1 oz. 4 ozs. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS FOR FLORISTS—Continued 
1 oz. 4 ozs. 1 lb. 
SWISS CHARD, Lucullus. Deep green, 
fleshy, crumpled leaves, choice for greens 
—most popular variety.$0.15 $0.35 $0.90 
TOMATO 
Michigan State Forcing. New and distinct 
greenhouse Tomato, developed at Michi¬ 
gan State College. Self-pollinating, and 
wilt-resistant; rich, deep scarlet fruits, 
globular, medium size, in large clusters 
.Pkt. 15c. . 
Bonny Best. Unexcelled for all purposes 
including forcing under glass, smooth and 
firm. 73 days. 
Break O’Day. Early wilt-resistant, globe- 
shaped; fine for shipping; heavy pro¬ 
ducer, flesh firm and good quality. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. 75 days. Fine for 
home and market, heavy producer, scarlet- 
red—smooth and firm. 
Crimson Cushion, or Beefsteak. Large, 
round, bright scarlet; solid; very prolific. 
Dwarf Champion. Tree-like. Requires no 
support; medium size, solid pink fruit 
Dwarf Stone. 81 days. Strictly dwarf, tree¬ 
like, fruits briglit red, smooth and solid . . 
Earliana. Very early—particularly valuable 
for home and early market garden. Me¬ 
dium size, deep scarlet, firm and smooth. 
64 days. Best all around early variety for 
home gardeners. . 
Early Detroit. Particularly valuable for 
shipping. Purplish pink, medium, large, 
smooth fruit. 78 days. 
Golden Queen. 83 days. Best large yellow 
fruited; golden-yellow; firm and smooth, 
mild flavor . 
Greater Baltimore. Mid-season for truck¬ 
ers, canners and home gardeners. Earlier 
than Stone, heavy producer, deep scarlet. . 
.65 
2.40 
.25 
.80 
3.00 
.35 
1.00 
3.50 
.30 
.90 
3.00 
.50 
1.50 
4.90 
.45 
1.50 
.45 
1.50 
.35 
1.10 
3.75 
.4R 
1.20 
4.00 
.45 
1.25 
.30 
.85 
2.75 
1 lb. 
Supreme Gulf State Certified. Very fine 
second early for shipping and market use, 
crimson, medium size, very solid, thick 
skinned, and smooth.Pkt. 15c $0.50 
$1.60 
John Baer. Standard all-purpose variety, 
second early, used largely for canning and 
market gardeners, medium size 
June Pink. 65 days. Earliest pink, early 
shipper, good producer. 
Livingston’s Globe. Heavy producer. 
Good greenhouse grower. Large purplish 
pink fruit; smooth and solid 
Master Marglobe. Particularly valuable for 
shipping and highly resistant to disease. 
Smooth; of distinct quality and long bear¬ 
ing. Fine for canners. 75-78 days. 
Oxheart. Late home garden variety. Extra 
large, heart-shaped; few seeds, mild fla¬ 
vor, choice for salads. 
Penn State Earliana. Extra early, large 
size, smooth. Rich scarlet color; mild and 
solid—good producer . 
Ponderosa. Valuable for home use. Ex¬ 
tremely large; purplish pink, with few 
seeds, mild flavor. 85 days. 
Pritchard. (Scarlet Topper). Fine all¬ 
round variety ^—heavy yielder; second 
early; wilt-resistant; fruit solid. 
Rutgers Certified. Second early variety. 
Desirable for market gardeners; bright 
red, smooth, thick walls—firm and mild 
Stone. 85 days. Valuable for market and 
canning; heavy producer; deep scarlet 
Yellow Plum. Oval plum-shaped fruit used 
for preserves . 
Yellow Pear. Similar to above. 
Yellow Husk or Ground Cherry. (Not a 
true Tomato; sometimes called Straw¬ 
berry Tomato). 
TURNIP, Purple-Top White Globe. 
.35 
1.10 
$3.60 
.45 
1.25 
.35 
1.10 
3.75 
.35 
1.00 
3.60 
.75 
2.10 
.50 
1.40 
.45 
1.40 
5.00 
.40 
1.20 
4.00 
.45 
1.25 
4.75 
.25 
.80 
2.90 
.50 
.50 
1.50 
1.50 
.45 
.10 
1.35 
.20 
.50 
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Exactly 50 yrs. growing expe¬ 
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GRAVEL CROPS vie 
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Encouraging experience pre¬ 
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All practical phases of this 
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