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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



TOMATO 



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

 ed growth during the early part of the season. Sow in hotbed or in shallow boxe.? in the house from six to eight weeks before 

 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 aii' and endeavor to secure a vigorous but steady and 

 healthy growth, so that at the time of setting in the open ground they vrill 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 with'Irawal 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 about 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, 'tt'hen 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 beconje equally vigoi'ous 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 vnU set to almost any height desired if aU side branches are kept trimmed off at intervals of a week. By such a 

 method of training and tiimming the fruits are kept clear from the gi-ound 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 For further cultural directions see books Usted on inside of back cover. 



AU our Tomato seeds are from seed stocks carefully 

 selected and saved by ourselves. We challenge compari- 

 son of our stocks with any offered. 



|-i 1. Our strain of this first early sort is earlier and 



lLa.rll3.n£l 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 mar- 

 ket gardeners, as well as desirable for the home ganlen. 



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. 5c; 



Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



Jlj. I An extra early, purplish pink tomato simi- 

 Une r inR lar to the popular scarlet fruited Earliana 

 in growth of vine, shape and size of fruits and time of 

 maturing. A valuable variety for market gardeners who 

 want a very early, purplish pink tomato. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 

 2 Oz. 55c;" Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



/^l_ 11 » 17 1 I 1 01^6 of the very best early 



'..-nalk S tarly Jewel tomatoes yet introduced. 

 The vines are vigorous and very productive. The fruits 

 are bright deep scarlet-red, nearly round or somewhat 

 flattened, smooth, of large size and most excellent quality. 

 They ripen very early and the pickings continue thruugh 

 a long season. It is a most desirable sort for the home gar- 

 den. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.25 



r. ] y-^ .. This splendid variety, introduced by us 



Leirly UetrOlt m 19u9, is the largrest and best of the 

 early purplish pink tomatoes. The vines are vigorous and 

 very productive. The fruits are very smooth, uniform 

 In size, nearly globe-shaped, firm, and of excellent qual- 

 ity. Early Detroit is one of the most valuable shipping Earliana 

 tomatoes vet produced. It is also desirable for the home 



garden and near markets. {See further description in Supplement, Tj^jg ^^^^^ known sort is sold also as Essex 



pogre 10) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; Vi Lb. $L00; Lb. $3.50 Acme Early Hybrid. The vines are large, hardy and 



productive, ripening their first fruits very early, al- 

 though not an extra early variety. The fruits are 

 purplish pink, invariably round, smooth and of good 

 size, free from cracks and stand shipment very well. 

 Acme is also used extensively for the home garden. 

 The flesh is solid and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 r- 1 »«•!• A second early, bright red va- 



tarly Michigan rlety of the best quahty. The 

 vines are vigorous and productive. The fruits are of 

 medium size, very smooth and of very attractive 

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

 V4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 ¥.. . JZ-'ll- -^ large, piirplish pink, 



Livingston S LilObe globe - shaped or very 

 nearly round tomato of excellent quality. It is exten- 

 sively used for shipping. The vines are very vigorous 

 and productive. The fruits are rather uneven in size 

 but are very smooth and mature a little earlier than 

 most main crop varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 

 1/4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 

 U . The vines are large, vigorous and very pro- 



DeaUty ductlve. The fruits are large, purplish 

 pink, exceptionally smooth and uniform in size, very 

 solid and of excellent quality. This is one of the best 

 second early or midseason purplish pink sorts for table 

 use. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 n ^ .' A medium to large tomato of deep 



1 eireCtlOn crimson-scarlet color and of good qual- 

 ity It is much used for the home garden. The vines 

 are large, vigorous and productive. The fruits are 

 nearly round, uniformly smooth and even in size. 

 Thev ripen about midseason. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 

 2 Oz. 40c; 1/4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



CHALK'S Early Jewel 



