Beckert's Seed Store 



Liebesapfel (Gee.) 



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. 



A 



Heavy 

 Yielder 

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 Solid 

 Smooth 

 Fruit 



Beckert's Pittsburgh Tomato 



EARLY AND SECOND EARLY SORTS 



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. 

 First picking 75 days after setting out plants. 



SPARK'S EARLIANA. A widely used very early scarlet- 

 fruited variety, ready to pick 100 days after the seed is 

 sown. Fruits medium in size, somewhat flattened globe- 

 shaped, deep scarlet and firm. Our strain of this important 

 variety has been bred for thicker and smoother fruits. 

 Earliana has a short bearing season and is slightly acid. 



WAY-A-HEAD. A distinct and very early sort of the Potato- 

 leaf type, with disease resistant foliage. Fruits are scarlet, 

 of medium size and somewhat flattened in shape. Aptly 

 termed a Potato Leaf Earliana. 



JUNE PINK. This is the earliest fruited pink variety and is 

 sometimes called Pink Earliana as it is similar to Earliana, 

 except in color. Fruits are of medium size, flattened and 

 smooth, and purplish-pink in color. 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. ^} d A * SSL^S?^ 



ping, disease resistant variety, originated by the late Dr. 

 F. J. Pritchard of the U. S. Department of Agriculture in 

 1931. Resulting from crossing Marglobe and Cooper's Spe- 

 cial, it inherited fine qualities 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 average 3% inches in diameter, 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. 



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 flrst-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 SORTS 



d f .j tv.^ L. 1- A main crop scarlet fruited va- 

 beckert S Pittsburgh. riet y 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 mam 

 crop varietv 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. 



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. 



CRIMSON CUSHION or BEEFSTEAK. An extremely large 

 fruited variety that ripens evenly and is of good quality. 

 Fruits are scarlet, smooth, of rather flattened shape, with 

 numerous irregular seed cells. 



TOMATO 



Pkt. 



% oz. 



Oz. 



Vi lb. 





$ .10 



$ .40 



$ .70 



$1.75 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.50 





.10 



.40 



.70 



1.75 





.10 



.40 



.70 



1.75 



Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. 



.10 



.40 



.70 



1.75 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.50 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.50 





.10 



.35 



.60 



1.50 





.10 



.40 



.70 



1.75 





.10 



.40 



.70 



1.75 





.10 



.40 



.70 



1.75 





.10 



.40 



.70 



1.75 



Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak 



.10 



.45 



.85 



2.25 



For two generations Beckert's Seed Store has furnished quality seed 



