**Plant Starter’’ 
will pep up your 
Tomato 
See Page 27. 
Delicious Tomatoes 
1 oz. Produces 2000 Plants, 14 Ib. to Transplant an Acre 
CULTURE—The time from setting out plants to marketable stage is listed here. 
For early plants, sow the seed in flats or hotbeds, in March. Cover with soil to a 
depth of one-half inch. The seed germinates in 6 to 12 days. 
8 inches high, transplant them to other flats, or preferably to paper pots, giving each 
plant 4 inches of room. About the end of May, set the plants out in the garden, 3 
feet apart each way. Pinching off some of the stems will make the plants bear more 
abundantly. 
Recent Triumphs of America’s Plant Breeders 
608. 
ca Winner. A _ splendid, early tomato with 
attractive medium sized fruit of nearly 
globular shape and rich even searlet color— 
with no blemishes. Flesh is of superb qual- 
ity and flavor with rich dark red color, very 
little core and few seeds, Valuable for home 
or market because of earliness and _ tre- 
mendous yield. Pkt. 8c, Y% oz. 25c, oz. 40c, 
Y% Ib. $1.25, prepaid. 
PENN STATE — An All-Ameri- 

610. RUTGERS—(73 days.) 
a consistently heavy cropper. 
globular, smooth, 
with heavy cross walls and small seed cavities. 
ripens evenly from the inside out, to a uniform 
bright scarlet color, is mildly acid and of pleasing 
Especially valuable for slicing and in the 
taste. 
making of sparkling bright red juice. 
Pkt. 8c, 
oz. 25c, oz. 40c, % Ib. $1.10, prepaid. 





Plants. 
Colossal e 
has thick meaty 
flesh and a 
mild flavor. 
Originated by 
the New Jersey Experiment Station, this tomato is 
The fruit is uniform, 
of medium size and very solid, 

When the plants are 
1941 All-America Medal Winner 
See Back Inside Cover. 
619. NEW VICTOR — 
This new early sort produces 
large clusters of fine, deep 
scarlet tomatoes, uniform in 
size, even-ripening, exception- 
ally smooth and resistant to 
cracking and sun-seald. T h e 
plants are vigorous and pro- 
lific; foliage is of the self- 
pruning type. Excellent for 
early home and market use, 
and especially suited to grow- 
ing conditions in the North- 
west. Pkt. 15c, % oz. 40c, oz. 
70c, % Ib. $2.25, prepaid. 
613. RED RIVER — In- 
troduced by Prof. Yeager of 
North Dakota Agricultural Col- 
lege, it proved to be the heavyi- 
est yielder out of over 40 varieties tried at 
the experiment station at Nordon, Manitoba, 
Canada, It is therefore exceptionally early 
—truits small to medium size—bright scar- 
let—slightly flattened shape. Pkt. 8c, Ye oz. 
25c, 1 oz. 40c, % Ib. $1.25, prepaid. 
617. PRITCHARD OR SCARLET 
TOPPER—(73 days.) <A _ scarlet, self- 
topping, disease-resistant variety. It is high- 
ly productive, of excellent quality, and very 
valuable for market garden use and for long 
distance shipping. Fruit: large, smooth, solid, 
with thick walls and cross sections; color 
light scarlet. A tasty tomato either sliced 
or canned. Pkt. 8c, Y oz. 25c, 1 oz. 40c, % 
Ib. $1.00, prepaid. 
618. SCARLET DAWN-—(70 days.) 
A Gold Medal Winner. Fruit: very large 
with thick wall structure—globular, smooth, 
free from flat sides and puffiness. Color: 
bright scarlet, ripening well to the stem. 
Very attractive and appetizing in salads, 
spicy tomato juice or snappy catsup sauce. 
Pkt. 8c, % oz. 25c, oz. 40c, % lb. $1.00, 
prepaid. 
Tomato Plants on Page 27 
Plant Guards on Page 28 
Two Giant Strains 
620. COLOSSAL — 
(90 days.) Magnificent in 
Size—Delicious in Flavor. 
Colossal has thick, -meaty 
flesh, few seeds and a mild 
flavor. The color is a deep 
purplish-red. A big yield- 
er of giant fruits, equally 
suitable for slicing, salads 
and for canning. Pkt. 10c, 
YY oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Y% Ib. 
$1.25, prepaid. 
639. PONDEROSA— 
The Giant Tomato — (88 
days.) A splendid sort for 
home use and for canning, 
as the fruits are so solid, 
meaty and free from acid, 
Fruit: very large, flat, pur- 
plish pink, solid, with small 
seed cells; of inviting 
flavor. Pkt. 8c, Y% oz. 25c, 
oz. 40c, 4% Ib. $1.25, pre- 
paid, 

