PHENOMENAL 
Is Blight and Rust Resistant 
1 oz. Produces 2000 Plants/ lb. to Transplant an Acre 
CULTURE—The time from setting out plants to marketable stage is listed here. For early 
plants, sow the seed in flats or hotbeds, in March. Cover with soil to a depth of one-half 
inch. The seed germinates in 6 to 12 days. When the plants are 3 Inches high, transplant 
them to other flats, or preferably to paper pots, giving each plant 4 inches of room. About 
the end of May, set the plants out in the garden, 3 feet apart each way. Pinching off some 
of the stems will make the plants bear more abundantly. 
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614. PHENOMENAL - (70 days.) 
Color illustration, front cover page. A new 
continuous bearing medium early variety. 
Dev^elops strong vigorous vines, with large 
size fruits, nearly round or slightly flat¬ 
tened. They seldom crack—are exception¬ 
ally solid, ripen evenly and have a bright 
scarlet color all the way through. The 
flavor is excellent and not very acid. It 
resists both blight and rust. Pkt. 15c, Vs 
oz. 35c, oz. 60c, Vi lb. $1.90, prepaid. 
608. NEW PENN STATE -An All-Amer¬ 
ica Winner. A splendid new very early tomato 
with attractive medium sized fruit of nearly 
globular shape and rich even scarlet color—with 
no blemishes. Flesh is of superb quality and 
flavor with rich dark red color, very little core 
and few seeds. Valuable for home or market 
because of earliness and tremendous yield. Pkt. 
10 c, 1/2 oz. 35c, oz. 45c, Vi lb. $1.25, lb. $4.25, 
prepaid. 
617. SCARLET TOPPER -(73 days.) 
A scarlet, self-topi^ing, disease-resistant variety. 
It is highly productive, of excellent quality, and 
very valuable for market garden use and for 
long distance shipping. Fruit: large, smooth, 
solid, with thick walls and cross sections: color 
light scarlet. A tasty tomato either sliced or 
canned. Pkt. 8c, V2 oz. 25c, 1 oz. 35c, Vi ib. 
$1.00, lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
613. NEW RED RIVER -A new introduc¬ 
tion by Prof. Yeager of North Dakota Agricul¬ 
tural College. It proved to be the heaviest 
yielder out of over 40 varieties tried at the ex¬ 
periment station at Nordon, Manitoba, Canada. 
It is therefore exceptionally early—fruits small 
to medium size—bright scarlet—slightly flat¬ 
tened shape. Pkt. 8c, 1/2 oz. 25c, 1 oz. 40c, 
Vi lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50, prepaid. 
159 Bison Tomatoes on one Plant! 
Grown by Elmer E. Smith, Tonawanda, N. Y. (See Letter) 
Dependable Old Favorites 
611. SCARLET EXTRA EARLY JUNE 
-(60 days.) This tomato ripens a whole week 
earlier than Earliana, and is very productive. 
Fruits are of large size for an early sort, deep 
glossy scarlet, and ripen uniformly, the stem 
end coloring up perfectly. Flavor is delicious, 
fruit is firm and meaty, with few seeds. Pkt. 
8 c, 1/2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Vi lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50, 
prepaid. 
612. SPARKS EARLIANA -(65 days.) 
Fruit: flattened, medium size, firm, bright red, 
quite smooth. Vine: open spreading, medium 
small. A first early sort, widely used for home 
gardens and truckers. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 oz. 15c, oz. 
25c, Vi lb. 75c, lb. $2.75, prepaid. 
626. F. S. & N. CO’S STONE -(85 
days.) Popular with canners and market growers 
everywhere. Fruit: large, globular, flattened, 
exceptionally attractive, bright red in color and 
quite solid. Plant: short, compact, with dark 
foliage. Pkt. 5c, V2 oz. 15c, oz. 25c, Vi lb. 75c. 
lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
628. JOHN BAER -(70 days.) Here is 
an excellent early sort maturing between Earli- 
ana and Bonny Best. Excellent for local mar¬ 
ket gardening and canning. Fruit: medium sized, 
semi-globular, very attractive, bright scarlet red, 
smooth and firm. Vine: of medium height and 
open growth. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 15c, oz. 25c, Vi 
lb. 80c, lb. $2.75, prepaid. 
