Tomato-America's Favorite Vegetable 
A pound of food to every square foot of garden 
Culture—For the first crop sow seeds of the earliest sorts 
under glass or in the house about the middle of February. 
When they are 4 inches tall transplant them into flats or a 
hotbed to stand 4 inches apart each way. Give plenty of 
air on sunny days to harden properly. For the main crop, 
sow seeds of the second-early and main crop varieties in a 
hotbed or warm cold-frame by April 1st. Plant outdoors, 3 
feet apart each way, about the end of May. One ounce of 
seed will produce about 2500 plants. The maturity dates 
given for Tomatoes represent days from setting the plants 
outdoors. Allow an additional 6 to 7 weeks for plant pro- 
duction. 
The Earliest Sorts 
894 Bonny Best. 73 days. An early variety, popular every- 
where. The scarlet fruits are almost round, and are pro- 
duced in abundance. This is also a good forcing Tomato. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; oz. 80c; %4 Ib. $3.00. 
917 John Baer. 66 days. Similar to Bonny Best but with 
denser foliage of a deeper green color and somewhat 
heavier stems. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; oz. 80c; %4 lb. $3.00. 
896 Break O’Day. 70 days. A splendid sort aptly called 
“The Early Marglobe” as it matures as much as 10 days 
ahead of that variety. The fruits.are similar, being round, 
smooth, solid, and of a fine scarlet color. Highly resistant 
to disease. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c; oz. 80c; % lb. $3.00. 
938 Pemn State Earliana. 64 days. A standard extra-early 
with bright red fruits and solid tasty flesh. Pkt. 15c; 
Y oz. 45c; oz. 80c; %4 lb. $3.00. 
947 Valiant. 70 days. An exceptionally uniform quality 
variety with large, deep globe-shaped, scarlet-red fruits 
free from cracks and blemishes. Luscious bright red flesh 
of delightful flavor. Pkt. 15c; ™% oz. 55c; oz. $1.00. 
941 Pritchard or Scarlet Topper, Certified 
% 75 days. 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 and the fruit has few seeds and no 
core. Like all early tomatoes it amply repays liberal fer- 
tilizing to secure the largest yields. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c; 
oz. 80c; %4 Ib. $3.00. 

Stokesdale 
950 Stokesdale, Certified 
70 days. A very important newer tomato of attractive 
bright scarlet color with fruits weighing 514 to 6 ozs. each. 
They are smooth, globe-shaped, solid, and of splendid qual- 
ity. A favorite with home gardeners, market growers, can- 
ners, and shippers. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c; oz. 80c; %4 lb. $3.00. . 








We highly recommend the use of Fruitone (see page 
88) as a spray for Tomato blossoms in order to secure 
an extra-heavy set of fruits. Used before pollination it 
will result in seedless or nearly seedless Tomatoes. 
Second Early 
and Main Crop 

Rutger’s, Certified 
\ 937 Rutger's, Certified 
73 days. A heavy cropper with uniform, globular, smooth, | 
very solid fruits averaging 6 ozs. each. Ripens evenly and | 
is of a sparkling red color. Splendid for the table, canning, , 
market, and gives a delicious highly-colored juice. Pkt. 15c; } 
Y oz. 45c; oz. 80c; % Ib. $3.00. 
897 Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak. 88 days. One of the ’ 
largest of the rich crimson Tomatoes, very solid and| 
smooth. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 70c; oz. $1.25; % Ib. $4.50. 
912 Golden Ponderosa. 86 days. Very large fruits of splendid | 
quality. Solid, rich golden yellow flesh of very mild flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 70c; oz. $1.25; 14 lb. $4.50. 
913 Greater Baltimore. SO days. Very large, somewhat 
flattened, deep scarlet red fruits of excellent quality. . 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; oz. 75c; %4 Ib. $2.80. 
923 Marglobe, Certified. 75 days. Large, smooth, meaty, 
globular red fruits which ripen evenly and are free from 
cracks. Very productive and remarkably wilt-resistant. | 
A very important tomato. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c3 oz. 85c;/ 
4 |b. $3.00. 
921 Marglobe A. 75 days. Selected stock but not certified. | 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; oz. 65c; %4 lb. $2.35. 
930 Ponderosa. 85 days. A profitable and popular late 
sort for the home garden. Tasty, purplish-pink fruit of 
large size. Pkt. 25c; % oz. $1.35; oz. $2.25; 1% Ib. $7.85. 
942 Selected Stone. 85 days. Very dependable and will | 
produce a large crop of solid, deep red fruit. A splendid 
canner. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; oz. 80c; % Ib. $3.00. 
919 Jubilee *K—A Superb Orange Tomato 
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72 days. A delightful bright orange tomato with 
perfectly smooth round fruit weighing about 6 ozs. each. 
The interior is of equally bright orange-yellow color. 
Juicy with few seeds and of a delightful sub-acid flavor. 
Awarded a Bronze Medal in the 1943 All-America Selec- 
tion. Pkt. 15c; ™%4 oz. 50c; % oz. 75c; oz. $1.40. 

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