
Michell’s Select Strain Tomatoes are superior from every standpoint 

MICHELL’S SELECT TOMATO SEED 
PomME p’Amour (Fr.) 
LiEBESAPFEL (Ger.) 
Pomo p’oro (Ital.) 
One ounce will produce 3500 plants; pound, enough plants for an acre 
Sow in the house or hotbed about March 1; transplant when 3 inches high and again Jater 
to produce vigorous specimens. Set plants outdoors about May 1,°in rows 3 feet apart, 14% 
feet in the row, or in hills 4 feet apart each way. Properly grown Tomato plants should be 
supported. 
All stocks of Tomato marked Special Strain are certified by the state in which they are 
grown. 
NOTE: All seeds on this page mailed postpaid at prices quoted 
Bonny Best. One of the most prolific early 
Tomatoes. Solid, evenly formed, bright 
red fruit. Pkt. 10c.; Moz. 25c.; oz. 40c.; 
Ib. $1.35. 
Break o’Day. Disease-resistant. The open 
habit of the vines permits the sun to ripen 
the fruit much earlier than some varieties. 
Fruits globular, large, smooth, meaty, and 
a good red color. Pkt. 10c.; Moz. 35c.; 
oz. 60c.; Y4Ib. $1.75. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. Extra-early, bright 
red fruit of fine flavor. Very productive. 
Pkt. 10c.; Yoz. 25c.; oz. 40c.; Yb. $1.35. 
Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak. A vigor- 
our grower, producing immense, solid, 
very meaty fruits, suitable for slicing or 
canning. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 35c.; oz. 60c.; 
lb. $2.00. 
Dwarf Champion. Plant dwarf and com- 
pact. Fruit red, with a purplish cast; solid; 
late maturing. Pkt. 15c.: Voz. 35c.; oz. 
60c.; 4b. $2.00. 
Dwarf Stone. A dwarf, compact plant and 
medium-sized, very solid bright red fruit. 
Late cropper. Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 35c.; oz. 60c.; 
Yb. $2.00. 
Earliana. Penn State. One of the earliest 
bright red varieties. Compact in growth; 
a good yielder. Fruit solid, uniform and of 
excellent quality. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 35c.; 
oz. 60c.; 14lb. $2.00. 
Early Detroit. A productive, early, large, 
smooth purple sort. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 35c.; 
oz. 60c.; 4%Ib. $2.00. 
Golden Ponderosa. The best large golden 
yellow variety. Early, smooth, of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 35c.; oz. 60c.; 
lb. $2.00. 
Greater Baltimore. A main-crop variety. 
Fruit large, brilltant red, and ripens evenly 
to the stem. Pkt. 10c.; Woz. 30c.; oz. 
50c.; 14lb. $1.60. 
Italian Salad. This fine, red, plum-shaped 
salad Tomato has become quite popular. 
It is practically free from acid, has few 
seeds, and a flavor all its own. Pkt. 25c.; 
Voz. 70c.; oz. $1.25.; : 
John Baer. Clusters of beautiful red fruit 
of good size and nearly round. Pkt. 10c.; 
Voz. 25c.; oz. 40c.; lb. $1.35. 
June Pink. Large; solid purplish red flesh of 
fine texture. Pkt. 15c.; 4o0z. 40c.; oz. 65c.; 
Ylb. $2.15. : f 
Marglobe. Special Strain. Variety of special 
merit, practically immune from the many 
Tomato diseases. Handsome scarlet fruits. 
Excellent variety to follow our Penn State 
Earliana. We offer in this special strain an 
extra-fine selection of the originator’s 
stock. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 40c.; oz. 65c.; 
lb. $2.15. 
Marglobe. Usual Strain. Pkt. 10c.; 'oz. 
30c.; oz. 50c.; Ylb. $1.60. 

