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TOMATOES— Extra Early Varieties 



For early fruit sow the seed in March or April in the hotbed 

 or in pots in a sunny exposure in the house. When the plants 

 are about three or four inches high they should be set out four 

 or five inches apart in another hotbed or cold frame into small 

 pots, allowing - a single plant to a pot. Expose to the air as 

 much as possible to harden, and about the middle of May set 

 the plants in the open ground at a distance of four or five feet 

 each way. Water freely at the time of transplanting and shelter 

 from the sun for a few days until the plants are established. 



Tomatoes will admit of training to stakes or trellis of various 

 kinds. The usual method is to set one strong plant to a stake, 

 using stakes five to seven feet in height, tying the plant up with 

 strong, soft twine, pruning out quite freely as the vines advance 

 in growth. By adopting this method the plants may be set much 

 closer than in the ordinary way. 



BONNIE BEST TOMATO — As its name signifies, it is the best 

 extra early tomato yet introduced. Is fully ten days earlier than 

 Chalk's Early Jewel and, within a day or two, if not quite as 

 early, as Spark's Earliana. Truckers who tested it claim it is 

 as early as Earliana. 



It is a vigorous grower, very prolific, with dense folilage, 

 which protects the fruit from the hot sun when other varieties 

 like the Earliana have scalded fruits. The fruit is even in size, 

 smooth, round, red, of delicious flavor, ripening to stem. It 

 does not have the green surface like Earliana and other extra 

 early varieties. 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWEL — Deep fruited and solid. The 

 growth is very compact. Fruit of uniformly good size; very 

 solid; brightest scarlet, ripening up to the stem without cracks 

 or green core; sweet flavor. 



SPARK'S EARLIANA — The earliest bright red Tomato; 

 very large, smooth, color bright red; solid and excellent for 

 slicing. The plants are of moderate growth, well set with 

 fruits, nearly all of which ripen extremely early in the sea- 

 son. Grows in clusters; of medium size; smooth, solid, solid 

 center, small seed cells, slightly acid. 



BREAK O'DAY TOMATO — Por early market only. This is 

 a new variety of early red Tomato and was originated by 

 Dr. F. J. Pritchard of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by 



BONNIE BEST TOMATO 



crossing the Marvana with the Marglobe. The vines are 

 very open growing and somewhat resemble Earliana in ap- 

 pearance, altho the leaves are small and rather short for such 

 a prolific plant. It is quite resistant to disease and can stand 

 severe adverse weather conditions. The fruits are medium 

 to large in size. It is very productive and only a few days 

 later than our Earliana, and because of this and its smooth- 

 ness and solidity, believe it will replace Earliana. Plant in 

 rich soil. 



MARGLOBE TOMATO 



MARGLOBE TOMATO — EARLY WILT - RESISTING 

 VARIETY which originated from a cross between Marvel 

 and Globe. This cross was .made by an expert plant 

 breeder of the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 with the purpose in mind of developing an early type of 

 Wilt-Resistant tomato. 



By crossing with the Globe it was found possible to 

 select from the resulting hybrids a very desirable type of 

 second-early tomato, combining the scarlet color of the 

 Marvel with the globular form, fine texture and mild flavor 

 of the Globe. With this excellence of fruit was carried 

 the equally desirable character of Wilt-Resistance to the 

 extent that Marglobe will continue to bear fruit and retain 

 its green foliage when planted on wilt-infested soil, where 

 the early varieties such as Earliana and Bonnie Best will be 

 overcome by the disease before their maximum fruit- 

 bearing period has been reached. 



JOHN BAER — New, early prolific. Fine flavor and shape; 

 quite as ear) 3' as Bonnie Best. 



EARLY I.X.L. TOMATO — Earliest, largest, most prolific. 



Pkt. Oz. M lb. 1 lb. 



BONNIE BEST $0.10 $0.30 $0.75 $2.75 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWEL 10 .30 .75 2.75 



JOHN BAER 10 .30 .75 2.75 



SPARK'S EARLIANA 10 .30 .75 2.75 



EARLY I.X.L 10 .30 .75 2.75 



MARGLOBE 10 .30 .85 3.00 



BREAK-O-DAY 10 .40 1.00 4.00 



ALL PRICES IN CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



