18 Mark Means Company, 1943 Annual Seed Catalog, Lewiston, Idaho 


TOMATOES 
JOHN BAER (70 Days) —This variety is the result of fif- 
teen generations of breeding. It produces perfect, solid, 
high crown, brilliant red tomatoes. They ripen ten days 
before Earliana, bearing 50 to 100 fruits per plant. The 
flavor is deliciously sweet. The plant will stand plenty of 
fertilization without going to vine. Keeps well; is a good 
shipper; a prolific, continuous bearer, and has the unusual 
remarkable feature of being easily peeled, the skin slip- 
ping readily from the rich, firm flesh. Resistant to wilt 
and other diseases. Price: Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER (90 Days)—Regarded 
as one of the outstanding varieties introduced in recent 
years. Heavily productive, disease resistant, and of fine 
quality. Fruits large, smooth, solid, globular in shape. 
Holds its scarlet color well to the stem end. Individual 
plants often bear 70 to 80 fruits each. Price: Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 35¢; Y% Ib. $1.25. 
SPARK’S EARLIANA (66 Days) —A favorite with the mar- 
ket gardeners. Very early, productive and a good shipper. 
Fruit a deep scarlet, medium to large. Nearly round and 
exceptionally smooth for an early variety. Price: Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
BONNY BEST (70 Days) — Attractive scarlet-red fruits, 
just a trifle smaller in size than those of Chalk’s Jewel, but 
matures about a week earlier. Fleshy and tasty, of re- 
markable solidity. The skin is smooth and of a uniform 
color from stem to blossom-end. Single fruits weigh 
about 5 ounces each. They are borne in clusters. Bonny 
Best is an ideal variety for the home garden because of its 
prolificness and continuous bearing throughout the season. 
It is also one of the standard varieties for greenhouse 
forcing during the winter months. Price: Pkt. 10c; oz. 35¢; 
Ya Ib. $1.25. 
YELLOW PEAR (73 Days)—A small, pear-shaped tomato. 
A very heavy yielder. Very hardy. Excelient for preserv- 
ing. Piree: Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 1% Ib. $1.75. 
MARGLOBE (79 Days) —A new variety developed by 
United States Department of Agriculture. Very wilt-re- 
sistant and is a handsome, deep red, globe-shaped tomato 
of great merit. Plants are vigorous, dark green and pro- 
ductive; fruits are quite large. A very desirable tomato 
for salad or slicing. Excellent for canning. Price: Pkt. 10c¢; 
Oz. vs oC. a VatiD;, Ss) seor 
GROUND CHERRY or HUSK TOMATO (86 Days) —Grows 
to great perfection under ordinary culture, yielding abun- 
dantly. Very much prized for preserving. Should be in 
every garden. Price: Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 1% Ib. $1.75. 
TOMATO PLANTS—SEE PAGE 18 
ALL SEED ON THIS PAGE POSTPAID 
- TURNIPS 
Turnip is one of the first seeds that can be sown in the 
spring. For early summer use, sow aS soon as ground can 
be worked. For winter use, sow from the middle of July to 
end of August; 1 ounce of seed will plant 150 feet; | 
pound per acre in drills; 2 pounds broadcast. 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF (46 Days)—A leading, white- 
fleshed variety, and one of the best, either for the fam- 
ily, market garden or field crop. it is m2dum size, and 
produces a large crop. The flesh is firm but tender, and of 
a superior, rich, buttery flavor. A good keeper. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; V4 Ib. 30c; 14 tb. 50c; Ib. 80c. 
PURPLE TOP GLOBE (55 to 60 Days)—One of the most 
popular turnips, being both early and sweet. Flesh snow 
white, crisp, sweet, and solid; skin is pure white and 
smooth except at the top, wh.ch is a reddish purple. A 
aceg as Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; 4 tb. 30¢; 4 tb. 
c; Ib. 80c. 
YELLOW ABERDEEN (70 to 80 Days)—Pale yellow in 
color with purple top. Very hardy, productive and a good 
keeper. Flesh very firm, but tender and sweet. Good for 
table use or stock feeding. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; V4 tb. 
30c; 2 Ib. 50c; Ib. 80c. 
COW HORN or LONG WHITE (70 Days) —A carrot-shaped 
variety, pure white except a green shade at top. Grows 
large and partly above ground. Has a fine flavor and is a 
rapid grower. Good for market use, and is grown very 
largely for feeding stock. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; 4 {b. 
30c; 12 Ib. 50c; Ib. 80c. 
EARLY WHITE EGG (55 to 60 Days) —This is a good, firm, 
solid and sweet-flavored variety. Produces egg-shaped 
roots with thin, white skin. Is a very quick grower, being 
very suitable for both market and home gardens. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15; 1% Ib. 30c; 12 Ib. 50c; Ib. 80c. 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN (42 Days)—As the 
name implies, this is a very early variety, growing turnips 
of excellent quality. The tops are very small and strap 
leaved. The roots are semi-flat, purple on top and ciear 
white below. Price: Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; Y% Ib. 30¢; VY Ib. 
50c; Ib. 80c. 
EARLY SNOWBALL 
fectly shaped turnip matures in seven weeks. Is crisp, 
solid and of fine flavor. Price: Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; Yq Ib. 
30c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. 80c. 
RUTABAGA 
All kinds of stock relish and thrive on rutabagas when 
fed in combination with hay. 
or the first of August, the tops make an excellent pasture 
for sheep during the fall, and the rutabagas furnish suc- 
culent food for the stock throughout the winter. Yieid is 
very heavy. Also popular for table use. 
IMPROVED YELLOW PURPLE TOP (88 Days) —The popu- 
lar standard variety both for stock feeding and table use. 
Flesh yellow, solid and sweet. 
VY Ib. 45¢; V4 Ib. 70c; Ib. $1.20. 
Price: Pkt. 5e; oz. 15¢; 

If planted the last of July 
(43 Days)—This snowy white, per- 
