Norton or Wilt- 

 Resistant Stone 



Days to maturity, 150. This Tomato 

 is the product of Dr. Pritchard's work 

 in the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

 Our home-grown crop this year was one 

 of the most productive on our farm, 

 indicating that if planted early enough, 

 Norton win yield very heavily. Norton 

 is a late-maturing sort, but it is also a 

 prohfic sort. As a canning and garden 

 Tomato for districts in Maryland to 

 Indiana and south thereof, we re- 

 commend it very highly. Norton has 

 most characteristics of the Stone. The 

 fact that it is highly resistant to Fusarium Wilt, of course, gives it special importance. We beheve it should 

 have special consideration on the part of canners in Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky. Price, 

 delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; V^lh. $1.50; lb. $6; 5 lbs. or more, $5.75 per lb. 



Our Tomato Department Is Our Strongest Arm 



To those who consider the price of our Tomato seed excessive, we want merely to state that it is not out of 

 proportion to the value of the crop it will produce. It is the net profit, after the cost of production is paid for, that 

 really counts. Production costs with cheap seed are practically the same as those of more expensive seed. The 

 outstanding successes among Tomato-growers are, in most cases, founded on highly bred seed. Our firm has a 

 proud record in the introduction of new Tomatoes. Earliana was contributed by Johnson & Stokes some twenty- 

 five years ago. The late Walter P. Stokes introduced Bonny Best in 1908. Very naturally^ we take a modest pride 

 in helping to introduce the new Marglobe commercially. We predict that this Tomato will have great influence 

 on the industry during the next decade. Our strains of Penn State Earliana and Super-Standard Bonny Best will 

 distinguish themselves in any competition. The six strains listed in this catalogue are offered with no apologies, 

 and each variety has a definite place of its own. We have tried to make our descriptions concise and illuminating, 

 as we have tried to make our individual strains worthy of the house that sells them. They have been produced 

 under constant, personal vigilance. Reports from our custom.ers indicate that they are proving to be astonishingly 

 profitable. 



Pittsfield, Mass., July 20. 1925 

 / want to tell you that I am well pleased with your seeds. The Beet and Carrot are the best that I have planted in 

 several years. I had stocks Jrom other sources oj supply, but your strains are more uniform in shape and color. Good 

 Sweet Corn seed has been scarce and high, but stocks obtained Jrom you showed strong germination and vigorous growth. 

 I am enclosing a small order jor seeds with money order. I am glad to, see one seedsman progressive enough to reduce 

 bis list oj varieties. You are blazing the trail that others in the trade will do well to Jollow. Wishing you a prosperous 

 season, I am, (Signed) Albert L. Northrup. 



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