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For very early fruit the seed should be sown in a hot- 

 bed about the first week in March in drills 5 inches apart 

 a nd half inch deep. Later sowings may be made until the 

 lastof April. Sufficient plants for a small garden may be 

 started by sowing a few seed in a shallow box or flower 

 pot and placing in a wiudow in the house. When the 

 plants are 3 or 4 inches high they should be set out 4 or 

 5 inches apart in another hot-bed or cold frame, or re- 

 movedi into small pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. 

 Expose to the air as much as possible to harden. Water 

 freely at time of transplanting, and sheller from the sun a 

 few days until the plants are established. Cultivate thor- 

 oughly as long as vines will permit, but the last two or 

 three workings should be very shallow (surface cultiva- 

 tion) or the crop may be badly injured, especially if the 

 cultiuator is run too near the plants. Tomatoes will ad- 

 mit of training to stakes or trellises, and the fruit is very 

 much improved, not only in appearance but in quality. 

 This mode of cultivation is quite common among garden- 

 ers who grow for early market. 



Sparks' Earliana. — An extremely smooth 

 bright red tomato of good size and flavor. De- 

 veloped on the warm, sandy soil of New Jersey, 

 where the greatest competition lexislts among 

 growers to be first in the market. Seed we of- 

 fer is grown from selected stock. Packet, ioc. 

 Ounce, 35c. *4 pound, $1.00. Pound, $3.00. 



Acme. — One of the earliest and best purple 

 sorts ; of medium size, perfectly smooth, very 

 solid and a great bearer, crimson color with 

 pinkish cast. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. % pound, 

 40c. Pound, $1.50. 



Buckeye State. — Very productive; large, 

 smooth, purple. Packet, 5c; Oounce, 20c. % 

 pound, 60c. Pound, $2.00. 



Trop hy. — Very large, solid, and generally 

 smooth; selected strain. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. 

 % pound, 60c. Pound, $2.00. 



Prizetaker. — A splendid marketable 

 tomato. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. % pound, 

 50c. Pound, $1.50. 



Queen.— Large perfect tomato. Packet, 

 5c. Ounce, 20c. Y^ pound, 50c. Pound, $2.00. 



Dwarf Champion.— This new tomato 

 is dwarf and compact in growth, the plants 

 growing stiff and upright, with thick jointed 

 stems and foliage unlike any other tomato. 

 It is very early, smooth, medium size, 

 sound, handsome, and abundant bearer. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 25c. *4 pound, 75c. 

 Pound, $2.50. 



New Favorite.— This is a large, per- 

 fect shaped tomato. One of the best. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. 54 pound, 50c. 

 Pound, $1.75. 



Royal Red.— The characteristics of the 

 Royal Red Tomato are that it is very nearly 

 round in shape, a deep red in color, and 

 colors and ripens through and up to the 

 stem. _ The fruits run large in size, and 

 the yield is very prolific. The vine is a 

 very thrifty grower, deep green in color. 

 A very desirable variety, both for market 

 and canning. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. *4 

 pound, 50c. Pound, $1.75. 



Trucker's Favorite. -The best of all main crop 



tomatoes grown, and is most regular in shape and size. 



keeper, and not subject to rot or crack on the vines. 



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Livingston's Beauty Tomato. — The 



finest, large-fruited, early purple variety. A de- 

 cided favorite for home market or shipping, be- 

 ing early, hardy, a strong grower, productive, 

 large, always smooth, perfect, shape and excel- 

 lent in quality. Color a very glossy crimson 

 with a tinge of purple. Grows in clusters of 4 to 

 6 large fruits, retaining its large sdze late in the 

 season. Ripens early and is entirely free from 

 ribbed and elongated fruit. Flesh very firm, has 

 a tough skin and but few seeds. Seldom rots 

 or cracks after a rain. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. 

 Ya, pound, 60c. Pound, $1.75. 



PRIZE-TAKER TOMATO. 



purple colored tomatoes. It is one of the largest 

 Color purplish-red, very solid, firm flesh, a good 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 30c. % pound, $1.00. 



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