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PERFECTION BRAND SEEDS —Since 1906 
Perfection Brand Delicious Tomatoes 
Everyone likes a good Tomato and every garden should have at least a dozen hills of Toma¬ 
toes. They may take a little more work than some other vegetables, but the occasional hoeing 
needed is well repaid by the constant supply of delicious fresh fruit all summer long. When the 
first frost comes in the fall, there are usually a number of green tomatoes left on the vines. 
These make an excellent pickle which will be relished the whole winter. We pay special attention 
to raising Tomato plants for the home garden. 
Our California grown tomato seed is unsurpassed, bred up for hardiness and yielding qual¬ 
ities and is disease resistant. 
SPARKS' EARLIANA — Coming into the 
market before any other sort, it commands 
top prices. The fruits are solid, uniform in 
shape, and of a rich bright-red color. The To¬ 
matoes are produced in clusters, and generally 
can all be gathered in about three weeks from 
the time the first fruits ripen. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
35c; % lb., $1.25, postnaid. 
MARGLOBE—This new tomato is the result 
of the efforts of Dr. F. Pritchard of the United 
States Department of Agriculture who has suc¬ 
ceeded in producing a perfectly globe-shaped 
tomato of the most beautiful red color. It bears 
an abundant crop of good sized fruit which 
ripens well up to the stem. It is a second early 
sort and has proven to be disease resistant in 
the section where tomato diseases are most 
prevalent. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; *4 lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
GULFSTATE MARKET—Although this va¬ 
riety was developed primarily to meet the de¬ 
mands of tomato growers who ship to distant 
markets, its many excellent qualities make it 
also a very desirable sort for the home gard¬ 
ener or the grower for local markets. Fruits 
medium to large, round or globe shaped, show 
but little depression about stem and are smooth 
and free from cracks. Color, deep purplish 
pink, ripening well about the stem. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
RUTGER’S—This tomato has thick outer 
and inner walls of solid meat, with very small 
seed cavity. It is scarlet-red color, globe shaped, 
resembling Marglobe. Ripens first in the cen¬ 
ter of the fruit, so that when red on the out¬ 
side the tomatoes are ripe all through. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
JOHN BAER — The seed offered here has 
been carefully bred and vine selected. Has 
small seed cavity, the fruit is medium size, 
smooth and firm and of beautiful glossy red 
color. The vines are sturdy and produce the 
fruit well above the ground. Early and prolific. 
Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
BREAK O’DAY—-The variety is a cross be¬ 
tween the Marglobe and Marvana, possessing 
the disease-resisting quality in both to a very 
marked degree. In size, color, shape and solid¬ 
ity the fruit is very much like Marglobe but 
matures from ten to twelve days earlier. It 
produces a very heavy plant and from a stand¬ 
point of yield is one of the most prolific varie¬ 
ties ever produced. The fruit is globe-shaped 
and of a beautiful deep scarlet color, and is 
unusually meaty, producing very few seeds. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 65c; *4 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
NEW PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER 
—This is a new tomato originated by the late 
Dr. Pritchard of the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. It is early, fruits large, smooth, 
meaty, very red, globular. Vines medium, 
dense, erect, self-topping and very prolific. 
Especially bred up for a green-wrapped to¬ 
mato, it is also an excellent canner and it 
ripens well up to the stem end. It has a tend¬ 
ency to set a rather large number of fruits, 
therefore requires either a naturally fertile 
soil or one well fertilized in order to size up 
the fruit properly and produce maximum quan¬ 
tity of fruit per vine. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; 
oz., 60c, postpaid. 
Binding-Stevens Seed Co. 
Gentlemen : 
This spring I purchased of you 1 5 Pearson 
Tomato Plants. These were set out late in the 
season, but have grown about four feet high and 
still growing. There are from thirty to forty 
tomatoes on every plant and lots of blossoms. 
These were tied to long stakes and received little 
damage from the big storm. They have not begun 
to ripen as yet, but some of the tomatoes are 
about five inches in diameter and every one is 
perfectly smooth. I can recommend this tomato 
to be first class and a very prolific bearer. Have 
purchased seed of you for several years and am 
well satisfied. Yours truly, 
A. F. Worcester, Okla. 
The New Pearson Tomato 
The Pearson is an early main-crop, scarlet fruited variety, having a compact self-topping 
vine. Like other determinate types the cluster of fruit set close together on the branch with 
only one or two leaves between clusters. The tomato is a slightly flattened globe-shape, very 
smooth, with a tough skin which shows practically no cracking. Yields are very heavy and the 
size is good when grown with proper soil fertility. Owing to its tough skin it is entirely pos¬ 
sible that Pearson fruits for long distance shipping may be allowed to reach the pink stage of 
maturity before being picked, instead of harvested when mature-green—thus the consumer would 
be provided with a product of higher quality. Acre yields of thirty tons have been recorded in 
Indiana and California. Price per pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; % lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL—One of the best 
early tomatoes yet introduced. The vines are 
vigorous and very productive. Fruits deep scar¬ 
let red, nearly round or somewhat flattened, 
smooth, of large size and most excellent qual¬ 
ity. They ripen very early, and the pickings 
continue through a long season. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c; 14 lb., 90c; lb., $2.75, postpaid. 
