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Mark Means Company, 1939 Annual Seed Catalog, Lewiston, Idaho 
TOMATOES 
TOMATOES 
picked from your 
own garden are 
more satisfactory 
than those from 
the store. 
JOHN BAER (70 Days)—This variety is the result of fif¬ 
teen generations of breeding. It produces perfect, solid, 
high crown, brilliant red tomatoes. They ripen ten days 
before Earliana, bearing 50 to 100 fruits per plant. The 
flavor is deliciously sweet. The plant will stand plenty of 
fertilization without going to vine. Keeps well; is a good 
shipper; a prolific, continuous bearer, and has the unusual 
remarkable feature of being easily peeled, the skin slip¬ 
ping readily from the rich, firm flesh. Resistant to wilt 
and other diseases. Prices: Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; ib. 85c; 
1/2 lb. $1.50; Ib. $2.75. 
KING OF THE EARLIEST (60 Days)—The earliest good 
tomato on the market. Color a deeo dark red. Flesh 
thick, smooth, firm and with few seeds. Finest quality. 
A heavy yielder for an early variety. If you live in a cli¬ 
mate where your season is short, try this variety. Price: 
Pkt. 5e; oz. 25c; 1/4 Ib. 85c; Vi Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.75. 
SPARK'S EARLIANA (66 Days)—A favorite with the mar¬ 
ket gardeners. Very early, productive and a good shipper. 
Fruit a deep scarlet, medium to large. Nearly round and 
exceptionally smooth for an early variety. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 25c; 1/4 Ib. 85c; Vi Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.75. 
BONNY BEST (70 Days) —Attractive scarlet-red fruits, 
just a trifle smaller in size than those of Chalk's Jewel, but 
matures about a week earlier. Fleshy and tasty, of re¬ 
markable solidity. The skin is smooth and of a uniform 
color from stem to blossom-end. Single fruits weigh 
about 5 ounces each. They are borne in clusters. Bonny 
Best is an ideal variety for the home gard^ because of its 
prolificness and continuous bearing througnout the season. 
It is also one of the standard varieties for greenhouse 
forcing during the winter months. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 
’/4 Ib. 85c; 1/2 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.75. 
YELLOW PEAR (73 Days)—A small, pear-shaped tomato. 
A very heavy yielder. Very hardy. Excellent for preserv¬ 
ing. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; V 4 Ib. $1.20; Vz Ib. $2.25; 
Ib. $4.00. 
MARGLOBE (79 Days) —A new variety developed by 
United States Department of Agriculture. Very wilt-re¬ 
sistant and is a handsome, deep red, globe-shaped tomato 
of great merit. Plants are vigorous, dark green and pro¬ 
ductive; fruits are quite large. A very desirable tomato 
for salad or slicing. Excellent for canning. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 25c; 1/4 Ib. 85c; 1/2 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.75. 
GROUND CHERRY or HUSK TOMATO (86 Days)—Grows 
to great perfection under ordinary culture, yielding abun¬ 
dantly. Very much prized for preserving. Should be in 
every garden. Price: Pkt. 5e; oz. 35c; V4 Ib. $1.30; Vi Ib. 
$2.50; Ib. $4.50. 
TOMATO PLANTS—SEE PAGE 18 
ALL SEED ON THIS PAGE POSTPAID UP TO THIRD ZONE 
TURNIPS 
Turnip is one of the first seeds that can be sown in the 
spring. For early summer use, sow as soon as ground can 
be worked. For winter use, sow from the middle of July to 
end of August; 1 ounce of seed will plant 150 feet; 1 
pound per acre in drills; 2 pounds broadcast. 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF (46 Days)—A leading, white- 
fleshed variety, and one of the best, either for the fam¬ 
ily, market garden or field crop. It is medium size, and 
produces a large crop. The flesh is firm but tender, and of 
a superior, rich, buttery flavor. A good keeper. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1/4 Ib. 25c; 1/2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 65c. 
PURPLE TOP GLOBE (55 to 60 Days)—One of the most 
popular turnips, being both early and sweet. Flesh snow 
white, crisp, sweet, and solid; skin is pure white and 
smooth except at the top, which is a reddish purple. A 
good keeper. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ib. 25c; Vi Ib. 
40c; Ib. 65c. 
YELLOW ABERDEEN (70 to 80 Days)—Pale yellow in 
color with purple top. Very hardy, productive and a good 
keeper. Flesh very firm, but tender and sweet. Good for 
table use or stock feeding. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V^ Ib. 
25c; Vi Ib. 40c; Ib. 65c. 
COW HORN or LONG WHITE (70 Days)—A carrot-shaped 
variety, pure white except a green shade at top. Grows 
large and partly above ground. Has a fine flavor and is a 
rapid grower. Good for market use, and is grown very 
largely for feeding stock. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V 4 |b. 
25c; 1/2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 65c. 
EARLY WHITE EGG (55 to 60 Days)—This is a good, firm, 
solid and sweet-flavored variety. Produces egg-shaped 
roots with thin, white skin. Is a very quick grower, being 
very suitable for both market and home gardens. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 Ib. 25c; Vi Ib. 40c; Ib. 65c. 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN (42 Days)—As the 
name implies, this is a very early variety, growing turnips 
of excellent quality. The tops are very small and strap 
leaved. The roots are semi-flat, purple on top and clear 
white below. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi Ib. 25c; Vi Ib. 
40c; Ib. 65c. 
EARLY SNOWBALL (43 Days)—This snowy white, per¬ 
fectly shaped turnip matures in seven weeks. Is crisp, 
solid and of fine flavor. Price: Pkt. 5e; oz. lOc; Vi Ib. 
25c; 1/2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 65c. 
RUTABAGA 
All kinds of stock relish and thrive on rutabagas when 
fed in combination wtih hay. If planted the last of July 
or the first of August, the tops make an excellent pasture 
for sheep during the fall, and the rutabagas furnish suc¬ 
culent food for the stock throughout the winter. Yield is 
very heavy. Also popular for table use. 
IMPROVED YELLOW PURPLE TOP (88 Days)—The popu¬ 
lar standard variety both for stock feeding and table use. 
Flesh yellow, solid and sweet. Price; Pkt. 5e; 01 . lOe; 
V 4 Ib. 25e; Vi Ib. 40e;^ Ib. 65e. 
