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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



TOMATOES wwuiwi) 



Beauty Tomatoes. 



Sow the seed in late February or early 

 March, in the hotbed or a box indoors placed 

 in a sunny window. When the plants are 

 2 to 3 inches high, transplant them to other 

 boxes or paper pots, and transplant again, 

 if possible, when about 6 inches high, to 

 make them stocky and stimulate root 

 growth. Set the plants in the garden, 3 to 

 4 feet apart in late May. A rich, moist, 

 loamy soil is best for Tomatoes. An oc- 

 casional application of nitrate of soda will 

 push the young plants along rapidly. Sow 

 three or four different varieties in order to 

 have a succession of fruit all Summer. Sup- 

 porting the plants with stakes or trellis will 

 increase the yield. 



One ounce of seed will produce about 

 2000 plants. 



Beauty. A favorite large, pink or purple- 

 fruited, main crop variety. Productive. 

 Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.50. 



Bonny Best. Large, solid, deep scarlet 

 fruits of superb quality. The best extra 

 early for the home garden and largely 

 grown for market. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; 

 oz., 60c; % lb., $1-50. 



BREAK O' DAT. Remarkable new variety. 



Bright scarlet and about ten days earlier 

 than Marglobe, which it greatly re- 

 sembles. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



Dwarf Stone. Fruits large and bright scar- 

 let, like Stone but plants are dwarf in 

 growth. Quality excellent. Pkt., 10c; 



y 2 oz., 40c; oz., 70c; % lb., $1.75. 



Barliana Special. The standard extra early. 

 Good sized, bright red fruits; bears 

 through a short season but is very pro- 

 ductive. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; oz., 60c; 

 M lb., $1.60. 



EARLY DETROIT. Fruits are nearly globe- 

 shaped, large and deep purple-crimson in 

 color. A little earlier than Beauty. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.60. 



Globe, Livingston's. Medium early, pro- 

 ductive under all conditions; one of the 

 finest in quality. Fruits distinctly globe- 

 shaped, purplish pink, solid, sweet and 



mild in flavor. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 40c; oz.. 

 70c; % lb., $1.75. 



John Baer. Follows right after Earliana; 

 more solid, globe-shaped and of better 

 quality. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; oz., 60c; 



M lb., $1.60. 



JUNE PINK. Similar in every way to 

 Earliana except that the fruits are pink 

 in color. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; oz., 60c; 

 % lb., $1.60. 



SCARLET TOPPER. (Pritchard). A self 

 pruning mid-season variety. Fruits are 

 medium sized, globe-shaped and bright 

 scarlet in color. Resistant to wilt and nail 

 head rust. Vines strong and vigorous. 

 Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



MARGLOBE. A blight and wilt resistant 

 strain of Globe Tomato developed by the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. A heavy 

 yielder of smooth, meaty, globular fruits. 

 Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c; oz., 75c; % lb., $2.00. 



OX HEART. Fruits are generally heart- 

 shaped, very solid and contain few seeds. 

 An excellent pink variety for the home 



garden. Pkt., 15c; y 2 oz., 50c; oz., 90c. 



Ponderosa. The largest of all Tomatoes. 

 Enormous, slightly irregular, purplish 

 pink fruits, solid, with very few seeds and 

 of superb flavor. A favorite for main 

 crop in the home garden. Pkt., 10c; y 2 

 oz., 40c; oz., 75c; *4 lb., $2.00. 



The Stone. More largely grown than any 

 other main croD Tomato. Extremely pro- 

 ductive; large, smooth, meaty, bright scar- 

 let fruits of fine quality. Pkt., 10c; y 2 

 oz., 40c; oz., 70c; M lb., $1.75. 



Trucker's Favorite. A purple-fruited coun- 

 terpart to The Stone. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 

 40c; oz., 70c; M lb., $1.75. 



Yellow Ponderosa. A tall variety, with 

 large fruits in shape and quality like 

 Ponderosa but clear light yellow in color. 

 Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 40c; oz., 75c; hi lb., $2.00. 



SMALL FRUITED TOMATOES. Yellow 

 Plum, Red Cherry, Yellow Peach, Red 

 Pear and Yellow Husk. Each, pkt., 10c; 



Yz oz., 40c; oz., 75c; V4 lb., $2.00. 



Earliana Tomatoes. 



Forcing Tomatoes 



For greenhouse forcing we offer below the 

 three finest English varieties. 

 Comet. Carter's Sunrise. Sterling Castle. 

 Each, pkt., 15c; % ox.. 50c; 01., 90c 



