Beckerfs Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. • VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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 New Wayahead Tomato. Note the foliage 



BECKERT'S NEW WAYAHEAD TOMATO. t F h ° e r ta^"^^ 



Spark's Earliana have been the standard for first crop. Unfortunately, none of these 

 strains have been as sturdy and productive as the later-maturing kinds; extravagant 

 claims have been made for many different selections, but even the best of them pro- 

 duces but one good picking. Beckert's Wayahead Tomato is a distinct new type 

 which has all the good qualities of Earliana and is, in addition, extra-hardy, vigorous, 

 disease-resistant and a heavy producer, continuing to bear long after the first picking 

 is taken off. Its most distinctive feature is the foliage which is of the potato- 

 leaved type, a characteristic that has always been associated with unusual vigor 

 and resistance to blight, etc. The fruits are of good size, smooth, solid, bright red 

 and of fine quality. Beckert's Wayahead Tomato will ripen as early, if not a 

 few days earlier than Earliana and is, therefore, the earliest Tomato in cultivation. 

 Pkt. 20 cts., V 4 oz.. 45 cts., oz. $1.50. 

 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. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., V 4 lb. $1.10. 

 JOHN BAER. Ripening a few days after Earliana, John Baer 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. 40 cts., V 4 Ib. $1.25. 

 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 to the left. 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. 45 cts., "/jib. $1.35. 

 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 Yi inches in diameter, and the plants are almost as pro- 

 lific. Although Bonny Best 



Manyfold — just as it grows 



does not have a long bear- 

 ing season, the yield is so 

 large under any conditions 

 as to make it a most profit- 



Matchless — best for the 

 main crop 



able variety to grow. Particularly suited for light, sandy soils; fruit 

 smooth and solid, ripening uniformly; bright red. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 35 cts., V 4 Ib. $1.10. 

 CHALK'S JEWEL. A few days later than Bonny Best; fruits slightly 

 larger, and a better yielder, particularly on heavy soils on which it pro- 

 duces enormous crops and bears for a long season. Fruit solid, bright 

 crimson and of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Vi'b. $1.10. 



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. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Vilb. $1.10. 



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

 canning. Immensely productive; fruits large and smooth, bright scar- 

 let, solid and meaty. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Vilb. $1.00. 



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. 35 cts., y 4 lb. $1.10. 



ENORMOUS, or Red Ponderosa. A crimson-fruited counterpart to 

 the famous Ponderosa. Largest size and finest quality. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 V 2 oz. 35 cts., oz. 60 cts., J / 4 lb. $1.85. 



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