BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



Beckert's Pittsburgh Tomato 



Liebesapfel (Ger.) 



TOMATO 



One ounce will produce about 2500 plants 



Porno d'oro (Ital.) 



Tomatoes are warmth-loving plants. The seed should be sown in February or March, either in the hotbed or in boxes 

 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 established. 



EARLY FRUITED VARIETIES 



BREAK O'DAY. Originated by the late Dr. F. J. Pritchard of 

 the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1930. A cross between 

 Marglobe and Marvana, possessing all the wilt resistance 

 of its parent Marglobe, but at least 2 weeks earlier. Fruits 

 medium large, globe-shaped, red and of delicious flavor. 



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. 



WAY-A-HEAD. Is a distinct new type with a vigorous dis- 

 ease resistant foliage. The fruits are of good size and fine 

 quality, the earliest tomato in cultivation. 



JUNE PINK. Identical with Earliana, but pink in color. A 

 good producer and resistant to blight. 100 days. 



SECOND EARLY VARIETIES 



PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER. Gold Medal Winner 



— 1932. A scarlet self topping, disease resistant variety, 

 originated by the late Dr. F. J. Pritchard of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture in 1931. Resulting from cross- 

 ing Marglobe and Cooper's Special, it inherited fine qual- 

 ities from each parent. Fruits are of good size, smooth, 

 globular, extremely solid and heavy with thick walls and 

 of deep scarlet color. It is uniformly fruited, exceedingly 

 productive and borne in clusters. 



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 3% inches in diameter, and the plants are al- 

 most as prolific. Although Bonny Best does not have a 

 long bearing season, the yield is so large under any con- 

 ditions as to make it a most profitable variety to grow. 

 Particularly suited for light, sandy soils; fruit smooth 

 and solid, ripening uniformly; bright red. 



JOHN BAER. Ripening a few days after Earliana, 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. 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWEL. Vigorous and productive, second- 

 early. The large fruits are bright, deep scarlet-red, some- 

 what flattened, smooth, very solid. 



MAIN CROP SCARLET VARIETIES 



BECKERT'S PITTSBURGH. A main crop scarlet fruited va- 

 riety that is free from blight and wilt. Unsurpassed in 

 form, color, substance and a heavy yielder. Fruits are 

 smooth, deep and blocky in shape with solid cell structure, 

 setting in clusters of from 5 to 7. The vine growth is heavy 

 and dark green in color. 



MARGLOBE. This variety is of the finest quality. Recently 

 introduced by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, this main 

 crop variety has come into wide use by the home-gardener, 

 trucker and shipper. Plants are vigorous with heavy 

 foliage, resistant to wilt and Nail-head rust. Fruits medium 

 large, nearly globular, smooth, solid, with thick walls and 

 cross sections. 



GREATER BALTIMORE. A select strain of Stone, ripening 

 several days earlier and nearly as productive. Largely 

 grown for canning in the Northern States. 



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

 crop and canning. Immensely productive; fruits large and 

 smooth,, bright scarlet, solid and meaty. 



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. 



KEYSTONE STATE. A second early variety which was in- 

 troduced a few years ago by the well known hybridizer, 

 W. E. Vail. Westchester County, New York. The fruit 

 which matures in about 110 days is a good scarlet color and 

 quite large in size: smooth skin with solid, regularly 

 formed seed structure. Vines of medium growth, light 

 green in color. 



TOMATO 



Pkt. 



% Oz. 



Oz. 



% lb. 



Lb. 



Break O'Day 



$ .15 



$ .40 



$ .75 



$2.25 



$8.00 





.10 



.30 



.50 



1.50 



5.00 



Way-A-Head 



.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 



.15 



.40 



.75 



2.25 



8.00 





.10 



.30 



.50 



1.50 



5.00 





.10 



.30 



.50 



1.50 



5.00 



Chalk's Early Jewel 



.10 



.30 



.50 



1.50 



5.00 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.75 



6.00 



60 



