Michell’s Select Strain Tomatoes are superior Tomatoes 
MICHELL’S SELECT TOMATO SEED 
Pomme d’Amour (Fr.) Liebesapfel (Ger.) Pomo d’oro (Ital.) 
One ounce will produce 3500 plants; >/ 4 pound, enough plants for an acre 
Sow in the house or hotbed about March 1; transplant when 3 inches high and again later to produce vigorous specimens. Set plants 
outdoors about May 1, in rows 3 feet apart, 1)4 feet in the row, or in hills 4 feet apart each way. Properly grown Tomato plants should 
be supported. 
All stocks of Tomato marked Special Strain are certified by the state in which they are grown. 
NOTE: 
Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak Tomato 
Bonny Best. One of the most prolific of 
early Tomatoes. While not so large they 
are very solid and evenly formed; of bright 
red color. Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per 34 oz -; oz. 
35c.; 11.10 per 341b. 
Break o’Day. A development of the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture that is disease- 
resistant. The open habit of the vines 
permits the sun to ripen the fruit 
much earlier than some varieties. Fruits 
are globular, large, smooth, meaty, and of 
a good red color. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per )4oz.; 
oz. 50c.; $1.35 per 341b. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. Extra-early, bright 
red fruit of fine flavor. Very productive. 
Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per )4oz.; oz. 35c.; $1.10 
per 341 b. 
Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak. A vigor¬ 
ous grower, producing immense, solid, 
very meaty fruits, suitable for slicing or 
canning. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per )4oz.; oz. 
55c.; $1.75 per 341b- 
Dwarf Champion. The plant looks like a 
miniature tree, dwarf and compact. Fruit 
red, with a purplish cast, solid. Late 
maturing. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per )4oz.; oz. 55c.; 
$1.75 per 341b. 
Dwarf Stone. A dwarf, compact plant and 
medium-sized, very solid bright red fruit. 
Late cropper. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per 34°z.; 
oz. 55c.; $1.75 per 341b. 
Earliana. Penn State. One of the earliest 
bright red varieties. It is compact in 
growth, a good yielder, with fruit solid, 
uniform and of excellent quality. Pkt. 
10c.; 30c. per )4oz.; oz. 55c.; $1.75 per 
341b. 
Early Detroit. A productive, early, large, 
smooth purple sort. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per 
34oz.; oz. 55c.; $1.75 per 341b. 
Golden Ponderosa. The best large golden 
yellow variety. Early, smooth, of excellent 
quality, similar in shape to the regular 
Ponderosa. Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per J4oz.; oz. 
55c.; $1.75 per 341b. 
Golden Queen. Medium yellow, very 
sweet fruit, almost free from acid. Fine for 
preserving or for slicing. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. 
per 34oz.; oz. 55c.; $1.75 per %\b. 
All seeds on this page mailed postpaid at prict 
Greater Baltimore. A main-crop variety. 
Fruit large, brilliant red, and ripens evenly 
to the stem. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per 34 oz -> oz. 
40c.; $1.25 per )4Ib. 
Italian Salad. A new variety from Italy 
for the American people. This fine, red, 
plum-shaped salad Tomato has become 
quite popular, due to the fact that it is 
practically free from acid, has very few 
seeds, and a flavor all its own. When 
served in halves or quarters on a lettuce 
leaf, with the usual fixings, it makes a very 
attractive dish. The plant bears very pro¬ 
fusely until frost. Pkt. 20c.; 60c. per )4oz.; 
oz. $1.00. 
John Baer. Produces clusters of beautiful 
red fruit of good size and nearly round. 
Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per 34 oz -> oz. 35c.; $1.10 
per 341b. 
June Pink. Large; solid purplish red flesh of 
fine texture. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per 34 oz -; 
oz. 55c.; $1.75 per 341b. 
Livingston’s Globe. A medium-early, 
smooth pink variety of fair size, solid and 
meaty. Fruits set in clusters of five to 
seven. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per )4oz.; oz. 55c.; 
$1.75 per 34lb. 
