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TOMATO 



Tomate, Sp. 

 Liebesapfel, Ger. 



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 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 later vari- 

 eties 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. A new extra early. 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. We anticipate that Alpha will soon supersede the 

 Earliana strains for the favor of our customers, being in addition to 

 its superior type, ready for picking in most localities slightly ahead of 

 the latter. Pkt., 25 cts.; i oz., $1.50; oz., $2.75. 



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.; 1 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.; J 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.; J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; \ 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.; 5 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.; f oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; | lb., $1.25. 

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

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



910 Dreer's Select Strain of Globe. (See 

 Specialties, page 9). Pkt., 20 cts.; \ oz., 

 65 cts.; oz., $1.00; |lb., $3.50. 



904 Dwarf Champion. Very strong 



dwarf plants, fruits smooth and 



solid of purplish-pink. Pkt., 10 



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.; i lb., $1.25. 



Bonny Best — Always Prolific 



Dreer's Alpha — A Splendid Solid Extra Early 



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.; i oz., 25 cts.; 

 oz., 45 cts.; |lb., SI. 25. 

 902 Early Detroit. An early 

 sort of large size, nearly 

 round, skin purplish-pink. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 25 cts.; 

 oz., 45 cts.; | lb., $1.25. 



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