ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS. ROCKFORD, ILL, 
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TOMATO 
ffoiriatoes do best in warm, moderately rich soil. Sow seeds early in March in hot bed 
Or house, in shallow boxes. About May 15 to 20 in this latitude the plants should be set 
out in the open ground, in rows four feet apart each way. All seeds we offer are from 
critically selected specimens of fruit and must prove of the greatest value to the planter. 
Pritchard or Scar- 
let Topper 
extensive experiments con¬ 
ducted by the^ U. S. Dept, 
of Agriculture in their quest 
for a perfect disease, wilt 
and rust resisting tomato, 
several fine varieties have 
been developed; but, it is 
believed that this, their 
newest introduction is the 
most perfect sort yet pro¬ 
duced. An extra-early, large, 
smooth, and extremely solid 
Tomato of an intense scar¬ 
let color. Most productive 
and very attractive. Of a 
solidity that is truly re¬ 
markable, with very email 
seed pockets and no core. 
Its productiveness, particu¬ 
larly on rich soil, is amaz¬ 
ing, and individual plants 
will bear 70 to 80 fruits 
each. It will yield 15 tons 
and more per acre. Pkt. 10c, 
Vs oz. 25c, oz. 45c, 1/4 lb. 
$1.40, 1/2 lb. $2.50, lb. $4.50. 
Marglobe Tomato 
Marglobe-Wilt Resistant 
a lot of attention. Resists nail-head rust and fusarium 
wilt. Has proven successful under the most severe 
tests.. Pure scarlet in color, globular in shape, extra 
large, smooth, early, beautiful in appearance and very 
productive. Above all, the quality is most excellent. 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 80c, 1/2 lb. $1.50, lb. $2.90. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 
Spark’s Earliana Tomato . , ^ 
Sn»f1r*« Faflinna This new tomato is claimed by the originator 
® Esariiana very early, of large size, for so early 
a sort. Handsome shape, uniform size, of a beautiful red color. Won¬ 
derful in productiveness, is solid, of unsurpassed quality. Price, pkt. 5c, 
oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 70c, 1/2 lb. $1.30, lb. $2.50. . . . 1 
John Baer A 
" * able new 
variety of the extra early 
red or scarlet type. Not as 
early as Earliana, yet 
there are only a few 
days’ difference, and 
John Baer yields a 
much heavier crop of 
larger, more uniform 
and more attractive 
fruits that in total it 
makes a much more 
profitable crop to grow 
than any other extra 
early variety. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 70c, V 2 
lb. $1.30, lb. $2.50. 
Bonny Best 
A fine early tomato of 
medium size. They are of 
bright scarlet color, al¬ 
ways smooth and of re¬ 
markably uniform size 
and shape. An elegant 
sort for market and 
shipping. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 
Vi Ib. 70c, 1/2 lb. $1.30, lb. 
$2.50. 
Oxheart truly the giant of all tomatoes. It is smooth, thick, 
tender and almost seedless; frequently showing 2 inches 
thick without a seed cavity. Three pound specimens are quite common. 
A pink tomato with that delicious mild flavor that every lover of this 
fruit likes. Pkt. 10c, Yz oz. 30c, oz. 50c, Vi lb. $1.75. 
Bonny 
Best 
