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VEGETABLE SEEDS == 



TOMATO 



CULTURE. — The seed, should be sown in March or early April in a hotbed, greenhouse, or window of a room, 

 where a night temperature of not less than 60 degrees is kept, in drills five inches apart and half an inch deep. 

 When the plants are about two inches high, they should be set out three inches apart in boxes three inches deep, or 

 potted into three-inch pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. They are sometimes shifted a second time into larger pots, 

 by which process the plants are rendered more sturdy and branching. A bout the middle of May in this latitude, the plants may be set in tlte open ground. 



881 CRIMSON 

 CUSHION 



(Henderson's) 



Crimson Cushion is a scarlet "sport" 

 from Ponderosa, and resembles the 

 original stock in nearly all respects, 

 but the color is brilliant crimson- 

 scarlet. It bears a prodigious crop 

 of perfectly shaped fruits of enor- 

 mous size that ripen clear to the 

 stem, while its rich color is sustained 

 throughout the entire fruit. 



It ripens a few fruits immediately 

 after the very early sorts, and from 

 then right up to frost it yields a con- 

 stant supply of massive, luscious 

 fruits. These are always extremely 

 solid, and remain so after cooking. 

 Served in slices its-solid tempting ap- 

 pearance compels instant admiration. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; 

 M lb. $2.25; transportation paid. 



883 DWARF CHAMPION 



Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, 

 scarcely needing support; early and 

 prolific, smooth, medium-sized fruits 

 of red-purple color. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; 

 \i lb. SI. 75; transportation paid. 



885 EARLIANA 



This is still the best extra early Tomato for the 

 family garden, as it bears a very heavy crop quite 

 early in the season. It has excellent flavor and is 

 remarkably solid for an early sort. (See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; % lb. $1.50; transporta- 

 tion paid. 



893 GLOBE 



This variety is glossy pink with purple tinge. It 

 is distinctly globe shape, large size, and of the finest 

 quality, making it very desirable for slicing. 



Price/pkt. 10c; oz.^60c; % lb. $1.75; transporta- 

 tion paid. 



See pages 10 and 11 for details of our PRIZE OFFER 

 FOR A NAME for our NEW SCARLET TOMATO 

 NO. 600. 



894 MARGLOBE Resists Rust and Wilt 



Almost perfectly round ; of large size, and bright red 

 in color. It is one of the most productive tomatoes 

 in cultivation, it being rare that a flower fails to set. 

 It is a vigorous grower and is as well adapted for 

 cultivation under glass as for the open ground. 



Marglobe is early and continues bearing over a 

 long period of time. It possesses a delicious flavor, 

 and this combined with its attractive appearance, its 

 immunity to wilt and rust, as well as to the tena- 



ciousness of its skin, which minimizes the cracking of the fruit, are certain to 



insure a promising future for it. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. I5c; oz. 90c; }£ lb. §3.00; transportation paid. 



905 THE PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER 



(A 1932 Introduction) 



As a result of the extensive experiments conducted by the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture in their quest for a perfect disease, wilt and rust resisting tomato, 

 several fine varieties have been developed; but, it is believed that this, their 

 newest introduction is the most perfect sort yet produced. 



Its general appearance is that of a scarlet-fruited variety of the popular 

 Marglobe, but it begins to bear much earlier. At our Trial Grounds, ft was 

 as early as Benny Best. For its disease resistant qualities, it supersedes all 

 others. The vines are very sturdy in growth — shorter than the Marglobe — 

 and they produce the heaviest crops of any of its class. 



Unlike other early varieties. Scarlet Topper continues to bear long after 

 the other sorts have ceased. The fruits are large, from 3 to 314 inches in diam- 

 eter, are perfectly globe shaped and extremely attractive. This new variety 

 is undoubtedly destined to occupy a leading place among the high quality 

 tomatoes for the home and market garden. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; % lb. $3.50. 



906 STONE 



This is one of the best and most popular 

 main crop varieties. The plant is a strong 

 grower, is very prolific and produces a crop 

 of large, smooth fruits almost round in shape, 

 very deep and slightly flattened at base and 

 top. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; % lb. $1.75; 

 transportation paid. 



916 Tomato — Bountiful Collection. Earli- 

 ana, Globe, Henderson's Red Pon- 

 derosa. 

 Price, Collection of 3 pkts. 25c. 

 Transportation paid. 



Perfect fruit without a blemish will be obtained if your tomato plants are trained on the Wooden Tomato Supports 



offered on page. 



