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TOMATO SEED 
REERS SELECTED 
Tomate, FR. 
Tomate, SP. 
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 later 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 centinue 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 transplanted to keep them stocky, and then set in 
open ground in fairly warm soil, 5 feet apart each way. Applications of superphosphate, or of some good complete (vegetable) 
fertilizer often have a very happy effect on Tomatoes in hastening maturity and increasing the yield. One ounce of seed will 
produce from 3,000 to 4,000 plants. 
Bonny Best. (See Colored Plate and page 9.) Pkt., 10 cts.; 
$ 0z., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; } Ib., $1.50. 
John Baer. (See Specialties, page 10.) 
50 cts.; 3 lb., $1.50. 
Comet. (Horcing.) An excellent variety for forcing. Fruits 
medium size, rich scarlet, good quality and produced in clus- 
ters. Pkt., 10 cts.; 4 oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; } Ib., $1.50. 
Lorillard. (Forcing.) A good sort for forcing under glass 
as well as for out-door culture; bright red, smooth, early. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; } Ib., $1.50. 
Early Detroit. The vines make a stronger growth than most 
other early sorts and continue bearing throughout the season. 
Medium to large size, nearly round, skin purplish-pink, 
smooth, solid and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 
cts.; 4 lb., $1.50. 
Spark’s Earliama. An extra early and productive variety. 
Fruits smooth and bright red. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; } 
Ib., $1.50. 
June Pink. This is really a pink ‘‘Spark’s Earliana,’’ as it 
resembles that variety in every way except the color, which is 
pink. Pkt., 10cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; 4 lb., $1.50. 
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.; 4 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.; 0z., 45 cts.; 4 1b., $1.25. 
Favorite. Large size, ripens evenly and early; very prolific, 
good flavor, Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 45 cts.; } lb., $1.25. 
Acme. Medium uniform size, round, very solid, of a pinkish 
color. Pkt., 10cts.; oz., 45 cts.; 2 Ib., $1.25. 
Beauty. Rich glossy crimson, with a slight purple tinge; 
large size, very smooth, solid and productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 45 cts.; }1b., $1.28. 
Matchless. A large, bright red Tomato, very solid and 
meaty. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
Trophy. An old-time favorite. Large size, smooth, solid and 
excellent flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 45cts.; }Ib., $1.25. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
The Stone. (See cut). Fruit very large and deep, bright 
scarlet, smooth, ripening evenly to the stem and exceedingly 
solid and firm-fleshed. The Tomatoes are heavy and thick- 
meated, making it-a valuable variety for family use and for 
canning purposes. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; ¢]b., $1.25. 
For Plants, see page 119. 
Dwarf Stone. This Tomato resembles the Stone in shape. 
Very solid, ripens evenly and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 10 
cts.; oz., 45 cts.; $ 1b., $1.25. 
Dreer’s Superb Salad. This variety is distinctly a salad 
Tomato, as it is just the right size for serving whole with let- 
tuce or for putting up whole in jars. The color is a rich scar- 
let. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; } Ib., $1.25. 
Ponderosa, Fruits very large, purplish-pink, solid and con- 
tinues ripening until frost. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; } Ib., 
$2.25. For Plants see page 119. 
Crimson Cushion. Large size, nearly round and of very 
good quality, The color is bright scarlet and flesh very thick 
and meaty. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; } lb., $2.26. 
Golden Queen. A very handsome large yellow Tomato. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; + Ib., $1.50. 
PRESERVING TOMATOES.—The following small-fruited 
varieties are used for making preserves, and are also quite 
ornamental: Pear=shaped Red, Pear-shaped Yellow, 
Yellow Plum, Yellow Cherry, Red Cherry, Ked 
Currant, Red Peach, Strawberry, or Ground 
Cherry. Each at 10 cts. per pkt.; 46 cts. per oz. 
TOMATO PLANTS. See page 119. 
SORREL 
Oseille, FR. Aceder'a, 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-leaved Garden. Pkt., 10cts.; oz., 30cts.; }1b. 85cts. 
