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TOMATO — Continued 
MARGLOBE 80 Days 
Resistant to nail-head rust and fusarium wilt. Large, perfect globe-shaped 
fruits of a beautiful scarlet color. Its spreading habit of growth enables 
it to bear in great abundance. 
NEW STONE 84 Days 
Vines vigorous and productive; fruits large, smooth, solid and deep red 
in color, very heavy. This is a favorite canners’ variety. 
NORTON, WILT RESISTANT 87 Days 
Similar to Stone but bred for its resistance to fusarium wilt; possibly a 
trifle later than Stone. 
OX HEART 90 Days 
One of the largest of all tomatoes. Purple fruits often weigh up to 1^2 
pounds. Of distinct “ox heart’’ form, very solid, with few seed cells. 
PONDEROSA 87 Days 
A purplish-pink tomato of largest size. Vine vigorous and very produc¬ 
tive; fruit very solid, fairly smooth and of good quality. 
PRAIRIANA 
Selection of Marglobe; resistant to fusarium wilt and productive in prairie 
soils and hot summers of Illinois. Developed at the University of Illinois. 
Fruit smaller than Marglobe but smoother, brighter color and heavier 
vielder in clay soil. 
PRITCHARD OR SCARLET TOPPER 76 Days 
Wilt resistant. Fruits large, smooth, globular, solid with thick walls and 
cross sections; color deep scarlet. Splendid home and market garden 
variety; excellent for shipping. 
RED HEAD 74 Days 
An exceptionally fine, large bright red variety. Fruit almost globe shaped, 
very solid. An excellent variety for the market gardener. 
RUTGERS 72 Days 
A recent development introduced by the New Jersey Agricultural Ex¬ 
periment Station. Fruits medium to large, similar in shape to Marglobe 
but slightly more flattened. Highly recommended as a second early ma¬ 
turing variety for canning and tomato juice. 
SAN MARZANO 
An Italian variety highly prized for manufacturing into paste and powder. 
Fruits distinct, \ 1 /^ inches broad by 2 T /2 to 3 inches long, flat sided and 
rounded at ends. Color bright scarlet; flesh thick, interior devoid of jiuicy 
pulp, and seeds comparatively few. Heavily productive in the northern 
states and in California. 
YELLOW OR GOLDEN PONDEROSA 90 Days 
Vines large and heavy; fruits very large, flat, deep yellow. A fine home 
garden variety. 