635. BONNY BEST -(74 days.) A stand¬ 
ard second early variety, valuable for market 
gardeners, shippers, and canners and perhaps 
the most generally grown variety. Fruit: medi¬ 
um sized, apple shaped, smooth, solid, bright 
scarlet color, of fine quality. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 20c. 
oz. 30c, Vi lb. 90c, lb. $3.00, prepaid. 
CUSHION or BEEF- 
STEAK -(90 days.) Very large, round, and 
uniform, bright scarlet in color. Flesh is solid 
and meaty, of deliciously mild flavor, with only 
a few small seed cells. The vines grow from 
8 to 10 feet high, and may be trained or tied 
to a trellis, forming a most ornamental fence for 
the vegetable garden. If planted early. Beef¬ 
steak will ripen by the middle of Julv, and 
continue to bear until killed by frost. Pkt. 10c, 
Vi oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Vi lb. $1.25, prepaid. 
609. EXTRA EARLY BISON- (63 
days.) Developed by Prof. Yeager, North Da¬ 
kota Agricultural College. In repeated trials it 
has produced an early and very heavy crop un¬ 
der conditions that would mean failure to most 
sorts. Fruit a little larger than Earliana, deep 
scarlet, meaty, few seeds and of finest quality. 
Bison has produced over 40 lbs. of ripe fruit 
on one plant. Matures a few days ahead of 
Earliana but far superior in yield and quality of 
fruit. (See letter 
and picture below.) 
Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 
25c, oz. 45c, Vi lb. 
$1.25, lb. $4.25, 
prepaid. 
EXTRA 
EARLY 
BISON 
615. GOLDEN JUBILEE CLIMBING 
TOMATO -A new novelty—grows 10 to 12 
feet high, with delicious red fruit 314 inches 
across and 2% inches deep. It is a record 
yielder, producing solid, meaty fruits until killed 
by frost. Nearly two bushels of fruit have been 
picked from a single vine. Pine for screen or 
trellis planting. Pkt. 15c, V2 oz. 50c, prepaid. 
653. GROUND CHERRY 
OR HUSK TOMATO— (86 
days.) This is not a true tomato. 
Used as a novelty and for pre¬ 
serves. Flavor is outstanding. 
Excellent in combination with 
oranges, lemons or ginger. Fruit: 
small, yellow, round, enclosed in 
a loose, paijery husk. Of delicate 
flavor. Vine: spreading and flat. 
Pkt. 5c, Vz oz. 20c, oz. 30c, Vk lb. 
90c, prepaid. 
New 
Penn 
State 
618. NEW SCARLET DAWN -(70 
days.) A Gold Medal Winner. Fruit: very large 
with thick wall structure—globular, smooth, free 
from flat sides and puffiness. Color: bright 
scarlet, ripening well to the stem. Very at¬ 
tractive and appetizing in salads, spicy tomato 
juice or snappy catsup sauce. (See inside back 
.) Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, V 4 lb. 
$1.10, lb. $4.25, prepaid. 
Tonazvanda, New York, 
F. S. N. Co. 
It was lots of fun for my 
daughter, Olive, age four to 
all her basket with Farmer Seed 
Co’s. Bison Tomatoes from her 
daddy’s big Bison plant bearing 
159 tomatoes! {See picture at 
right.) 
Folks who like an attractive, 
solid tomato should try Bison. 
The plant is small, thereby tak¬ 
ing up little room. 
I found it common to get from 
30 to 40 pounds of fruit from 
one plant. 
Elmer E. Smith. 
Prevent 
TOMATO 
CUT- 
‘ ‘DAMPING 
WORMS? 
OFF” 
PLANTS 
Plant Guards. 
with 
on 
Page 30. 
SEIMESAN. 
See page 18. 
page 29. 
Insecticides. 
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