THE NEW 
“Penn 
State” 
Tomato 
Wins the 1936 
All-America 
Seed 
Selections! 
When these national 
judges put their ap¬ 
proval on a new variety 
it must have exceed¬ 
ingly desirable features 
over existing varieties, 
and so it has. That is 
why the New “Penn 
State” was praised en¬ 
thusiastically by the 
thousands of gardeners 
who grew it in 1935 - 
Be sure to include it 
in your order. 
The Now Famous New “Penn State” Tomato as it grew on the 
Pennsylvania State College Farm in 1934 under the personal supervision of 
Dr. C. E. Myers, the originator, shown in the picture. Look at this picture, 
then the one on our front cover, grown by one of our customers, then look at the picture of our seed crop of 193s on the opposite 
page. Is it any wonder the whole Nation of gardeners are so enthusiastic about this New “Penn State” Tomato? 
Mrs. Anthony Smith, Pennsylvania, says, 
“This duster of Penn State had 45 Tomatoes on 
it. We never had so productive a Tomato. Its flavor 
and meatiness, too, are not to be overlooked.” 
The New “Penn State” Tomato 
Origin. Originated by Pennsylvania State College and Agricultural Ex¬ 
periment Station. It is the result of seven years of intensive breeding work by 
Dr. C. E. Myers, Professor of Plant Breeding of this College, who developed 
it to perfection by starting with crossing the female parent plant of the Sell- 
pruning and the male plant of the Earliana (Penn State Strain). 
The Fruit. It is of a very desirable size—3K to 4 inches in diameter— 
rather globular, and has a rich, uniform scarlet color. The flesh is dark red, 
of superb quality, with very little core and few seeds. It is unusually free from 
blemishes. Exceedingly desirable in every way for both market and home use. 
Earliness. It inherits the earliness of its male parent, Earliana, and has 
produced 4 tons of fruit per acre within 115 days after the seed was started 
in the greenhouse at State College. Letters from many who grew it in 1935 
report it matured for them earlier than Earliana. 
Yield. New ‘‘Penn State” Tomato shows every possibility of outyielding 
every other variety. Total yields of 20 tons per acre are possible when planted 
in rows 3 feet apart and 27 inches in the rows. The compact and determinate 
habit of its plants allows this close planting, and these plants are crowded 
with many large clusters of perfect Tomatoes, thus producing a yield per square 
foot that is simply not possible with other varieties. A yield of 10 tons per 
acre of others is considered good, while “Penn State” will produce 20 tons. 
The Plant and Foliage. The compact plant is unusually strong, vigorous, 
and determinate in its habit of growth. This allows heavy fertilizing for heaviest 
yields, without the danger of forcing too much plant-growth, as would be the 
case with other varieties of indeterminate growth. The rather coarse, medium 
dark green foliage covers the fruit well and protects it from sun-scald. 
Thus every valuable and outstanding feature desired in a new and better 
Tomato is found in the New ‘‘Penn State,” 1936 All-America Seed Selection. 
Therefore it is to the interest of every person to have “Penn State.” 
Seed grown from Dr. Myers’ Original Stock Seed, pkt. 10 cts.; 3 plits. 25 
cts.; V 2 OZ. $1; oz. $1.85; 2 ozs. $3.50; Vilb* $6; y 2 lb. $10; lb. $20, postpaid. 
FLASH! Dec. 18, 1935.—Just received report from Ohio State University 
Experiment Station, showing that out of 28 variety strain tests in 1935 “Penn 
State” produced 61.2 per cent mature fruit prior to July 23, the largest per¬ 
centage by far of all those tested. 
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