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HENRY A. DREER, 1306 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Our acreage of Alpha Tomatoes, 1926, grown solely for seed 



ALPHA TOMATO 



DREER' S NEW EXTRA EARLY 



In the development of this new strain, we have kept in mind, in addition to the importance of earliness, 

 the necessity of obtaining fruits free from the misshapen and unmarketable specimens which appear among 

 the product of most plants of the earliest types. Alpha, we are glad to say, is an outstanding exception in this 

 regard, the fruits coming deep, round, and smooth, without cracks or other imperfections. Plants are very 

 distinct with heavy wide foliage, and they bear in abundance bright scarlet fruits which ripen evenly right 

 up to the stem, and which are solid and meaty. We anticipate that Alpha will soon supersede the Earliana 

 strains, as it is decidedly superior in point of quality, and is marketable in most localities, slightly ahead of 

 the latter. 



Oz., $2.00; M lb.. $6.00; lb., §20.00. 



Standard Varieties 



Avon Early §0 60 



Beauty 



Bonny Best 



Comet Forcing 



Crimson Cushion 



Dwarf Champion 



" Stone 



Earliana 



Early Detroit 



Golden Ponderosa 



" Queen 



)/.. 



Vi lb. 



Lb. 



60 



§1 75 



$6 00 



45 



1 25 



4 50 



35 



1 00 



3 50 



50 



1 50 



5 00 



45 



1 25 



4 50 



45 



1 25 



4 50 



40 



1 10 



4 00 



35 



1 00 



3 50 



50 



1 50 



5 OO 



60 



1 75 



6 50 



45 



1 25 



4 50 



Globe, Dreer's Select $0 50 



Greater Baltimore 



John Baer 



June Pink 



I.orillard Forcing 



Matchless 



Norton, Wilt-resistant 



Ponderosa 



Stone 



Trucker's Favorite 



>z. 



%lb. 



Lb. 



50 



$1 55 



$5 50 



35 



1 00 



3 50 



35 



1 00 



3 50 



45 



1 25 



4 50 



50 



1 50 



5 00 



40 



1 10 



4 00 



35 



1 00 



3 50 



50 



1 50 



5 00 



35 



1 00 



3 50 



45 



1 25 



4 50 



Alpha Tomatoes, About 2-3 Natural Size 



MARGLOBE TOMATO 



This is a recent introduction of great 

 merit, developed by the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture. It is as early as Bonny 

 Best and produces large smooth, 

 meaty, globular red fruits, which 

 ripen evenly, and are free from 

 cracks. An extremely heavy crop- 

 per, immense yields of excellent 

 fruits being reported from every 

 region where tried. At the depart- 

 ment's Experimental Farm at Ar- 

 lington, from a 3^2 acre field, 21 

 tons per acre were picked, with 

 still another light picking to make. 

 This variety should be especially 

 valuable to those who are in dis- 

 tricts troubled with rust and wilt, 

 and particularly in the Southern 

 States, as this strain is immune. 

 Oz., $1.00; Yi lb., §3.50; lb., $12.00. 



Preserving Tomatoes. The following 

 small-fruited varieties are used for 

 making preserves, and are also 

 quite ornamental: Pear-shaped Red, 

 Pear-shaped Yellow, Yellow Plnm, 

 Yellow Cherry, Red Cherry, Red 

 Currant, Red Peach, Strawberry, or 

 Ground Cherry. 



Each at 10 cts. per pkt. ; % oz., 30 

 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; % lb., $1.75. 



