MARKET GARDENERS AND FLORISTS PRICE LIST—1939 
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Tomate ( Ger.) 
TOMATOES 
A n ounce of seed will produce about 2000 plants. 
Harris’ New York State Certified Tomato Seed 
Pomo d’oro (It.) 
New York State Cer¬ 
tified Tomato seed must 
meet the highest standards 
of purity and freedom from 
d isease. For the fourth suc¬ 
cessive year we are pleased 
to offer New York State 
Certified Tomato seed. 
Most of the tomato 
seed sold today is a by¬ 
product from fruit which 
has been processed in can¬ 
ning factories for the juice. 
Our Certified Tomato Seed 
is all grown on our own 
farms for seed only, and in 
comparatively small fields 
which have our careful in¬ 
dividual attention. 
Representatives of the New York State Seed Improvement Association 
inspecting our field of Certified Rutgers Tomatoes. 
This is another view of the field shown on the back cover. 
New Rutgers Tomato— Harris’ Early Strain 
See photo of our 1938 seed crop on the Back Cover 
“The best picking of the best crop of the best tomatoes I’ve ever seen.” That’s what our field 
boss said when he went into our field of Rutgers this summer. All who saw this crop marvelled at 
the enormous yield of fine large fruit on the strong sturdy vines. 
This new tomato certainly deserves the great popularity it has attained since its introduction 
by Prof. Schermerhorn of the New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station. 
The outstanding features of the Rutgers tomato are the large size and solid structure of the 
fruit, deep globe shape, fine flavor and deep red color all over together with a heavy set of fruit 
which makes for high yield. 
Altho this is a main crop tomato we have reselected it for earliness, producing a strain which is 
only a little later than Scarlet Topper, without losing any of its other fine characters. Our seed 
crop this year ripened 100% of the fruit. The vines are strong and sturdy with plenty of leaves to 
prevent the fruit being scalded by the sun. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed of our own growing. See prices on next page. 
NYSTATE (New)— Early, Thick Meated, Heavy Cropper 
Since its introduction in 1936, by the New York State Agriculture Experiment Station, this 
tomato has become recognized as a most excellent kind for market. 
The fruit is very attractive in appearance, being of a slightly flattened globe shape, very 
smooth, resistant to cracking and an excellent deep red color which extends all through the fruit. 
The flesh is solid and of outstanding fine flavor, being very mild and sweet. NYSTATE ripens 
about the same time as John Baer and is an extremely heavy producer. You will do well to try 
some NYSTATE. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed of our own growing. See prices on next page. 
Marglobe Tomato— Blight Resistant 
We have grown this variety on our own farm since it was first released by the U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture and have made careful selections each year to improve the yield, uniformity 
of color, size and shape of fruit. 
The fruit is large, globe shaped, perfectly smooth, deep red, very solid and firm. The vines 
are vigorous and healthy and do not blight. They remain green until frost, so the late fruit is as 
good as the first to ripen. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed of our own growing. See prices on next page. 
N. Y. Certified Comet —For Greenhouse and Trellis Growing 
Some of the largest growers of tomatoes in greenhouses and on trellises use Harris’ Comet to¬ 
matoes exclusively. We are pleased to offer N. Y. State Certified Seed of this fine strain of Comet 
Tomato. The seed is saved only from the best fruit and has been found superior for both greenhouse 
use and growing outside on supports. Pkt. 20c; }/$ oz. 50c; Yi oz. $1.65; oz. $3.00; Y lb. $10.00. 
TOMATOES continued on next page. 
