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Beckert's Pittsburgh Tomato 



TOMATOES 



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 subse- 

 quent 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. 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 as- 

 sured of having just the variety that you want. 



BECKERT'S PITTSBURGH TOMATO is a result of a cross 

 between Bolgianos 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. 



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

 vigorous disease resistant foliage. The fruits are of good 

 size and fine quality, the earliest tomato in cultivation. 



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 pro- 

 ductive. 



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. 



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. 



BREAK O'DAY TOMATO. g-g« «*J*r%J£ 



tion in tomatoes by Dr. F. J. Pritchard. An extra early 

 perfect globe hybridized from Marglobe and other earlier 

 tomatoes. Almost as early as Earliana. All the wilt and 

 disease resistance qualities of Marglobe but at least two 

 weeks earlier. Good shipper. Beautiful red. Stands hot and 

 dry weather. No acid. Deliciously sweet flavor. 

 BONNY BEST. Follows Earliana by about ten days and js, 

 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. 



MAIN-CROP RED VARIETIES 



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. 



MARGLOBE. (Certified Stock.) A new midseason sort, im- 

 mune from rust and wilt. It is globe-shaped, very solid, 

 of fine appearance, and a heavy cropper. 



BURBANK. Originated by Luther Burbank, it belongs to the 

 Earliana family and is a decided imrovement over that 

 variety. It ripens its fruit about the same time. The plants 

 make a medium size growth and are very productive. The 

 fruit is of good size, ripens up much better, also much 

 thicker through, than Earliana. It is a red fruited variety 

 and the demand has been very great. 



TOMATOES Pkt. y 2 oz. 1 oz. 4 oz. 1 lb. 



Beekert's Pittsburgh $.15 $.40 $.75 $2.25 $8.00 



Beckert's Way-A-Head 15 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Redhead 10 .30 .50 1.50 5.00 



Spark's Earliana 10 .30 .50 1.50 5.00 



John Baer 10 .30 .50 1.50 5.00 



Chalk's Early Jewel 10 .30 .50 1.50 5.00 



Break O'Day 15 .40 .75 2.25 8.00 



Bonny Best 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Greater Baltimore 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Stone 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Matchless 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Marglobe 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Burbank 15 .40 .75 2.25 8.00 



June Pink 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Early Detroit 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Gulf State Market 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Globe 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



PURPLE TOMATOES 



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

 good producer and resistant to blight. 100 days. 



EARLY DETROIT. Follows June Pink; fruits larger, uni- 

 formly smooth and well-colored. A good producer on any 

 soil. 



GULF STATE MARKET. The finest early purple-fruited 

 Tomato. Ripens with Early Detroit but is larger, more 

 solid and more globe-shaped. Productive and a good ship- 

 per. 



ry\ r»Dc An outstanding variety; most valuable purple 

 \3L^\jl>c. Tomato. Commencing to bear in early mid- 

 season, it produces an enormous crop of handsome, dis- 

 tinctly globe-shaped fruits of the very finest quality. On 

 light or sandy soils the yield is considerably reduced, so 

 we recommend Globe particularly for medium and heavy 

 soils, under which conditions it is sure to satisfy the most 

 critical of Tomato growers. As a home-garden Tomato 

 it is unexcelled, being suitable for salads, stewing, can- 

 ning — in fact, for every purpose. 



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