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WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
Culture. Sow in hotbed or shallow boxes in the house in early 
Spring - , allowing- 8 to 10 weeks from sowing indoors to setting in open 
ground; when plants are large enough, transplant into hotbed or boxes 
and when all danger from frost is past transplant into open ground, 
about four feet apart each way. About 600 seeds to the packet. 
Will’s Early 
Liebesapfel (German) 
Earliaua 
ROSANA. (Pictured on Page 1.) A cross 
between Ponderosa and Earliana devel¬ 
oped by the Bureau of Dry Land Investi¬ 
gation, U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, North¬ 
ern Great Plains Experiment Station, 
Mandan, N. Dak. An early, good sized, 
scarlet, meaty Tomato of fine quality 
particularly adapted to Great Plains con¬ 
ditions. Pkt., 20c; y 2 oz., 50c; oz., 85c; 
^4 lb., §2.80, postpaid. 
MARGLOBE. An all-purpose, midseason 
Tomato developed by the U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture. The fruits are me¬ 
dium large, nearly globular, smooth and 
solid. This variety is resistant to wilt. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; lb., §1.00, postpaid. 
BONNY BEST. A splendid second early 
sort, the bright deep scarlet fruits ripen 
evenly and are of superior solidity and 
interior color. A good yielder and most 
attractive in shape and color. Pkt., 5c; 
oz„ 30c; ^4 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Millet’s Dakota 
MILLET’S DAKOTA. The hardiest, most 
drouth resistant early Tomato. Origi¬ 
nated by the late John W. Millet of Bis¬ 
marck, and introduced by us in 1913, it 
is as early as the earliest strain of Ear- 
liana. The fruit is medium sized, smooth, 
and rich deep scarlet, of high quality. 
Under unfavorable conditions we believe 
it will outyield other varieties and we 
have been surprised at its amazing per¬ 
formances under irrigation. Pkt., 10c; y 2 
,oz„ 30c; oz„ 45c; 34 lb., §1.45, postpaid. 
MANDAN EARLIANA. Developed for drouth resistance, 
quality and yield by the Bureau of Dry*Laud Investi¬ 
gation, U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, Northern Great 
Plains Experiment Station, Mandan, N. Dak. In our 
193 8 trials this variety held its fruit size and yield 
during the dry August better than any other sort. 
Early, bright scarlet in color and very meaty, we 
recommend this variety for the Great Plains. (Pic¬ 
tured in color on the inside front cover.) Pkt., 20c; 
/2 oz., 50c; oz., 85c; *4 lb., .$2.80, postpaid. 
EARLIANA (Standard Strain). One of the earliest va¬ 
rieties and very productive. The fruit is fair sized, 
round, very smooth and solid, and produced in clus¬ 
ters in the center of the plant. The color is bright 
scarlet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; oz,, 35c; 34 lb., $1,20, 
postpaid. 
Rosana 
JOHN BAER. Slightly earlier than Bonny Best, a heavy 
yielder of smooth, firm, medium sized, flattened globe 
shaped, scarlet fruits. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 34 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Strawberry or Ground Cherry 
GROUND CHERRY, HUSK or STRAWBERRY TOMATO. Not 
a true Tomato, the ‘round yellow fruits are half an inch in 
diameter, enclosed in thin paperlike husks. A heavv 
yielder. very sweet, and used mostly for pies and preserves. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 23c; oz., 45c, postpaid. 
WONDERBERRY—GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY. Not a 
true Huckleberry, but belonging to the same family as 
do Tomatoes, Eggplant, and Pepper, this is verv pro¬ 
ductive of round, nearly black fruits, but little smaller 
than a Concord Grape. These fruits when fully ripe 
make excellent pies, preserves, and jam. Pkt., 10c: oz., 
50c. 
1 must tell you how wonderful Bison Tomato was last year—out of 65 plants I had 46 bushels of to¬ 
matoes, besides the numerous pans full and “hand outs” given to neighbors. 
MRS. E. F. KEARNEY, Oregon, Missouri. 
