
TOMATOES 
One ounce will produce 1000 plants. 
Sow thinly about the first week in March in a hotbed, greenhouse, window or sitting room where 
the temperature is never below 60 degrees. When 2 inches high, set out the plants in boxes about 4 
inches apart, or pot singly. About the first of June they may be transferred to the open ground. 
Set them deeply 4 feet apart. 
FORCING VARIETIES 
Marshall’s Prolific. The finest medium- 
sized Tomato for forcing or outdoor planting. 
It is an enormous cropper, producing large 
clusters of bright scarlet fruit. Pkt., 25c; % 
oz., $2.00; 0z., $3.50. 
Michigan State Forcing. Medium sized 
fruits of rich, deep scarlet, clusters of 5 to 6 
Tomatoes. One of the best. Pkt., 20c; % oz., 
85c; oz., $1.50. 
Fillbasket. A very heavy cropper. Smooth 
round fruit. Pkt., 25c; % oz., $2.00; oz., 
$3.50. 
Princess of Wales. A variety of high 
merit. Plants robust in habit and laden with 
heavy clusters of medium size fruit. Pkt., 
25c; Y% oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50. 
Sensation (Woodward). A heavy cropper 
with medium sized fruit of good flavor. Pkt., 
25c; % oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50. 
Stirling Castle. Excellent for forcing as 
well as outdoor culture. Fruit medium size. 
Pkt., 25c; % oz., $1.00; oz., $1.75. 
Sunrise. A fine forcing variety; rich scarlet 
color. Pkt., 25c; % oz., $1.00; oz., $1.75. 
OUTDOOR VARIETIES 
Break o’ Day. Early, disease resisting, 
globe-shaped, scarlet-fruited, and meaty. Pkt., 
15c; % oz., 40c; 0z., 75c. 
Bonny Best. A very early bright red va- 
riety. Smooth, solid and uniform. Pkt., 15c; 
1% oz., 40c; 02., 75c. 
Crimson Cushion. Extra large, handsome, 
bright crimson. Pkt., 15c; ¥% oz., 40c; 0z., 75c. 
Golden Queen. A good yellow sort; first- 
class quality; large and solid. Pkt., 15c; % 
0z:, 40Cs. oz-ioc: 
John Baer. A beautiful, brilliant red va- 
riety; perfect, solid, high crown fruits. Pkt., 
l5ce; % oz., 40c; 0z., 75c. 
Marglobe. Fruits are large, smooth and 
globular, meaty and almost coreless. Very 
productive. Pkt., 15c; ¥% oz., 55c; oz., $1.00. 

Marshall’s Masterpiece. Raised by 
m. E. Vail, who has introduced some of 
the best varieties in commerce. Fruit of 
good size, in large clusters, rich red color. 
A tremendous yielder, wilt and blight re- 
sistant. Pkt., 25c; % oz., $1.50; oz., $2.50. 

Marshall's Matchless Vegetable Seeds 
Marshall’s National. A very early, bright 
red, coreless variety. Pkt., 25c; % oz., $1.50; 
OZ-5 O2:00. 
Marshall’s Matchless. Extra large, 
smooth and handsome; bright red; very solid. 
Pkt., 15¢3 ¥% oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 
Oxheart. The largest of all, purple fruits of 
oxheart shape, very solid. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 
50c; oz., 90c. 
Penn State. A small, compact plant type, 
very heavily set with globe-shaped, rich scar- 
let fruits which are perfect and evenly col- 
ored. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 60c; oz., $1.00. 
Ponderosa. The largest variety in cultiva- 
tion; very solid and meaty. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 
40c; oz., 75c. 
Rutgers. The best variety for Tomato juice. 
A strong, vigorous grower with deep red fruits. 
Pkt., 15¢ 3) 454022) 4063 02.,.00C- 
Stone. Very large, perfectly smooth; fine 
bright scarlet. Pkt., 15c; Y oz., 40c; 02z., 75c. 
Tangerine. Large orange colored fruits the 
shade of a tangerine. Delightful flavor with 
a sub-acid piquancy. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
The Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. 
Globe-shaped, early and disease-resisting. Pkt., 
l5c; % oz., 40c; 0z., 75c. 
SMALL-FRUITED TOMATOES 
Red Cherry. Small fruits; used for pickles; 
very handsome. 
Red Currant. Very small fruits; for pre- 
serves. 
Red Peach. Resembling a peach; for pre- 
serves, pickles and exhibition. 
Red Pear. Fruit handsome and solid; fine 
for preserves. 
Red Plum. Bright red, round, regular; for 
pickles. 
Strawberry (Winter Cherry, or 
Husk Tomato). Makes fine sauce. 
Yellow Cherry. For pickles and preserves. 
Yellow Peach. Beautiful clear yellow; per- 
fectly resembles a peach. 
Yellow Pear. Handsome, yellow. 
shaped fruits. 
Yellow Plum. Round; bright yellow. 
All small-fruited varieties. Pkt.. 
15c; 1/2 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 
Collection: 10 Small-Fruited 
Varieties, $1.25. 
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Pear- 
Pritchard or 
Scarlet Topper 
TOBACCO SEED 
One ounce will produce plants for one acre. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. Suitable for 
growing in these latitudes; used for cigar 
wrappers. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 50c. 
TURNIP 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Turnips do best on highly enriched, light 
sandy or gravelly soil. Commence sowing the 
earliest varieties in April. in drills, from 12 to 
15 inches apart, and thin out early to 6 or 9 
inches in the rows. For a succession, sow at 
intervals of two weeks until the middle of 
August. 
Early Milan, Purple Top. Earliest of all, 
white with purple top. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
4 Ilb., 50c; 1b., $1.50. 
Early Milan, Pure White, Selected. 
Very handsome, pure white and as early as the 
above; flesh very sweet and tender. Pkt., 10c; 
oz.. 20c; % Ib., 50c; 1b., $1.50. 
Early Snowball. Small, and rapid growth; 
pure white. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 50c; 
lb., $1.50. 
Golden Ball. Very handsome; keeps fairly 
well. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % Ib., 50c; Ib., 
$1.50. 
Quicksilver. A perfect shaped, round, white- 
skinned, solid white flesh variety. Very quick 
growing and fine for exhibition and family 
use. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; % lb., 60c; 1b., $2.00. 
Red Top, Globe-Shaped. A standard 
sort in the New. York market. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 
20c; % Ib., 50c; 1b., $1.50. 
Seven Top. Grown exclusively for the tops, 
which are used for greens. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 
20c; % Ib., 50c; 1b., $1.50. 
Yellow Aberdeen. A hardy and produc- 
tive variety of excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; 
oz. 20c= 44 [be O0c2 1b.) $1.00: 
RUTABAGA 
Seed should be sown the end of June or July. 
Desirable for table use and feeding stock. 
Marshall’s Matchless. A _ purplish 
bronze variety with single tap root and small 
top. Excellent quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
% 1b., 90c; lb., $2.50. 
American Purple Top. A strain of Pur- 
ple Top Yellow. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 
S0CSTLD.. $1.00. 
White-Fleshed. Large and productive. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 75c; lb., $2.00. 
W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 
