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New 50-Day 
The New Stone 
Improved Strain. Large and Solid; Smooth and 
Uniform in Growth. 
Late, enormously productive with very large, 
very deep solid and very smooth fruits of 
splendid shape and finest quality. Unsurpassed 
for slicing and canning. The vines are large, 
vigorous and very productive. Improved Strain 
of this old and valuable variety is the finest 
on the market, being larger, smoother, more 
uniform in size and shape and of brighter color 
than that offered by others. Pkt. 7c; oz. 25c; 2 oz. 
40c; Vi lb. 65c; Vi lb. $1.20; lb. $2.25, postpaid. 
TOMATOES—Continued 
Seeds are Bred for Disease-Resistant Qualities 
New 50-Day Tomato 
The Largest Fruited, the Smoothest, the Finest in Quality 
of all Extra Early Scarlet Tomatoes 
Originated on our Rockford Seed Farms. Called 50-Day 
Tomato because it produces large, ripe fruits on strong plants 
in 50 days from time they are set in the open ground. 
The' vines are short, very vigorous, enormously productive 
and ripen a very much larger crop at the early part of the 
fruiting season than any other extra early variety. The 
fruits are globular, always entirely free from cripples, 
wrinkled or cracked fruits, and weigh on an average about 
5 oz. each, although many fruits as heavy as 6% oz. each 
and over have been found in our fields. The color of the 
fruits is a beautiful bright scarlet. They ripen evenly, well 
up to the stem, have no hard core, small seed-cells, and are 
practically all heavy, solid meat of mild and most delicious 
sweet flavor. The skin is thin, but very tough, making it a 
splendid long-shipping variety. 
Compared with Earliana, 50-Day is a much heavier cropper 
and its fruits of much larger size, smoother, of better quality, 
containing less seed and more meat. They are of better ap¬ 
pearance and therefore better sellers: furthermore, they ripen 
practically as early. Fifty-Day will soon replace Earliana, and 
. should also be planted in place of second 
early sorts like Bonny Best and Chalk’s 
Jewel, being earlier, more productive and 
producing fruits fully equal in size, beautiful 
appearance and of better quality; only Ear¬ 
liest Market is a few days earlier than 50- 
Day, but has somewhat smaller fruit. Price, 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 2 oz. 90c; Vi lb $1-50; 
Vi lb. $2.60; lb. $4.75, postpaid. 
New Earliana 
Pedigreed Strain. 
An Extremely Early, Smooth, Bright Red 
Tomato of Good Size and Flavor. 
Is among the very first ready for the mar¬ 
ket, and not only remarkable for its earli¬ 
ness, but for its very large size, handsome 
shape and bright color. The vines are small 
but vigorous and very productive, bearing 
the fruits in clusters near the base of the 
plant. The fruits grow about 3 inches in 
diameter, have solid thick flesh of splendid 
quality and are excellent shippers. Send to 
us for the earliest strain. Pkt. 8c; oz. 30c; 
2 oz. 55c; V 4 lb. 85c; V 2 lb. $1.60; lb. $3.00. 
New Earliana 
New Hearts of Fire Tomato 
This 
Grand New Tomato Is as Nearly Perfect as Any We Have Ever Seen. 
Fruits Are of Uniform Size, Heavy, Solid, Attractive, Sweet, 
Smooth, and of Unequalled Flavor 
Too much praise cannot be given this Tomato, as it is in a class by itself, 
being equally desirable for any use for which Tomatoes are grown. Its per¬ 
fect shape and color commend it to the market; its size, quality and flavor 
make one of the best for all table uses, and its earliness, solidity and produc¬ 
tiveness make it valuable for the canner. It is surely a wonder Tomato, and 
can be used for market canning or home garden. The vines are strong growers, 
but not rampant enough to decrease the yield of the fruits. On the contrary 
this New Tomato is one of the heaviest yielders we have. The fruits are large, 
often weighing a pound or more and are perfectly smooth and seldom crack. 
