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MICHAEL-LEONARD SEED CO. 
TOMATO 
Culture. The Tomato requires one hundred days or more to mature 
from seed. As Tomatoes are killed by other than light frost, early To¬ 
matoes should be started in hotbeds 2 months before they may be trans 
planted out-o.-doors. d'hree weeks later these plants may be potted or 
given a space of 4 by 4 inches in the hotbeds. Before setting in the field, 
the plants should he gradually exposed to the outside conditions and the 
([iiantity of water given them decreased. Transplant on a cloudy day if 
possible, and warcr freely. Nitrate of soda may be given each plant at 
this time with profit. A space of 4 by 4 feet should be giyen each plant 
in the field oi more for robust varieties, except that where they are care¬ 
fully pruned and trained, which is unnecessary, they may be planted as 
close as 2 by 2 feet. One ounce of seed gives 2,000 plants. The number 
of days given is from setting plants to ripe fruit. 
ACME 84 
Popular bright pink .shipping tomato. Fruits solid, set in clusters. 
AVON EARLY 66 
A superior variety of the Earliana class for home garden and early mar¬ 
ket. Fruits uniform, deep scarlet red, medium sized, almost globular, 
smooth; flesh solid. 
BEAUTY 84 
Vines large and heavy; fruits large, solid, sjuooth, purplish-pink. One of 
the most popular large purple tomatoe.s. 
BEEFSTEAK OR CRIMSON CUSHION 90 
A wilt resistant, late, main crop variety for home and market garden use. 
Plant open in habit of growth, heavy, rather light green, vigorous. Fruits 
large, flat, scarlet, rather smooth. 
BISON 65 
Small, spreading, open growth with few leaves, 2 feet tall. Fruits medium 
small, 2 inches in diameter, flattened topi globe. Bright red color; thin, 
tender skin, thin side wall, quite large seed cells, very juicy. Fruits set 
mostl}^ at one time and are bunched around base of vine. 
BONNY BEST 75 
\dnes strong and vigorous; fruit deep scarlet, ripening to stem; flesh firm, 
A productive and very desirable early and main crop variety. 
BREAK O’ DAY 71 
A wilt resistant tomato that is nearly as early as ICarliana and as pro¬ 
ductive a.s Marglobe. Its fruits are large, smooth, red and globular, very 
similar to Marglobe but usually larger. Used whole for salads or stuffed. 
BRIMMER 91 
Similar to Ponderosa but larger, a single specimen often weighing 3 
pounds. Fruit is solid and meaty, massive in size, delicious flavor, rich 
dark red color, and almost seedless. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL 76 
We consider this one of the very best early tomatoes yet introduced. 
Vines vigorous and very productive. Fruit deep scarlet-red. 
DWARF CHAMPION 87 
A purplish pink variety forming a strong, erect, bushy plant 2 feet high. 
Often sold as a tree tomato. Fruit smoc'th, medium sized, fairly solid 
and of good flavor. 
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