60 THOMAS J. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE 
Tomato, Lister’s Prolific. 
Tomato 
One ounce will produce 1500 plants. 
Seed should be grown In a hotbed the first week in 
March, in drills 5 inches apart. When the plants are about 
2 inches high they should be set out 4 or 5 inches apart 
in another hotbed, or removed into small pots, allowing 
a single plant to a pot. About the middle of May the plants 
may be set out in the open ground; they are planted for 
early crops on light, sandy soil, at a distance of a feet 
apart, in hills in which a good shovelful of rotted manure 
should be mixed. On heavy soil, which is not suited for 
an early crop, they should be planted 4 feet apart. Water 
freely at the time of transplanting, and shelter from the 
sun for a few days until the plants are established. 
Ailsa Craig. One of the best forcing varieties, also does 
well outdoors; a heavy cropper. Fruit medium size, 
smooth and of a rich scarlet color. Pkt. 2 5c'. 
Belmont, Improved. An excellent scarlet variety. Early, 
Medium, size; solid and smooth. Pkt. 10c, oz. 4 0c, 14 lb. 
$1.25. 
Best of All, Sutton’s. A good forcing or outdoor variety; 
deep scarlet; solid. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00. 
Bonny Best. Early, productive. Smooth, solid and uniform 
in size; scarlet Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.25. 
Break o’ Day. An early Tomato of the Marglobe type, fruit 
of good size, color scarlet; smooth and of good quality. 
Pkt. 10c. oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.76. 
Carter’s Sunrise (True Stock). One of the best Tomatoes 
for indoor or outdoor cultivation. Perfect in shape, of 
good size and free cropper; the fruit is bright red. Pkt. 
25c, oz. $1.00. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. Large, solid, smooth, bright red 
variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.25. 
Comet. One of the best for forcing; brilliant scarlet color, 
medium size, smooth and solid. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c, 14 lb. 
$2.25. 
Dwarf Champion. Of compact, upright growth. Fruit solid, 
smooth, purplish red. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.25. 
Dwarf Stone. Resembles Dwarf Champion; fruit larger and 
more prolific; fine color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.25. 
Earliana. The earliest red Tomato. Very smooth; fine for 
market. Pkt. 10c. oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.25. 
Golden Ponderosa. A large golden yellow variety of excel¬ 
lent quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.50. 
Golden Queen. The best yellow variety, medium size, smooth 
and solid. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.50. 
Globe, Livingston’s. Very early; large, smooth variety. Pkt. 
10c. oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.25. 
John Baer Tomato. 
