44 Giessler’s Dependable Vegetable Seeds 

Comet. Early forcing type for staking 
in greenhouse or outdoors. Fruit 
small and bright colored, borne in 
clusters. Pkt.. 50Oc. 
Earliana Special. Grows a small but 
vigorous vine, nearly globe-shaped 
fruit, solid and bright scarlet. This 
variety is noticeably free from cracks. 
Bey ies non 40 coz D.C 
Marglobe Certified. Marglobe has a 
deep, globe shape and beautiful scar- 
let color. A very heavy yielder of 
fine, large Tomatoes with thick, firm 
meat. Introduced by the U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture, it is almost 
100 per cent resistant to blight. Pkt., 
D0 EM 07. 406107511 Ce 

Pritchard (Scarlet Topper) 
Mingold. For another real novelty, we 
have an early yellow Tomato. With 
its additional Vitamin D, attractive 
color and shapely fruits, along with 
earliness, it is especially desirable for 
slicing with the reds, popular and 
colorful in salads and also for yellow 
Tomato juice. Similar to Marglobe 
in growth and appearance. Pkt., 25c; 
Vy OZ IOC. 
Ponderosa. A home garden variety 
bearing very large fruits quite free 
from acid. Pkt., 20c; 174, 0z., 60c: 
OZ le0 0: 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper). Plant selt- 
topping, resistant to wilt and rust. 
Fruits globular with thick walls; color 
lishtescarlet™ Pktwel >) cm jmozm 4 5G: 
0z., 80c. 

Michigan State Forcing 

Purple Top White Globe Turnip Long Island Improved Rutabaga 

Alpi ys Heavy Dearing Soe 
Culture. Seed is best started in February, or early March for early 
varieties. When plants are 2 inches high, transplant into 3-inch pots 
or in shallow boxes 5 inches apart. Set out in the garden when all danger 
of frost is past, 3 to 4 feet each way. Cultivate frequently. 
Rutgers. Recent introduction by the 
New Jersey Experiment Station. 
Plant large with thick stems and 
vigorous foliage. Fruits large, glob- 
ular; bright red, smooth with thick 
walls and small seed cells. Pkt., 15c; 
VY oz., 45c; 07., 80c. 
Michigan State Forcing. Plant of med- 
ium growth, very early, fairly open, 
very prolific. Fruits medium large 
with thick wall structure, globular, 
smooth, free from flat sides, bright 
scarlet, ripening well to the stem, 
exceptionally attractive. Handsome 
in appearance and very uniform. 
Adapted to both home garden and 
greenhouse forcing. Pkt., 20c; 14 
OZ OCTOZE SUG 
Improved Red Plum. A small-fruited 
variety used for canning solid pack 
and for puree; also for preserves. 
Plant medium, rather open, very pro- 
lific. Fruits are borne in clusters, 
deep red, with little juice and of very 
mild flavor. Pkt. 20c; 1% oz., 50c; 
OZ 90G: 
Stone Certified. Uniformly oval, very 
solid and smooth. An old standby 
from certified stock. Pkt., 25ce; y 
oz., 40c; 02., 65c. 
SMALL-FRUITING 
VARIETIES 
Red Cherry Yellow Plum 
Yellow Cherry Strawberry or 
Red Plum Husk Tomato 
Pkt= (5c Aroz 0G. 
TURNIP 
Culture. Sow early in spring in drills 
12 to 18 inches apart. Cover '4 inch 
deep and thin to 2 or 3 inches in the 
row. For fall and winter crop, sow in 
July. 
One ounce will plant 100 feet of 
drill. 
Snowball. A very early, globe-shaped 
Turnip. Pkt), 10c yoy. ani 
40c. 
Golden Ball. The flesh is firm and fine 
flavored, maturing in about 65 days. 
Pkt. lOc; 07.5 2 3c Zula! 
Reselected Purple Top White Globe. 
Flesh is white, fine grained and sweet. 
Good keeper. Matures in 65 days. 
Pkt, 10c¢; oz, 25c: 17 Ib. 706 
RUTABAGA 
Long Island Improved. A special strain 
producing fine grain, sweet, bright 
yellow roots. Noted for freedom 
von neck. -Pkt., 15¢; 0z., 30e 14 Ib. 
Oc. 

