
Tomato—Mar globe 
John Baer—100 Days, seed; 70 Days, plants. A 
Second early tomato used extensively in New 
York State. It is similar to a large Chalk’s 
Jewel or Bonny Best. 
The Landreth—100 Days, seed; 75 Days, plants. 
This variety is our own selection and is an 
improvement on the vast majority of those in 
the second early group. The fruits are large 
and solid. The external and internal color is a 
deep red, making it a good early canning 
tomato used extensively in New York. The 
fruits are firm, and of good grade, and the vines 
are heavy and exceedingly healthy. 
LANDRETH’S RED ROCK—115 Days, seed; 
86 Days, plants. This is a splendid late variety 
for canning. Plants and fruits are large and of 
good quality. 
*MARGLOBE — 100 Days, seed; 74 Days from 
plants. Landreth’s Strain of Marglobe is a vast 
‘improvement over the original stock, and has 
been perfected by individual plant selections. 
The fruits are globular in shape, deep red color 
and have solid internal structure. Landreths’ 
Marglobe is most productive, yielding well over 
10 tons per acre in many sections of the coun- 
try. The vines are robust and as wilt-resistant 
as any variety we have ever seen. We recom- 
mend the Marglobe for market gardeners, 
home gardeners and canners. The seed which 
we offer is all grown by us in our own fields. - 
*%PAN AMERICA—100 Days, seed; 74 Days 
from plants. An entirely new tomato developed 
from a cross between Marglobe and the Red 
Currant tomato of Peru. More resistant to 
Fusarium wilt than any other variety. Vine, 
foliage and fruit of the Marglobe type. Needs 
no irrigation. Earlier than the Marglobe. Fruits 
globular, bright scarlet, outer and inner walls 
very thick. Heavy yielder. No other tomato va- 
riety is more suitable for canning and market- 
ing. Can safely be planted in soils infested with 
Fusarium Wilt. 
% PRITCHARD (SCARLET TOPPER)—95 Days 
seed; 75 Days, plant. ‘All-America’ Gold 
Medal 1933. The plants of Pritchard (Scarlet 
Topper) are comparatively small, the leaves 
and stems a little coarser than those of Earli- 
ana. The vines are branching’ and fairly short, 
the tips ending in clusters of fruit or leaflets, 
thus giving it the name of ‘‘Topper.” The fruits 
are, medium in size and -globular or slightly 
flattened at the blossom end. Features of this _ 
variety, which strongly appeal to canners, are 
its dark red interior, as well as exterior color, 
and its extreme solidity. Another strong point 
in its favor as a canning tomato, is its large 
yield of ripe fruit on rich soil over a short 
picking period. In a test at Pennsylvania State 
College, Landreths’ Certified Pritchard produced 
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Tomato 
Rutyers 
the highest yield per acre of the 5 strains test- 
ed, the highest percentage of marketable fruits, 
and the largest average size of fruits. 
Rutgers (Early Strain) —95 Days, seed; 79 
‘ Days, plants. In our tests in 1938, Early Rut- 
gers had a little smaller plant than regular 
Rutgers, and not as much foliage. The fruits 
mature about a week earlier. The size and 
shape of the fruits, however, are about the © 
same in both sorts. 
*RUTGERS—100 DAYS, SEED; 86 DAYS, 
PLANTS. Introduced by Prof. Schermerhorn 
of The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment 
Station. It was developed by crossing Marglobe 
with the J. T. D. The Rutgers produces a rather 
large plant with thick stems and large leaflets, 
somewhat larger in all respects than Marglobe. 
On good, rich land, heavy applications of nitro- 
gen should not be made, for Rutgers is a strong 
grower. The natural abundance of foliage 
serves as ample protection from sunscald of the 
fruits when light, sandy soils are used. 
The fruits are somewhat larger than Mar- 
globe, and about the same size as Break O’Day. 
Being larger than Marglobe, they tend to flat- 
ten out more than this variety, not being quite 
as globe-shaped. The external color is dark red. 
The internal structure is as good as our Mar- 
globe or Break O’Day, having thick outer and 
inner walls, and very small seed cavities. The 
internal color is darker red than Marglobe. 
Rutgers is recommended to the canner, the 
market gardener and the home gardener. In 
tests at an Eastern State College, Landreths’ 
Certified Rutgers produced the highest market- 
able yield per acre of the 4 strains in the test, 
and the largest average size of fruits. In Texas, 
Landreths’ strain of Rutgers is the most out- 
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