NORTHRUP, KING & CO.'S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS . 
TOMATO—Early Varieties 
_ variety 
Avon, Extra Early Scarlet 70 days 
Extra early flattened globe shaped, scarlet 
resembling Earliana in habit of 
growth. Fruits uniform, medium § sized, 
smooth, solid flesh. Grows in clusters of 5 to 
8 fruits. Recommended for home garden 
and local market use. 
Best of All 70 days 
An English forcing variety, medium small 
in size, vigorous plant, heavy setting. Fruits 
bright scarlet, solid, smooth, good quality. 
Does well when staked up. 
68 days 
Bison 
An extra early self-topping variety de- 
veloped and introduced by Dr. Yeager of 
North Dakota. Fruits are scarlet or red, 
medium size, thin cell wall. Vine is dwarf, 
vigorous and a heavy producer. Recom- 
mended for the Northwest as an early 
variety. 
Bonny Best 73 days 
Splendid large second early tomato. A gen- 
eral purpose variety, valuable for forcing, 
and for canning. Fruits medium large, flat- 
tened globe-shape, smooth, color intense 
scarlet. A vigorous grower and quite proli- 
fic. Uniform in size. 
70 days 
Break O’Day 
A new variety developed by the U. S. Dept. 
of Agriculture. Fruits scarlet, globe shaped, 
very solid. Borne in clusters on rather open 
vines. Excellent shipper. Disease resistant. 
Free from cracking. 
73 days 
Chalk’s Early Jewel 
A popular second-early, bright red, flat- 
tened globe sort. A heavier cropper, pro- 
ducing fruits of larger size and sweeter flav- 
or than Bonny Best. Ripening right up to 
the stem without any cracks or green core. 
Thick, solid flesh, few seeds. A good shipper. 
Early Detroit 80 days 
Medium size globular fruits, rich pur- 
plish pink, smooth, firm flesh. Valuable for 
shipping. Vines vigorous and productive. 
Gulf State Market 80 days 
A resistant, purplish-pink, globe shaped 
sort developed from Early Detroit, larger 
and matures in same time. Free from cracks 
or blemishes at blossom end. Flesh solid 
and meaty. A good shipper. 
John Baer (Similar to Bonny Best) 
75 days 
June Pink 70 days 
A very early pink sort. The vine is simi- 
lar to Earliana and branches freely. Fruits 
produced in clusters of 6 to 8 fruits. Medi- 
um size, uniform, smooth and very attrac- 
tive. Produces throughout the season. A 
favorite with home gardeners. 
66 days 
McGee 
A first early variety, having pink and 
searlet fruited plants which are similar to 
June Pink and Earliana. 

Bonny Best Tomato 
Pritchard (Wilt Resistant) 78 days 
A second early, scarlet-fruited variety. 
Disease resistant. Vigorous and productive. 
Similar to Marglobe. Vine shorter, fruit 
slightly flatter. Interior color bright scarlet. 
Red Head 75 days 
(Quite similar to Chalks Early Jewel.) 
Red River 95 days 
An improved selection of Earliana de- 
veloped in North Dakota. A good vigorous 
yielder. The fruits are similar to Earliana 
but are smoother. 
70 days 
Scarlet Dawn 
A desirable early variety for home gar- 
dens, shipping and canning. Medium size 
plant, very prolific. Medium-large, globular 
fruits—smooth skin, thick wall structure, 
bright scarlet color, very attractive. 
Scarlet Sunrise 70 days 
A greenhouse forcing variety of the Euro- 
pean type. Fruits are scarlet, small, and 8 
to 10 set per hand. Vine is vigorous and a 
good producer. 
Spark’s Earliana 66 days 
An excellent early, bright scarlet tomato. 
Deep, flat, smooth. Vines open, small foli- 
age, fruits crowded in clusters of 6 to 10 
over the entire plant; 3 in. in diameter and 
21% in. thick. Most popular of the early reds. 
Spark’s Earliana Special Strain 66 days 
Extra fine stock of this strain. Selected 
for smoothness, depth and earliness. 
Victor 68 days 
A new, first early, self-topping variety 
developed by Dr. A. F. Yeager of Michigan 
State College. Plants compact with scant 
open foliage—slightly larger than Bison. 
Fruits deep globe, smooth, very light green 
when young, ripening evenly to a bright 
red completely up to stem. Fruits are larger, 
smoother, deeper and better colored than 
Bison. 
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