TOMATO 
Sow 4 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre, or plant 4% pound per acre in field. 
For the garden sow one packet in a seed-bed for 50 plants to set 150 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
If plants are staked and pruned, which is advisable in the garden, sow one packet in 
seed-bed for 50 plants to set 75 feet of row for 3 or 4 people. 
Tomato seed has been one of our specialties for many years, 
and our stocks, which are grown for us in a new disease-free 
territory in the Middle West, are especially developed and se- 
lected for Florida growing conditions. We maintain that our 
Tomato seed cannot be surpassed for Florida conditions, and 
the reputation we enjoy is ample evidence of that fact. 
The Kilgore Seed Company has had over 30 years of ex- 
perience in Florida studying the particular requirements of 
Florida Tomato growers. Selections are made each year for 
earliness, high yield, adaptability, and uniformity in size, shape, 
and color. 
CuLturE. Tomatoes will do well on almost all kinds of soil, 
from a light sand to a muck. The land should be put in good 
condition. Lay off rows 3% to 5 feet apart, open a furrow, 
and drill in 1200 pounds per acre of high grade fertilizer such 
as a 4-7-5, and mix thoroughly with the soil. It is good policy 
to let this stand for seven to ten days and then plant the seed 
or set the plants. Seed may be planted direct in the field or 
preferably in a cloth-covered seed-bed. Plants started in a 
seed-bed should be 6 to 8 inches high when ready to transplant 
to the field, in 3%4 to 5 foot rows and 2% to 3 feet apart in the 
row, or if staked, 12 to 18 inches in the row, with rows 3 feet 
apart. 
On the east coast of Florida, first plantings are made dur- 
ing August and continue until in January. North and Central 
Florida begin planting for a spring crop the middle to the 
latter part of December and continue to the middle of Feb- 
ruary. For a fall crop in Central Florida, plantings are made 
in July and August. 
For the control of insects and diseases of Tomatoes see 
pages 48 and 53. It is desirable to treat the seed with Cuprocide 
before planting to prevent damping off disease in the seed- 
beds (see page 49). 
The number of days indicated after each variety named 
represents the time required from setting of plants in the field 
or garden to produce marketable fruits. It usually takes four 
or five weeks to produce plants for field setting. 
All prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 

Kilgore’s 
Improved Grothen 
KILGORE’S IMPROVED RUTGERS. (82 days.) Our im- 
proved strain of this important variety is exceedingly uniform 
in plant growth and produces more uniform, smoother, thick 
walled, firmer, deeper globe-shaped fruits than other strains 
of this variety. The plant is a very vigorous grower, hardy, 
and heavy producer of firm green tomatoes which ripen to a 
bright red, producing an enormous yield of large, deep globe- 
shaped fruits over a long season. The large fruits are very 
firm, free of puffs, with thick outer and inner walls. The fruits 
of our improved strain size up well clear out to the end of the 
vine, and are smoother and freer of cracks at the stem end 
than other strains. This variety is especially recommended 
for a spring crop in Florida and is well suited for light sandy 
soils and also for shallow dry pine land on the lower east coast 
of Florida. Not suitable for deep wet glade lands where it 
makes too much vegetative growth. This variety stands more 
rain as well as more drought than other varieties. Many grow- 
ers have told us that our Improved Rutgers makes the smooth- 
est as well as the fanciest fruits of any strain of seed of this 
variety on the market today. 
Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 25e; oz. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.25; 1 Ib. $4.50 
KILGORE’S IMPROVED GROTHEN RED GLOBE. 
(70 days.) This is a very early maturing, high yielding variety 
well adapted to old tomato land. The plants are of open 
growth with rather small foliage requiring rich, deep, moist 
land for best results, maturing fruits about 12 days earlier 
than Rutgers, and ripening to a beautiful red color. A very 
heavy producer of smooth, deep globe-shaped, large fruits, siz- 
ing up well clear to the top of the plants, producing a very high 
percentage of fancies. The fruits are firm and solid, and the 
interior ripens up slowly, making this variety an exceptionally 
good shipper. Extreme earliness and exceedingly high yields 
of large fruits, of excellent shipping quality, are the main 
factors recommending this variety. This variety does not do 
so well on light sandy soils, but is especially recommended 
for a fall, winter and early spring crop in Florida and is well 
suited to deep, wet glades, hammock, and rich sandy loam soils. 
Seed supply very limited. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; oz. 45c; 4% Ib. $1.40; 1 Ib. $5.00 

Red Globe Tomatoes 
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