TOMATOES—Continued. 
VALIANT. Extra early; extra large: extra smooth. The fruit is so 
smooth and deep that in many cases it is marketed in the Marglobe 
class, The fruit is unusually large in comparison with the vine, is 
solid and of brilliant red color. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 30c; oz., 50c; %4 Ilb., $1.50; Ib., $5.00, 
BONNY BEST (Certified Seed). An excellent early sort for home and 
market; valuable for forcing under glass. The fruits ripen only a 
week later than Earliana. Plants produce enormous crops of beautiful, 
smooth, scarlet-red, flattened globe-shaped fruits which are very firm. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 30c; 0z., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50; lh., $4.50. 
Grothen Red Globe. (Certified Seed). Is an improvement over 
Break O’ Day, with heavier, more compact foliage, somewhat better 
red color, and perhaps less cracking. It has quality, flavor and large 
size combined with earliness. Fruits red, smooth, deep globe-shaped. 
Maintains its large size throughout the season. Be sure to give this 
early sort a trial. Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 35c; 0z., 60c; %4 Ib., $1.75; Ib., $6.00. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL. Splendid home and market variety. Early, 
very heavy producer. Fruits scarlet-red; large, flattened globe-shaped; 
smooth and firm. Pkt., 5c; 1% oz., 25c; oz., 45c; 4% 1b., $1.35; 1b., $4.00. 
MINGOLD. (All-America Winner.) A new. yellow Tomato, rich in Vita- 
min D. Attractive on the salad plate. It matures in about 100 days, 
has smooth round fruits of medium size. 
Pkt., 15c; 1% oz., 35c; oz., 60c. 
LIVINGSTON’S GLOBE. A great shipping and market variety; also 
extensively used for greenhouse growing, being large, purplish pink, 
globe-shaped. Vigorous and productive. Fruits smooth, firm, solid, 
maturing medium early. 
So net ee ice mlmcc Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 25c; 0z., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.35; Ib., $4.00. 
BEEFSTEAK. An extremely large, rich scarlet-red variety. A slice of 
this enormous fruit looks like a piece of beefsteak, being of delicious 
flavor. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.50; Ihb., $5.00. 
OXHEART. A large attractive pink-fruited variety. Has a thick flesh, 
smooth, tender, and almost seedless. Flavor is delicious. Rich soil 
adds greatly to its productiveness. Is in demand with home gardener. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; % oz., 55c; 0z., 85c; %4 Ib., $2.50. 
PONDEROSA. A main crop, pink-fruited variety. Fruits are very large, 
somewhat flattened and quite smooth considering the large size, solid. 
and very meaty. Almost seedless and of good flavor. A good Tomato 
for home use; splendid slicer. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 0oz., 20c; 14 0z., 35c; 0z., 55c; %4 Ihb., $1.60; Ib., $5.50. 
YELLOW PONDEROSA. Similar in size and growth to Ponderosa. Clear 
golden yellow; solid and mild in flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 0oz., 20c; 1% 0z., 35c; 0z., 60c; %4 1h., $1.75; Ib., $6.00. 
ITALIAN TOMATO. A very late, large, extremely solid pink Tomato with 
a very pleasing, non-acid flavor. The foliage is of the potato leaf type. 
Almost seedless. 
Pkt., 25c; 14 oz., 60c; oz., $2.00. 



Small Fruited or Preserving Tomatoes 
Used principally for preserves or eaten raw; all very sweet and mild 

in flavor. 
Yellow Peach Red Pear Red Cherry 
Yellow Plum Husk (Ground Cherry) Red Plum 
Oxheart Tomato Yellow Pear Mixed 
Price, each, pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50. 
f “ Special collection, any 4 packets, 25c. 

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