
24 F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 

TOMATOES 
Tomatoes succeed best in well manured, 
light sandy soil. For early plants sow seed 
in boxes or hotbeds in January. When the 
plants are about 2 inches high transplant 
to 4 inches apart each way. Set out of doors 
as soon as danger of frost is over. Trans- 
plant carefully, 4-6 ft. apart each way, de- 
pending upon the variety, and cultivate well 
as long as vines will permit. To obtain 
early fruit pinch off the ends of the branches 
when the first fruit is set. Our seed stock is 
of the very finest selection. One ounce of 
seed for 2,000 plants. 
Red Fruited Varieties 
EARLIANA, No. 498 
63 days. The best and most widely used 
early tomato. Fine for early forcing, and 
market garden and home use. Smooth, glob- 
ular fruits, bright scarlet in color, with thin 
walls, and no pronounced core. Plants are 
comparatively small, requiring only one- 
third as much space as late varieties. Very 
productive. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c, % Ib. $2.50, 
1 lb. $8.00. 
PEARSON IMPROVED 
75 days. The best all-around, all-purpose 
tomato in existence for Northern California. 
The original Pearson variety was introduced 
some years ago by the California Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station, and soon gained 
wide popularity throughout the state as a 
home garden, and especially as a market 
or packing tomato for green-wrap shipment. 
Likewise, canners found it unexcelled both 
for solid pack and canning purposes. Now 
a new improved strain of this variety has 
been introduced which even exceeds the 
former in excellence in many respects. A 
very large attractive fruit, slightly flattened 
globe in shape, deep red color, tough skin, 
numerous cells, but best of all, entirely uni- 
form smooth skinned without any cracks. 
Extremely heavy bearer as well. A self- 
topping variety; that is, the branches ‘ter- 
minate in a flower cluster, and elongation 
therefore ceases, making the plants more 
compact and less sprawling than standard 
vines. Hence, require less space in field and 
are less liable to injury by the wheels of 
dusting machinery. 
We unreservedly recommend this variety 
as the best tomato that has thus far been ' 
brought out for our huge tomato production 
sections in this area. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. $1.00, 
Y% lb. $3.50, 1 Ib. $12.00. 
MARGLOBE 
73 days. Resistant to both the fusarium 
wilt and nailhead spot diseases. The fruit is 
round, red, medium sized, medium early in 
maturity, and of good shipping quality. Used 
also for canning. Results have shown it to 
be particularly good for San Joaquin Valley. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c, 4 lb. $2.50, 1 lb. $8.00. 

NEW STONE 
85 days. An extensively used variety for 
market and home gardens. Matures about 3 
weeks to a month after Earliana, and sev- 
eral weeks before Santa Clara. In size, the 
plants are also intermediate between these 
two varieties. The fruit is bright deep scar- 
let, slightly flattened, smooth, free from ‘cat 
faces” and of medium size. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 
75c, V4 lb. $2.50, 1 Ib. $8.00. 
EARLY SANTA CLARA 
100 days. While not used extensively for 
market garden purposes, the standard can- 
ning variety and fine for home use. Fruits 
of gigantic size, deep red, much flattened 
globe shape, and extremely solid in nature. 
The plants grow extremely vigorously and 
bear until frost stops growth. One of the 
best late tomatoes, and fine for “solid pack” 
canning. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. $1.50, 4% Ib. $5.00, 
1 Ib. $15.00. 

Tomato, San Marzano, Jumbo Strain 
Best Varieties for Salads, Canning, 
and Shipping. 
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Tomato, Pearson Improved 
Pink Fruited Varieties 
OXHEART 
85-90 days. More or less heart shaped, 
rosy pink, very solid flesh and few seeds. 
Good for home gardens, being a particu- 
larly mild variety. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c. 
PONDEROSA or BEEFSTEAK 
85 days. The largest tomato in existence. 
A wonderful home garden variety, being 
fine for slicing. The purplish-pink fruits are 
extremely ‘‘meaty” or solid, with few seeds, 
and quite free from acid. Vines of very vig- 
orous growth. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c, %4 Ib. 
$2.50, 1 lb. $8.00. 
Small Fruited Varieties 
YELLOW PEAR 
85 days. Fruits 2 inches long. Pear 
formed, used for preserves, etc. Pkt. 10c, 
1 02. 75c. 
YELLOW PLUM 
85 days. Fruits oval, 2 inches long; clear 
deep yellow. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c. 
GROUND CHERRY 
90 days. Husk or Strawberry Tomato. 
Fruit golden yellow, size of a cherry. Fruits 
enclosed ina husk. Excellent for preserves, 
sauce or pies; very productive. Not a true 
tomato. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c. 
The New Paste Tomato 
SAN MARZANO, JUMBO STRAIN 
110 days. Our introduction of a new very 
large, heavy producing tomato of the Italian 
Pear type. Used extensively by canneries, 
and equally as useful for home use, as a 
paste tomato, or for mixing with standard 
varieties to improve the color and quality 
of the canned product. Fruits borne in heavy 
clusters, skins are very tough, fruits remain 
firm on the vine, and contain much less acid 
and moisture than standard canning varie- 
ties. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. $1.50, % Ib. $5.00, % Ib. 
$8.50, 1 Ib. $15.00. 
