TOMATOES 



Market Growers 

 Quality Stocks 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 



MARGLOBE SPECIAL STRAIN. This is a stoci< which has been 

 specially grown and selected over a period of years. We believe 

 this strain is far superior to the ordinary stocks of Marglobe 

 being offered today. oz. Va lb. lb. 



Price $2.00 $7.00 $25.00 



MICHIGAN STATE FORCING. This variety was developed at 

 Michigan State College especially for greenhouse culture, and is 

 highly productive under restricted daylight conditions. The fruits 

 are medium-sized, globe-shaped, smooth, deep scarlet in color, 

 and borne in clusters of 5 to 1 1 . oz. 



Price $2.50 



Marglobe, Special Strain 



ORANGE. The plants ore sturdy and vigorous. The fruits mature 

 the same time as Winsall and are about as large. The flesh is 

 deep orange in color, solid, meaty and sweeter than the scarlet 



varieties. 



oz. 

 $2.50 



Va lb. 

 $7.50 



Rutgers 



PONDEROSA. A large fruited late variety of unsurpassed flavor 

 and quality. Extensively used for home garden planting, and of 

 recent years popular for roadside market because of its large 

 size and sweet flavor. The fruits are extra large, flattened, solid 

 and meaty, with small seed cells and purplish pink in color. 



oz. Va lb. lb. 



Price $1.25 $4.00 $12.00 



PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER. An excellent early, wilt re- 

 sistant variety for local market or shipping. Plants sturdy, vigor- 

 ous, of self-topping or self-pruning habit, exceptionally produc- 

 tive over a long period. Fruits deep scarlet, uniform globe 

 shaped, smooth, solid and of excellent quality. 



oz. Vi lb. lb. 



Price $1.00 $3.00 $9.00 



RUTGERS. This variety developed by the New Jersey Agricultural 

 Experiment Station produces a sturdy vigorous plant with thick 

 stem and an abundance of foliage which protects the fruits from 

 sun-scald. The fruits are globe-shaped and resemble Marglobe in 

 appearance but ripen a few days earlier and ore of a slightly 

 brighter scarlet color. The flesh is firm, bright red throughout, 

 and of delicious flavor. ^^ ,/^ ,^_ ,^_ ,q|^j_ 



Price 90c $2.75 $7.50 $72.50 



1944 CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS — PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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