IP'. R. Gray, Seedsman, Oakton, P'irg'm'ui 
TOMATO 
One oz. to 1,500 plants. 
All our Tomato seeds are grown expressly 
for seed and are the hest the 
world produces. 
Culture. Seed may he started in hothed 
in March, or sufficient plants for family use 
can be grown in pots or boxes indoors with 
very little trouble. Be particular to give 
plants the benefit of fresh air and sun 
whenever judicious, for the purpose of 
hardening them, and cover with mats when 
necessary to prevent them from frosting. 
The two extremes of heat and cold are 
equally injurious. It is customary with 
the best gardeners to remove the plants 
from hotbeds to the cold frames, allowing 
a distance of several inches between the 
plants. In May select and prepare the soil, 
and set the plants 3 feet each way. Hoe 
and draw earth to the stems. When the 
plants crowd, the fruit will be small. Have 
the soil very rich. For general crop, sow 
from the middle of April or during May in 
the open air, selecting good soil in a loca- 
tion much exposed to the sun and sheltered 
by a hill or woods on the north. 
SPARK’S EARIIANA. This is undoubted- 
ly an early, large, smooth Tomato. Per- 
fect as to shape, color and quality. It is 
beautiful red and ripens thoroughly, even 
to the stem end. Almost seedless and 
very solid. There is no Tomato brought out that is as prolific in yield; it bears its fruit 
in large clusters and continues to fruit until frost. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
“aREATER BALTIMORE” TOMATO. This Tomato is the greatest success in growing toma- 
toes in late years. It is better than the “Stone” ever was. It has double the yield of 
many of the best cropping tomatoes you have ever grown. Smooth, well termed and deep 
fre ■ ^ ’ 
Ripens 
in clusters, vine siuray 
get. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
LIVINGSTON’S GLOBE TOMATO. We can hardly speak too well for this Tomato; intro- 
duced in Ohio some few years ago, it has gradually increased in demand until now it 
is one of the leaders. Large, purplish-pink, solid: comes immediately after the earliest 
sorts. Enormously productive and continues to bear large tomatoes the entire season. 
Pkt. 1) and 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
FONDEROSA TOMATO. Largest Tomato that grows, a decided family favorite; less acid 
than others. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.: oz. 00 cts. 
NEW STONE TOMATO. This variety is very large and of a bright scarlet color; very 
smooth, ripening evenly to the stem without a crack, exceedingly solid; is an excellent 
shipper; quality the very best; fine for canning; a good keeper; without hard core; not 
subject to rot; its vines and foliage rank and robust. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
TURNIPS 
Culture. They do best in highly enriched light sandy or gravelly soils. Commence sow- 
ing the earliest varieties in April in drills from 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin out early 
to 6 or 9 inches in rows. B'or a succession, sow at intervals of a fortnight until the last 
week in July, from which until llte end of August sowing may be made for the fall and 
main crop. Turnips may be preserved 
until spring by cutting ofC the tops 
about one inch from the bulb, storing 
in the cellar or cold shed during the 
winter, covering the roots with dry 
sand. They should be harvested before 
the severe frost sets in, for, though 
comparatively hardy, few will survive 
the winters of the Northern States in 
‘the open ground. 
NEW EKTRA EABEY IVHEAN PUR- 
PLE TOP. Tops are very small, strap- 
leaf, and grow erect. Roots small 
and flat; skin purple to pure white 
I below. Flesh clear white; it's a 
beauty. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts. 
PURPLE TOP PLAT (Strap Leaf). 
Well-known standard, popular, early 
sort. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts. 
YELLOW ABERDEEN G-LOBE 
SHAPE. B'ine for table or cattle. Pkt. 
5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts. 
IMPROVED PURPLE TOP YELLOW 
RUTA-BAGA. Finely bred strain. Pkt. 
5 and 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts. 
Early Milan Purple-Top Turnip. 
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