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SEED GROWERS 55 



1 lb. 25 rb8. 



or more or more 



Code Word per lb. per lb. 



Morse's Special Early No. 498 tombarlt $5.50 $5.00 



Extra early; in season with Earliana; very productive. Fruits 

 scarlet; smooth; almost globular. 



Oxheart tomox 4.25 4.00 



Very popular late home garden variety. Fruits very large, often 

 weigh 1 — 2 lbs. or more; heart-shaped; pink; flesh solid with very 

 few seeds, of very mild flavor, and very choice for salads. 



Ponderosa (Also known as Beefsteak) tiger 4.00 3.75 



85 days. One of the best for home use. Fruits deep purplish-pink; 

 extremely large, commonly 9 — 12 oz. each; deep, but flat; very 

 fleshy with few seeds ; of very mild flavor. 



Pritchard (Scarlet Topper) topscar 2.75 2.50 



Very promising heavily productive wilt resistant introduction of 



superior merit for home and market garden, shipping, and can- 

 ning. Fruits large, globe-shaped, scarlet, and well colored about 



the stem end; flesh firm and of fine quality. 

 STONE TILE 2.15 1.90 



85 days. Particularly valuable for the market gardener, trucker 



and canner. Heavily productive. Fruits uniform bright deep 



scarlet; large and flat, but deep; smooth and sohd. 



Small Fruited Varieties used only for preserves, pickles and for decorative purposes: 



Red Cherry tomcher 3.75 3.50 



75 days. Fruits small, round; rich deep red. 



Red Pear tomred 3.75 3.50 



75 days. Fruits 2 in. long; pear-formed. 



Yellow Pear tompear 3.75 3.50 



75 days. Fruits 2 in. long; pear-formed. 



Yellow Plum torbid 3.75 3.50 



75 days. Fruits oval, 2 in. long; clear deep yellow. 



Yellow Husk or Ground Cherry tomhus 3.75 3.50 



(Not a true tomato; sometimes called Strawberry Tomato.) 80 — 

 85 days. Used for preserving. Fruits borne singly; small, round; 

 enclosed in papery envelope; of rich sweet flavor. 



TURNIP 

 WHITE FLESHED SORTS 



We have indicated the number of days usually required to produce roots of good size for table 

 use (or for storage, in the case of the large sorts primarily grown for stock feed) from seed sown the 

 latter part of July at our Oakview Experimental Gardens near Detroit. 



Code Word 



Cow Horn or Long White trigam 



Table size, 65 days; full size, 75— -80. Chiefly grown for stock feed, 

 but very good for table use. Tops fairly large, erect, cut-leaved. 

 Roots 12 — 15 in. long, 3 in. thick at shoulder, tapered, shghtly 

 crooked; smooth; white with pale green shoiilder; mild, sweet 

 and tender. 



EARLY PURPLE TOP, STRAP LEAVED thugor .28 .24 .22 



Table size, 45 days. Very important home and market garden sort. 

 Tops small, erect, compact. Roots flat, become 5 in. diameter 

 and haK as thick; purphsh-red above and white below; flesh 

 clear white, fine grained, mild. 



Early White Flat Dutch, Strap Leaved trant .28 .24 .22 



Table size, 45 days. Important home and market garden sort. 

 Tops small, erect, compact. Roots flat; become 5 in. diameter 

 and haK as thick; entirely white; flesh fine grained and mild. 



Extra Early Purple Top Milan trance .35 .32 .30 



Table size, 40 days. Standard sort for home and market garden 

 and for forcing. Tops small; strap leaved. Roots flat; become 4 in. 

 across; purpUsh-red above, white below; flesh white, fine grained, 

 mild and tender. 



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50 lbs. 



100 lbs. 



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per lb. 



per lb. 



per lb. 



$0.28 



$0.24 



$0.22 