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oo 
159 Bison Ee oelte 
Tomatoes on Tonawanda, 
. . 
one Plant! 
Bison is extra early, especially bred for the extreme northern 
United States. 
Dependable Favorites 
609. EXTRA EARLY BISON — (63 
days.) See Color Illustration Front Cover, De- 
veloped by Prof. Yeager, North Dakota Agricul- 
tural College. In repeated trials it has produced 
an early and very heavy crop under conditions 
that would mean failure to most sorts. Fruit 
a little larger than Earliana, deep scarlet, meaty, 
few seeds and of finest quality. Bison has pro- 
duced over 40 lbs. of ripe fruit on one plant. 
Matures a few days ahead of Earliana but far 
superior in yield and quality of fruit. Pkt. 8, 
Ye oz, 25c, oz. 40c, 1% lb. $1.25, prepaid. 
611. SCARLET EXTRA EARLY JUNE 
—— (60 days.) This tomato ripens a whole week 
earlier than Earliana, and is very productive: 
Fruits are of large size for an early sort, deep 
glossy scarlet, and ripen uniformly, the stem 
end coloring up perfectly. Flavor is delicious, 
fruit is firm and meaty, with few seeds. Pkt. 
8c, Y2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, 14 1b. $1.10, prepaid. 
612. SPARKS EARLIANA—(65 days.) 
Fruit: flattened, medium size, firm, bright red, 
quite smooth. Vine: open spreading, medium 
small, A first early sort, widely used for home 
gardens and truckers, Pkt. 5c, Y2 oz 15c, oz. 
30c, 4% 1b. 85c, prepaid. 
628. JOHN BAER—(70 days.) Here is 
an excellent early sort maturing between Earli- 
ana and Bonny Best. Excellent for local mar- 
ket gardening and canning. Fruit: medium sized, 
semi-globular, very attractive, bright scarlet red, 
smooth and firm. Vine: of medium height and 
open growth. Pkt. 5c, Y% oz, 15c, oz. 30c, % 
lb. 85c, prepaid. 
635. BONNY BEST—(74 days.) A stand- 
ard second early variety, valuable for market 
gardeners, shippers, and canners and perhaps 
the most generally grown variety. Fruit: medi- 
um sized, apple shaped, smooth, solid, bright 
scarlet color of fine quality. Pkt. 5c, Ye oz. 15c, 
oz. 30c, % Ib. 85c, prepaid. 
636. CRIMSON CUSHION or BEEF- 
STEAK——(90 days.) Very large, round, and 
uniform, bright scarlet in color. Flesh is solid 
and meaty, of deliciously mild flavor, with only 
a few small seed cells. The vines grow from 
8 to 10 feet high, and may be trained or tied 
to a trellis, forming a most ornamental fence for 
the vegetable garden, If planted early, Beef- 
steak will ripen by the middle of July, and 
continue to bear until killed by frost, Pkt. 8c, 
YY oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Y, lb. $1.25, prepaid. 
Fresh Seeds from FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., Faribault, Minnesota 