Color is a rich, bright crimson and penetrates clear through the fruit. There 
are few seeds, making nearly solid flesh. . Shape is well shown by illustration. 
Matures very early for such a large variety and continues to bear its large, 
solid, smooth, finely shaped fruits until the plants are killed by frosts. We 
control the entire stock of this Tomato. Pkt. 15c; Vz oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 2 oz. 
70c; i/ 4 lb. $1.30; V 2 lb. $2.40; lb. $4.50, postpaid. 
New Ox Heart 
Earliest Market 
The Earliest Large Smooth, Scarlet Tomato in Existence. Indis 
pensable to the Market Gardener. A Great Money-Making Tomato 
This variety bears fruit which in size, shape, color, solidity 
and quality compares favorably with the noted later kinds, and 
by repeated trials at Rockford Seed Farms and elsewhere has 
demonstrated that it ripens up a large portion of its crop the 
earliest of any variety. It is, without question, the earliest good, 
large scarlet Tomato. Gardeners and Tomato fafifciers will readily 
see the advantage obtained over their competitors by growing 
Earliest Market. This is the variety which will give them the 
opportunity to be first on the market with a large crop of beau¬ 
tiful large fruits, selling readily at good prices. 
Compared with the well-known Earliana, Earliest Market is 
about a week earlier, the fruits are fully as large, smoother, 
have no hard core, while Earliana is often rough and has large 
seed cavities. Furthermore, Earliest Market is much more 
prolific. An excellent kind also for the home gardens, and if 
you have not given this wonderful variety a trial, be sure to 
include it in your order for 1934. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 2 oz. 65c; 
Vi lb. $1.25; Vi lb. $2.30; lb. $4.25, postpaid. 
Large Pinkish Purple Fruits Often Weighing A Pound or More. Fruit Very 
Solid and of Fine Quality. Matures in 105 Days 
Being almost seedless the flesh of Ox Heart grows nearly two inches thick, 
without a seed cavity, making it ideal for salads and for slicing. The flavor 
and quality is unequalled. Although not a very heavy yielder, market garden¬ 
ers will find it a profitable variety to grow, as their attractive appearance, 
assure their ready sale. Fruits grow in clusters of from 3 to 5. Because 
of its attractively different shape, large size and good, keeping qualities, it 
is fast becoming a favorite everywhere. The weight is heavy, 1 14 pounds 
being very usual, while 3 pound fruits are nothing uncommon, and 5 pound 
fruits have been seen. The Ox Heart shape can be depended upon on all but 
the very heaviest specimens. Pkt. 15c; V 2 oz* 45c; oz. 80c; 2 oz. $1.50, Vi lb. 
$2.50; Vi lb- $4.50, postpaid. 
The Famous Wilt Proof 
Large, Smooth, Solid Fruits of Rich Red Color. Matures in 85 Days 
This wonderful wilt resistant Tomato is the result of efforts of the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture and Seed experts to produce a Tomato which would 
grow in sections affected with wilt and blight. This wonder Tomato should 
produce a crop on any land in any State in the Union. In size and shape very 
similar to the well known Stone, but will yield nearly twice as many Tomatoes 
as the bearing season is continuous. Fruits are very solid, firm, smooth and 
of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 2 oz. 70c; Vi lb. $1.30, Vi lb. 
$2.40, postpaid. 
New Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 
This wonderful new wilt resistant Tomato which was originated by the United States 
Department of Agriculture under the name of "Scarlet Topper” was renamed by them 
"The Pritchard” in honor of Dr. Pritchard to whom is due the credit for this unequalled 
variety. Main crop variety, heavy yielder of deep scarlet fruits of good size, smooth 
and unusual solidity. Without question the finest Tomato ever grown. Matures in 80 
to 85 days. Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 35c; oz. 55c; 2 oz. $1.00; Vi lb. $1.75; Vi lb. $3.25, postpaid. 
Earliest Market 
