June Pink 
Tomatoes 
Seed can be grown in a hotbed or in boxes in the house for earliest plants and later in cold-frames or in 
the open ground as soon as danger of frost is past. If sown thinly in rows they will stand until large enough 
to handle. Enough plants can be started in an ordinary cigar box to supply the average family, but they 
would of course have to be transplanted to pots or other boxes to afford room for growth. Tomatoes are one 
of the earliest vegetables to grow from seed, and all should have tlrem as they are not at all particular as to soil. 
here possible, it is well to make this rich, either with stable manure or a good potash fertilizer. Set the plants 
three to four feet apart each way and cultivate well. An ounce of seed will produce about 1,500 plants. Three 
to four ounces are sufficient for an acre. 
INSECTS ANI) BLIGHT. — For the green worm, which cats the foliage, use Hellebore, either dry or in solution, 
or Paris Green mixed with water at the rate of 1 lb. to 150 gallons and spray. For rot, blight and other diseases, 
spray the plants with Bordeaux Mixture in solution, commencing early. 
Early Tomatoes 
SPARK’S EARLIANA. — Probably no early Tomato in- 
troduced in many years has attracted so much attention 
and has so large a sale as Spark’s Earliana. It is not 
only extremely early, but is remarkable for its large 
size, handsome shape and beautiful bright red color. Its 
solidity and tine qualities are fully equal to many of 
the best late sorts. Extra early Tomatoes are one of the 
most profitable crops for the market gardener as well as 
especially desirable in the home garden. You will make 
no mistake in planting the Earliana. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 
A lb., $1.00. 
CHALK’S JEWEL.— -One of the newer introductions 
in Tomatoes. It is txtra early in maturing, coming in 
very shortly after Spark’s Earliana, but a heavier crop- 
per than that variety, with Tomatoes of large size and 
sweeter in flavor. It is of bright red or scarlet color, 
being in the same class in quality and handsome appear- 
ance as the Matchless, while it is distinctly earlier in 
season. A particular advantage claimed for this va- 
riety is its hardy, vigorous and robust growth, admitting 
of earlier planting in the field, as it is claimed that it 
withstands cool weather and blight where plantings of 
other tenderer sorts would be injured. It is very highly 
recommended by those who have grown it and it is 
rapidly growing in favor everywhere. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 
lb.. $1.00, 
EARLY DETROIT.-j-The latest new Tomato. The vine 
is a better yielder and more vigorous than that of Acme. 
Not only are more fruits produced, but they average 
more nearly globe-shaped, are heavier, and are equally 
as firm, smooth, and suitable for shipping. The fruits 
are of good size throughout the season, which is un- 
usually long for so early a variety. We are confident 
that this rare combination of very desirable features 
will soon bring Early Detroit into general prominence as 
the best of its class. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; A lb., $1.00. 
JUNE PINK. —The earliest of all pink Tomatoes It 
is a good yielder of high quality and runs very smooth 
for an early sort— sec illustration, from a photograph 
— similar in habit and shape to the Earliana, differing 
from it in color only, which is pink in- 
stead of red. Pink Tomatoes are much 
preferred in some markets. The June 
Pink, while primarily an early Tomato, 
continues to bear and ripen fruit up to 
frost. The fruit is borne in clusters, sin- 
gle specimens often measuring 3 inches 
in diameter. Pkt., 5c: oz., 35c; A lb., 
$1.25. 
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