F O CL U A L I T Y 



Plant 6-48, one of the staked singles in our tenth generation Master Marglobe stock in one of the breed- 

 ing plots on our Moorestown Proving Grounds. Date, Aug. 19, 1933. This plant may be destined to be 

 reproduced several million times in the next three years. It bore 91 fruits. This happens to be the plant 

 around which were grouped the Tomato experts shown on page 3. 



TOMATO 



No. 90. The Master Marglobe 



The heaviest, most desirable, all-purpose Tomato under cultivation 

 For colored illustration and further description, see second cover and page 1 



Days to maturity, 118. The Master Marglobe, a selection from the late Dr. F. J. Pritchard's 

 remarkable hybrid Marglobe, was first offered to the trade in 1925. Marglobe is a cross between 

 Livingston's Globe and Vilmorin's Marvel of the Market, and represents, perhaps, the 

 most forward step in Tomato breeding that had been made up to that time. The Master 

 Marglobe has been developed over a carefully planned 7-year breeding program. We aimed for, 

 and successfully attained, a Tomato that: (1) is 3^2 mc h deeper, allowing for two extra slices per 

 fruit and eliminating loss from blossom-end scar and from flats; (2) has an interior with dis- 

 tinctly smaller seed-cavities, heavier cross-sectors, and heavier wall, resulting in far less loss by 

 puff, and adding greatly to the brilliant appearance of the fruit when sliced; (3) will yield — we 

 believe we are conservative in making this statement — 40 per cent heavier than the original 

 Marglobe, which in some instances has developed heavy, unproductive plants. 



It is difficult for us to hold ourselves in moderation in describing The Master Marglobe. 

 The fact that it is our most important individual item means that we give it closer attention 

 than we give anything else we sell. In our opinion, it is the most important Tomato in the 

 United States today, and our annual sale of thousands of pounds of seed is an indication that 

 the Tomato producers recognize the inherent strength of the strain. Except for those customers 

 located in the northern-tier states, The Master, Marglobe will prove to be not only the most 

 profitable Tomato, but also one of the most brilliant varieties now available anywhere. 



Our entire 1933 seed-production was the product of two plants of 2 years ago. The New 

 Jersey State Department of Agriculture has certified our entire acreage as to type-purity and 

 freedom from disease. Tomato experts from all over the United States inspected our fields last 

 summer and pronounced them to be superior to anything they had ever seen. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1; l/^Ib. $3; lb. $10; 5 lbs. or over, $9.50 per lb. 



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