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TOMATO—Continued 
★NYSTATE—100 Days. A new red variety from 
the Geneva Experiment Station. Developed 
especially for the canners of New York. Midseason, 
Bonny Best type, with flattish round fruits of good 
external and internal color. Does not crack at the 
stem end as readily as some other varieties. 
★PENN STATE—90 Days. The Penn State is a 
new hybrid created by crossing Cooper’s Special 
with Earliana. A development of Dr. Myers, of 
Pennsylvania State College. This is a self-topping 
type of vine with short thick stems, and large, coarse 
dark green leaflets. The fruits are borne in clusters 
of 4 to 6, closely set in the center of the plant, several 
clusters generally being found bunched together 
within a very small radius from the main stem. The 
fruits are medium in size, smooth, slightly flattened, 
of good red outside and inside color, and of fine solid 
internal structure with small seed cavities. 
Pear Shaped Red—100 Days. Small fruits shaped 
like a pear. 
Plum Shaped Red—100 Days. 2 inches long by 
f to 1 inch in diameter, the shape of a plum. 
★PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER—95 Days. 
Cooper’s Special, a self-topping. The plants of 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper) are comparatively small, 
the leaves and stems a little coarser than those of 
Earliana. The vines are branching and fairly short, 
the tips ending in clusters of fruit or leaflets, thus 
giving it the name of “Topper.” The fruits are 
medium in size and globular or slightly flattened at 
the blossom end. Features of this variety which 
strongly appeal to canners, are its dark red interior, 
as well as exterior color, and its extreme solidity. 
Another strong point in its favor as a canning 
tomato, is its large yield of ripe fruit on rich soil 
over a short picking period. The Pritchard (Scarlet 
Topper) has a richer, deeper red internal color than 
Marglobe. In a recent test at Pennsylvania State 
College, our Certified Pritchard produced the highest 
yield per acre of the 5 strains tested, the highest 
percentage of marketable fruits, and the largest 
average size of fruits. 
★RUTGERS—100 Days. Introduced by Prof. 
Schermerhorn of The New Jersey Agricultural Ex¬ 
periment Station. It was developed by crossing 
Marglobe with the J. T. D. The Rutgers produces 
a rather large plant with thick stems and large 
leaflets, somewhat larger in all respects than Mar¬ 
globe. On good, rich land, heavy applications of 
nitrogen should not be made, for Rutgers is a strong 
grower. The natural abundance of foliage serves 
as ample protection from sunscald of the fruits when 
light, sandy soils are used. 
The fruits are somewhat larger than Marglobe, 
and about the same size as Breatc O’Day. Being 
larger than Marglobe, they tend to flatten out more 
than this variety, not being quite as globe-shaped. 
The external color is dark red. The internal struc¬ 
ture is as good as our Marglobe or Break O’Day, 
having thick outer and inner walls, and very small 
seed cavities. The internal color is darker red than 
Marglobe. Rutgers is recommended to the canner, 
the market gardener and the home gardener. In 
recent tests at Pennsylvania State College, our Cer¬ 
tified Rutgers produced the highest marketable 
yield per acre of the 4 strains in the test, and the 
largest average size of fruits. In Texas, Landreths’ 
strain of Rutgers is the most outstanding intro¬ 
duction in recent years. 
Rutgers (Early Strain)—100 Days. In our tests 
in 1938, Early Rutgers had a little smaller plant 
than regular Rutgers, and not as much foliage. The 
fruits mature about a week earlier. The size and 
shape of the fruits, however, are about the same. 
★STONE—115 Days. The standard late variety 
for all purposes. Plants are large, and produce 
large, flat fruits with good color and solid interior 
structure. 
Rutgers Tomato 
ALL TOMATO PACKETS 10c EXCEPT CERTIFIED 15c AND CROWN PICKED CERTIFIED 20c 
