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TUCKERS' SEED HOUSE, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI 
QUALITY TOMATOES 
Sow the seed in February or March in a hotbed, green¬ 
house or in shallow boxes in the house in rows 4 to 6 inches 
apart and half an inch deep. When the plants are about 
2 inches high transplant to 3-inch pots or into shallow boxes 
4 inches apart each way. Transplant in the open ground 
after all danger of frost is past, 3 or 4 feet apart each way. 
Cultivate frequently. One ounce of seed will produce about 
2,000 plants. Four ounces is enough for one acre. 
JUNE PINK —Bright pink. Ripens early. Is an 
enormous bearer, clusters of 6 to 10 fruits being 
borne frequently. The fruit is medium size, uni¬ 
form. smooth and attractively shaped. In color it 
is a bright pleasing pink. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 
15c; oz. 30c; i/ 4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
GLOBE —Purplish pink. The finest early purple 
tomato. The Globe tomato is an extra good all- 
around sort of a distinct globe shape. Fruit is pro¬ 
duced in clusters of 3 to 5. The plants are close 
jointed, each bearing a large number of fruits of 
a beautiful glossy purple, invariably “as smooth as 
an apple, ** firm, solid, thick flesh with large meaty 
center. Quality is the best. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; 
i/ 2 oz. 20c; oz. 30c; y 4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
SPARK'S EARLIANA —Scarlet red. Coming into 
the market early it commands top prices. It pro¬ 
duces an abundance of remarkably solid fruit of 
uniform shape and rich, bright red color. The to¬ 
matoes are borne in clusters. They are of good 
flavor and contain few seeds. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; 
V 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; x / 4 lb. 90c; lb. $3.00. 
BREAK O' DAY —Wilt Resistant. Bright red. 
Break O’ Day tomato has caused a sensation in 
tomato culture. It is an early strain of Marglobe, 
but distinctively different. It was bred by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture. It is a cross between 
Marglobe and Marvana, and it is disease resistant. 
It is a true globe shape. Ripe tomatoes in 50 days 
from time plants are set out. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; 
1/2 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; y 4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.75. 
GENUINE STONE —Bright scarlet. The greatest 
canning tomato in the World. The largest bright 
red perfectly smooth, highest yielding, best keeping, 
finest flavored main crop variety in existence. More 
Stone tomatoes are grown every year than any other 
half dozen varieties taken together. Postpaid, pkt. 
5c; 1/2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; J / 4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.25. 
EARLY DETROIT —Purplish pink. A splendid va¬ 
riety and one of the largest and best of the purplish 
pink sorts. The vine is vigorous and very produc¬ 
tive. The handsome fruit is smooth, uniform in 
size, nearly globe shape, firm and of excellent quality. 
It is free from cracking and tendency to blight. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; y 4 lb. 75c; 
lb. $2.75. 
JOHN BAER— Bright red. Large, round, smooth, 
magnificent red fruit. An early variety producing 
beautiful, large, bright red, solid tomatoes early in 
the season. The color is a glistening bright red, and 
it has a mild, deliciously sweet flavor. It is solid 
and meaty and has just enough foliage. Postpaid, 
pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; y 4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.75. 
OXHEART— A grand new tomato. Fruit large 
size, very thick meated, few seeds. Foliage heavy, 
bright green. A heavy yielder of high quality fruit. 
We especially recommend the Oxheart as being one 
of the best of the newer varieties. Please give 
this tomato a trial. You will be delighted with its 
fine quality and great yield. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 
oz. 25c; oz. 45c; y 4 lb. $1.50; lb. $5.50. 
MARGLOBE WILTPROOF —This new main crop or 
midseason tomato is a wilt-resistant variety bred for 
use in disease infected districts. In addition to 
being wilt resistant, it is a handsome, deep red 
globe-shaped tomato of great merit. The plants are 
vigorous and productive and the fruits are quite 
large. The flavor seems to be a happy medium 
between the acid and nonacid sorts. Postpaid, pkt. 
5c; y 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; y 4 lb. 85c; lb. $3.75. 
GREATER BALTIMORE— Purplish pink. A mid- 
Break O’ Day 
season red variety, very heavy, due to its extreme 
firmness and very thick meat. Fruit ripens evenly; 
free from ridges and cracks. A good canning sort. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; y 4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.75. 
PONDEROSA —Purplish pink. This is the largest 
and one of the most popular of all tomatoes and is 
of fine quality for slicing. The vines are of strong 
growth; fruits oblong in form and generally ridged 
or ribbed; deep purple in color. They are solidly 
fleshy with small seed cells; of fine flavor. Planted 
in good soil fruits frequently attain a weight of one 
pound or more. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 20c; oz. 
35c; i/ 4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
DWARF PONDEROSA— Purplish pink. A new 
dwarf sort of good size and various other unique 
characteristics. It is very prolific, producing fruits 
in clusters around the base of the plant. Of the 
same color as Ponderosa. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; V 2 oz - 
20c; oz. 35c; l / 4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
BEEF STEAK —Bright red. A variety of very de¬ 
cided merit, producing beautiful fruits of the finest 
quality, handsome appearance and large size. Vines 
are strong and vigorous, with abundant foliage; 
fruits smooth, unusually meaty and ripens evenly 
throughout. Makes uniformly large-size tomatoes 
of handsome color and great solidity. Postpaid, pkt. 
10c; 1/2 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; y 4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
NEW YELLOW PONDEROSA — Golden yellow. 
Equals Ponderosa in size; produces golden yellow 
tomatoes in great profusion. This grand large to¬ 
mato equals its famous parent, the Crimson Pon¬ 
derosa, in every respect, but color. The fruits are 
very uniform in shape and size, contain but little 
core and few seeds. It is sweet and luscious, with 
very heavy meat. Postpaid, pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 20c; 
oz. 35c; y 4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
SMALL FRUITED TOMATOES— Pear-shaped red. 
Used for preserves and to make ‘ 1 tomato figs. ’ ’ 
Fruit bright red, distinctly pear-shaped, and with 
a peculiar flavor. 
Pear-shaped Yellow —Similar to Pear-shaped Red, 
except in color. 
Yellow Plum —F'ruit plum-shaped, deep yellow 
color; flesh yellow and good; esteemed for preserves. 
Red Plum —Similar to the plum-shaped yellow 
except in color. 
All of the above varieties of small Fruited Toma¬ 
toes, postpaid, pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 20c; oz. 35c. 