Marglobe. Special Strain. Variety of special 
merit, the origin of which is credited to the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. It is 
practically immune from the many To¬ 
mato diseases. Handsome scarlet fruits, 
making it a suitable variety for all pur¬ 
poses. Excellent variety to follow our 
Penn State Earliana. We offer in this 
special strain an extra-fine selection of the 
originator’s stock. Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per 
34oz.; oz. 55c.; $1.75 per 341b. 
Marglobe. Usual Strain. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. 
per 34°z.; oz. 45c.; $1.25 per 341b. 
Matchless. Large red fruit. A general-crop 
variety. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per Yioz.\ oz. 45c.; 
$1.25 per 341b. 
Michell’s Crackerjack. One of the best 
early Tomatoes for the home-garden. 
Quite free from acid, rich red, and pro¬ 
duced in clusters. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per )4oz.; 
oz. 60c.; $2.00 per 341 b. 
Oxheart. A main-crop, pink-fruited sort, 
popular in certain sections due to its 
shape (that of a heart) and its great 
solidity. Being a shy seeder makes it very 
meaty; very little acid; quality fine. Some 
of the fruits grow to an enormous size. 
Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per 34oz.; oz. 65c.; $2.25 
per 341b. 
Ponderosa. The largest Tomato in ex¬ 
istence. A beautiful deep pink, rather 
uneven at times in shape. Pkt. 15c.; 35c. 
per 34 oz -i oz. 60c.; $2.00 per 341 b. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. Special 
Strain. An early variety, originated by the 
late Dr. Pritchard of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture. Undoubtedly the best of 
all recent introductions. The shape and 
outside color compare favorably with 
Break o’Day; the inside color is darker 
red. A good canning sort as well as a fine 
variety for slicing. The seed of this strain 
is produced by our best local Tomato 
grower and is superior to other strains. 
Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per 34°z.; oz. 60c.; $1.75 
per 341 b. 
quoted 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. Usual 
Strain. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per )4oz.; oz. 45c.; 
$1.35 per 341b. 
Red Rock. One of the most solid varieties 
and of a brilliant red color. Fine for the 
home- or market-garden. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. 
per 34oz.; oz. 40c.; $1.25 per 341b. 
Rutgers. Special Strain. A new introduc¬ 
tion by the New Jersey Agricultural 
College. The parent plants are Marglobe 
and J. T. D.; it has the same characteristics 
as its parents in size, color, and shape, 
except that it is somewhat flatter at the 
stem end. It ripens at about the same 
time as Marglobe and is very productive. 
An excellent main-crop variety. Pkt. 15c.; 
35c. per 34°z.; oz. 60c.; $1.85 per 341b. 
Rutgers. Usual Strain. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. 
per 34oz.; oz. 50c.; $1.50 per 341b. 
Stone. An old-time favorite. Large, hand¬ 
some red fruit with smooth skin. Recom¬ 
mended for a main crop. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. 
per 34oz.; oz. 40c.; $1.25 per 341b. 
Forcing Tomatoes 
Bides’ Recruit. Medium size; bright red. 
Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per )4oz; oz. 60c. 
Comet. Deep scarlet; medium size. Pkt. 
10c.; 30c. per 34°z.; oz. 55c.; $1.85 per 
341b. 
Michigan State Forcing. Pkt. 25c.; 50c. 
per J4oz.; oz. 85c. 
Sutton’s Perfection. Imported. Original 
pkt. $1.25; $3.60 for 3 pkts. 
Small-Fruited Tomatoes 
Red Cherry. Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per l Aoz.\ oz. 
60c. 
Red Peach. Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per 34oz.; oz. 
60c. 
Red Plum. Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per 34°z.; oz. 
60c. 
Yellow Plum. Pkt. 15c.; 35c. per 34°z.; oz. 
60c. 
Strawberry or Husk. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per 
J4oz.; oz. 60c. 
Tomato Plants (Pot-Grown) 
Ready in April 
Doz. 75c.; $5.50 per 100. Not mailable. 
Pritchard Special Strain Tomato 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
