The First Tomatoes Bring the High Prices 



THERE are exceptions to this, but only rare exceptions. The Earliana type is 

 still, strictly speaking, the earliest Tomato, but there are valid objections to 

 Earliana. For, regardless of the best efforts of plant-breeders, Earliana is still rough, 

 ill-shapen, and irregular in size. The Lange Strain, which we offer on this page, 

 still turns in some excellent money for those who grow it. Valiant, described on 

 the opposite page, will be only slightly later, and is in every way superior to the 

 Earliana. 



We look on Valiant as one of the new important developments 

 in Tomato culture. This Tomato is now in its sixth generation of 

 single-plant selection at Stokesdale Proving Ground. Its origin is 

 obscure. Valiant and Stokesdale both have come from the same 

 source which, to the best of our knowledge, was an accidental cross 

 between Marglobe and Bonny Best. Valiant is vigorous, uniform, 

 and well colored. It is perhaps better colored than Stokesdale, 

 and definitely outclasses Earliana in depth, size, and uniformity. 



We urge that you look on both Valiant and Stokesdale as ex- 

 tremely important new types of Tomatoes. One or both of them 

 may prove to be real money-makers under your conditions. You 

 should not pass them by lightly. 



Certified 



Ratio, depth to width, 75 per cent 



104 days to maturity 



Average weight of fruit: 5 ounces 



Spark's Earliana was introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1900. Lange's Earliana, from the same general strain, 

 has been selected for an extraordinarily heavy crown-set. More than half of the crop is available during the first 

 ten days of the harvest. A crop of Lange's Earliana, set in a field in Gloucester County the first week in May, pro- 

 duced five baskets on June 22, and thereafter 50 to 100 baskets were gathered daily. It is not uncommon for the 

 crown-set to carry ten fully developed fruits. 



Price, postpaid: 

 Trade pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $1; V4lb. $3; ib. $10 



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The crovon fruit is the crowning glory of Lange's 



