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TOMATOES 



Beckert's Velvet Sensation 



PURPLE TOMATOES 



BECKERT'S VELVET SENSATION TOMATO is another 

 novelty introduced by us and tried out by one of the 

 largest tomato growers and proved to be of great merit. 

 This is a second-early, pink fruited variety, maturing in 

 108 days. Fruit is the largest of any variety we know 

 and quite smooth, considering size. Seed cell structure is 

 very' broken, making the tomato quite solid. It sets in 

 clusters of three to five. Vine growth is rather tall and 

 light green in color. 



BEAUTY. A productive main-crop variety; fruits of good 

 size, smooth, solid, never cracking; quality excellent. 



BUCKEYE STATE. With the exception of Ponderosa, this 

 is the largest-fruited purple variety; late but a very 

 heavy yielder, especially on river-bottom land. Smooth 

 and meaty; purplish crimson in color. 



OXHEART. It is no doubt an off-spring of the Ponderosa 

 family. It is not a heavy cropper and not suitable for 

 general farming but more adapted to gardens where it 

 can be staked up and also for any one wanting to grow 

 prize tomatoes, as it grows enormous sized oxheart shaped 

 fruits which are of a purple color, having a very thick 

 flesh of excellent quality and very few seeds. 



TRUCKERS' FAVORITE. A purple-fruited counterpart to 

 Stone. Extremely productive; fruits large, solid, smooth 

 and of the finest quality. A few days later than Beauty 

 but a heavier cropper. 



PONDEROSA. The largest of all Tomatoes, regardless of 

 color. Properly grown, a single plant will often bear from 

 20 to 30 large fruits, generally in clusters of three, each 

 cluster weighing from IV2 to 2 pounds. 



TOMATOES Pkt. % oz. 1 oz. 4 oz. 1 lb. 



Beckert's Velvet Sensation. . .$.10 $.35 $.60 $1.75 $6.00 



Beauty 10 .30 .50 1.50 5.00 



Buckeye State 10 .40 .75 2.25 8.00 



Oxheart 15 .60 1.00 3.00 10.00 



Trucker's Favorite 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Ponderosa 10 .40 .75 2.25 8.00 



Beckert's Keystone State 15 .40 .75 2.25 8.00 



Dwarf Champion 10 .30 .50 1.50 5.00 



Dwarf Stone 10 .35 .60 1.75 6.00 



Yellow Ponderosa 10 .40 .75 2.25 8.00 



Small-Fruited or Preserving. .10 .30 .50 1.50 5.00 



Lister's Prolific 15 .50 .90 



Stirling Castle 15 .50 .90 



Sunrise (Carter's) 15 .50 .90 



Beckert's Keystone State 



BECKERT'S KEYSTONE STATE TOMATO 



is another novelty introduced by the well known Hybridizer 

 W. E. Vail of West Chester County, New York, and we be- 

 lieve this variety to be one of the best ever offered. It is 

 very early, producing large fruits of a good red color free 

 from core, will not burst and is a splendid shipper. 



DWARF TOMATOES 



These differ from the standard tall varieties by forming 

 plants of a compact, bushy, erect habit of growth. When 

 fully grown, the plants average 3 feet tall by 2 feet across. 

 They should be tied to short stakes. Ideal for the small 

 home-garden. 



DWARF CHAMPION. Stock plants, maturing early and 

 bearing a large crop of medium-sized, smooth, purplish 

 pink fruits. 



DWARF STONE. The most popular of the dwarf kinds; 

 quite early and a heavy cropper. Fruits large and solid, 

 deep scarlet. 



VARIOUS OTHER TOMATOES 



YELLOW PONDEROSA. Similar in size and growth to Pon- 

 derosa; clear golden yellow; solid and mild in flavor. 



LISTER'S PROLIFIC. For forcing. A great producer of 

 handsome clusters of choice fruit. 



STIRLING CASTLE. An extra-select forcing strain; medium- 

 sized, bright red fruit; very productive. 



SUNRISE (Carter's). One of the best of the English forcing 

 Tomatoes. 



SMALL-FRUITED or PRESERVING 

 VARIETIES 



eaten raw; all very 



Used principally for preserves 

 sweet and mild in flavor. 



Red Plum 



Yellow Peach 

 Red Peach 

 Yellow Plum 



Golden Husk 



Yellow Pear 

 Red Pear 



Yellow Cherry 

 Red Cherry 

 Red Currant 

 Purple Husk 



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