Early Victor. Tomatoes are always 
newsworthy when choice new sorts 
are imtroduced and the new Early 
Victor deserves a trial place in your 
garden this year. It is very early, very 
prolific with a full set of fruit maturing 
all together for early use. The fruit 
of Early Victor is of moderate size, 
semti-globe shape, rich scarlet color and 
is borne in large clusters. See illustration 
on Front Cover. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; 
oz. 75c.; 4lb. $2.25. 
Oxheart. A main-crop, pink-fruited sort, 
popular in certain sections due to its 
great solidity. Little acid; quality fine. 
Some grow to an enormous size. Pkt. 15c.; 
Voz. 50c.; oz. 90c.; 14Ib. $3.50. 











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Ponderosa. The largest Tomato in ex- 
istence. A beautiful deep pink, rather 
uneven at times in shape. Pkt. 15c.; Y%4oz. 
50c.; oz. 90c.; 4b. $3.50. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. Special 
St ain. An early variety, undoubtedly the 
best of all recent introductions. The shape 
and outside color compare favorably with 
Break o’Day; the imside color is darker red. 
Good for slicing or canning. The seed of 
this strain is superior to other strains. 
Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 40c.; oz. 75c.; Yb. $2.60. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. Usual 
Strain. Pkt. 10c.; Yoz. 30c.; oz. 55c.; 
lb. $1.80. 
Rutgers. Special Strain. A new introduc- 
tion by the New Jersey Agricultural 
College. The parent plants are Marglobe 
and J. T. D.; 1t has the same characteristics 
as its parents In size, color, and shape, 
except that it is somewhat flatter at the 
stem end. It ripens at about the same 
time as Marglobe and is very productive. 
An excellent main-crop variety. Pkt. 15c.; 
Voz. 40c.; oz. 75c.; Yb. $2.60. 
Rutgers. Usual Strain. Pkt. 10c.; Y%oz. 35c.; 
oz. 65c.; lb. $2.15. 
Stokesdale. Certified. A new extra-early 
scarlet-fruited sort with remarkably solid 
Interior, ripening from the inside outward. 
Resembles Marglobe in size and shape but 
about 10 days earlier. Owing to its short 
season it Is well adapted to the northern 
ae Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 45c.; oz. 75c.; Yb. 
SDE 
Stone. An old-time favorite. Large, hand- 
some red fruit with smooth skin. Recom- 
mended for a main crop. Pkt. 10c.; Moz. 
30c.; oz. 50c.; 4b. $1.60. 
Forcing Tomatoes 
Bides’ Recruit. Medium size; bright red. 
Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 35c.; oz. 60c. 
Michigan State Forcing. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 
50c.; oz. 85c. 
Sutton’s Perfection. Imported. Original 
pkt. $1.25; 3 pkts. $3.60. 
Small-Fruited Tomatoes 
Red Cherry Red Pear Yellow Pear 
Red Peach Red Plum Yellow Plum 
Pkt. 15c.; 1402. 40c.; oz. 70c. 
Strawberry or Husk. Pkt. 10c.;) Y4oz. 35c.; 
oz. 60c. 
Tomato Plants (Pot-Grown) 
Ready in April 
Doz. 75c.; 100, $5.50. Not mailable. 

TOBACCO 
The flower is sweet-scented, while the 
leaves may be dried, cured, and made into 
smoking tobacco and cigars. Sow in a box 
indoors and set outdoors in May. 
Connecticut Seed-Leaf. _ Produces large 
leaves, desirable for making cigars. Pkt. 
10c.; Y%oz. 30c.; oz. 50c. 
Virginia Bright-Leaf. Does well in light 
soils. Suitable for pipe-smoking. Pkt. 
10c.; Y4oz. 25c.; oz. 45c. 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 


Marglobe Tomatoes 
Earliana Tomato 
THYME 
Herb used for sauces and dressings. Seed, 
pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 50c.; 140z. 90c.; loz. 
$1.60. 
Thyme Plants 
Pot-grown. Each 25c.; doz. $2.50. 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET 
CHANGES 
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