DWARF CHAMPION —The most popular 
dwarf variety in cultivation. The stocky, sturdy 
plants are of upright growth, requiring no sup¬ 
port. The purplish red fruit begins to ripen 
early and are produced throughout the season. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; *4 lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
BEEFSTEAK—The fruit grows very large 
and very smooth. It is oval in shape rather 
than round like Stone. It is very solid and 
keeps well on the vines after ripening ; has 
rather few seeds and ripens all over and 
through at one time. The color is clear deep 
red. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; oz., 60c. 
YELLOW PEAR—Used whole for salads and 
preserving. Pkt., 10c; ~y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 
YELLOW PONDEROSA—A main crop, yel¬ 
low-fruited variety. Fruit is large, rough and 
flattened in shape; set in clusters of 3 to 5. 
Vine makes a medium, rather open growth and 
shows good wilt resistance. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c. 
RED CHERRRY—Used whole for salads and 
preserving. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 
GROUND CHERRY or HUSK—Used whole 
for salads and preserving. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
30c; oz., 50c. 
Tomato—New Stone 
OXHEART—Popular because of its attrac¬ 
tively different shape, large size and excellent 
table qualities. Not a heavy yielder but large 
size, often weighing 3 lbs. or more. Skin pink, 
almost seedless, firm sweet flesh frequently two 
inches thick, without a seed cavity. Slices well. 
Pkt., 15c; % oz., 30c; oz., $1.00, postpaid. 
PONDEROSA — Largest fruited tomato in 
cultivation, single fruits often weighing from 2 
to 4 pounds and measuring 18 inches in cir¬ 
cumference. It is solid and meaty to the heart 
and has small seed cavities. For this reason 
selected seed of this variety will always be 
scarce. Fine for slicing and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., $1.25. 
NEW STONE—Immensely popular with can- 
ners, Southern shippers, and market gardeners. 
It is a remarkable yielder, very firm and of a 
handsome, bright red color. It is of excellent 
shape with very smooth skin, never cracking, 
and free from green core. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
14 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
Cuprocide for Tomato 
Disease Control 
After four years of extensive research, in¬ 
vestigators at various state experiment stations 
have found that Yellow Cuprocide (based on 
yellow cuprous oxide) is effective and safe on 
tomatoes in the seedbed and field. This mate¬ 
rial, containing 47.2% copper as metallic, is 
a highly efficient fungicide which requires no 
lime; suspends well in the tank, and sticks 
tenaciously to foliage. 
Cupricide Yellow is reasonable in price and is 
convenient to handle and use. No mixing plat¬ 
forms or stock solutions are necessary, as the 
material is merely washed through the screen 
into the tank. It does not corrode metals, and 
may therefore be handled in ordinary con¬ 
tainers and used in galvanized or other types 
of spray tanks. Cuprocide may be used with 
arsenicals, nicotine sulphate, derris, cube, or 
other materials ordinarily used in sprays. 
Time and Frequency of 
Spraying 
Dr. J. G. Horsfall, Chief in Research, Ge¬ 
neva (New York) Agricultural Experiment 
Station, reported as follows at the Maryland 
Canning Crops Conference at College Park, 
February 23 and 24, 1939 : Yellow copper oxide 
in 1938 tomato tests at Geneva, N. Y., and in 
Georgia, was effective without producing in¬ 
jury. He stated: “It is desirable not to spray 
oftener than necessary. Last year (1938) we 
found we could hold off until August 1 and 
still obtain commercial disease control. Per¬ 
haps the best criterion would be to apply three 
or four sprays at ten-day intervals after the 
plants begin to grow together in the middles. 
In spraying, it is important to drive the spray 
to the center of the vines, ignoring the tips, if 
necessary.” 
For four applications (1% lbs. per 100 gals, 
of spray, and applying 100 gals, per acre) you 
will require 6 lbs. of Cuprocide per acre for 
the season. At this rate, one case of 48 lbs. 
(16 3-lb. bags) will be sufficient to spray 8 
acres for the season. 3-lb. pkg., $1.40; case 
lots, 16 3-lb. pkgs., 40c per lb. 
New Pearson Tomato 
