0. M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH. 



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TOMATO 



Matchless 



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 hot beds from six to eight weeks Defore they can be set 

 out of doors, which is when danger from frost is past; when the plants have four leaves transplant 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 off 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. 



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 in- 

 tervals 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 superfluous branches and leaves, is utilized in forming fruits of largest 

 size, greatest perfection of shape and best quality. 



All our Tomato seeds are from seed stocks carefully selected and saved 

 by ourselves. We challenge comparison of our stocks with any offered. 



p e .• A medium to large tomato of deepcrim- 



a eiT eCtlOIi son-scarlet color and of the best quali- 

 ty. Vine large, vigorous and productive. Fruits nearly 

 round, uniformly smooth and even in size. Ripens 

 about midseason. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 

 % Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



A main crop variety, very popular in the 

 east. Fruits large, very smooth and 

 symmetrical, ripening well to stem. Flesh rich, bright 

 red color and of fine quality, although possibly not 

 quite as firm as Improved Trophy or Stone. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 1 j tp i_ A large, late tomato, un- 



ImprOVed Iropny surpassed in rich, deep 

 crimson-scarlet color and of excellent quality. Vine 

 large, vigorous and exceptionally productive. Fruits 

 very solid, smooth and of uniform size. Unsurpassed 

 for canning; also good for slicing. Our strain com- 

 pares favorably with any in smoothness and regu- 

 larity of the fruit, and is exceptionally good in interior 

 color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz.40c; V 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 c One of the largest and most solid, late, bright 



DtOne red varieties. Unsurpassed for slicing and 

 canning. Vine large, vigorous and very productive. 

 Fruits deep scarlet, nearly round or slightly flattened, 

 exceptionally smooth and uniform in size, Our stock 

 is distinctly superior to most of that offered under this 

 name, being larger, smoother, more uniform and better 

 colored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; % Lb. 75c; Lb.$2.50 

 fy I A large, uniformly globe shaped, bright 



CoreleSS' scarlet, main crop tomato. Fruits very 

 solid, almost entirely free from green core and with 

 little or no depression at stem end, making the variety 

 especially desirable for slicing, canning and shipping. 

 Vines' very vigorous and productive. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 

 Chalk s Early Jewel 2 Oz. 75c; % Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.00 



P l* Our strain of this most valuable first early sort 



Haril&n& is earlier and decidedly superior to much that 



is sold as Sparks' Earliana, and the extreme earliness of its 



large, smooth fruits makes it a particularly profitable to- 

 mato for market gardeners. Vine small but vigorous and 



productive. Fruits deep scarlet, medium to large, nearly 



round and exceptionally smooth for so early a 



variety. The fruit is borne in clusters near the 



base of the plant and the bulk of the crop ripens 



very early. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 



% Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



Chalk's Early Jewel S "L^ZZl 



toes yet introduced. Vine vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive. Fruits deep scarlet-red, nearly round 

 or somewhat flattened, smooth, of large size and 

 most excellent quality. They ripen very early 

 and the pickings continue through a long sea- 

 son. Unsurpassed for the home garden. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; % Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



V a *Ut l\>i:s.k;~,» ~ A second early, bright red 



Harly Michigan variety of the best quality. 

 Vine vigorous and productive. Fruits of medium 

 size, very smooth and of very attractive crimson- 

 scarlet color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 

 % Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



D.M. Ferry &Co's SSSKSyS £. 



OotimilS dium size > ver y attractive, bright, 

 *^ crimson-scarlet color and excellent 



for slicing. Vine of medium size, vigorous and 

 productive. Fruits nearly round or slightly 

 flattened and very smooth. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 

 2 Oz. 40c; y 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



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