O’Day. 
617. PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER -(73 days.) We consider 
this the most valuable new introduction of the present time. A scarlet, self-topping, 
disease resistant variety originated by the late Dr. F. J. Pritchard, of the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture, in 1931, It is a cross between Marglobe and Cooper’s 
Special, and has inherited fine qualities from each parent. It is highly productive, 
of excellent quality, and very valuable for market garden use and for long dis¬ 
tance shipping. (See Front Cover). Fruit: large, smooth, globular, solid, with 
thick walls and cross-sections; color light scarlet. Pkt. 10 c, V4 oz. 25c, 1 oz. 
40c, Vi lb. $1.35, lb. $5.00, prepaid. 
626. F. S. & N. CO’S STONE - (85 days.) More widely used than any 
other dwarf variety. Popular with canners and market growers everywhere. Fruit: 
large, globular, flattened, exceptionally attractive, bright red in color and quite 
solid. Plant: short, compact, with dark foliage. Pkt. 5c, V 2 oz. 15c, OZ. 25c, Vi 
lb. 75c, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
628. JOHN BAER -(70 days.) Here is an excellent early sort maturing 
between Earliana and Bonny Best. Excellent for local market gardening and can¬ 
ning. We have an exceptionally early strain. Fruit: medium sized, semi-globular, 
very attractive, bright scarlet red, smooth and firm. Mine: of medium height and 
open growth. Pkt. 8 c, Vi oz. 20 c, oz. 30c, Vi lb. $ 1 . 00 , lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
635. BONNY BEST — (74 days.) A standard second early variety, valuable 
for market gardeners, shippers, and canners and perhaps the most generally grown 
variety. Fruit: medium sized, apple shaped, smooth, solid, bright scarlet in color, 
of excellent quality. Pkt. 8 c, Vi oz. 20c, oz. 30c, Vi lb. $ 1 . 00 , lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
Oxheart. 
615. BREAK O’DAY -(70 days.) 
Break O’Day was developed by U. S. De¬ 
partment of Agriculture in 1930. A cross 
of Marglobe and Marvana, resistant to 
wilt and. Nail Head Bust. Outstanding 
in yield, quality and earliness. Fruit: 
medium large, orange-red, uniform, globe 
shaped, smooth walls not as thick as 
Marglobe. Plant: light, of open, spread¬ 
ing habit, with medium foliage, early and 
very prolific. Pkt. 8c, Vi oz. 20c, oz. 
35c, Vi lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00, prepaid. 
616. PINK OXHEART -(90 days.) 
A novelty of great merit. In shape it’s 
different from any other tomato. It is 
of great size, has very thick flesh and is 
almost seedless. Every home garden 
should have a few of these unusual 
tomatoes. Excellent in salads. Fruits: 
extremely large, heart shaped, pink; very 
solid, meaty, and of mild flavor. Vine: 
open, spreading, fairly productive. Pkt. 
10c, V4 oz. 35c, 1 oz. 60c, Vi lb. $2.00, lb. 
$7.75, prepaid. 
Fontanelle, Neb., March z, 1933 . 
F. S. & N. Co. 
Received your letter and seeds and thank you very 1 much. We had your catalog 
before as my parents have sent to your house ever since vie were in America (you 
had a German catalog for years) and were always pleased with your seeds. 
Mrs. August Abendeath. 
Tot years our Special Strains of Vegetable Seeds have helped market growers 
to better profits. Be sure to send for Special Price List if growing for market. 
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Tomatoes Top List as Health 
Vegetable 
Tomatoes are the richest of all veg¬ 
etables in vitamins—they rival oranges 
in health-giving properties—and re¬ 
tain all vitamins after cooking. 
TOMATOES 
Tomato 
Plants 
on Page 
26. 
1 oz. for 1,500 plants—Vi lb. to transplant one acre. 
The Time From Setting Out of Plants to Marketable Stage is Listed Here. 
CULTURE —Tomatoes want well fertilized, light sandy soil, in a sunny open position. For 
early plants, sow the seed in flats or hotbeds, in March. Cover with soil to a depth of % 
or 1 inch. The seed germinates in 6 to 12 days. When the plants are 3 inches high, trans¬ 
plant them to other flats, or preferably to paper pots, giving each plant 4 inches of room. 
About the end of May, set the plants out in the garden, 3 feet apart each way. Water well 
and cultivate often, as long as the vines permit. It is always better to stake the vines and 
tie them up, pinching off some of the stems as the plants will bear more abundantly. 
610. FARIBAULT DWARF CHAMPION— (76 days.) Because of its compact and 
upright habit of growth, enabling close planting, this is a great favorite with owners of small 
gardens. The tomatoes are of good size, globular, flattened, deep purplish pink, firm and 
sweet, very meaty and with few seeds. One of the best sorts for canning, ketchup, soup, etc. 
Plants grow strong, erect and bushy, and bear throughout the season. Pkt. 8 e, Vi oz. 20c, 
oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
611. SCARLET EXTRA EARLY JUNE— (60 days.) This tomato ripens a whole 
week earlier than Earliana, and is very productive. Fruits are of large size for an early 
sort, deep glossy scarlet, and ripen uniformly, the stem end coloring up perfectly. Flavor 
is delicious, fruit is firm and meaty, with few seeds. A real quality tomato valuable for the 
home and truck gardener. Pkt. 10 c, V 2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, V4 H>. $1-35, lb. $5.00, prepaid. 
612. SPARKS EARLIANA - (65 days.) Ours is one of several excellent strains of this 
important variety bred for thicker smoother fruits. Fruit: flattened, medium sized, firm, 
bright red, quite smooth. Vines: open spreading, medium small. A first early sort, widely 
used for home gardens and truckers. Pkt. 5c, V 2 
oz. 15c, oz. 25c, Vi lb. 85c, lb. $3.00, prepaid. 
613. MARGLOBE— (77 days.) Recently in- 
troduced by the United States Department of Agri- 
culture, this main crop variety has come into wide 
use by truckers and shippers and also by canners. 
Fruit: medium large, nearly globular, bright scarlet, 
smooth, solid, with thick walls and cross sections; 
of fine quality. Plant: vigorous, with 
heavy foliage, resistant to wilt and 
Nail Head Rust. Pkt. 8 c, Vi oz. 20c, 
oz. 30c, Vi lb. $ 1 . 00 , lb. $3.50, pre¬ 
paid. 
609. EXTRA EARLY BISON 
TOMATO - A North Dakota intro¬ 
duction by Professor Yeager. Excep¬ 
tionally early, of medium size, a little 
larger than Earliana and somewhat 
flatter. Bison grows a compact plant 
of the self pruning type and bears 
exceptionally heavy; over 40 lbs. of 
ripe fruit was produced from one 
plant. Originated from a cross be¬ 
tween Burpee’s Self Pruning and Red 
River—just the thing for the home 
garden or extra early market. Seed 
supply limited. Pkt. 10 c, V4 oz. 3:5c, 
oz. 60c, Vi lb. $ 2 . 00 , lb. $7.75, pre¬ 
paid. (See inside back cover.) 
Pritchard or 
Scarlet Topper, 
The 
Newest 
Introduction. 
Leaf spots or downy mildew on 
tomato plants may be controlled 
with Bordeaux mixture, described 
on page 73. 
