1 oz. for 1,500 plants—Vi lb. to transplant one acre. 
The Time From Setting Out 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 one-half inch. The seed germinates in 6 to 12 days. When the plants are 
3 inches high, transplant 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 hear more abundantly. 
TOMATO 
PLANTS 
ON 
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25. 
Extra 
Early 
Bison 
616. 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 these unusual tomatoes. 
Excellent in salads. Fruit: extremely large, 
heart shaped, pink; very solid, _ meaty,and of 
mild flavor. Vine: open, spreading, fairly pro¬ 
ductive. Pkt. 10c, Va oz. 35c, 1 oz. 60c, V4 lb. 
$2.00, lb. $7.00, prepaid. 
610. FARIBAULT DWARF CHAMPION 
-(76 days.) Because of its compact and up¬ 
right habit of growth, enabling close jdanting, 
this is a great favorite with owners of small 
gardens. The tomatoes are of good size, globu¬ 
lar, 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 through¬ 
out the season. Pkt. 8c, Va oz. 20c, oz. 30c, Vi 
lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
628. JOHN BAER -(70 days.) Here is 
an excellent early sort maturing between Earli- 
ana and Bonny Best. Excellent for local mar¬ 
ket gardening and canning. We have an ex¬ 
ceptionally early strain. Fruit: medium sized, 
semi-globular, very attractive, bright scarlet red, 
smooth and firm. Mine: of medium height and 
open growth. Pkt. 5c, Vs oz. 15e, oz. 25c, Vi 
lb. 85c, lb. $3.00, 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, Vs oz. 15c, oz. 25c, 
Vi lb. 75c, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
653. GROUND CHERRY OR HUSK 
TOMATO -(86 days.) This is not a true 
tomato. Used as a novelty and for pre¬ 
serves. Flavor is outstanding. Excellent in 
combination with oranges, lemons or ginger. 
Fruit: small, yellow, round, enclosed in a 
loose, papery husk. Of delicate flavor. Vine: 
spreading and flat. Pkt. 8c, Vs oz. 20 c, oz. 
35c,- V4 lb. $1.30, prepaid. 
609. EXTRA EARLY 
BISON TOMATO -A North 
Dakota introduction by Profes¬ 
sor Yeager. Exceptionally 
early, of medium size, a little 
larger than Earliana and 
somewhat flatter. Bison grows 
a compact plant of the sen- 
pruning 'type and hears ex¬ 
ceptionally heavy; over 40 lbs. 
of ripe fruit was produced tvom 
, OT ,. Drip-in a ted from a cross between 
Bun-nee’s g e jf Pruning and Red River just the 
Sing for the home garden or extra early mar- 
kpt Seed supply limited. Pkt. 10c, /% oz. ouc, 
oz. 50C, 4 Wl.50, lb. $5.50, 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 “nearly sort, deep 
o-in<jpv scarlet and ripen unitormly, me srem 
fnd 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. 10c, % oz. 25c, oz. 40c, V4 »• 
$1.35, lb. $5.00, prepaid. 
6*56 RONNY BEST -(74 days.) A stand- 
frd seSS early variety, valuable for market 
gardeners, shippers, and canners and.paW 
the most generally grown variety. Flint. modi 
um sized, apple shaped smooth, solid, 1night 
scarlet color, of fine quality. Pkt. 8c, h oz. zuc, 
oz 30c, Vi lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
615. BREAK O’DAY— -(70 
days.) Break O’Day was developed by 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture m 
1930. A cross of Marglobe and Mar¬ 
yana, resistant to wilt and Nail Head 
Rust. Outstanding in yield, quality 
and earliness. Fruit: medium large, 
orange-red, uniform, globe shaped, 
smooth walls not as thick as Mar- 
globe. Plant: light, of open, 
spreading habit, with medium 
foliage, early and very prolific. 
Pkt. 8c, Va oz. 20c, oz. 35c, Vi 
lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00, prepaid. 
613. MARGLOBE— -(77 
days.) Recently introduced by 
the United States Department of 
Agriculture, this main crop varie¬ 
ty 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. 8c, Vi 
oz. 20c, oz. 30c, Vi lb. $1.00, 
lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
Leaf spots or downy mildew on 
Tomato plants may he controlled 
with Bordeaux mixture. Page 73. 
608. NEW “PENN STATE” TOMATO— 
(Winner of Special Mention in 1936 All Ameri¬ 
can trials.) A splendid new very early tomato 
with attractive medium sized fruit of nearly 
globular shape and rich even scarlet color—with 
no blemishes. Flesh is of superb quality and 
flavor with rich dark red color, very little core 
and few seeds. Valuable for home or market 
because of earliness and tremendous yield. (See 
inside front cover.) Pkt. 15c, Va OZ. 50c, oz. 
90c, V4 lb. $3.00, prepaid. 
618. NEW SCARLET DAWN-(70 
days.) Gold Medal Winner for 1935. A cross 
between Clark’s Early and Marglobe, earlier than 
either parent. Vines are of medium growth, fair¬ 
ly open and very prolific. Fruit: very large with 
thick wall structure—globular, smooth, free 
from flat sides and puffiness. Color: bright scar¬ 
let, ripening well to the stem. Exceptionally at¬ 
tractive and highly desirable for home gardens, 
shipping or canning. (See inside back cover.) 
Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 30c, oz. 50c, V4 lb. $1.50, lb. 
$5.50, prepaid. 
617. PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOP¬ 
PER -(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 excel¬ 
lent quality, and very valuable for market 
garden use and for long distance shipping. Fruit: 
large, smooth, solid, with thick walls and cross 
sections; color light scarlet. Pkt. 10c, Va oz. 25c, 
1 oz. 40c, V4 lb. $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 size, firm, 
bright red, quite smooth. Vine: open spread¬ 
ing, medium small. A first early sort, widely 
used for home gardens and truckers. Pkt. 5c, 
Va oz. 15c, oz. 25c, % lb. 85c, lb. $3.00, prepaid. 
Pritchara or 
Topper. 
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