SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED 



View of Comparative Tests of jone handred of the leading varieties of Tomatoes. It is only by a comparison 

 of , this kind, where all sorts ar^ assembled together and where the conditions of soil, climate, manure, 

 time of planting and culture are the same, that their comparative merits can be determined. 



^r\rY\n-fr\ these prices 



Jl UI I lulu include postage. 



One Ounce of Seed will Sow 100 Yards. Ripening for Table 85 to 120 Days from Sowing, Accord- 

 ing to Variety and Season. 



When the Apple is in bloom sow in hills three feet apart, on a warm border, early in the Spring. For 

 a later supply sow a short time afterwards in a more open situation. As the plants advance in growth 

 support them by brushwood. To have the Tomato very early it is necessary to start the plants in a hot-bed, 

 or they may be reared in a flower-pot in a window and subsequently transplanted. 



Plants for an early crop should be raised under glass. For intermediate crop they may be raised on 

 outside beds. For late crop the seed may be planted in permanent position when the Apple is in bloom. 

 The average production of fruit, per acre on cultivated and fertilized land is about 14,000 pounds, or say 

 250 bushels per acre, though twice that quantity has often been grown. 



The Tomato vine is a rank feeder and especially needs nitrogen, otherwise known in one of its forms 

 as ammonia. Stable manure is rich in ammonia. So is nitrate of soda, nitrate of potash and also that 

 commercial fertilizer known as dried meat, dried blood, or chicken guano. For Tomatoes, which are soft 

 wooded, ammonia is more desirable than potash or phosphoric acid, which are in their turn more valuable 

 in the growth of hard-wood plants or of grains which make hard straw. 



Go for nitrogen or ammonia and we are sure you will be satisfied with the results. 



BLOOMSDALE GROWN TOMATO SEED 



In purchasing Landreths' Tomato Seed the buyer is certain of the absolute purity of what he buys, 

 .as every fruit producing Bloomsdale Tomato Seed is grown from selected Seed. In the case of Landreths' 

 Bloomsdale Tomato Seed, every crop is produced from Seed saved from hand-selected fruit of the preced- 

 ing year — fruit, every one of which was closely inspected and approved as to shape, size, color and general 

 appearance, and, what is more important, only fruit saved from vines of approved development. 



TWENTY-TWO RED SORTS 

 Landreths' Morning Star, 85 days.— So named because 



of its exceeding earliness. The fruit is 1| to 2 inches in diameter, small, 

 smooth, round, red. Fruit produced in great profusion and suitable for Can- 

 ners who desire to put up the whole or entire fruit. It is also just the article 

 for greenhouse culture, for private consumption or for sale in small boxes at 



fruit stands at periods out of the regular season S2.75 80 30 10 



For Express charges paid by customer, or small seeds Postage paid by us, see inside of cover. 



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