VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



A Stalk of the Prolific Manyfold Tomatoes 



TOMATOES 



Tomatoes are warmth-loving plants. The seed should be sown in 

 February or March, either in the hotbed or in boxes or pots placed in 

 a warm, sunny window, using fine, mellow soil and watering carefully 

 as required. When the seedlings are about 2 inches tall, reset them in 

 pots or in rows 4 to 5 inches apart, keeping the temperature about 

 60°. A subsequent transplanting will make them more branching 

 and stocky. Do not set the plants out in the open ground until all 

 danger from frost is past. As the weather becomes warm and settled, 

 harden the plants by exposing them to the open air for a few hours in 

 the middle of the day for a week or so and then plant them out in a 

 warm, sunny spot and water them freely until they are well estab- 

 lished. A packet of seed will produce plenty of plants for the average 

 small garden; an ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants or more. 

 It is not only cheaper to grow your own Tomato plants from seed 

 but it is also much safer for you are then assured of having just the 

 variety that you want. 



The standard varieties of Tomatoes are divided into two general 

 classes — those having scarlet fruits and those with pink or purplish 

 fruits. In both classes there are early, midseason and late sorts, some 

 that are dwarf in growth and, therefore, particularly suitable for the 

 small patch, and some that are distinctly globe-shaped. The wise 

 gardener will plant at least two or three kinds maturing in succession. 



BECKERT'S PITTSBURGH TOMATO SKs 



to the trade for the first time. This variety originated with W. E. Vail. 

 Yorktown Heights. West Chester County, New York, this being 

 one of the many varieties introduced by Mr. Vail in the past few years. 



Beckert's Pittsburgh Tomato is a result of a cross between Bol- 

 gianos Florida and the Landreth. It is free from blight and wilt. 

 When tested on a farm alongside of twelve other varieties it surpassed 

 them all in form, color, substance and yield of crop and we predict a 

 large demand for the seed this year. Per package 25 cts. (Supply 

 limited.) . , 



BECKERT'S WAY-A-HEAD. Is a distinct new type with a vig- 

 orous disease resistant foliage. The fruits are of good size and fine 

 quality, the earliest tomato in cultivation. Yi oz. 35 cts., oz. 60 

 cts., }i lb. $2.00, lb. $7.00. 

 REDHEAD. An early, deep red variety of good size and shape. It 

 is very meaty and nearly free from cracks. Fruit is very smooth 

 and runs quite uniform in size; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 y 2 oz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts., lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



SPARK'S EARLIANA. Ready to pick 100 days after the seed is 

 sown. Medium size, handsome shape, bright red; quite solid; of 

 rather acid quality. Season of bearing short. Pkt. 15 cts., }4 

 $1.75, lb. $6.00. 



JOHN BAER. Ripening a few days after Earhana, produces larger 

 fruits and plenty of them. On account of its wider soil adaptability, 

 it is a better kind to grow for first-early in the home-garden than 

 Earliana. Always smooth, semi-globe-shaped, bright red; quality 

 excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., M lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



MANYFOLD. Ripening with Bonny Best and bearing fruits which 

 are nearly as large, Manyfold will outyield any early, large-fruited 

 Tomato in cultivation. Some idea of its remarkable prolificness 

 may be had from the photograph of a typical plant reproduced 

 above. Moreover, Manyfold leads in quality. The fruits, which 

 are nearly true globe-shaped, are fine for eating raw, as well as for 

 canning and ketchup-making. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., M 

 $1.50, lb. $5.00. . 



BONNY BEST. Follows Earliana by about ten days and is, without 

 a doubt, the most widely grown early Tomato. The fruits are 

 slightly larger than those of Manyfold, averaging inches in 



diameter, and the plants are almost as prolific. Although Bonny 

 Best does not have a long bearing season, the yield is so large under 

 any conditions as to make it a most profitable variety to grow- 

 Particularly suited for light, sandy soils; fruit smooth and solid, 

 ripening uniformly; bright red. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., }£ lb. 

 $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



MAIN-CROP RED VARIETIES 



GREATER BALTIMORE. A select strain of Stone, ripening sev- 

 eral days earlier and nearly as productive. Largely grown for can- 

 ning in the Northern States. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., M ' b - 

 $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



STONE. An old favorite — the standard Tomato for main-crop and 

 canning. Immensely productive; fruits large and smooth, bright 

 scarlet, solid and meaty. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., lb. $1.50, 

 lb. $5.00. , . . 



MATCHLESS. Another strain of Stone, with extra-large fruits; 

 late but the heaviest yielder of all. The best main-crop variety for 

 the home-garden. Rich cardinal-red; flesh solid and of the finest 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., \i lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



MARGLOBE. A new midseason sort, immune from rust and wilt. 

 It is globed-shaped, very solid, of fine appearance, and a heavy 

 cropper. Pkt. 15 cts., ^ oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts., M lb. $2.25, 

 lb. $8.00. 



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