Protect your early Tomato plants with Hotkaps 

 Tomatoes of Quality 



Liebesapfel (Ger.) Pomo d'oro (Hal.) 



One ounce of seed will produce about 2500 plants. 



Sow seed in March in hotbed, or in flats placed in a warm, sunny window. When 

 2 to 3 inches high, transplant to stand 3 to 4 inches apart each way. Ventilate on 

 sunny days to harden plants and to prevent them from growing spindly. Do 

 not set the plants out in the open until all danger of frost is past. 



Early and Second-Early Sorts 



Break o'Day. Early and wilt-resistant. 

 Fruits medium large, globe-shaped, red, 

 and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 

 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; Hlb. $1.75. Postpaid. 



Sparks' Earliana. Fine early variety. 

 Fruits medium sized, somewhat flattened, 

 globe-shaped, deep scarlet, and firm. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; J^oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; KIb. SI. 50. 

 Postpaid. 



Wayahead. A distinct and very early sort 

 with disease-resistant foliage. Fruits are 

 scarlet, medium sized, and somewhat flat- 

 tened in shape. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; 

 oz. 70 cts.; Hlb. $1.75. Postpaid. 



June Pink. The earliest pink-fruited va- 

 riety. Fruits are medium sized, flattened, 

 and smooth. Pkt. 10 cts.; J-^oz. 40 cts.; 

 oz. 70 cts.; yib. $1.75. Postpaid. 



Bonny Best. A well-known second early 

 and a prolific yielder. Fruits average 3J^ 

 inches in diameter, are bright red, smooth, 

 and solid. Pkt. 10 cts.; Hoz. 35 cts.; oz. 

 60 cts.; Y^b. $1.50. Postpaid. 



John Baer. Very good early for the home- 

 garden. The fruits are of good size, always 

 smooth, semi-globe-shaped, and bright red. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; >|oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; J^Ib. 

 $1.50. Postpaid. 



Chalk's Early Jewel. Vigorous and pro- 

 ductive second early. The large fruits are 

 deep scarlet-red, somewhat flattened, 

 smooth, and solid. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3^oz. 35 

 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; y\b. $1.50. Postpaid. 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. Gold Medal, 

 1932. An exceedingly productive, disease- 

 resistant variety. The scarlet fruits are of 

 good size, smooth, globular, and solid. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; y±\b. $1.75. 

 Postpaid. 



Scarlet Topper Tomato 



Main-Crop, Scarlet Sorts 



Beckert's Pittsburgh. A 



heavy producer of extra- 

 large, scarlet fruits, smooth 

 and of excellent flavor. The 

 cell-structure is broken and 

 fruits set in clusters of 5 to 

 7. Vines dark green. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; Koz. 40 cts.; oz. 

 70 cts.; J^Ib. S1.75. Post- 

 paid. 



Marglobe. A wonderful home- 

 and truck-garden variety in- 

 troduced several years ago 

 by the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. Plants are vig- 

 orous, resistant to wilt, and 

 fruits are medium large and nearly 

 globular, very meaty and of fine 

 flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; 

 oz. 70 cts.; KIt>. $1.75. Postpaid. 



Stone. An old favorite main-crop 



variety that is productive. Fruits large, 

 smooth, and solid. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 40 

 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; y±\b. $1.75. Postpaid. 



Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak. An ex- 

 tremely large and fleshy Tomato. Its 

 scarlet fruits are smooth, rather flattened 

 in shape, and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; J^oz. 45 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; J^Ib. $2.25. 

 Postpaid. 



Main-Crop, Pink Sorts 



Beckert's Velvet Sensation. Introduced 

 by us in 1930, this pink-fruited variety is 

 one of the largest Tomatoes we know. It 

 is quite smooth, considering its large size, 

 and the seed-cell structure being broken 

 makes it quite solid. Matures in 108 days, 

 setting in clusters of from 3 to 5. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; i^oz. 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; J£Ib. $1.75. 

 Postpaid. 



Globe. An outstanding all-purpose purple 

 Tomato that produces enormous crops from 

 midseason on. Fruits distinctly globular 

 and very fleshv. Pkt. 10 cts.; J-^oz. 35 cts.; 

 oz. 60 cts.; Mlb. $1.50. Postpaid. 



Beauty. A productive main-crop Tomato. 

 Fruits are of good size, smooth, solid, and 

 never crack. Quality excellent. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; Hlh. $1.75. 

 Postpaid. 



Buckeye State. One of the largest-fruited 

 Tomatoes. Late but a heavy yielder. 

 Smooth, meaty, purplish crimson fruits. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; 3^oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; ^Ib. 

 $2.00. Postpaid. 



Oxheart. Especially adapted to staking for 

 raising prize Tomatoes. Fruits grow to 

 enormous size, are oxheart-shaped, thick 

 fleshed, with few seeds. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 

 45 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; y\b. $2.25. Postpaid. 



Truckers' Favorite. A purple-fruited coun- 

 terpart to Stone. Heavy cropper with 

 large, solid fruits. Pkt. 10 cts.; }^oz. 40 

 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; y\b. $1.75. Postpaid. 



Main-Crop, Pink Sorts, continued 



Ponderosa. One of the largest of all Toma- 

 toes. A single plant will often produce from 

 20 to 30 large, flat, somewhat rough fruits 

 with small seed-cells. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 

 45 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; %\b. $2.25. Postpaid. 



Early Detroit. Follows June Pink but fruits 

 are larger, uniformly smooth, and well 

 colored. A good producer on any soil. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; J/£oz. 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; %\b. 

 $1.75. Postpaid. 



Various Other Tomatoes 



Dwarf Champion. Compact, bushy plants 

 averaging 3 feet tall by 2 feet across. 

 Medium sized, smooth, pink fruits of good 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; J-ioz. 40 cts.; oz. 70 

 cts.; )4\b. $1.75. Postpaid. 



Dwarf Stone. A dwarf-type, main-crop va- 

 riety with scarlet fruits of rather large size. 

 Solid and a good cropper. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 i^oz. 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; }4\b. $1.75. Post- 

 paid. 



Yellow Ponderosa. Main-crop, yellow- 

 fruited variety of mild flavor. Fruits are 

 large, rough, and flattened in shape. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; Hoz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; J^Ib. 

 $2.00. Postpaid. 



Small-Fruited or Preserving Sorts 



Used principally for preserves or eaten 

 raw. All very sweet and mild in flavor. 



Red Cherry Red Plum 



Yellow Cherry Yellow Plum 



Red Peach Golden Husk 



Yellow Peach Purple Husk 



Red Pear Red Currant 

 Yellow Pear 



Each, pkt. 10 cts. ; V 2 cz. 40 cts. ; oz. 75 cts. Postpaid 



Forcing Tomatoes 



Ailsa Craig Comet 

 Carter's Sunrise Sterling Castle 



Each, pkt. 15 cts.; y 2 oz.50cts.; oz.90cts. Postpaid 



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