PRITCHARD 



THE LAST ORIGINATION OF A GREAT PLANT BREEDER 



SUMMARY: 



Introduced by U. S. Department of Agriculture in 1931. 

 Days to maturity: 112. 

 Germination: 85 per cent or better. 

 Dates of tests: November-December, 1935. 

 Ratio of depth to width: 85 per cent. 

 Interior: Solid. 

 Color: Scarlet when ripe. 

 Average weight of fruit: 5 ounces. 



Dr. Fred Pritchard's last origination before 

 his untimely death was first introduced by the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture as Scarlet 

 Topper. Later, after Dr. Pritchard's passing, 

 the Department renamed it in his honor. Al- 

 though there has not been the glamor and 

 brilliance about the Pritchard Tomato that has 

 surrounded Marglobe, it nevertheless is truly 

 representative of the skilled work of its origi- 

 nator. Being a cross between Marglobe and 

 Cooper's Special, its maturity approaches that 

 of Bonny Best. The plant has a self-topping 

 tendency, and because of this, ammonia in 

 some available form is recommended as part 

 of its fertilization. We are constantly im- 

 pressed with the continuing popularity of the 

 Pritchard Tomato. There is a definite place 

 for it as a shipping Tomato. 



Price, Postpaid: Trade pkt. 25 cts./ oz. 50 cts. 

 lAlb. $1 .50; lb. $5 



The great productiveness of Pritchard is shown in this photograph, 

 taken in the garden of Mr. R. N. Neeley, of Sanford, Fla. 



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