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BURPEE’S 
Tomatoes should be in every garden. It is quite simple to grow 
your own plants. Sow the seed in'a hotbed, or in a shallow box 
in the house, allowing 5 to 6 weeks to produce plants large enough 
for setting outdoors when weather becomes warm. Sow in rows 
3 in. apart and cover with % in. of soil. When plants are about 
2 in. tall, transplant to stand 4 in. apart each way, or pot singly 
TOMATOES 
in 3 in. pots. Plant outdoors when all danger of frost is past, in 
rows 4 ft. apart and 3 or 4 ft. apart in the row. A pkt. will produce 
about 200 plants; 1 oz. 2000 plants; 2 ozs. will furnish enough 
plants for one acre. Days to maturity are from field setting of the 
plants. Treat seed with Semesan or Cuprocide to prevent damping- 
off of seedlings caused by soil and seed-borne diseases. 
Red Qruited Varieties — 
1118 Burpee’s Table Talk © 
75 days. A new, all-purpose tomato. The fruit, unusual in that 
it combines large size with deep globular form, averages 7 to 8% 
ozs. The shoulder is smooth, there is little or no depression at the 
stem end, and the scar is quite small—in other words, it is refined 
in spite of its size. The color is bright scarlet, uniform and attrac- 
tive. Slice Burpee’s Table Talk Tomato and you will marvel at 
the structure and the firmness of its interior. The plant is short 
stemmed and bushy, but with no self-topping tendency. The leaves 
are small and set closely together, dark green, thick and firm in 
texture, forming a dense mass of foliage which protects the fruit. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; oz. 90¢. 
1100 Spark’s Earliana— Exira early 
60 days. This is the original Earliana Tomato which has long been 
a great favorite with growers who plant it on account of earliness, 
productiveness, good shape, and rich scarlet-red color. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
1089 Marglobe — 4 most important tomato 
73 days. Grown from the same stock seed of our highly selected 
strain and under the same conditions, but crop was not inspected 
for certification. Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. 55¢. 
1089c Marglobe, Certified © 
Burpee’s Special Fordhook Strain 
73 days. This remarkable strain of Marglobe is the 
result of many years of selection on our Fordhook 
Farms. In making our selections, we have stressed 
heavy vine growth, uniformity of vine and fruit, yield, 
large fruit size, shipping quality and disease resistance. 
Vines are large and vigorous, giving full protection to 
the crop. Fruits are globe shaped, rich red inside 
and out, with thick internal and outer walls and 
small cells; the flavor is slightly sweet. Mar- 
globe is probably the most important tomato 
throughout the country for home and market. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 35¢; oz. 60¢. 








1113 Grothen’s Globe © 
68 days. A heavy vined selection from Break O’Day which has 
given remarkable results as a market tomato in many sections. 
Fruits are globe shaped, with well-rounded shoulders; average 7 to 
8 ozs. in weight; walls are thick and firm; skin is brilliant red, free 
from yellow color at the stem end. Interior is solid. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
1120C Bonny Best, Certified 
66 days. One of the most popular second-early tomatoes for both 
home and market growing and a foremost greenhouse forcing 
variety. Scarlet-red fruits, flattened globe in shape, are borne on 
medium sized, vigorous vines. One of the earliest varieties pro- 
ducing marketable sized tomatoes which are smooth, uniform, and 
suitable for long distance shipping. Adapted to northern states. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 35¢; oz. 65¢. 
1120 Bonny Best— £azly, large, smooth 
66 days. Produced from crops that were not inspected for certifica- 
tion. Grown and harvested under the most favorable of conditions 
from select stock seed. Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. 55¢. 
1075 The “Burbank ”?— extra early 
58 days. Smooth, thick, solid, heavy, meaty, medium to large, 
bright crimson tomatoes are freely borne on compact vines quite 
early in the season and continue to bear over a long period. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 70¢. 
1087 John Baer — Popular in many sections 
66 days. The rich, scarlet-red fruits are thick through and slightly 
flattened at the top; smooth, firm, and medium large. A favorably 
known home gardeners’ tomato in some sections for main crop. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. 55¢. 
Burpee’s Special 
Fordhook Strain 
Marsglobe Certified 
Illustrated in color 
on the front cover 
of this book. 

48 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Pa., and Clinton, Iowa 

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