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GREEN SPRINGS, OHIO 
THE O & M SEED CO. 
TOMATO 
Culture—1 ounce for about 2000 plants. Sow in boxes and transplant when danger of frost is past. Plants 
should be at least 6 inches tall when transplanted. Plant in rows 4 feet apart and 3 feet apart in row. Tomatoes 
need ample sunshine and fair to good soil for best results. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel—A fine early variety, about 10 days 
later than Earliana; fruit uniformly smooth, round and 
solid. Color crimson. A good canning variety for the North. 
Bonny Best—About a week earlier than Chalk’s Early 
Jewel. Fruit smaller, very smooth, solid and uniform. Color 
bright red. 
Earliana—The earliest and best of the very early tomatoes, 
very productive for an early sort; fruit of fair size, round, 
very smooth and solid. Color bright scarlet. 
Oxheart—Excellent, large heart shaped. Flesh firm, thick, 
almost seedless. Purple skin. 
John Baer—Early productive red tomato, similar to 
Chalk’s Jewel. 
Burbank—A fair to good variety for home use. 
Truckers Favorite—Fine quality, fruit smooth, solid and 
flesh bright. 
Beefsteak—Large, perfectly smooth, glossy bright red. 
Flesh firm. 
Acme—A medium sized, purplish pink, smooth, semi-globe 
variety. Second early variety. 
June Pink—Similar to Earliana, different only in having- 
purple fruit. The best extra early pink fruited variety. 
Marglobe—Another introduction by the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture, and is widely used by truckers and ship¬ 
pers. 
Break O’Day—Originated by the late Dr. F. J. Pritchard 
of the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. On account of the color, 
this variety is not as popular as other varieties such as 
Marglobe. 
Greater Baltimore—A main crop, very productive, red 
fruited variety of the Matchless type; quite popular with 
the canners. 
Ponderosa—A large purple fruited tomato, and for home 
use one of the best. Fruit large, few seeds. 
Stone—Color deep red. A favorite with canners and truck¬ 
ers. Fruit large, smooth and solid. 
Marglobe Tomato 
