DESCRIPTION OF CERTIFIED LANDRETHS’ TOMATO 
MARGLOBE 
This is no doubt the best general purpose tomato on the market. Ask your own State 
Agricultural Experiment Station about our strains of Marglobe. Recent tests have shown 
them to be really superior products. We have three strains of this medium season variety 
to suit all customers as follows: 
Strain A —Heavy Foliage —This is best suited for use on light, sandy soil or where 
there is not sufficient moisture during the summer months. Not recommended for rich 
soil nor for climate such as is found in Florida. The vines of this strain are heavier than 
are usually found in this variety. The fruits are medium to large in size, globular in shape, 
red external and internal color, and very meaty, that is what we call “solid interior.” Later 
in maturing its fruit than the other two strains. This strain produced over 10 tons of fruit 
per acre in 1933. 
Strain B —Light Foliage —This is no doubt the finest strain of Marglobe that can 
be produced. Even in the very poor tomato season of 1933, we produced over 14 tons of 
fruit per acre on one field, and several fields yielded over 10 tons per acre. This strain is 
recommended for market gardeners as well as canners who want a good yield of globular, 
medium-sized red fruits with plenty of rich red, meaty pulp on the inside. 
Strain C —The Conner —This is the type of Marglobe wanted by some canners for 
tomato pulp and soup. While it is a true Marglobe, the fruits are inclined to be larger 
than generally wanted and therefore more flattened than the fruits of Strains A and B. 
One of our fields of Strain C produced over 14 tons of tomatoes per acre in 1933. 
MARGLOBE (CROWN PICKED) 
A number of customers have asked for something even better than our very best 
Marglobe. We therefore offer for the first time this year, our Crown Picked Marglobe. 
This seed is taken from the first fruits ripening on the plants of Marglobe Strain B. It is 
very superior, bright, plump seed. We have treated this seed with chemicals which gives 
it a distinct color. These chemicals sterilize the surface of the seed, thus killing any 
surface-borne diseases, and act as a protection to the seeds from adverse weather conditions. 
They also help in the control of damping-off of the seedlings. Since these chemicals 
are poison, seed treated with these materials cannot be sent by mail, but must be shipped 
by express or freight. 
In ordering Marglobe seed, please specify what strain you wish us to send you. If 
no choice is given on your order, we will furnish you "with seed from Marglobe Strain B, 
our best general purpose strain. 
PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER 
Our strain of this variety produced nearly 10 tons per acre in 1933, a really remarkable 
performance considering the terrific storm which we had late in August, when this 
variety was at the height of the picking season. Hundreds of tons of tomatoes were not 
picked due to the injury caused by this most severe storm in the history of the Landreths’. 
This variety generally ripens its fruits a few days earlier than Marglobe. The plants 
are smaller than Marglobe, with less foliage and are self-topping in grow r th. Best results 
are obtained by planting Pritchard on good, rich soil, and by setting the plants closer in the 
row r than is generally practiced. The fruits of Pritchard are generally slightly smaller than 
Marglobe and are slightly more flattened than this variety. The best features of Pritchard 
are its fine interior color and solidity and its ability to ripen its crop over a short period 
of time. 
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