes are rich in Vitamines 



