PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER 
This variety generally ripens its fruits a few days earlier than Marglobe. The 
plants are smaller than Marglobe, with less foliage and are self-topping in growth. 
Best results are obtained by planting Pritchard on good, rich soil, and by setting the 
plants closer in the row than is generally practiced. The fruits of Pritchard are 
generally slightly smaher than Marglobe and are slightly more flattened than this 
variety. The best features of Pritchard are its fine interior color and solidity and its 
ability to ripen its crop over a short period of time. We have an exceptionally fine 
strain of this variety. Due to the great demand last year, we were entirely sold out 
months before planting time. For two years our strain of Pritchard was the unan¬ 
imous choice for first place by the judges in two different state tests. 
UNCERTIFIED TOMATO SEED 
We believe that the varieties of tomatoes now certified in Pennsylvania, are 
the best that can be grown in the World. 'However, certain other varieties have 
special uses and are grown in a limited way in some parts of the country. It would 
not pay to enter for certification such limited amounts of seed of these varieties. 
Besides these special varieties, we offer uncertified seed of the varieties which 
are certified. This seed is saved from the fields rejected by the inspectors due to 
poor cultural conditions. We are cooperating with the State of Pennsylvania 
in trying to make certified tomato seed really mean something. 
THE BLOOMSDALE (NOT CERTIFIED) 
The Bloomsdale is one of the finest midseason varieties we have ever seen. 
It is of the Greater Baltimore type, but the fruits are larger and deeper than other 
strains we have tested. It is especially adapted to canning. Reports from Texas 
show that it is suited to that territory. We expect this will be certified in 1936. 
PENN STATE (NOT CERTIFIED) 
While the Penn State was not certified in 1935, due to the presence of some off- 
type plants, we feel that it is an important addition to our tomato list. The Penn 
State is a new hybrid created by crossing Cooper’s Special with Earliana. Dr. 
Myers, of Penn State College, developed it. This is a self-topping type of vine 
with short thick stems, and large, coarse dark green leaflets. Because of the small 
size and compactness of the plants, they may be set in rows three feet apart, and 
eighteen to twenty-four inches between the plants in the row. This close planting 
tends to bunch the foliage, thus giving some protection to the somewhat exposed 
fruits. The fruits are borne in clusters of four to six, closely set in the center of the 
plant, several clusters generally being found bunched together within a very small 
radius from the main stem. The fruits are medium in size, smooth, slightly flattened, 
of good red outside and inside color, and of fine solid internal structure with small 
seed cavities. The total tons of marketable fruits of Penn State are generally 
better than Earliana because the fruits are smoother and ripen more evenly than 
this variety. Since the plant tends to bunch the majority of the fruit at the center, 
and these fruits tend to ripen at about the same time, only three or four pickings 
are generally necessary to harvest the complete crop. In most sections, Penn 
State will mature as early as Earliana. We expect this variety will be certified in 
1936, since the stock seed has been cleared up. 
Write for Our Catalog and Prices on Our Certified, Crown Picked 
Certified, and Uncertified Tomato Seed to 
D. LANDRETH SEED CO., BRISTOL, PENNA. 
