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No. 91. Marglobe Tomato 



A standard commercial strain 



_ Days to maturity, 118. We quote as follows from our Catalog of 1926: "We have the great honor 

 this year of bringing to our trade the Marglobe Tomato, a new variety which we believe is destined 

 for great prominence within the next decade. Marglobe is another triumph for the plant-breeders. 

 In this instance the honors go to Dr. Fred J. Pritchard of the Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Dr. Pritchard, in his quiet, unassuming way, has accomplished 

 very definite results in developing a wilt-resistant strain of Tomato. We believe the Marglobe to be 

 his outstanding achievement." Seldom has a new introduction made such a deep impression as has 

 Marglobe. In 8 short years it has gained outstanding importance among all the Tomatoes in this 

 country. Not only is it resistant to fusarium wilt and to nailhead rust, but its other qualities are so 

 distinguished that it is in a class of its own. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; V 4 lb. $1.20; lb. $4; 5 lbs. or over, $3.75 per lb. 



No. 92. Lange's Earliana 



We have purchased the distribution rights for this valuable new strain 



Days to maturity, 107. Sparks' Earliana was introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1900, and was 

 spoken of at that time as the most successful novelty of the new century. About 30 years after this 

 introduction, our neighbor, Ernest Lange, whose farm is only a few miles from the farm of Mr. George 

 C. Sparks in Salem County, found an outstanding hill in his Earliana field. He saved the seed from 

 it and two years later demonstrated before the farmers of southern New Jersey that he had a very 

 superior strain of Earliana. Our firm has the honor of distributing this seed, and now, after two years, 

 we are convinced that it is a greater money-maker than any other strain of Earliana now being grown. 

 We had hoped by this time to have for you seed of our own selection, but it will require one more 

 crop to do this. In the meantime we are offering the Tomato just as Mr. Lange offered it to us. At 

 present it is rougher than we like, but even at that it is a very handsome Tomato, and the fact that 

 the crown-set will very often produce from 10 to 20 large Tomatoes is obviously important. The 

 plants will average better than 6 fruits on the crown-set. Plants set out the first week in May yielded 

 the first ripe fruit on June 17, and the first fruit was placed on the market on June 22. This is an 

 early date for Gloucester County, New Jersey. The variety has attracted wide attention among 

 agriculturists. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1; V 4 lb. $3.50; lb. $12. 



No. 93. Pritchard 



The last origination of a great plant-breeder 



Days to maturity, 112. This To- 

 mato, Dr. F. J. Pritchard's last origina- 

 tion before his untimely death, was a 

 1931 introduction of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Its original 

 name was Scarlet Topper but soon after 

 Dr. Pritchard's passing, the Department 

 officially renamed it Pritchard, an honor 

 that was eminently deserved. It is a 

 cross of Marglobe and Cooper's Special, 

 with most of the quality of Marglobe, 

 and at the same time the earliness of 

 Bonny Best. The plant has a definite 

 self-topping tendency. This restricted 

 plant-growth should be counteracted 

 by heavy applications of ammonia 

 (fish, king crab, or tankage) in the early 

 weeks to insure full production. With 

 proper fertilization it is a heavily produc- 

 tive variety. The fruits have very much 

 the appearance and quality of Mar- 

 globe, being large, smooth, globular, 

 and solid, with thick walls and heavy 

 cross-sectors. It has already made an 

 important place for itself with growers 

 who could profit by advancing their 

 season a week over Marglobe. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 

 50 cts.; l/ 4 lb. $1.75; lb. $6; 5 lbs. or 

 over, $5.75 per lb. 



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