
ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 31 
TOMATO 
- Tomatoes do best im warm, moderately rich soil. Sow seeds early in March in hot bed 
or house, in shallow boxes. About May 15 to 20 in this latitude the plants should be set 
_ out in the open ground, in rows four feet apart each way. All seeds we offer are from 
_ critically selected specimens of fruit and must prove of the greatest value to the planter. 

Pritchard or Scar- 
As a re- 
let Topper sult of the 
extensive experiments con- 
ducted by the U. S. Dept. 
of Agriculture in their quest 
for a perfect disease, wilt 
and rust resisting tomato, 
several fine varieties have 
been developed; but, it is 
believed that this, their 
newest introduction is the 
most perfect sort yet pro- 
duced. An extra-early, large, 
smooth, and extremely solid 
Tomato of an intense scar- 
let color. Most productive 
and very attractive. Of a 
solidity that is truly be ‘ Sao 
markable, with very sma : 
seed pockets and no core, Marglobe Tomato 
Its productiveness, particu- e . . A new variety 
larly on rich soil, is amaz- Marglobe Wilt Resistant that is attracting 


ing, and individual plants a lot of attention. Resists nail-head rust and fusarium 
will bear 70 to 80 fruits wilt. Has proven successful under the most severe 
each. It will yield 15 tons tests. Pure scarlet in color, globular in shape, extra 
and more per acre. Pkt. 5c, large, smooth, early, beautiful in appearance and very 
oz. 30c, % lb. 80c, Yo Ib. productive. Above all, the quality is most excellent. 
$1.50, lb. $2.75. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 14 Ib. 80c, % Ib. $1.50, Ib. $2.75. 
























Firesteel 
Be Firesteel 60 days. A. small vine, large fruited tomato that is early, smooth, red 
Bz ; through, of semi-acid flavor. Earlier than Earliana, less subject to 
eracking, with bush about 18 inches in diameter, but having sufficient foliage 
to prevent scalding of the fruit. For short, dry seasons and general adverse 
weather conditions, there is nothing that we have had that will equal it. It produces 
| fruit when most others fail and can be relied on to set fruit when other types are 
dropping their blossoms. Pkt. 15c, % oz. 50c, oz. 85c, 14 Ib. $2.50. 
Rutgers A second early variety developed at the New Jersey Agricultural Ex- 
periment Station and introduced in 1935. A cross of Marglobe and 
J. T. D., desirable for market gardeners, for canning regular pack and for juice, 
Plant large with thick stems and vigorous foliage. Fruits similar to Marglobe but 
flatter at stem end; bright red, smooth with thick walls and small seed cells; ripen 
from center; flesh red and firm and low acidity. Pkt. 8c, oz. 30c, 1% lb. 80c, ¥/ lb. 
$1.50, lb.. $2.75. i 
9 An Illinois University selection of Indiana Baltimore for 
Early Baltimore resistance to Fusarium wilt. Matures along with Pritchard. 
Very productive. Fruits red, smooth, deeply oblate, shallow basin at stem end, 
small core, solid and meaty, with a thick rind. About the same size as Marglobe. 
_ Particularly adapted to extreme heat and dry weather. Excellent variety for market, 
a aed home gardens. Pkt. 10c, 2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, 144 lb. $1.20, Y Ib. $2.35, 
Ib. $4.50. 
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A eee SS , Rutgers 

Victor 
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Victor 68 days. This new tomato which was bred by Dr. Yaeger at 
; Michigan State College has the rare combination of fine points, 
| extra early fruit, borne in great abundance, but so smooth, firm, solid and fine 
| colored that it compares with the best later varieties in this respect. This 
variety ripens large clusters of fruit when the other extra early kinds have 
only one or two ripe fruits. The fruits are good size (average over 4% oz.) 
light green when young, changing to a bright red all over, smooth and hand- 
me and with no green spots. They are firm and solid and of excellent quality. 
kt. 10c, oz. 50c, 14 Ib. $1.50, 1 Ib. $2.50, Ib. $4.80. 
hn Baer A remarkable new variety of the extra early red or scarlet 
; type. Not as early as Earliana, yet there are only a few day’s 
difference, and John Baer yields a much heavier crop of larger, more uniform 
and more attractive fruits that in total it makes a much more profitable crop 
to grow than any other extra early variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Y%4 lb. 70c, 1% ; ae 
Ib. $2.50. John Baer 
