TOMATO 
Sow seed in hotbeds or flats in Feb- 
ruary or March; transplant when the 
plants have four leaves, and when danger 
of frost is past, set in the open ground. 
Space the plants at least 3 feet apart each 
way, and support them with stakes or 
wires. An ounce of seed will produce 
about 1500 plants. 
All Tomato seed sent postpaid 
Beefsteak. 90 days. Wilt-resistant. A 
main-crop variety for home and market 
gardens. Fruit large, flat, smooth, 
bright scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 ts.: 
Y4lb. $1.70; lb. $6.50. 
Bonny Best, Certified. 73 days. Stand- 
- ard early, smooth, bright red fruits, 
ripening to the stem. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; lb. $4.75. 
Break o’Day. 70 days. Wilt-resistant. 
Karly and extremely productive. Fruits 
large, smooth, globe shaped, bright red. 
Desirable for both home and market use. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; M4lb. $1.30; 
Ib. $5.00. 
Brimmer. 90 days. A _ large-fruited 
variety for home gardens. Uniform in 
size, flat, dark pink, coreless and solid. 
Flavor very mild. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
45 cts.; 4lb. $1.70; lb. $6.50. 
Early Detroit. 82 days. Fruit nearly 
globe-shaped, firm, purplish pink. Vig- 
orous, productive vines. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 40 cts.; 4lb. $1.40; lb. $5.00. 
French American. 90 days. Our own 
introduction. Fruits especially fine for 
slicing. Mild in flavor, without acid, 
very solid, with few seeds; frequently 
weighs 2 to 3 pounds each. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Greater Baltimore. (Cert. Ind. Strain.) 
83 days. Wilt-resistant. A superb 
second-early and main-crop Tomato. 
Fruit red. Preferred by canners, be- 
cause of quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts:; 
Yb. 90 cts.; lb. $3.00. 
John Baer. 7 3 days. Bright red, smooth, 
even-ripening fruit. Heavy yielder and 
extra early. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
Y4lb. 90 cts.; lb. $3.50. 
June Pink. 60 days. The earliest pink 
variety and in demand on many mar- 
kets. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; W4lb. 
$1.60; lb. $6.00. 
Marglobe Certified. 77 days. A highly 
recommended variety that bears for a 
long time. Strong, healthy plants bear 
beautiful red fruits, meaty and acid-free. 
Pkt: 10 cts.; 0z._30 cts.; lb. $1.00; 
Ib. $3.50. 
New Stone. 86 days. Standard main- 
crop sort. Fruit oval, solid and smooth. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; 
Ib. $2.50. 
Oxheart. 90 days. 
often weighing 3 lbs. 
Heart-shaped fruit 
Skin pink; flesh 
firm, sweet and almost seedless. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; 4b. $2.50. 
Ponderosa, Improved. 88 days. One 
of the largest Tomatoes. Fruit solid, 
smooth, and of good quality. Desirable 
for home use. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; 
Yylb. $2.00. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. 73 days. 
A recent disease-resistant introduction. 
Fruit large, smooth, almost round, and 
carrying the bright scarlet color clear to 
the stem end. Flesh deep red, with few 
seeds and no core. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
40 cts.; 4]b. $1.40; Ib. $5.00. 

Tomato, Marglobe Certified 
Rutgers Certified. 73 days. Like Mar- 
globe in shape. Ripens from inside out; 
small seed-cavity, few seeds. Good 
cropper, excellent for home gardens and 
for canning. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 
Y4lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
Sparks’ Earliana. 66 days. The original 
variety, and a great favorite with all 
growers. Fruit rich scarlet-red, solid, 
and of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; 4b. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
Stokesdale. This ‘heavy-producing 
Stokesdale has proved to be a valuable 
second-early Tomato for market or for 
canning. It will mature one week earlier 
than Marglobe. 
Yellow Ponderosa. Fruits in clusters of 
3 to 5, large, somewhat flattened; skin 
and flesh yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; 0z. 45 cts.; 
lb. $1.50; Ib. $5.50. 
TURNIPS 
Sow in early spring, and for winter-use 
make another sowing in midsummer or 
early fall. Seedlings should be thinned to 
stand 4 or 5 inches apart in rows 12 to 15 
inches apart. An ounce of seed sows 100 
feet of row. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14lb. 45 cts.; 
Ib. $1.45, postpaid 
Golden Globe (Amber Globe). 75 days. 
Flesh yellow, firm, sweet. Best for 
table use when 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Purple-top Strap-leaf. 45 days. Top 
dark reddish purple, lower portion white; 
flesh tender and sweetly flavored. 
Purple-top White Globe. 55 days. Very 
popular for home and market gardens, 
Flesh firm, sweet, fine-grained. Globe- 
shaped solid roots, purple-red above 
and white below. Keeps well. 
Seven-Top. 45 days. The tops are used 
for greens. Very popular and a most 
palatable food. 
Shogoin. 45 days. Largely grown in the 
South, where the tops are used for 
greens. Small white. roots are also 
edible. 
White Milan. 40 days. Very early. 
Medium-sized flat roots with smooth 
skin and white flesh. 
TOBACCO SEED 
Big Oronoko. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 
Y4lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00, postpaid. 



Turnip, Purple-Top White Globe 
WATERMELON 
Grown like muskmelons, but the hills 
should be 8 to 10 feet apart. An ounce of 
seed plants 30 hills. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 4lb. 35 cts.; 
lb. $1.20, postpaid 
Dixie Queen. 85 days. A new variety. 
Oval-round melon with light green rind 
striped dark green, often weighing 
30 pounds. Flesh bright red, finely 
flavored. Uniform in size and quality. 
Florida Favorite. 87 days. Fruits long, 
with dark green mottled skin. Very 
sweet, bright red flesh. 
Halbert Honey. 87 days. Skin dark 
green; flesh bright scarlet. A superb 
variety. 
Hawkesbury Wilt-Resistant. 85 days. 
Oblong, light gray melons with fine green 
veining. Flesh dark pink, of good qual- 
ity; seed brownish black. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet No. 6. 88 
days. Wilt-resistant. An improvement 
on the older variety because of its re- 
sistance to fusarium wilt. Rich red 
flesh and white seeds. Quality and flavor 
equal to any other melon. 
Jackson. 88 days. Melon of medium 
size, long, with mottled green skin. 
Flesh red, sweet and crisp, ripening 
close to the rind. 
Kleckley Sweet (Monte Cristo). Popular 
for nearby markets. Fruits medium 
size, dark green, with thick rind and 
bright scarlet flesh that is solid, crisp, 
sugary. 
Leesburg Wilt-Resistant. Derived from 
Kleckley Sweet, but not quite so long, 
with block ends. Flesh deep rose-pink, 
sweet and of fine texture. 
Stone Mountain. 85 days. One of the 
most popular melons for general use, 
broad-oval in shape, with blunt ends. 
Skin dark green, with light green vein- 
ing; rind thick. Flesh bright crimson, 
sweet and crisp. 
Stone Mountain Improved No. 5. 85 
days. Wilt-resistant. Developed from 
Stone Mountain and has proved to be 
resistant to fusarium wilt. Resembles 
its parent in every respect except that 
it is smaller. 
Tom Watson. 92 days. An improved 
strain. Melons 114% to 2 feet long, 
10 inches in diameter, with deep red, 
crisp flesh. Flavor delicious. Average 
weight 50 pounds. A favorite home- 
garden sort. 

THE WETSEL SEED CO., Inc., Harrisonburg, Va. 
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