The Best Early Tomatoes. 



\NM. C. BECKBRT, 



ALl-EGHENY, PA, 



TOMATOES, 



(£ie5c&dpfel.) 



For early use, so^v in February or March in a hotbed or in boxes 

 and pots set in the -warm windoTT, and hasten the germination and 

 growth of the plants by good care and frequent watering. When the 

 seedlings are about 2 inches high, transplant them to pots, or in rows 



4 or 5 inches apart, keeping the temperature at about 60°. Subse- 

 quent transplantings will make them branching and stocky, but do not 

 set them in the open ground until all danger from frost is past, then 

 plant them in a warm, sunny place, and water them freely until they 

 are well established. Some support which will keep the fruit above 

 the g^oimd and free from dirt should be given all jilants. An ounce 

 of 9?ed will produce about 1,000 plants. 



)/ DWARF CHAMPION. The most valued early market sort. 

 Distinct in foliage and habit of growth, the plants being compact, 

 stocky and upright, and requiring no support. Although the fruits 

 begin to ripen very early and the plants yield enormously, thej' do 

 not flag before frost; many begin to ripen their crops July 1, hold 

 half a bushel of fine Tomatoes when at their best, and still a peck or 

 more of fruit can be gathered from such a plant when frost comes. 

 The fruit is alwaj's smooth and handsome, ripening close to the core, 

 and never cracking; in shape and color it resembles Acme. Pkt. 



5 ct^., oz. 25 cts., 341b. 75 cts. 

 \/bEAUTY. One of the best. Fruit glossv crimson, large. 



solid, never cracking, and holding its size well until late in autumn. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 

 HE STONE. This new variety bears very large, perfectly smooth fruits of bright 

 scKrlet; they are solid and meaty, with few seeds, and ship and keep well. One of the ' 

 best sorts of recent introduction. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



IMPERIAL. A new variety. Claimed to be very early and of superior quality. Re- 

 sembles Acme in form and color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 341d. 75 cts. 



FAVORITE. Fruits large, smooth, solid and meaty; very productive. A good 

 shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



Beckert's Dwarf Champion Tomato. 



Pkt. 5 cts. 

 l/aCME. Fruit 

 welL,' Pkt. 5 cts., o; 



large, smooth, solid, 

 5 cts., >41b. 75 cts. 



never cracking, and holding its 



y PERFECTION. Round, smooth, solid fruits, produced abundantlv and quite early. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., iilh. 75 cts. 



\/PWARF ARISTOCRAT, or SCARLET CHAMPION. Identical in shape with 

 Dwarf Champion, only that the fruit is bright scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



. /BUCKEYE STATE. Larger than the other Livingston varieties, and different m 

 shape, being flatter and broader, but having many of the same characteristics, which have 

 made them so valuable. Fruits bright red, very "smooth and solid. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts , 

 341b. 75c. 



y PONDEROSA. Enormous, and of good quality, but notalways smooth, and does not 

 ripen evenly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., 341b. $1. 



[/crimson cushion. Brilliant scarlet-crimson, untiaged with purple; ripens up 

 almost completely to the stem ; almost seedless ; flesh firm, meaty, and of fine quality. 



Productive and early 

 ROYAL RED. 



crops. Pkt. 5 cts. oz. 25 cts, 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., 341b. $1. 

 Large fruits; skin and flesh deep, intense red; valuable for main 



Beauty Tomato. 



Bncl^eye State Tomato. 



00^PA R AG O N. 



Glossy red fruits, 

 rounder than Acme: 

 still one of the best 

 varieties, and popu- 

 lar in many sections. 

 Pkt. 5c., oz. 25 cts., 

 341b. 75c. 



'CHEMIN market. Fruit large, smooth, bright scarli-t. A hand- 

 some market variety of French origin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %lh. 

 75 ct^ 



^OLDEN QUEEN. A smooth, yellow Tomato, of fair size and of 

 fine flavor. It is very useful, not only for its own peculiar quality, but 

 to giv^'brnamental or "decorative effects when displayed with red varieties 

 on tji^ table. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 341b. 85 cts. 



^YELLOW PLUM. Fruits yellow; used for preserves. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz. 30 cts., 3-4lb. 75 cts. 



1 \ /STRAWBERRY (Winter or Ground Cherry). Small fruits eu- 

 '.osed in a husk; they have the flavor of strawberries, and may be pre- 

 srvedlike plums. Pkt. 10 cts. 



lES^Market-Gardeiiers and otliers 

 using: larg-e quantities of Seeds 

 should write us for special prices, 

 naminsr varieties and quantities 

 tliey can use* 



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