RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. 
TOMATOES 
For many years I have been working on tomatoes, crossing all kinds together to derive a 
large size tomato of an exquisite flavor. I raised hundreds of large-sized varieties, but their 
fruit was too imperfect, having heavy cores and being rather crippled. 
In 1916 I first got what I had in mind, a good, large tomato from a cross of San Jose 
Conner and Trophy, which is the Diener tomato now and which is now raised, mostly on 
the coast for canning, on thousands of acres, as it has proved the most satisfactory tomato 
for canning and for ketchup, as well as tomato juice. One corporation raises over 6000 
acres of the Diener tomato. 
The Ventura tomato is a smaller tomato of regular market size, weighing from four to 
eight ounces. It is immensely free bearing, has very solid, perfectly formed fruit, and a 
very fine flavor. It is the best fungi-resisting tomato yet produced. 
Directions for Planting: If you 
have just a small garden, raise 
a few tomatoes in small lots. 
It is best to train them up on 
eight-foot high 2-inch stakes. 
Train just one shoot, cut all 
side shoots away and tie the 
main shoot with strong twine. 
Set the stake at least 21/2 1° 3 
feet in the ground so it will not 
fall over in heavy rains and 
wind. Place the stakes about 
three feet apart. Enrich the 
soil by fertilizing. Water once 
a week, but never over the 
leaves. Keep the leaves and 
flowers dry, as otherwise the 
flowers would drop off. Toma¬ 
toes should not be planted a 
second time in the same place 
until three years have elapsed. 
By this method you will be 
able to raise a quantity of fruit 
of the finest quality. The pep¬ 
per tomato has a more spicy 
flavor and many of my custom¬ 
ers prefer this variety. 
"VENTURA" TOMATO 
NEW BLIGHT-RESISTING TOMATO 
"Ventura" (Diener) 
Ventura is the most perfect tomato produced so far, 
as it is very early. The fruit is as smooth as an 
apple, having a weight of four to eight ounces. Its 
flesh is of a fine tomato color and is very solid when 
ripe, so much so that it keeps solid for several 
weeks without spoiling or rotting, being immune 
to fungi. It can be shipped in a ripe condition to 
very long distances. Ventura has a very delicious 
taste, it being a seedling of the Diener tomato 
which is known for its wonderful flavor when 
canned. It is extremely free bearing. To get the 
true variety always get the seed direct from me. 
Seeds from Cutting raised plants: 
Pkg. 50c 1 oz. $5.00 
Seeds from Seedling raised plants: 
Pkg. 25c 1 oz. $1.00 1 lb. $14.00 
DIENER'S YELLOW TOMATO 
This is a large, yellow tomato, very early and free 
bearing. It has a fine, non-acid flavor. If you eat it 
once, you will want it in your garden every year. 
Package 25c 
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