et5—h TOMATO C 



New Jersey Certified. Ratio^ depth-to-width, 84 per cent. 



AS TOMATO breeders and growers, we confess 

 , that we did not recognize the grand qualities of 

 this variety when it was first introduced by Prof. L. G. 

 Schermerhorn. But, believe us, we see them now. 

 And we are here to go on record that there is a strength 

 in Rutgers that we have never seen in other varieties. 

 This strength is symbolized by a strong central stalk 

 which, through fair weather and foul, seems to have 

 the ability to produce large, handsome fruit, and which 

 is sturdy enough to keep that fruit out of the mud. 



Again, Rutgers is a Tomato in whose veins runs the 

 magical Marglobe blood. Innumerable crosses have 

 it. Even other Marglobe x J. T. D. have it, but this is 

 the only one we have seen that carries with it that 

 glowing vitality, that ability to produce fine Tomatoes 

 in spite of heat and high water. In all honesty, the 

 Rutgers Tomato worthily carries the name of the 

 University that sponsored it. 



The original cross was made by the Campbell Soup 

 Company; they, in turn, passed it on to Prof. Schermer- 

 horn of the New Jersey Experiment Station for per- 

 fecting. It is now in its ninth generation of selection. 

 Our own company strains have constantly tended 

 toward a deeper fruit, and in this we have had some 



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• VERY REMARKABLE OUALITIES 



Days to maturity, 122. Averase weight, 8 ounces. 



success, which was emphasized to us this past season 

 when the New Jersey State certifying agency tempo- 

 rarily delayed certification because the depth of our 

 Rutgers approached that of Master Marglobe. Rutgers' 

 habit of ripening from the inside out is a factor that 

 must be considered at the time of harvest. But the 

 color of Rutgers is an outstanding asset. 



The factor of size in Rutgers has gained it many 

 friends among growers for the green-wrap trade. 

 That, combined with its high resistance to Fusarium 

 Wilt and other diseases, has given it a place of im- 

 portance with the shippers of Florida and southern 

 Texas. To growers who have difficulty in producing 

 the coveted 5x6 and 6x6 sizes, and to those who 

 have had unusual vine defoliation, we very strongly 

 recommend Rutgers. To canners, the variety is well 

 and favorably known. This holds true particularly in 

 the lighter soils of southern New Jersey and the East- 

 ern Shore of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. 

 Rutgers has been a boon to the canning industry, both 

 as a whole-pack Tomato and for Tomato products. 

 This holds for all areas except those in the far north 

 where the growing season is too short to allow full 

 maturity. 



cts.; V4lb. $1.50; lb. $5; 5 lbs. $22.50 



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