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THE GRAND {UNCTION SEED CO., Grand function, Colorado 
Select 
Tomatoes 
For Tomato plants, see page 45. 
Be sure to have a good supply of tomatoes for 
summer use and also for canning. No other vege¬ 
table can be used in so many ways. They are 
excellent for salad, or sliced; also make the best 
of preserves, either green or ripe. Stewed toma¬ 
toes are relished by everyone. 
Tomatoes taken fresh from the garden to the 
table have a value that can hardly be estimated. 
What could be more desired than a delicious, red, 
juicy tomato, completely ripened on the vine? 
Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A, B, and C; they 
make a valued addition to the diet of growing 
children. 
Mr. Market Gardener or Truck Grower: Toma¬ 
toes are a money-making crop for you. They can 
be picked in the white or pink stage and trucked 
or shipped a long distance and arrive in fine con¬ 
dition. We use great care in selecting our stock 
seed, especially of the leading market varieties. 
Mile High tomato seed will produce sturdy vines, 
early maturing fruit, true to type, of the finest 
quality and flavor. 
Culture: One ounce of seed should produce 2000 
plants; an acre requires 3000 to 4000 plants. If 
planting in the open field, use about 8 ounces of 
seed per acre. Sow in hills about 30 inches each 
way, % inch deep. When plants are well estab¬ 
lished, thin to one plant in each hill. 
For early crop or in short-season sections, plant 
in houseboxes or hotbeds about March first. 
Plants should be transplanted once, setting them 
about IV 2 inches apart each w r ay in coldframe, 
before setting in open ground. Be sure frost dan¬ 
ger has passed before setting in the open ground. 
It is very nnportant to have plenty of moisture 
after transplanting. 
If you have only a small space for tomatoes, 
use stakes or trellises. 
708 Pritchard, Colorado Select. (90 days.) The 
earliest red tomato, wilt-resistant, ripens well 
to the stem. After carefully comparing another 
seed crop of Pritchard tomatoes, we find that we 
did not over-estimate its good qualities. We 
still claim that the Mountain Grown Pritchard 
is in a class by itself compared to other early 
varieties. It has an extremely long producing 
season; the fruits are round, smooth, and solid, of medium 
size and excellent flavor. The long producing season and fine 
quality of the fruit make it the ideal home garden variety. 
The Market Gardener favors the Mountain Grown Pritchard 
because its beautiful appearance and superior quality make 
ready sales for him; its long producing season and heavy 
yield make him big profits. The Mountain Grown Pritchard 
also has features very favorable to the Truck Grower and 
Shipper. Picked at the white or pink stage, it will ripen up 
nicely and attain a beautiful color. Being quite solid, it will 
stand a great deal of handling and long-distance shipping and 
still reach its destination in fine condition. Pkt, 10c; y 2 oz, 
50c; oz, 80c; lb, $2.25; lb, $6.00. 
707 Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. If you wish for ordinary Prit¬ 
chard seed, we have secured a stock that will be sold at a 
much better price. This is recommended to us as first class 
seed. Pkt, 5c; y 2 oz, 30c; oz, 45c; 14 Jb, $1.25; lb, $3.75, post¬ 
paid. 
723 Ward’s Moneymaker. (90 days.) A very early red tomato, 
smooth, and of medium size. Has a long bearing period and 
has proved very satisfactory for the home garden. Fruits are 
in clusters, on small, 
John Baer Tomato 
open vines. Fkt, 5c; 
y z oz, 30c; os, 45c; 
lb, $1.30; lb, $4.10, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 
5 lbs, $17 50. 
716 Extra Early Peerless Pink. (80 days.) The earliest pink Tomato 
in cultivation. In addition to its extreme earliness, it is much 
superior to Earliana in table quality, in handsome shape and at¬ 
tractive appearance. Ripens more real early fruit than Money¬ 
maker. but may sun-scald when the real hot weather comes. An 
excellent first early shipping variety and a great seller on any 
market wanting an early pink Tomato. Pkt, 10c; y 2 oz, 40c; oz, 
65c; *4 lb, $1.95; lb, $6.00, postpaid. 
715 dune Pink. (90 days.) A pink Earliana, being very similar to 
the Earliana in many ways. A very popular shipper, fruits are of 
medium size and ship well. Solid fruits set in clusters of five or 
more. Vine open and not large. Pkt, 5c; y 2 oz, 25c; oz, 40c; 14 lb, 
$1.40; lb, $4.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs, $20.00. 
710 Bonny Best. (95 days.) A splendid second early, even, round 
fruits. Vine vigorous and very productive. An excellent variety 
for the home garden. Scarlet fruits set in clusters of three to five. 
Fruits' are round, high crowned and of medium size. Pkt, 5c; y 2 
Chalk’s Early Jewel Tomato 
oz, 25c; oz, 40c; 
$14.50. 
14 lb, $1.25; lb, $3.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
