Tomatoes 
rliest plants and later in cold- 
If sown thinly in rows they will 
in an ordinary cigar box to supply 
Tmutmt transplanted to pots or other boxes to 
n0t ' P-\iou farTs'^ sofl 8 ' et 'Wiere ^pofsTbTe. f [t°Ts fvtlt 
*P“ r .L ca, : h wa i «•»< cultivate AiTa? ttttr - 10 f ° Ur ,eet 
ounces are sullicient for an acre. 
Three to four 
drv o^m^’smMtn ^? 5 BLIGHT.— For the green worm, which eats the foliage, use Hellebore either 
For SSt.'I.EM other 1 ” fseases*' snrafthe'nhm ■?£ S° P“ e “l 1 *• to' 15o\allons and s^ray. 
early. * ‘ * *^P ,a y the plants with Bordeaux Mixture in solution, commencinpr 
EARLIANA — Probably no early To- 
mato intioduced in many years has attracted so 
EarlHna l! O, i l s a , nd t haS r S0 lar8 '° a sale as Sparks’ 
Laruana. H is not only extremely early but is 
r °i i ts lar e e size, handsome shape and 
beautiful bright red color. Its solidity and fine 
Qualities are fully equal to many of the best late 
®P r * s - J Jxtra ear >y Tomatoes are one of the most 
pi ofi table crops for the market gardener as well 
as especially desirable in the home garden You 
Oz 25-1 'ih /'anting the Earliana. 
kjz ., , *4 lb., 75 c; l lb., $2.75. 
to™?! PINK — The earliest of all pink Toma- 
toes. It is a good yielder of high quality and 
runs very smooth for an early sort-see Vus! 
tration. from a photograpli— similar in habit and 
shape to the Earliana. differing 
from it in color only, which is 
pink instead of red. Pink Toma- 
toes are much preferred in some 
markets. The June Pink, while 
primarily an early Tomato, con- 
tinues to bear and ripen fruit up 
to frost. The fruit is borne in 
clusters, single specimens often 
measuring 3 inches in diameter 
Oz., 30c; y a lb., 90c; 1 lb., $3.00. 
Early Tomatoes 
CHALK'S JEWEL. — One of the newer intro- 
ductions in Tomatoes. It is extra early in ma- 
turing coming in very shortly after Spark's Ear- 
ul ,1 a ' m but a heavier cropper than that variety, 
with Tomatoes of large size and sweeter flavor. 
It is of bright red or scarlet color, being in the 
same class in quality and handsome appearance 
as the Matchless, while it is distinctly earlier in 
season. A particular advantage claimed for this 
variety is its hardy vigorous and robust growth 
admitting of earlier planting in the field, as it is 
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 is rapidtv grow- 
r i lh "’$2 75°' everywhere - 0z - 25c; «4 lb., 75c; 
a-m • EBTftOIT. — -The latest new Tomato 
ilie vine is a better yielder and more vigorous 
than that of Acme. Not only are more S 
P'Pduced, 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 
unusual y long for so early a variety. We are 
S.v 1 vu en r tl J at this rare combination of very de- 
snable features will soon bring Early Detroit 
iP to ® ene , r . aI Prominence as the best of 'its class 
Oz., 25c; y 4 lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.75. class. 
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