F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
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Tomatoes of Selected Strains 
Tomatoes succeed best in 
well manured, light sandy 
soil. For early plants sow 
seed in boxes or hotbeds 
in January. When the 
plants are about 2 inches 
high transplant to 4 inch¬ 
es apart each way. Set 
out of doors as soon as 
danger of frost is over. 
Transplant carefully, 6 
feet apart each way, and 
cultivate well as long as 
vines will permit. To ob¬ 
tain early fruit pinch off 
the ends of the branches 
when the first fruit is set. 
Our seed stock is of the 
very best selection. One 
ounce of seed for 2,000 
plants. 
SANTA CLARA CANNER—This is the large fruited 
variety so popular in the Santa Clara Valley. The 
heaviest (tons per acre) producing tomato on the Pa¬ 
cific Coast. Very profitable to grow for canneries. 
The large, thick, flat, scarlet fruits frequently show 
some corrugations. The strain we offer has been 
selected to obtain “smoother fruits. Pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 
40c; 1 oz. 75c; !4 lb. $2.50; 1 lb. $8.00. 
FOUR-NINETY-EIGHT — Very early and extremely 
productive for such an early variety. The fruit is 
scarlet, very smooth and almost globular. Fruits run 
uniform, being well protected by foliage which covers 
well the center of the plant. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c; lb. 
$2.50; J/2 lb. $4.50; lb. $8.00. 
Tomato, New Stone 
Tomato, Santa Clara Conner 
SPARK’S EARLIANA—A perfect early tomato, large 
in size and beautiful in color, nearly seedless and very 
solid, a vigorous grower and prodigious bearer, yield¬ 
ing its splendid fruit until frost. Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; 
54 lb. $1.20; 1/2 lb. $2.20; lb. $4.00. 
YELLOW PEAR—Fruits 2 inches long; pear-formed; 
used for preserves, etc. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. 
YELLOW PLUM—Fruits small, plum-shaped; flesh 
finely flavored and yellow. A good preserving variety. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. 
GROUND CHERRY — Husk or Strawberry Tomato. 
Fruit golden yellow, size of a cherry. The fruits are 
enclosed in a husk. Excellent for preserves, sauce or 
pies; very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; !4 lb. $1.75. 
NEW STONE—One of the best main crop Tomatoes 
for all purposes and largely used for canning and 
shipping. The tomato is of good size, bright red, solid, 
smooth and productive. Pkt. 5c; Yz oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 
14 lb. $1.25; 1/2 lb. $2.50; lb. $4.50. 
OX HEART—Heart shaped, rosy pink, very solid flesh, 
few seeds. Single fruits often weigh 2 pounds. Mildly 
acid, of pleasing flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; 54 lb. $2.00. 
PON DEROSA—The largest tomato in existence. The 
vines are vigorous and tall growing, and extremely 
productive. The purplish-pink fruits are very solid 
with few seeds, fairly smooth, and considered of very 
good quality by those who prefer a tomato quite free 
from acid. Ripens about midseason. Desirable for 
slicing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; 54 lb. $1.50; Yz lb. $2.75; 
lb. $5.00. 
