TOMATOES 
A packet of seed will produce about 150 plants; an ounce 2000 plants. 
Harris’ New York State Certified 
Tomato Seed 
Our Certified Tomato Seed is all grown on our own farms in 
comparatively small fields that have our careful individual attention. 
For years we have made a specialty of raising tomato seed of the 
best possible quality from pedigreed stocks on our own farm here 
in the North. In 1935 we pioneered in producing the first crops 
of New York State Certified tomato seed to be grown. 
Again this year our tomato seed crops have been inspected by 
representatives of the New York Seed Improvement Cooperative 
Association, which is by law the official seed certifying agency in 
this State, and have fully passed their very strict requirements for 
trueness to type, purity of variety and freedom from disease. 
The standards for New York are higher than those of any other 
state, and there is no better tomato seed than ours to be bought, 
no matter what price is charged. 
890 VICTOR. Best Extra Early. An All-American Winner. We 
believe this is the best extra early tomato yet de- 
veloped. It ripens enormous crops of large smooth solid fruit even earlier 
than the old extra early kinds and the quality is much superior. 
The fruits are good size (average over 41% oz.) light green when 
young, changing to a bright red all over, smooth and handsome and 
with no green spots. They are firm and solid and of excellent quality. 
The vine is of the sturdy determinate type, which can be planted 
close together (2 x 3 ft. is recommended) thus producing a much larger 
yield of early fruit to the acre. 
This tomato has already proved to be a real money maker for the 
market gardener and a superb early variety for the home garden. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 45c; Oz. 80c; 14 Lb. $2.40. 

“You do not do your Victor tomatoes justice in your catalog! Ours were a 
picture last year and everyone who saw them were amazed at the fruit on 
them.” Roy B. Peacock, Antwerp, New York, April 10, 1944. 
889 VALIANT. (New.) Large, Very Early Fruit. In many sec- 
tions for both home and market, this new early 
tomato has now taken the place of the old Earliana. It usually ripens a 
few days later than that variety but the fruit is so much better-looking 
and finer quality that this difference is unimportant. The tomatoes are 
of large size, round and smooth, and they color up to the stem much 
better than Earliana. The shape is remarkably even and the flesh is 
firm and thick; the quality is excellent for an extra early variety. 
The vines are large and vigorous and have a spreading habit of 
growth; they do best on heavier soils with high fertility. Early yields are 
very heavy and this variety is widely adapted for Northern conditions. 
We recommend it most highly. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 45c; Oz. 80c; 14 Lb. $2.40. 


Stokesdale—Ssmooth round solid tomatoes of excellent quality. 
853 COMET. For Greenhouse and Trellis Growing. Our strain 
is a great favorite around Boston and other sections 
in the East where trellis tomatoes are extensively grown. The fruit is 
smooth, bright red and just the ideal size for individual salads. This 
stock has been found without superior for both greenhouse and growing 
outside on trellises or stakes. The seed was saved from carefully selected 
plants. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. Pkt. 20c; 4 Oz. 50c; 14 Oz. 90c; % Oz. 
$1.65; Oz. $3.00; 14 Lb. $10.00. 



Victor Tomatoes 
A single plant in our field—Note the heavy set of smooth ripe fruit. 
EARLIANA. We have discontinued this old extra early variety because 
it has now been largely displaced by the newer early types, Victor and 
Valiant. For growers who desire a large vine and big early fruit, we 
recommend Valiant described above. 
867 JOHN BAER. Improved Strain. Heavy Yielding. One of 
the most reliable sorts for canning, home 
garden and market. Ours is the Geneva strain which produces immense 
crops of smooth, handsome fruit larger than most strains of this variety. 
The fruit is solid, deep red all through, and produced in great clusters. 
It is early enough to ripen the whole crop before frost in a normal 
season. 
We find by carefully conducted trials and reports of critical growers 
that our strain of John Baer is fully equal to any stock of this variety 
obtainable and far superior to most of them. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. Pkt. 15c; 44 Oz. 40c; Oz. 70c; 44 Lb. $2.10. 
850 BONNY BEST. Harris’ Special Strain. This fine early variety has 
long been one of the most popular of all tomatoes for home use and 
market. The fruit ripens about a week later than the old Earliana and 
the plants produce enormous crops of smooth, high colored fruit, 
practically all of which ripen before the vines are killed by frost. 
The tomatoes are of good size, only slightly smaller than Improved 
John Baer, smooth and of deep scarlet color which extends right up 
to the stem without any green tinge. There is no finer strain of Bonny 
Best than the seed we offer, no matter what price is charged. 
N. Y. State Certified Seed. Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 70c; 144 Lb. $2.10. 
888 STOKESDALE. Early, Tremendous Bearer of Fine To- 
matoes. An exceptionally fine new variety 
which is ideally suited for home use, market and canning in Northern 
sections. It ripens at the same time as John Baer and bears astonishing 
crops of perfectly even smooth globe-shaped fruit. 
The tomatoes are of medium size, smooth as an apple and the deep 
round shape is ideal for slicing. They are firm, bright scarlet in color 
throughout, with no green tinge around the stem. This variety is 
outstanding for the absolute uniformity of the fruit. 
Because of its fine quality and heavy yields, Stokesdale is now 
widely grown by commercial canners, and growers everywhere are 
delighted with the high percentage of perfect number one tomatoes. 
Our strain is the best obtainable and we are proud to offer N. ¥. State 
Certified seed of our own growing. Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 40c; Oz. 70c; 
4 Lb. $2.10. 

Harris’ Tomato Plants 
We make a specialty of growing the finest sturdy, true to name 
plants of the most popular varieties of tomatoes. 
We can supply potted plants, grown and shipped in Fertile 
Pots, and large transplanted plants ready to be set in the open 
ground. If preferred, we also have smaller seedling plants which 
should be grown in frames for a few weeks before setting out. See 
page 75 for full details. 

