
NORTHRUP, KING & CO.’S VEGETABLE AND 

FLOWER SEEDS — 

TOMATO—Early Varieties 
Avon, Extra Early Scarlet 66 days 
Extra early flattened globe shaped, scarlet 
variety resembling Earliana in habit of 
growth. Fruits uniform, medium sized, 
smooth, solid flesh. Grows in clusters of 5 to 
8 fruits. Recommended for home garden 
and local market use. 
Best of All 70 days 
An English forcing variety, medium small 
in size, vigorous plant, heavy setting. Fruits 
bright scarlet, solid, smooth, good quality. 
Does well when staked up. 
Bison 68 days 
An extra early self-topping variety de- 
veloped and introduced by Dr. Yeager of 
North Dakota. Fruits are scarlet or red, 
medium size, thin cell wall. Vine is dwarf, 
vigorous and a heavy producer. Recom- 
mended for the Northwest as an early 
variety. Now replaced by Bounty. 
Bonny Best 73 days 
Splendid large second early tomato. A gen- 
eral purpose variety, valuable for forcing, 
and for canning. Fruits medium large, flat- 
tened globe-shape, smooth, color intense 
scarlet. A vigorous grower and quite proli- 
fic. Uniform in size. 
Bounty 65 days 
Developed by the North Dakota Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station. Fruits are globu- 
lar, medium size 2% to 3 inches in diameter 
scarlet. Core is small. Fruits smooth, 
borne high on plant. Vines are small being 
a self-topping type. Recommended as an 
early variety for home gardeners. 
Break O’Day 70 days 
Fruits scarlet, globe shaped, very solid. 
Borne in clusters on rather open vines. Ex- 
cellent shipper. Disease resistant. Free 
from cracking. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel 73 days 
A popular second-early, bright red, flat- 
tened globe sort. A heavier cropper, pro- 
ducing fruits of larger size and sweeter flav- 
or than Bonny Best. Ripening right up to 
the stem without any cracks or green core. 
Thick, solid flesh, few seeds. A good shipper. 
John Baer (Similar to Bonny Best) 
75 days 
June Pink 70 days 
A very early pink sort. The vine is simi- 
lar to Earliana and branches freely. Fruits 
produced in clusters of 6 to 8 fruits. Medi- 
um size, uniform, smooth and very attrac- 
tive. Produces throughout the season. A 
favorite with home gardeners. 



Bonny Best Tomato 
Mingold 73 days 
All America Winner in 1940. Developed 
by the University of Minnesota. It is the 
earliest maturing yellow tomato. Fruits 
are globular, smooth, of medium size. Color 
is a light golden yellow. Quality is good. 
Plants vigorous and high yielding. 
McGee 66 days 
A first early variety, having pink and 
scarlet fruited plants which are similar to 
June Pink and Earliana. 
Pritchard (Wilt Resistant ) 78 days 
A second early, scarlet-fruited variety. 
Disease resistant. Vigorous and productive. 
Similar to Marglobe. Vine shorter, fruit 
slightly flatter. Interior color bright scarlet. 
Red Head 75 days 
(Quite similar to Chalks Early Jewel.) 
Red River 66 days 
An improved selection of Harliana de- 
veloped in North Dakota. A good vigorous 
yielder. The fruits are similar to Earliana 
but are smoother. 
Scarlet Sunrise 70 days 
A greenhouse forcing variety of the Euro- 
pean type. Fruits are scarlet, small, and 8 
to 10 set per hand. Vine is vigorous and a 
good producer. 
Spark’s Earliana 66 days 
An excellent early, bright scarlet tomato. 
Deep, flat, smooth. Vines open, small foli- 
age, fruits crowded in clusters of 6 to 10 
over the entire plant; 3 in. in diameter and 
21% in. thick. Most popular of the early reds. 
Spark’s Earliana Special Strain 66 days 
Extra fine stock of this strain. Selected 
for smoothness, depth and earliness. 
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