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TOBACCO 



The seed should be sown as early as possible after danger of frost is over. It is customary to burn a quantity of brush 

 and rubbish in the spring on the ground intended for the seed bed; then dig and pulverize the earth and mix with" the ashes 

 after which the seed may be sown and covered very liglitly. When the plants are about six inches high, transplant into rows 

 four or five feet apart each way. Cultivate thoroughly with plow and hoe. 



STERLING, This well known sort is fine for wrappers, cutters and fillers. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75c; 2 Oz. $1.25; V4 Lb. $2.00; Lb. $7,00 



SWEET ORONOCO, . This variety makes first class plug fillers and when sun cured is considered to be the best natural chew 

 ing leaf. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75c; 2 Oz. $1.25; V4 Lb, $2.00; Lb. $7.00 



WHITE BURLEY, A favorite for plug fillers and wrappers. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 75c; 2 Oz. $1.25; V4 Lb. $2.00; Lb. $7.00 



BRADLEY BROAD LEAF. A popular sort for exports, manufacturing and cigars. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 80c: 2 Oz $1 30- 

 V4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $7,50 ' ' 



PERSIAN ROSE, A high grade manufacturing variety. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 85c; 2 Oz. $1.35; V4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $8.00 



BIG HAVANA. A hybrid Havana or Cuban seed leaf. It is a heavy cropper and a very early cigar variety. Pkt, 10c: 

 Oz, 85c; 2 Oz. $1.35; 1/4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $8.00 ^ ^^- y y & y r x. yj<z, 



SUMATRA, This produces cigar wrappers of the highest quality and has become popular with Florida growers. Pkt. 10c: 

 Oz. 85c; 2 Oz. $1.35; V4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $8.00 



CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF, A hardy cigar variety, well adapted to growing in the middle and northern states. Pkt. lOc; 

 Oz. 60c; 2 Oz.$1.00; 1/4 Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 



HAVANA. The leaf is very thin and is of fine texture. The variety is much used for cigar wrappers. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60e; 

 2 Oz. $1.00; V4 Lb, $1.75; Lb. $6.00 



TOMATO 



Tomatoes do best on light, warm, not over-rich soil and success depends largely upon securing a rapid, vigorous and 

 unchecked growth during the early part of the season. Sow in hotbed or in shallow boxes in the house from six to eight 

 weeks before they can be set out of doors, which is when danger from fi-ost is past; when the plants have four leaves trans- 

 plant into shallow boxes or cold-frames, setting them four or five inches apart; give plenty of air and endeavor to secure a 

 vigorous but steady and healthy growth, so that at the time of setting in the open ground they will be strong and stocky. 

 Even a slight check while the plants are small will materially diminish their productiveness. 



Set out of doors as soon as danger from frost is over, but before doing so harden ofT the plants by gradually exposing 

 them to the night air and by the withdrawal of water until the wood becomes hard and the leaves thick and of a dark green 

 color. Transplant carefully and cultivate well as long as the vines will permit. If to be grown without training, the plants 

 are usually set from three to four feet apart each way according to the vigor of growth of the variety. 



To insure best results in respect to early ripening as well as the amount and perfection of fruit, it is advisable to 

 train up and trim the vines, especially if the patch is rather small. When the plants have been properly started and are six to 

 ten inches high they will begin to throw out branches. Select the largest and most vigorous of these and pinch off all others 

 except this one and the main stem. Care must be exercised not to pinch off the fruiting branches which, as they appear, 

 can be distinguished by the buds that are formed very early. In a short time these two remaining branches will become 

 equally vigorous and as ordinary varieties will grow four to six feet high during the season, they should be securely tied at 

 intervals of about ten inches to a long stake, preferably two inches square, which has been securely set in near the root of 

 the vine. 



Fruit will set to almost any height desired if all side branches are kept trimmed off at intervals of a week. By such a 

 method of training and trimming the fruits are kept clear from the ground and with free access of sunlight they ripen 

 much earlier; the vitality, otherwise exhausted in super- 

 fluous branches and leaves, is utilized in forming fruits 

 of largest size, greatest perfection of shape and best 

 quality. For further cultural directions see books listed 

 on inside of back cover. 



All our Tomato seeds are from seed stocks carefully 

 selected and saved by ourselves. We challenge comparison 

 of our stocks with any offered. 



P I* Our strain of this first early sort is earlier 



llia.rlia.na, and decidedly superior to much that is sold 



as Sparks' Earliana, and the extreme earliness of its 



large, smooth fruits makes it a very profitable tomato 



for market gardeners, as well as desirable for the home 



garden. The vines are small but vigorous and productive. 



The fruits are bright deep scarlet, medium to large, nearly 



round and exceptionally smooth for so early a variety. 



The fruits are borne in clusters near the base of the 



plant and the bulk of the crop ripens very early. 



Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $1. 10; Lb. $4.C0 

 * 17 1 This new extra early scarlet f i-uited vari- 



AVOn Harly ety which we are offering this year for 



the first time is the result of several years of careful 



selection at our Oakview Stock Seed Farm. The fruits 



are large for so early a variety, round or slightly flatten- 

 ed, deep scarlet red color, smooth, free from cracks and 



of fine quality. It produces ripe fruit as early as 



Earliana and continues to yield marketable fruit for a 



longer period than the other first early varieties. The 



vines are vigorous and very productive. We consider 



this a valuable addition to the list of early tomatoes for 



the market or home garden. fSee colored plate, page 7, 



and further description page 6. J Pkt. 25c; Oz. $1.25; 



2 Oz. $2.15; V4 Lb. $4.00; Lb. $15.00 



I 1 An extra early scarlet fruited variety of 



JOnn DdiGY superior merit. The vines are very hardy 

 and exceptionally productive. The fruits are the largest of 

 the extra early sorts and are also most attractive in color. 

 They are nearly round, smooth, firm and of excellent quality. 

 It is one of the vei-y earliest to ripen its first fruits and it 

 continues to furnish marketable fruits much longer than 

 other very early varieties. It is an invaluable sort for 

 market gardeners, shippers and canners. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 

 2 Oz. 85c; V4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 



John Baer 



D O 1. The fruits of this desirable early sort are 



DOnny oeSt most attractive in shape and color. The 

 crop ripens more uniformly than any other early scarlet 

 fruited sort, and is of superior solidity and interior color. 

 The vines are vigorous and produce a good crop of excep- 

 tionally round and deep fruits, bright deep scarlet in color 

 and of very good quality. One of the best for gardeners whose 

 trade demands fruits of beautiful shape and color. A very 

 good variety for the early market and home garden. Pkt.lOc; 

 Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $1.10; Lb. $4.00 



