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ALEXANDER FORBES &. CO., NEWARK, N. J. 
If| ^/| A | I 1 One ounce produces 
1 WlViri 1 KJ 1,000 to 2,000 plants 
Comet Tomatoes 
RUTGERS i m P rove d Marglobe with a very heavy yield of scarlet'fruits t vbicb 
* ripen from the inside out instead of from the outside in. Excels all 
varieties for the flavor of its juice. Ships well. 
PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER. is a medlun } Iar s e - 
__ red, smooth, meaty globe variety 
with erect, medium dense vines. It is a very heavy cropper, requiring rich soil, well 
fertilized. Ripens just after Earliana and before Marglobe. The mild-flavored flesh 
is red throughout, very firm, with thick inner walls. 
SELECTED EARI TANA Excels all of the ordinary strains of Earliana. The 
* fruits are deep scarlet, almost perfectly round, very 
solid, with a very small core and few seeds. They mature very early and uniformly 
in prolific clusters near the center of the plant, borne on strong, vigorous vines. 
IY1ARGI ORF New midseason hybrid from Marvel and Livingston’s Globe. 
_Entirely immune from rust and wilt. Pure scarlet, globe-shaped, 
with the size and fine qualities of Livingston’s Globe but earlier and a heavier 
cropper. Valuable for canning and marketing due to its remarkable solidity. 
nniTRI P PTTRPfKF This productive hothouse variety, trained to one stalk 
DULDLLT UnrifOIL. with 10 c i usters> y ; e I d s 10 to 12 p<?unds per plant in 
the spring crop. Picking begins 75 days after setting plants. Still more remarkable, 
however, is its suitability for outdoor culture on stakes. The fruits, 4 to the pound, 
are round, slightly flattened, smooth, firm, and brilliant orange-scarlet. 
CniVIPT Best known for green- 
* house but often staked 
outdoors. The fruits, in clusters of 
6 or 8, are bright scarlet, smooth, 
solid, and 3 to 3J^ inches across. 
MARHIO Dark rosy pink, smooth 
_1 deep round, solid fruits. 
Vines, like Marglobe, are staked in 
field culture, setting 5 clusters and 
pinching tops. Plants yield 6 to 
8 lbs. In greenhouse, vines reach 
10 feet with 12 fruit clusters. 
BONNY BEST. An excellent extra- 
early, between Earliana and Chalk’s 
Early Jewel. Fruits are medium¬ 
sized, bright scarlet, smooth, round 
shape, and ripen evenly. 
BREAK O’DAY. A blight -resistant 
cross between Marglobe and Mar- 
vana, with the color, size, and nearly 
the fruit-depth of Marglobe, coming 
between Bonny Best and Earliana. 
EARLY PROLIFIC. Very early, rich 
red, medium, round, smooth fruits 
with firm, solid flesh. Productive. 
JOHN BAER. An extra-early round 
bright red variety, free from core, 
with very few seeds, a mild sweet 
flavor, and ripening up to the stem. 
Vigorous, productive. Fine shipper. 
LATE BONNY BEST. The fruits 
are scarlet, very solid, ex¬ 
tremely large, round, flat¬ 
tened, and uniform. An 
excellent shipper. 
OXHEART. Thick- 
fleshed, firm, pink, 
heart-shaped, for 
road-stand sale. 
STONE, SELECT¬ 
ED. A productive 
late red. Fruits 
large, solid, flat- 
tened - round, 
smooth, uniform. 
Large vines. 
TOMATOES 
Oz. 
Hlb. 
Lb. 
Beauty.$0 55 
$1 
40 
$5 
00 
Bonny Best, Super. 
2 00 
6 
90 
25 
00 
Bonny Best. 
45 
1 
20 
4 
00 
Bonny Best, Late . . 
85 
2 
20 
8 
00 
Break o’Day. 
65 
1 
60 
6 
00 
Chalk’s Early Jewel 
40 
I 
05 
3 
50 
Comet. . .Joz. $1.20 
4 00 
14 
00 
Double-Purpose. . . . 
90 
2 
50 
9 
00 
Dwarf Champion . . 
50 
1 
35 
4 
50 
Dwarf Stone. 
50 
1 
35 
4 
50 
Earliana, Selected .. 
90 
2 
50 
9 
00 
Early Detroit. 
55 
1 
40 
5 
00 
Early Prolific. 
75 
2 
00 
7 
00 
Greater Baltimore. . 
45 
1 
20 
4 
00 
John Baer . 
50 
1 
35 
4 
50 
Livingston’s Globe . 
55 
1 
40 
5 
00 
Marglobe. 
55 
1 
40 
5 
00 
Marhio . . . Joz. 25c. 
75 
2 
00 
7 
00 
Matchless. 
40 
1 
05 
3 
50 
Oxheart. . . . Joz. 30c. 
85 
2 
20 
8 
00 
Ponderosa.. Joz. 25c. 
65 
1 
65 
6 
00 
Pritchard. . Joz.25c. 
75 
2 
00 
7 
00 
Rutgers. . . . Joz. 30c. 
90 
2 
75 
10 
00 
Stone, Selected .... 
50 
1 
35 
4 
50 
Beauty. Large, purplish pink, smooth, round, uniform, and very solid. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. Vigorous, productive; second-early. Large fruits are 
bright, deep red-scarlet, somewhat flattened, smooth, very solid. 
Dwarf Champion. Upright, compact, vigorous; second-early. Fruits purplish 
pink, medium-sized, smooth, round, slightly flattened. 
Dwarf Stone. Dwarf, close-jointed, vigorous, productive. Late-maturing, 
large, smooth, bright red, solid fruits in clusters of five. 
Early Detroit. One of the best mid-early purplish pink productive varieties. 
Livingston’s Globe. Large, globe, purplish pink fruits, smooth, firm, solid. 
Matchless. For main planting. Large, smooth, solid, bright red fruits. 
Ponderosa, or Beefsteak. Large, purplish pink, midseason, free from acid. 
Marglobe 
Tomato 
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