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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 hot beds 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 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 ma- 

 terially 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 an"d 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 

 themain stem. Care must be exercised not to pinch off the f luiting branches which, as they appear, can be distingaished 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 ?. 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 tiummed off at intervals 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 anv offered. 



Matchless 



CHALK'S Ear./ Jewel 



p !• Our strain of this most valuable 



tiSirliana first early sort is earlier and de- 

 cidedly superior to much that is sold as Sparks' 

 Earliana. and the extreme earliness of its large, 

 smooth fruits makes it a particularly profit- 

 able tomato 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; 

 V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.25 



rf^L 11 > 17 1 I 1 One of the very 



Chalks harly Jewel best early toma- 

 toes yet introduced. Vine vigorous and very 

 productive. Fruits deep scarlet-red, nearly 

 round or somewhat flattened, smooth, of large 

 size and most excellent quahty. They ripen 

 very early and the pickings continue through 

 a long season. Unsurpassed for the home 

 garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; 

 ViLb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



I? 1 iv/fl_* -^ second early, bright 



teirly Michigan red variety of "the best 



quality. Vine vigorous and productive. 



Fruits of medium size, very smooth and of 



very attractive crimson-scarlet eol'jr. Pkt. 5c; 



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



n r .' A medium to large tomato of 



r erreCtlOn deep crlmson-scarlet color and 

 of the best quality. Vine large, vigorous 

 and productive. Fruits nearly round, vini- 

 formly smooth and even in size. Ripens 

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

 1/4 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 in color and of fine quaUty, although possibly not 

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

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



f J "T L A large, late tomato, un- 



ImprOVea l ropny 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 goodin interior 

 color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; "A Lb. $1.00; 

 Lb. $2.75 



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



■jtone 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; 

 1/4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 /-■I A very large, uniformly globe shaped, 



v^OreleSS bright scarlet, main crop or late 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, blight 

 resistant and productive. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 

 ViLb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 



