For Tomato perfection use Michell special strains 

MICHELL’S SELECT TOMATO SEED 
Pomme d‘Amour (Fr.) Liebesapfel (Ger.) 
One ounce will produce 3500 plants; 14 pound, enough for an acre. 
Note.—All Seeds offered on this page mailed free at prices quoted. 
ALL VARIETIES OF TOMATOES MARKED “SPECIAL STRAIN” ARE 
CERTIFIED BY THE NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI- 
CULTURE. 
Bonny Best. 73 days. One of the most prolific of early Tomatoes. Me- 
dium size, very solid, and evenly formed, bright red. 
1 oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
Break o’ Day. 70 days. An early wilt-resistant variety. Globular, large, 
smooth, meaty, and of a good red color. 
1 oz., 45¢; 4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Chalk’s Early Jewel. 74 days. A favorite variety with the market gar- 
dener. Bright red, solid, and a good shipper. 
1 oz., 30c; 4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
Crimson Cushion or Beefsteak. 90 days. A vigorous grower. Immense, 
crimson-scarlet, solid fruit, excellent for either slicing or canning. 
Very meaty and with but few seeds. 
1 oz., 45¢; 14 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Dwarf Champion. 86 days. Dwarf and compact. Fruits purplish pink, 
very solid. 1 oz., 45¢; 4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Dwarf Stone. ¢2 days. A dwarf, compact-growing plant with medium- 
sized, very solid, bright red fruit. Late cropper. 
1 oz., 45¢; V4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
66 days. The most prolific early Tomato ever 
Medium size, solid, and very desirable. 
1 oz., 45¢; 4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Golden Ponderosa. 88 days. The best large golden yellow variety. Early, 
smooth, and of excellent quality. Similar in shape to the regular 
Earliana. (Penn State.) 
produced. Grows in clusters. 
Ponderosa. 1 oz., $1.00; 14 Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $10.00 
Greater Baltimore. 82 days. A main-crop variety. Fruit large, brilliant 
red. 1 oz., 30c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
Italian Salad. 73 days. Plum shape. Practically free from acid. Few 
seeds. Flavor all its own. 1 oz., $1.00; 14 Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $10.00 
John Baer. 70 days. The very first Tomato to fruit in the garden. 
Plants dwarf. Fruit of medium size, red, very uniform. 
1 oz., 30c; 4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
June Pink. 69 days. A variety similar to the Earliana in size and shape. 
Purplish pink fruits, uniform in shape and size, with solid flesh of 
fine texture. 1 oz., 45¢; 1%4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Marglobe. (Special Strain.) 77 days. An extra-fine selection of the orig- 
inator’s stock and a variety of special merit, the origin of which is 
credited to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. It is immune from 
the nail-head rust and Tomato blight. Globe-shaped; smooth, rich 
scarlet color; excellent quality. 
1 oz., 45¢c; VY Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
77 days. 
1 oz.,.30c; 1%4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
Marglobe. Usual Strain. 

Bonny Best — 
Pomo d’oro (Ital.) 

Rutgers 
Oxheart. 90 days. A main-crop, pink-fruited, heart-shaped variety, 
meaty, of fine quality. Some of the fruits grow to an enormous size. 
A shy seeder. 1 oz., $1.00; 14 Ib., $3.00; 1 Ib., $10.00 
88 days. The largest Tomato in existence. Beautiful pur- 
1 oz., 45¢; 14 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. (Special Strain.) 76 days. The shape and 
outside color compare favorably with Break o’ Day, but the color of 
the inside is darker red. A good canning sort as well as a fine variety 
for slicing. The seed of this strain is produced by our best local 
Tomato grower and is superior to other strains. 
1 oz., 45¢; 1% Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Usual Strain. 76 days. 
1 oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
Rutgers. (Special Strain.) 78 days. Has the same size, color and shape 
as Marglobe, except that it is somewhat flatter at the stem end. 
A good feature of this variety is its deep red color inside. 
1 oz., 45¢; Yq Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
1 oz., 30c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
Stokesdale. 73 days. Extra early scarlet-fruited sort suitable for green 
wrap packing. Resembles Marglobe, but is 10 days earlier. Well 
adapted to sections with short season. 
1 oz., 45¢; 1% Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Stone. 86 days. Large, handsome, red fruit with smooth skin. Recom- 
mended for a main crop. 1 oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.75 
Victor. 66 days. All-America Selections. Very prolific. Fruits all mature 
at one time, being of moderate size, semi-globe shape, rich scarlet color 
and borne in large clusters. 1 oz., 45¢; 4 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $5.00 
Ponderosa. 
plish pink. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. 
Rutgers. Usual Strain. 78 days. 
Forcing Tomatoes 
Michell’s No. 1 Forcing. This outstanding forcing tomato was originally 
selected from the progeny of a cross between Marglobe and Cooper's 
Special. We offer a three-year hill-selected pedigreed stock for the 
first time this year. The finest medium-sized scarlet tomato available 
for forcing. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00; 12 oz., $3.00; 1 oz., $5.00; 14 Ib., $18.00 
Michell’s No. 2 Forcing. Originating from a cross between Marvel and 
Globe, this is also a very fine forcing type. Will average larger fruits 
than the No. 1 Forcing. A prolific bearer of medium to large scarlet 
fruits, the last word in uniformity. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00; 12 oz., $3.00; 1 oz., $5.00; 14 Ib., $18.00 
Michigan State Forcing. Very productive; medium size; bright red. 
Wy oz., 50¢; 1 oz., 90c; 1% Ib., $3.00 
Small-Fruited Tomatoes 
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