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PERFECTION BRAND SEEDS—S//7r(’ 1906 
Perfection Brand Delicious Tomatoes 
Everyone likes a good Tomato and every garden should have at least a 
dozen hills of Tomatoes. They may take a little more work than some other 
vegetables, but the occasional hoeing needed is well repaid by the constant 
supply of delicious fresh fruit all summer long. When the first frost comes in 
the fall, there are usually a number of green tomatoes left on the vines. These 
make an excellent pickle which will be relished the whole winter. We pay spe¬ 
cial attention to raising Tomato plants for the home garden. 
SPARKS’ EARLIANA — Coming into the 
market before any other sort, it commands 
top prices. The fruits are solid, uniform in 
shape, and of a rich bright-red color. The To¬ 
matoes are produced in clusters, and generally 
can all be gathered in about three weeks from 
the time the first fruits ripen. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
35c; ^ lb., $1.25, postaaid. 
MARGLOBE—This new tomato is the result 
of the efforts of Dr. F. Pritchard of the United 
States Department of Agriculture who has suc¬ 
ceeded in producing a perfectly globe-shaped 
tomato of the most beautiful red color. It bears 
an abundant crop of good sized fruit which 
ripens well up to the stem. It is a second early 
sort and has proven to be disease resistant in 
the section where tomato diseases are most 
prevalent. Pkt., lOc; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
_ GULFSTATE MARKET^Although this va¬ 
riety was developed primarily to meet the de¬ 
mands of tomato growers who ship to distant 
markets, its many excellent qualities make it 
also a very desirable sort for the home gard¬ 
ener or the grower for local markets. Fruits 
medium to large, round or globe shaped, show 
but little depression about stem and are smooth 
and free from cracks. Color, deep purplish 
pink, ripening well about the stem. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 40c; % lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
RUTGER’S—This tomato has thick outer 
and inner walls of solid meat, with very small 
seed cavity. It is scarlet-red color, globe shaped, 
resembling Marglobe. Ripens first in the cen¬ 
ter of the fruit, so that when red on the out¬ 
side the tomatoes are ripe all through. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
JOHN BAER — The seed offered here has 
been carefully bred and vine selected. Michigan 
grown. Has small seed cavity, the fruit is me¬ 
dium size, smooth and firm and of beautiful 
glossy red color. The vines are sturdy and ! 
produce the fruit well above the ground. Early 
and prolific. Pkt., 10c; % cz., 30c; oz., 50c, 
postpaid. 
BREAK O’DAY—The variety is a cross be¬ 
tween the Marglobe and Marvana, possessing 
the disease-resisting quality in both to a very 
marked degree. In size, color, shape and solid¬ 
ity the fruit is very much like Marglobe but 
matures from ten to twelve days earlier. It 
produces a very heavy plant and from a stand¬ 
point of yield is one of the most prolific varie¬ 
ties ever produced. The fruit is globe-shaped 
and of a beautiful deep scarlet color, and is 
unusually meaty, producing very few seeds. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 65c; >4 lb*. $2.00, postpaid. 
NEW PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER 
—This is a new tomato originated by the late 
Dr. Pritchard of the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. It is early, fruits large, smooth, 
meaty, very red, globular. Vines medium, 
dense, erect, self-topping and very prolific. 
Especially bred up for a green-wrapped to¬ 
mato, it is also an excellent canner and it 
ripens well up to the stem end. It has a tend¬ 
ency to set a rather large number of fruits, 
therefore requires either a naturally fertile 
soil or one well fertilized in order to size up 
the fruit properly and produce maximum quan¬ 
tity of fruit per vine. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c; 
oz., 60c, postpaid. 
Tomato—New Stone 
OXHEART—'Popular because of its attrac¬ 
tively different shape, large size and excellent 
table qualities. Not a heavy yielder but large 
size, often weighing 3 lbs. or more. Skin pink, 
almost seedless, firm sweet flesh frequently two 
inches thick, without a seed cavity. Slices well. 
Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 30c; oz., $1.00, postpaid. 
PONDEROSA — Largest fruited tomato in 
cultivation, single fruits often weighing from 2 
to 4 pounds and measuring 18 inches in cir¬ 
cumference. It is solid and meaty to the heart 
and has small seed cavities. For this reason 
selected seed of this variety will always be 
scarce. Fine for slicing and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., $1.25. 
NEW STONE—Immensely popular with can- 
ners. Southern shippers, and market gardeners. 
It is a remarkable yielder, very firm and of a 
handsome, bright red color. It is of excellent 
shape with very smooth skin, never cracking, 
and free from green core. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
% lb., 40c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
JUNE PINK — In habit and growth it is 
similar to Earliana. The plant is neat and 
compact, branching freely, with fruits ranging 
in clusters of 6 to 10. The fruits are of me¬ 
dium sise and uniform, smooth and of attrac¬ 
tive shape, without cracks or any green core. 
This is an excellent shipping tomato as the 
skin is very tough. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., 
$1.50; lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEI^One of the best 
early tomatoes yet introduced. The vines are 
vigorous and very productive. Fruits deep scar¬ 
let red, nearly round or somewhat flattened, 
smooth, of large size and most excellent qual¬ 
ity. They ripen very early, and the pickings 
continue through a long season. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c; % lb., 90c; lb., $2.75, postpaid. 
DWARF CHAMPION —The most popular 
dwarf variety in cultivation. The stocky, sturdy 
plants are of upright growth, requiring no sup¬ 
port. The purplish red fruit begins to ripen 
early and are produced throughout the season. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
BEEFSTEAK—The fruit grows very large 
and very smooth. It is oval in shape rather 
than round like Stone. It is very solid and 
keeps well on the vines after ripening ; has 
rather few seeds and ripens all over and 
through at one time. The color is clear deep 
red. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; oz., 60c. 
YELLOW PEAR—Used whole for salads and 
preserving. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 
YELLOW PONDEROSA—A main crop, yel¬ 
low-fruited variety. Fruit is large, rough and 
flattened in shape; set in clusters of 3 to 5. 
Vine makes a medium, rather open growth and 
shows good wilt resistance. Pkt., 10c; oz,, 60c. 
RED CHERRRY—Used whole for salads and 
preserving. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 
GROUND CHERRY or HUSK—Used whole 
for salads and preserving. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
30c; oz., 50c. 
The New Pearson Tomato 
New Pearson Tomato 
A new variety developed by the Cali¬ 
fornia Agriculture Experiment Station. 
The Pearson is an early main-crop, 
scarlet fruited variety, having a com¬ 
pact self-topping vine. The vine growth 
is dark green and rather stiff and is 
comparable to Pritchard in length of 
branches. Like other determinate types 
the cluster of fruit set close together on 
the branch with only one or two leaves 
between clusters as against three leaves 
between clusters on the standard sorts. 
The tomato is a slightly flattened globe- 
shape, very smooth, with a tough skin 
which shows practically no cracking. 
Yields are very heavy and the size is 
good when grown with proper soil fer¬ 
tility. Owing to its tough skin it is en¬ 
tirely possible that Pearson fruits for 
long distance shipping may be allowed 
to reach the pink stage of maturity be¬ 
fore being picked, instead of being har¬ 
vested when mature-green — thus the 
consumer would be provided with a 
product of higher quality. Acre yields 
of thirty tons have been recorded in 
Indiana and California. Price per pkt., 
10c; oz., 60c; % lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
